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.
I highly recommended another read if it’s been a few years. The story ages with you in a way.
it’s one of maybe 3 books I’ve been able to breeze through in a single day in the past decade. something about it just drew me in like that. thank you, I should read it again.