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Kitty Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American investigative journalist and author of several best-selling biographies of celebrities and politicians, most of them unauthorized. Some journalists state that her ability to get sources to reveal information is notable[citation needed], and her profiles are frequently spiced with unflattering personal anecdotes and details. is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Investigative journalism is a branch of journalism that usually concentrates on a very specific topic, and typically requires a lot of work to yield results. ...
TIME reported that most journalists believe Kelley "too frequently fails to bring perspective or analysis to the fruits of her reporting and at times lards her work with dollops of questionable inferences and innuendos."[1] In addition, Kelley has been described by Joe Klein as a "professional sensationalist"[1] and her books have been described by some journalists as "Kitty litter."[2] Joe Klein (born September 7, 1946) is a longtime Washington, D.C. and New York journalist and columnist, perhaps best known for his novel Primary Colors, an anonymously-written roman à clef portraying Bill Clintons first presidential campaign. ...
Although Kelley has been criticized by some mainstream journalists, she has never been successfully sued for libel and has never been forced to retract a written statement. In English and American law, and systems based on them, libel and slander are two forms of defamation (or defamation of character), which is the tort or delict of making a false statement of fact that injures someones reputation. ...
[edit] Jackie Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra biographies Kelley's first biography was Jackie Oh! (1978), a life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, which was written on the request of Lyle Stuart, an independent publishing maverick who promoted Kelley's 'Washington insider' angle and launched the book into the New York Times Best Seller list, where it remained for three months in paperback. In the book, Kelley describes J.F.K.'s womanizing and personal revelations about Jackie Kennedy's psychological treatment. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Lyle Stuart is an American independent publisher of controversial books. ...
The New York Times Best Seller List is a weekly chart in The New York Times newspaper that keeps track of the best-selling books of the week. ...
This book was followed by Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star (1981), which was also a New York Times Best Seller in paperback and hardcover. For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ...
In Kelley's next book, His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra (1986) she discussed Sinatra's tumultuous marriages, and alleged affairs and links to the Mob. Sinatra started a $2 million lawsuit to prevent it from being published. Sinatra accused Kelley of character defamation and misrepresenting herself as his authorized biographer. He later withdrew his lawsuit. The book was number one on the New York Times best seller list, and was also a huge international best seller, selling millions not just in his native U.S. but all over the world too. “Sinatra†redirects here. ...
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[edit] Nancy Reagan biography In 1991 Kelley published Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography. The book stated that the First Lady had been involved in White House trysts with Frank Sinatra, that she frequently relied on astrology, and that she had a very poor relationship with her children. The biography became number one on New York Times best-seller list for weeks.[citation needed] Kelley appeared on many news shows and interviews promoting the book, many of which were very critical. Media coverage included an article in Time magazine, entitled "Is She Really That Bad?" (speaking about Mrs. Reagan), articles in Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly ("The Kitty and Nancy Show") and People magazine ("Inside Kitty's Dish"). Kelley was also spoofed on Saturday Night Live. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921) is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. ...
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Former President Ronald Reagan issued a brief statement, in which he said, "While I am accustomed to reports that stray from the truth, the flagrant and absurd falsehoods cited in a recently published book clearly exceed the bounds of decency. They are patently untrue–everything from the allegation of marijuana use [by Nancy and me] to marital infidelity to my failure to be present at the birth of my daughter Patti. Many of my friends have urged me to issue a point-by-point denial of the book's many outrages. To do so would, I feel, [would] provide legitimacy to a book that has no basis in fact and serves no decent purpose."[3] For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...
Partly in response to this book, Kelley was herself the subject of a critical book, Poison Pen (1991), by journalist George Carpozi, Jr.
In September 1997, Kelley turned her attention to the British Royal Family in The Royals. In the book, Kelley stated that the Windsors obscured their German ancestry and described scandals surrounding the members of the Royal Family. The book was not published in Great Britain due to concerns about libel laws. The book reached number one on the New York Times best-seller list, becoming the fourth best-selling nonfiction title of the year, according to Publishers Weekly[citation needed]. Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is shared between the Commonwealth Realms; this article focuses on the perspective of United Kingdom. ...
Kelley's most recent book, The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty, was published on September 14, 2004, less than two months before the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. Kelley announced plans for the book shortly after George W. Bush's election in 2001 and worked on it for four years. In "The Family", Kelley claimed that George W. Bush snorted cocaine with his brothers at Camp David during his father's presidency. Kelley cites Sharon Bush as her source for these statements, but Mrs. Bush denied making the allegations. [2] is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...
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The book goes further, and claims that First Lady Laura Bush dealt drugs in college.[citation needed] Some journalists have been critical of the book, suggesting it was published for political reasons, pointing to the proximity of the publishing date to the Presidential election[citation needed], and others have questioned the credibility of certain of Kelley's allegations[citation needed]. The book became Kelley's fourth consecutive title to debut at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, and went on to sell over 750,000 copies in hardcover in the United States alone[citation needed]. First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies, from left, Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ...
Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4, 1946) is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States of America George W. Bush and is thereby the First Lady of the United States. ...
[edit] Planned biographies On December 13, 2006, Crown announced that it will publish a biography of Oprah Winfrey, written by Kitty Kelley. The Oprah tell-all will follow the Kitty Kelley modus operandi and be unauthorized. Kelley has stated that she has had trouble finding anything bad about Oprah and stated that she is "a true icon".[citation needed] December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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[edit] Political views On March 19, 2007 The Los Angeles Times ran an op-ed by Kelley. In it she wrote that President George H.W. Bush "enlisted at 18 to fly torpedo bombers. He flew 58 missions in two years and returned home a war hero. Since then, no one in his large family has seen fit to follow his sterling example of service and patriotism."[3] Two days later the elder President Bush's grandson George P. Bush announced he had joined the Navy Reserve primarily because, as he said, "My grandfather's my hero, and what really sold me on the ultimate decision was having the chance to see the CVN-77 be commissioned under his name"[4] March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ...
The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ...
George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ...
George Prescott Bush (born April 24, 1976 in Texas), is the eldest of three children of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his wife Columba. ...
A Naval Reserve is the reserve body of a nations Navy, typically called-upon in times of conflict. ...
Kelley is listed on the Republic campaign of the UK's website as a supporter of a republic to replace the British monarchy. [5]
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