As you might have gleaned by now, when there’s a story to tell about Hollywood, I’m inclined to change the names and mix it up a bit to protect the innocent. What follows is mostly true, except what’s not. “Okay. No baseball. What you’ve got to do is barge back down into the conference room,” she insisted before Bill interrupted. “I don’t barge. I’ve never barged.” “No! No! Like this!” Tessa jumped off the desk, scowled, adjusted her crotch, cocked […]

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