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Kristen Stewart Is Starring in the Wild Story of J.T. LeRoy

K-Stew plays a real-life woman who pretended to be a transgender author.

Raffy Ermac

Digital Director, Out.com

Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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April 05 2019 5:42 PM EST

December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST

Kristen Stewart (one of our fave actresses of all time!) is starring alongside Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, and Courtney Love in the wild, true story of Savannah Knoop, a woman who pretended to be a famous transgender author named J.T. LeRoy.

\u201cJ.T. LeRoy has a rockin\u2019 new look! Check out the brand new poster for #JTLeRoyFilm and don\u2019t miss one of the greatest literary hoaxes of our time.Starring #KristenStewart, #LauraDern #DianeKruger #JimSturgess & #CourtneyLove. In Select Theaters, On Demand & Digital April 26.\u201d
— Love Indie Films (@Love Indie Films) 1553877532

After being enlisted by her sister-in-law and writer Laura Albert (played by Dern), Savannah spends six years of her life acting as J.T. LeRoy, Laura's transgender "avatar" and the pen name she used to writing a critically-acclaimed 2000 novel Sarah.

J.T. LeRoy already inspired a documentary back in 2016, and now we get to see the jaw-dropping, real-life story unravel in a feature film!

Watch the trailer for J.T. LEROY in the video below.

J.T. LEROY hits theaters and On Demand/Digital on April 26.