Kristen Stewart Is Starring in the Wild Story of 'J.T. LeRoy'

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K-Stew plays a real-life woman who pretended to be a transgender author.
By Raffy ErmacApril 05 2019 / 5:42 PM
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Kristen Stewart (one of our fave actresses of all time!) is starring alongside Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, and Courtney Love in the wild, true story of Savannah Knoop, a woman who pretended to be a famous transgender author named J.T. LeRoy.
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After being enlisted by her sister-in-law and writer Laura Albert (played by Dern), Savannah spends six years of her life acting as J.T. LeRoy, Laura's transgender "avatar" and the pen name she used to writing a critically-acclaimed 2000 novel Sarah.
J.T. LeRoy already inspired a documentary back in 2016, and now we get to see the jaw-dropping, real-life story unravel in a feature film! 
Watch the trailer for J.T. LEROY in the video below. 
J.T. LEROY hits theaters and On Demand/Digital on April 26.

        
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