ENLARGE An image from ‘Author: The JT LeRoy Story,’ above, a new film about Laura Albert’s creation of the JT LeRoy character. The Brooklyn native’s creation, JT LeRoy, was a cultural phenomenon in late 1990s. “I had a lot of pressure to tell my story, [but] I needed that time,” said Ms. Albert, who is now 50 years old. “I found it to be riveting.”Yet, Ms. Albert insists that it wasn’t a hoax. Rock musician Billy Corgan and writer-producer David Milch had been let in on Ms. Albert’s secret and kept her confidence.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 09, 2016 22:07 UTC