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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also get the sense that a PR person was allowed to review the piece before print and insist on certain things. For instance, the first mention of her kids includes Jack (Pratt's son with Anna Faris). Then Jack is not only not mentioned again, but she speaks in detail about her daughters and being their mom and writing this book about sisters in part for them. There is no discussion of what it's like having a blended family. She speaks very briefly of the heightened media attention she got after starting to date Pratt, but just kind of glosses over it with some generic comments about privacy and then no further discussion.

It just reads like she spoke to this journalist for 15-20 minutes while a PR flack sat nearby and interrupted anytime the conversation hinted at anything remotely interesting, and then later the family's PR reps reviewed and marked it up and added things like "add mention of Jack here so it doesn't sound like she's ignoring her step-son" or "redact [xxx] about dating Pratt, it reveals too much about him."

I think that's what gives it this weird tension, like the writer dislikes her subject but you can't point specifically to any actual judgment. I just sense it was kind of shadow written by someone in PR. Katherine wanted the press for her book, but she wanted it without having to actually talk to anyone or reveal anything about herself, even though the only reason anyone would be interested in anything she's written is if she reveals something about her rather unusual and privileged life. Real catch 22 there.[/quote]

There is zero chance something like this got pre-publication review.[/quote]

I am actually surprised that it was published as is in the New York Times without being heavily edited. The intent of it is very clear.[/quote]

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