: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information
tell-all
adjective
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Barry Diller has one request before settling in on his living room sofa for a two-and-a-half-hour interview about the juicy revelations in his new tell-all memoir, Who Knew.
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Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Hulu gave a hint that’s promising for the series’ first tell-all episode.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 May 2025
There’s also a frank talk with her 100-year-old former publicity man, Rusty Strait, who later wrote a tell-all book about Jayne (Hargitay scolds him for sharing private stories), and a very poignant interview with Ellen Hargitay, her stepmother who married Mickey short after Jayne’s death.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
In June 2015, Madison released a tell-all memoir titled Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Hulu gave a hint that’s promising for the series’ first tell-all episode.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 May 2025
There’s also a frank talk with her 100-year-old former publicity man, Rusty Strait, who later wrote a tell-all book about Jayne (Hargitay scolds him for sharing private stories), and a very poignant interview with Ellen Hargitay, her stepmother who married Mickey short after Jayne’s death.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 May 2025
In June 2015, Madison released a tell-all memoir titled Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 6 May 2025
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“Tell-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell-all. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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