The Unsettling Truth of Cult-Like Elizabeth Gilbert and the Media That Props Up Her Twisted Writings
September 5, 2025
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as posted by the channelMaureen Callahan tears apart The New Yorker’s glowing review of Elizabeth Gilbert, Jia Tolentino’s uncritical praise, Gilbert’s shocking “murder plot” confession, the drug-fueled spiral with Rayya, savage reader backlash, and legacy media’s refusal to interrogate this cult-like figure.
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