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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kevin E G Perry

Jennifer Aniston lands role in adaptation of best-selling memoir

  • Jennette McCurdy's bestselling memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, is being adapted into a dramedy series for Apple TV+.
  • Jennifer Aniston is set to executive produce and star in the series, portraying McCurdy's abusive mother, Debra.
  • McCurdy, known for iCarly, will write and showrun the series alongside Ari Katcher.
  • The show will depict McCurdy's struggles as a child actor and her codependent relationship with her narcissistic mother.
  • Key allegations from the memoir, including her mother teaching her disordered eating to delay puberty, will be featured.

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Friends star cast as Jennette McCurdy’s abusive mother in I’m Glad My Mom Died adaptation

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