{"id":7334,"date":"2026-05-06T00:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=7334"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:13:50","slug":"she-nearly-died-at-8-then-became-one-of-hollywoods-most-powerful-women-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=7334","title":{"rendered":"She nearly died at 8 \u2014 then became one of Hollywood\u2019s most powerful women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She grew up in a cold New England house warmed by wood and strict rules: be grateful, be quiet, be nice. That training left her frozen in a speeding car with her near-centenarian great-uncle at the wheel, too scared of seeming rude to demand he stop. 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