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Nancy Jo Sales Remembers Her Iconic Story, “Leo, Prince of the City”

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About the episode

Juliet Litman is joined by author Nancy Jo Sales to revisit her iconic 1998 New York Magazine profile of Leonardo DiCaprio. They talk about how difficult it was to get Leo to talk to her for the story (1:00), why the article has had such a lasting impact (16:05), and how celebrity journalism has changed since she wrote it (40:11).

Host: Juliet Litman

Guest: Nancy Jo Sales

Producers: Kaya McMullen and Mike Wargon

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