Overview
- The memoir, I Wrote This for Attention, was published Oct. 14 with new interviews through Oct. 15 elaborating on its most sensitive disclosures.
- Gage recounts being abused by a camp counselor at age 11 during an incident in a camp tent, and says discussing it with his mother was painful; the coverage reports no legal action.
- He discloses a borderline personality disorder diagnosis and connects it to earlier impulsive behavior, including his brief public marriage and subsequent divorce from Chris Appleton.
- The book situates his account within family turmoil, substance struggles and career moments such as his viral 2020 audition clip, offering context for his public image.
- Gage says he is partnering with Gilead to promote HIV prevention through PrEP and describes taking PrEP as part of his daily routine.