How Two Rival Columnists Created Hollywood’s Gossip Machine — and Taught America to Worship Attention

News Briefvia IndieWireOctober 27, 2026

In this excerpt from her new book "Hollywood Whispers: The Untold Story of the Original Gossip Queens, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper," author Eileen Cope charts the origins of a legendary show business rivalry.

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