Tom Cruise is regarded by many as the king of Hollywood. Yet when it comes to genuine royalty, he’s seemingly happy to be a loyal subject. Still, even an A-lister like Cruise, who’s used to brushing shoulders with the rich and powerful, can get it wrong from time to time. For example, he made headlines in 2022 by supposedly breaking royal protocol with Kate Middleton, now Princess of Wales, with one very simple gesture.
Anybody who’s anybody has a celebrity memoir to their name. But if today’s stars want their autobiographical books to rise to the very top of bestsellers’ lists, they really have to deliver the goods. The very best ones give us something new: maybe they dish up previously unknown details about celebrities’ personal lives, or perhaps they finally explain the truth behind longstanding rumors. So, we’ve collected the most shocking, revealing, and scandalous celebrity books ever so that you don’t have to.