Poison Pen: The Unauthorized Biography of Kitty Kelley

Not much, I bet.I enjoyed this biography more than most ("Legend" nearly made me suicidal, though) since it gives the hard and lowdown about one of the biggest trashers of modern times. It chronicles the life and career of Kitty Kelley-and a lot of things you'd expect to see in her half-fictional biographies.Aside from chronicling her life, it also analyzes the various lies and half-truths that Kelley put in her biographies. Among the myths that were blown apart were suggestions about Nancy Reagan being pregnant out of wedlock and Frank Sinatra dumping a girlfriend.I honestly don't know if the statements about her sex life and college robberies (yes, you read right-a bustier among other things) were true. But if she could cold-bloodedly make up such degrading statements about people she doesn't even know, then I imagine she could probably steal and half-kill her lover.The one thing that could have made this much better was if there had been more speculation on why Kelley chose to trash people the way she did. Based on her past life? On her career? Did she get some vicarious kicks out of it? Was she jealous?If you have ever been enraged by a KK biography, this book is a must-read.

Kitty Kelley must have never heard the old aphorism, "don't dish it out, if you can't take it" because this unauthorized biography caused her considerable well publicized consternation. Her response is certainly understandable because the referenced source materials certainly surpass the innuendo and outright sophistry of her books, and the charges against her are severe. From shoplifting to rampant dishonesty (that allegation should cause little surprise among those familiar with her work), to uninhibited sexual hi-jinks, Carpozi throws it all at Kelley, and it certainly is enjoyable watching him score so many bull's eyes. His most striking charge is the strong possibility that Kelley gave birth to an illegitimate child in her much younger days. While that may never be proven, there is no denying that she has given birth to a huge body of illegitimate literature that has disgraced her far more than it could ever hurt her intended targets.

At last, someone finally gave Kelley what she so richly deserves--a book revealing the inspiration behind the inaccurate foolishness of her books. She is taking out all of her anger at being the child of an alcoholic out on the rest of the world. She has no respect for people who, unlike herself, actually achieved something worthwhile in life. She sleeps around and behaves like trash in order to print trash. She takes delight in ruining the reputations of decent people, magnifies their faults (which we all have), and is altogether a ditzy, insufferable twit! Now she gets a taste of her own medicine. It's about time!