Madonna Nanny Book Canceled

Posted on March 15, 2007

The Book Standard reports that the much-awaited tell-all book by Madonna's former nanny Melissa Dumas has now been canceled. The word is that Madonna sicced her battalion of lawyers on Crown, which folded like a house of cards under the blistering threats of legal Armageddon that would ensue should the memoir ever see the light of day.

The major deal for Live to Tell: My Life as Madonna's Nanny, by Melissa Dumas, has been canceled by Crown, Publishers Marketplace reported yesterday.

The company said "it will not be publishing the memoir to be authored by Madonna's former nanny, Melissa Dumas. The rights to the book have been released to the author, who is represented by [Sharlene Martin of] Martin Literary Management."

"I deeply regret that Crown Publishing decided not to move forward in publishing Melissa Dumas' book," Martin told The Book Standard. "I had a wonderful experience with them with a previous nanny tome, You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again, and had hoped to repeat that experience."

According to Britain's The Mirror, "Madonna, predictably enough, has risen from the lotus position to turn the full force of her legal team against rogue nanny Melissa Dumas in an attempt to silence her."

Never underestimate the power of a gigantic law firm which has obtained a hefty retainer from a furious pop star.

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