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The Memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died Offers a Case Study in How Capitalism Rewards Psychopathy
Former iCarly child actor Jennette McCurdy’s new memoir, I’m Glad My Mom Died, exposes how a profit-hungry entertainment industry encouraged the abusive behavior of her mother, who used her daughter’s stardom as an escape from financial precarity.