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The book was discussed after its author issued a public apology for portraying a man who had been wrongly convicted, acknowledging that he had been cleared of the 1982 charges. The episode noted that the memoir, which had become a bestseller, was subsequently pulled by the publisher due to the controversy. The conversation highlighted the ethical concerns surrounding the narrative and the publisher's response.
Episode: S4 Ep207: 2021 in Music: Wednesday, December 1st,...
This bestselling memoir, whose subject was wrongly convicted and later cleared of charges, was the subject of an apology from the author and was pulled by the publisher.
She wrote a public statement posted to Medium where she issued an apology to the man who was cleared last Monday of all charges in his 1982 conviction which served as the subject in her bestselling memoir Lucky.