: a written account (such as a biography) that contains revealing and often scandalous information
tell-all
adjective
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Even in today’s world of celebrity tell-alls, Bacall’s emotional honesty is arresting.
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Lily Ruth Hardman, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The rift, which has been widening ever since Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal duties, was further exacerbated by the release of Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare in January 2023.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2024
Multiple sources told The New York Times that Trump removed him at the request of the incoming White House chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly — who is now another Trump critic — after Scaramucci gave an unhinged tell-all interview with The New Yorker about his new White House colleagues.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Beyond the reveal that the band would reunite to play a string of U.K. stadiums in 2025, there has been silence: no tell-all interview, or dispatches on Liam’s unfiltered, often hilarious, X (formerly Twitter) profile.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
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Lily Ruth Hardman, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The rift, which has been widening ever since Harry and Meghan’s departure from royal duties, was further exacerbated by the release of Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare in January 2023.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2024
Multiple sources told The New York Times that Trump removed him at the request of the incoming White House chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly — who is now another Trump critic — after Scaramucci gave an unhinged tell-all interview with The New Yorker about his new White House colleagues.
—Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Beyond the reveal that the band would reunite to play a string of U.K. stadiums in 2025, there has been silence: no tell-all interview, or dispatches on Liam’s unfiltered, often hilarious, X (formerly Twitter) profile.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Tell-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tell-all. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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