Celebrity Memories 2024: Wild Name – Drops From Cher, Lisa-Marie Presley

Every year there are more celebrities get book deals (even if nobody asked for them) and the stories included on the page still have juice – especially when other notable names are involved.

2024 was brought Us memories from stars in general, including A-listers like Whoopi Goldberg a Dear. However, reality TV stars turned writers took over with Sunset Sale‘s Mary Bonet a The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City‘s Heather Gay spill the tea about their past and their shows.

Meanwhile, Bethany Joy Lenz‘s Dinner for Vampires he took Us through her time in the Ty Mawr Family Cultwhile the late Lisa Marie Presley (with the help of her daughter Riley Keough) put her whole life on the table.

Keep scrolling to see which celebrity biographies from 2024 had the wildest name drops:

Crystal Hefner’s relationship with Jordan McGraw

Crystal Only Say Good Things has started the year strongly with his release in January. Apart from his legends about Hugh Hefner and the Playboy Mansion, he wrote a shocking story about… Jordan McGraw. (Yes, Dr. Phil McGrawa singing son who opened for the Jonas Brothers on multiple trips.)

After initially putting off her engagement to Hugh, she found her “safe haven” in McGraw. “I ran straight to Jordan and hid from it all,” she wrote, noting that their relationship “turned sour pretty quickly” after it began.

Rebel Wilson Confessions About Sacha Baron Cohen

Wilson released her book, entitled Rebels Risein April he claimed one of his old costars it was “a huge a—–e” when they work together. The actress later revealed that she referenced Cohen on the 2016 film The Brothers Grimsby a film set.

There is a representative for Cohen denied the allegation in a statement to Us at the time.

Marlon Brando broke into Whoopi Goldberg’s House

Goldberg struck up a friendship with The Godfather star before his death in 2004 after him basically broke into her house to play the piano, she remembered Bits and Pieceswhich was released in May.

How Woody Harrelson Saved Darius Rucker’s Life

Rucker’s Life is too short a memoir – released in May – opened with the country singer remembering how Harrelson saved his life. While visiting the actor in Hawaii, and after a “scary 25-minute ride,” Harrelson and Rucker went swimming. The singer Hootie and the Blowfish were then pulled underwater by a rip current, he wrote.

“I’m fighting and flailing I have no idea how long – ten minutes, fifteen – and then I hear a voice. Woody,” Rucker wrote. “I can’t see it, but I hear it. It’s not far. … all I know for sure is that Woody somehow pulled me out of the current.”

Mary Bonnett Wears Idina Menzel Shoes

The Sunset Sale star detailed her fast friendship with the Netflix costar Amanda Smith in the September book Selling Sunshine. Smith dating Taye Diggs at the time, and Bonnet had the opportunity to go through his ex-wife, Idina Menzel‘ cupboard.

“Idina had left a bunch of things behind that she intended to give to charity, and I didn’t have any nice shoes with me,” Bonnet wrote.

Wilmer Valderrama’s A-List Aircraft Event

Valderrama’s An American story memoir, released in September, detailing a near plane accident with Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson a Colin Hanks. The actors thought “our plane is going down” while flying in a storm following the Super Bowl in 2013.

“The plane pitches up, down, side to side,” Valderrama wrote. “I feel dizzy. It becomes difficult to breathe. Oxygen masks fall from the ceiling, and I wonder if they dropped because the commotion shook them loose or if it’s something else. “

Connie Chung Remembers the Fates of Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer

When Chung was working as an ABC News reporter, she experienced first hand what she was known as the “battle of the sexes” between Walters and Sawyer.

“Instead of fighting against men, I found myself squeezed between two people who I thought should have been allies,” Chung wrote in it Connie: A memoir book, released in September. “I had foolishly believed that the women would be my companions.”

Galentine’s JoJo With Taylor Swift – and How Selena Gomez Was Involved

The singer recalled spending Galentine’s Day at Swift’s “sweet and complimentary” house she Over the Influence memoirwhich was released in September. He was invited to the singer’s inner circle because of his close friendship with Gomez.

Elsewhere in the book, JoJo recalled feeling “a little bit of pain or jealousy” during her friendship with Gomez.

Eric Roberts’ apology to Sister Julia Roberts

Before that, Eric took ownership of his sister Julia’s successful acting career. When releasing his Running Train biography in September, the actor apologized for the “asinine” comments he made.

“Now one of the things I would like to apologize for in this book is saying publicly on more than one occasion, ‘If it wasn’t for me, there would be no Julia Roberts,'” he wrote. “That is not only unfortunate, but it is also untrue. And I hope Julie will accept this more public apology.”

Lisa Marie Presley Taking Michael Jackson’s Virginity

The late Presley put an entire chapter in it From Here to the Great Unknown memoir, released in October, am her short marriage to Jackson. When they first got together in 1994, Jackson was 35 and told Presley he was “still a virgin” before noting that “the physical stuff started happening.”

Bethanny Joy Lenz Has A Moment With Katharine McPhee

The expected cast of characters (hi One Bryn Coed costars) appeared in Lenz’s October biography Dinner With Vampireswith a surprise cameo at the end. The actress recalled crossing paths with McPhee – and having a funny interaction – years after escaping the cult of The Big House Family. At the time, Lenz was telling her friend that she had left the church as McPhee listened.

“Kat was confused. She put her hand on my arm. ‘Wait, were you in a cult?’” Lenz wrote. “‘Yes,’ I said. ‘Bible study went sideways.'”

Tim Matheson Call With Rob Lowe

Matheson’s book Damn Glad To Meet You was released in November. He joked about former costar Lowe asking for his nanny’s number when they worked together on The West Wing. Matheson questioned that Lowe had “stolen” him afterwards.

Jaleel White’s Almost Naked Moment With Hud Johnson

White, oh Family Matters fame, reflecting on being a child star in November Growing Up Urkel a book. The actor crossed paths with Johnson in a locker room and joked that the NBA star was “barely holding on” to a towel.

“I was trying to keep my eyes to myself, but I was like ‘Wow.’ I never imagined that I would get this reckless view of johnson Magic,” he wrote.

Cher Meets … Everyone

The first part of Cher’s self-titled biographyreleased in November, had a ton of celebrity name drops – but some stood out amongst the rest. The singer remembered hanging out with Liza Minnelli as a child, and afterwards met her mother Judy Garland.

“We did as we were told, and when we sat on the front steps, Liza broke into song spontaneously with ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow.’ I remember thinking that was strange, as I had never been around a kid who broke into songs like that, although she was pretty good,” wrote Cher. “I only realized later that it was Liza Minnelli and that the woman on the stairs was Judy Garland. Now I realize she probably wasn’t drinking juice.”

Elsewhere in the book, she remembered a moment with Warren Beatty. The actor almost crashed into her while driving and when Cher came out to shout at him, she recognized Beatty.

“He showed me inside, set us some cheese and crackers, then leaned in and kissed me,” Cher wrote. “We both went swimming, with me in a Natalie Wood bathing suit, and we had a great time.”

Gay Heather Raises Eyebrows With Monica Garcia Story

Gay is Good Time Girl memoir, released in December, include a previous charge Real Housewives of Salt Lake City a star Jen Shahhusband, Sharrieff Shahtried to kiss Garcia.

Garcia denied the allegation in a statement to Us.