Figure in JT Leroy Case Says Partner Is Culprit
By WARREN ST. JOHN
Published: February 7, 2006
A central figure in the case of the mysterious writer JT Leroy has come forward to say that no one named JT Leroy exists, and that the books published under that name were actually written by a San Francisco woman named Laura Albert.
Geoffrey Knoop, Ms. Albert's partner for the last 16 years, said in a telephone interview on Saturday evening that he had seen Ms. Albert write the books of JT Leroy in their San Francisco apartment. He added that for much of the last decade, he had been present when Ms. Albert conducted telephone conversations as JT Leroy with unwitting editors, writers and celebrities, using the voice of a young man with a West Virginia accent. Ms. Albert, 40, is originally from Brooklyn.
"The jig is up," said Mr. Knoop, 39, a rock musician. "I do want to apologize to people who were hurt," he added. "It got to a level I didn't expect."
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A few things:
If you heard Knoop play, you know that "rock musician" is used charitably in the above piece. Laura/JT sent me a number of Thistle's mp3s in the hopes that I would write about the band for Paste. The songs don't suck, but they dissipate and I didn't bother saving them.
Laura is unquestionably a sociopath, but she can write. Knoop, on the other hand, is a banal and semi-talented eunuch. I'm amused that he's apologizing: what difference does he expect it to make?
The rest of us will bounce back, but my heart aches for the eight year old boy who calls these cretins "Mom and Dad". And pity the family law judge who has to decide which one gets custody.
2 comments:
Litsa, I'd call Mr. Knoop and his sister, the JT stand-in, sociopaths as well. Remember, they were in on this little scheme, too. I'm weirdly fascinated by this hoax and these three con artists, but I also feel bad for the good people who got duped.
My guess is that the "tensions" in the Albert/Knoop relationship began when they were busted by New York magazine and the New York Times. Mr. Knoop decided to jump ship and make a little money telling his side of the story in the process.
What a pathetic bunch of people.
winonna ryder is a phony loser
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