Explosive Hollywood Tell-All Thwarted
Streisand’s producer ex threatened with lawsuits.

Vince Bucci / Getty Images
It’s a safe bet that Jon Peters will never eat lunch in his town again. Peters, once the head of Sony Pictures, was circling a $700,000 advance from Harper Collins to publish an autobiography detailing the former hairdresser’s life with one-time girlfriend Barbra Streisand. Perhaps a victim of too much hype, the book deal has been canned after controversial excerpts were distributed on Friday. “Unfortunately leaks of the proposal have created a firestorm in the press, from Page Six to CNN and seemingly every other gossip page and entertainment news show in between,” Peters wrote in a letter. “I have been besieged by lawsuits and threatened litigation by some of the most important figures in the world of show business.” Streisand chimed in on her Web site: “The claims and statements attributed to me in Jon Peters' book proposal are either completely distorted or simply untrue.”
Register below to read this article for free or subscribe
to unlock unlimited access to The Daily Beast.
Monthly
$1
First month then $5.99/month
Annual
$35
First year then $59.99/year
Premium
$79
First year then $119.99/year
*Substack access provided by the next business day, using your subscription email. Choosing the Premium plan constitutes your permission to share your subscription email with Substack and your agreement to Substack’s Privacy Policy.
Already have an account? Sign In
Looks like you already have a subscription!
You're all set!
Thanks for subscribing.