Is That Legal?

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I was less disturbed by her credulousness in the first instance; the book, though pretty transparent and laughable as an account of recovery from addiction, is published by a reputable house and she's just a talk show host. What bothered me was her defense of it when she knew it was false -- the idea that truth doesn't matter as long as we all get a (televised, of course) emotional catharsis. Just as ridiculous was her fabricated about-face. I could even - barely - have bought an apology to the audience, in which she said "Sorry - it didn't seem that important to me, but it obviously is to you, and I misjudged." What I can't stomach is her staged "On second thought, I'm outraged and personally betrayed." This is false, even for her -- and I find her show pretty much phony from start to finish. Of course, hyping and then trashing the book is a no-lose proposition if all you're trying to produce is so-called "good TV." She gets two shows out of it, instead of one -- kind of like having a show about losing weight, then gaining it, then losing it....