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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: SNL’s Leslie Jones Isn’t Your Typical Celebrity, and Her Memoir Reflects That
Description: Leslie Jones, best known for her star-making turn on Saturday Night Live, is ready to share her story, on her terms and in her own way. She came up with the book’s title “because a whole bunch of people [would] come up to me and go, ‘Thats Leslie-f******-Jones!,’” Jones to Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. In her book, Leslie F****** Jones (Grand Central Publishing), the comedian shares the abuse she suffered as a child, her path to stardom and how she emerged with a level head. “I don't look at myself as a celebrity. I look at it like somebo...