Amy Griffin sues woman who claimed memoir ‘The Tell’ stole rape stories ^48.3%

Los Angeles Times - By Emily St. Martin - 6/19/2026, 6:30 AM

Negativity Bias 44.1% - Appeal to Emotion 28.4% - Biased Writer Voice 27.7%

Author and venture capitalist Amy Griffin is suing the woman who accused her of stealing her stories of rape for the bestselling memoir “The Tell.” Griffin filed a lawsuit against her former classmate for defamation on Monday, claiming that in 2025, the woman “told The New York Times — and through it, the world — that Amy Griffin is a... more