I’ve seen people talk about actors and artists that had a terrible time.

My own would be Anne Rice. She wrote Interview with the Vampire after her young daughter died of Leukemia. Then her husband suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. I suspect her Christian, anti-fanfic phase was a result of mental illness and manipulation from the publishers, although I don’t think she ever apologized.

  • pcounts5@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m not trying to minimize her pain, but compared to a lot of others here I feel it’s much easier to cry in your mansion on the California coast with your Millions vs someone like John Kennedy Toole

      • pcounts5@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        I don’t think it’s even ‘not that bad’

        She went through something that’s awful, I just don’t have as much sympathy as many others people have listed here.

    • Swim_swam303@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      This is the take I’ve had for years. It’s not flattering but it’s true. You can love someone’s work and sympathize with their pain and still call out their undeniable privilege.