Author: The JT LeRoy Story

Author: The JT LeRoy Story

6.6

Jan 22 2016

2h 50m

Documentary

New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons and luminaries internationally. It turned out LeRoy didn’t actually exist. He was dreamed up by 40-year-old San Francisco punk rocker and phone sex operator, Laura Albert.

Laura Albert

Laura Albert

Herself

Bruce Benderson

Bruce Benderson

Panio Gianopoulos

Panio Gianopoulos

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Herself

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