"Elimination Night" is a work of fiction by an anonymous author, but is rumored to have been penned by someone with "firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of a top TV talent show," according to the New York Post. The book's most brow-raising insinuation -- the competition is fixed!
The novel follows Sasha King, an aspiring novelist, as she struggles through her day job as an assistant producer on a shoe called "Project Icon."
According to the Amazon.com description for the book, Sasha's "got her hands full with the show's two new celebrity judges, entrepreneur-actress-singer Bibi Vasquez ('Crew to be forbidden to make eye contact with Artist AT ALL TIMES,' reads her contract) and rock legend Joey Lovecraft, a priapic wild man who doesn't even own a TV (it goes against the teachings of his guru, Tibetan high lama Yutog Gonpo)."
The perpetually feuding Vasquez and Lovecraft apparently have a few things in common with former real-life judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. For example, Vasquez is described as a Queens-born (Bronx) singer, who has dated a gun-toting rapper (Diddy), and was engaged to her "Jinky" ("Gigli") film co-star (Ben Affleck). Coincidence?
There's even mention of departed show producer "Mr. Horrible," who leaves "Project Icon." to launch the rival "The Talent Machine" on the same network. Simon Cowell and "The X Factor," anyone?
In the book, contestants and judges alike are manipulated by the show's producers to up the drama for the sake of TV ratings. Producers also cheat by hiring talent scouts to bring in established singers and sabotage the contestants they want out of the running. Scandal!
"Elimination Night" hits shelves on January 8, 2013.
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