Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern star in an account of the notorious case of a supposedly reclusive author which pulls its punches
This movie returns us to the strangely unrewarding story of the “JT LeRoy” literary hoax, recently discussed in Jeff Feuerzeig’s 2016 documentary Author: The JT LeRoy Story.
“JT LeRoy” was the pen name, or avatar, or bogus persona created by
American author Laura Albert who wrote avowedly autobiographical fiction about a young boy’s experiences of homelessness and sexual abuse – but Albert compulsively posed as the supposedly reclusive and charismatic author on the phone to a growing number of journalists and celebrity fans.