Setting the record straight means correcting a public narrative with an authoritative account from someone directly involved. The phrase entered this story through Marc D’Amelio, who wrote that after six years of silence about gossip, the time had come to set the record straight about the money claims. Months later, his daughter Charli completed the thought, denying the rumors herself in The Hollywood Reporter.
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Mentioned in: Six Years of Silence, One Clear Answer: What the D’Amelio Rumor Cycle Says About Fame and Family Money