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Jessica Simpson's Book Name Drops a Lot of Hollywood But Did She Really Write It?

Did Jessica Simpson really write her book? The actress dished on her previous in her tell-all memoir. Details on if she had a ghost author.

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There has been no shortage of bombshell revelations since Jessica Simpson introduced the discharge of her memoir, Open Book. From discussing the dying of her marriage to 90 Degrees singer Nick Lachey to having an emotional affair together with her Dukes of Hazzard co-star Johnny Knoxville to kissing Justin Timberlake, Jessica has no longer held again when it involves her tell-all. 

While her quite a lot of escapades and stories have earned her headline news, many are wondering if she is the only real writer of the book. 

Did Jessica Simpson really write her book?  Many are assuming that the actress, clothier, singer, and now writer had help in writing her book. Read on for the idea surrounding her ghostwriter, and to determine who he is.

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Did Jessica Simpson really write her book?

Jessica's intense tales about coping with alcoholism, weight loss supplements, invasive plastic surgery, and private turmoil are garnering a lot of press for Open Book, but there is nonetheless speculation about whether or not Jessica labored at the memoir alone. Though she discusses writing in her learn about each and every night in the prologue of Open Book, Jessica did work with a ghostwriter.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Jessica dedicates Open Book to a man named Kevin Carr O’Leary. In this willpower, Jessica writes, "you are the Shakespeare to my thoughts." His name is also featured beneath hers at the name web page of the memoir. 

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On Kevin's eponymous website, his bio reads that he's a "#1 New York Times Bestselling Writer and Book Collaborator/Coach." The bio additionally states that Kevin will "help people get the stories they need to tell down on paper and in their voice."

Before running with celebrities on telling their tales, Kevin labored in medical writing for POZ and wemedia.com. In 2003, he started writing for Us Weekly, the place he cast connections within the entertainment world. 

Kevin shared the thrilling information of running with Jessica on his Instagram page on Dec. 4. 

"I do other work besides being Dad, LOL," he captioned the picture of Jessica's identify web page. "Working with Jessica Simpson on her amazing memoir Open Book was a true joy. The book is like a conversation with a best friend."

Many celebrities have worked with ghostwriters prior to, and it's unclear how much of the memoir Jessica wrote herself. Of route, the stories informed are her own. 

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I do other work besides being Dad, LOL. Working with @jessicasimpson on her amazing memoir OPEN BOOK was a true joy. The book is like a conversation with a best friend. It comes out February 4 and I will be YOUR best friend if you pre-order from the link in my bio. #openbook #jessicasimpson #goodreads #bookstagram #memoir #reading #writing #gaydad #gaydads #gaydadsofinstagram #amwriting

A publish shared by means of Kevin Carr O'Leary (@kevincarroleary) on Dec 4, 2019 at 10:51am PST

Jessica's ghostwriter has labored on other celebrity memoirs, too.

Jessica's ghostwriter variety puts her in just right corporate with other main celebrities. Kevin also worked with This Is Us actress Chrissy Metz on her 2018 memoir, This Is Me. 

He additionally collaborated with actress Gabrielle Union on her 2017 book of essays, We're Going to Need More Wine and he assisted Vivica A. Fox on her book, Every Day I'm Hustling too. 

Open Book is available for purchase on-line and in primary book retailers. 

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Merlyn Hunt

Update: 2024-05-29