Bestselling Author Amy Griffen Sued Amid Allegations of "Stealing" Her Memoir's Plot

Lawsuit Claims Memoirist Amy Griffin Used Classmate’s Sexual Assault Story as Her Own

A former classmate of the bestselling author says "The Tell" uses a story from her own life and not Griffin's"The Tell" author Amy Griffin.Credit: The Dial Press; Jake RosenbergNEED TO KNOWThe Tell author Amy Griffin is being sued by a former classmate, who says Griffin used her childhood trauma to help write the bestsellerThe woman, who goes by Jane Doe in the lawsuit, says she believes Sam Lansky is a ghostwriter on the bookThe plaintiff is su…

Bestselling Author Amy Griffen Sued Amid Allegations of "Stealing" Her Memoir's Plot

Venture capitalist investor and bestselling author Amy Griffin was sued over her memoir, and here's that bizarre lawsuit, explained.