hey T@ttle T@rt - don't feel bad that you thought Aysha was a part of it as she was mentioned in Deni's original text message about TLM sent on March 26th (attached for the timeline in case you don't have it).
When I received the text I had no idea who it was from - there was no name on the sign off. I don't recall ever meeting Deni but he clearly has my number, he also follows me on Insta (I work in the industry). I only worked out who the text was from once I saw the TLM event online.
Deni names a number of people who did not end up being involved in the event - eg. Leigh Sales, which would explain the gushing about her Logies dress. This whole thing has upset me very much, and as such I've been hesitant to say anything. I know Pru and respect her immensely, and I know media who are very angry at Deni. I know first hand that many want to write about what is currently unfolding, but don't want to give him any more oxygen because they know he thrives on being in the news. I think Pablo is amazing to step up and take that role, and inspire so many amazing donations. Finally something positive is coming out of all this.
Re book sales, it is generally accepted in Oz that 30,000 sales is a best seller.
Not sure how 5k is 'half a best seller' but hey - book sales are a
spectrum
Apart from this heavy stuff, I am currently travelling in QLD and for shits & gigs we walked into Berkelouw Books today and asked if they had a copy of Love This For You. The lady looked it up online and said "We don't have it here, we've never stocked it - but you're in luck, there's a large volume available direct from the publisher and we can order it for you now"
Mazels to all you fabulous tarts
xx