Overview

• Truly, published Sept. 30 by HarperOne, is out now and features Richie’s reflections on how stardom reshaped his private life.
• He recounts being approached while married and hearing the line “Is she with you?” after disclosing his marital status.
• Richie writes that celebrity can bring a “long line of candidates,” making commitment harder in Hollywood than he expected.
• He says the phrase “I love you” loses meaning in the entertainment world and that he grew to distrust it over time.
• The book revisits his relationship history, including his 1993 divorce from Brenda Harvey, his later marriage to Diane Alexander and their 2004 split, and notes he is currently dating Lisa Parigi.