Babylon Confidential: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Addiction

Babylon Confidential: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Addiction

Babylon Confidential: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Addiction

Babylon Confidential: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Addiction

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Overview

When actress Claudia Christian flees a troubled childhood and moves to Hollywood at age 17, she steps through the looking glass into another world.

From the set of Dallas to her starring role on the sci-fi series Babylon 5, Claudia's affairs with billionaires, supermodels, rock stars, and celebrities are mixed with shootings, stalking, heartbreak, and betrayal. Onset and off, drama follows Claudia—an alcohol-fueled coke run and makeout session with a bridesmaid on her wedding day; her tempestuous, love-hate relationship with actor Angus Macfadyen; the conspiracy theories surrounding her ex-husband's death; and a 20-year on-and-off relationship with billionaire Dodi Fayed before he dated Princess Diana. Hollywood life takes its toll on Claudia as she descends into alcohol addiction and a desperate battle to reclaim her life.

Rehab, alternative treatments, and even hypnotism can't break the cycle of alcohol abuse that threatens to destroy Claudia. Close to despair she discovers The Sinclair Method, a treatment that saves her life.

Sometimes shocking, often humorous, always captivating — Babylon Confidential is a story of hope that will inspire and enlighten you.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781937856069
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
Publication date: 11/06/2012
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Claudia Christian is an actress, writer, singer, songwriter, director, producer, and voice-over artist. She landed her first TV series at age 18 with NBC's Berringers and her first studio feature at 20 in the cult hit The Hidden. Christian went on to star in studio pictures such as Clean and Sober with Morgan Freeman and Michael Keaton and in TV shows such as sci-fi megahit Babylon 5. More than 50 films and hundreds of TV shows later, Christian has worked with George Clooney, Sharon Stone, Nicolas Cage, and countless other luminaries. She was the voice for Jaguar cars and Helga Sinclair in Disney's Atlantis. Christian starred in the new Showtime series Look and was recently seen on NBC's Grimm.

Morgan Grant Buchanan is an Australian writer of sci-fi and historical fantasy. He has written for comics and film and is currently collaborating with Claudia Christian on Wolf's Empire, a future Rome sci-fi novel.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Part 1 Three Strikes

Chapter 1 Under the Influence 3

Chapter 2 One in Five 13

Chapter 3 Bait and Switch 21

Part 2 Wheel of Fortune

Chapter 4 Bastards and Billionaires 43

Chapter 5 Cocaine Blues 57

Chapter 6 Blood, Death, and Taxes 77

Chapter 7 The Right Hand of Vengeance 105

Chapter 8 Death by Irony 115

Part 3 Bad Medicine

Chapter 9 Highland Fling 145

Chapter 10 The Monster's Gambit 161

Chapter 11 White Buffalo Medicine 171

Chapter 12 The Fall of Babylon 189

Part 4 One Little Pill

Chapter 13 (Last) Resort Rehab 205

Chapter 14 God Save Belinda Blowhard 225

Chapter 15 Bus Stop 247

Chapter 16 Extinction Agenda 265

Epilogue 279

Final Word 287

Afterword Roy Eskapa 289

Acknowledgments 299

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