Jennifer Grey

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Jennifer Grey Found Out Her Dad Joel Was Gay From Matthew ... (TooFab)

"All I knew at the time was that it felt like it was a sniper attack," the actress recalled.

And, you know what I think about it all the time: he said my mom was the love of his life and I believe she was." And that was the only thing that was hard about it was because I was confused because it was one of those moments where my reality was shaken up." "The reason I put that in the book, was because it was one of those days that changed me," she told PEOPLE. "In the sense that how could I not know everything there was to know about my dad? All I know, all I knew at the time was that it felt like it was a sniper attack. The idea was that I was a fool and that everyone knew but me." Like, she was a truth teller, truth bombs.

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Jennifer Grey says her relationship with Matthew Broderick inspired ... (NME.com)

Jennifer Grey has revealed that her relationship with Matthew Broderick in the late '80s inspired Madonna's 'Express Yourself'

I was in my log cabin with Johnny and she said, ‘Come into my car.’ And I got in her Mercedes where she had a really good sound system and she was like, ‘Listen to this song I just did. “She played it for me in her car. “She told me she wrote ‘Express Yourself’ about me breaking up with Matthew,” Grey said.

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Madonna Wrote 'Express Yourself' About this Iconic '80s Breakup! (The Blast)

Jennifer Grey's relationship and breakup with an '80s heartthrob inspired Madonna to write "Express Yourself."

I was in my log cabin with Johnny [Depp] and she said, ‘Come into my car.’ And I got in her Mercedes where she had a really good sound system and she was like, ‘Listen to this song I just did. “She played it for me in her car. In her book, Grey says Madonna told her that her song, “Express Yourself,” was inspired by her breakup from Broderick.

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Jennifer Grey Says Madonna Told Matthew Broderick Relationship ... (Alpha News Call)

The secret concerned the inspiration she used to draw from the different factors and relationships around her while developing her songs.

That is why her song “Express Yourself” is the biggest tribute she can ever pay to herself. Grey also said that this kind of step was tough to take initially, but soon after she took this step, she realized the importance of expression. This annoyance was caused due to the reason that she never used to express and vent her feelings. Jennifer Grey went on to provide for the fact that she and madonna were cast in a Hollywood movie in 1980. Only a few months after this state of mind, Madonna informed Grey that she no longer wanted to stay committed. She admitted that the relationship between her and Matthew inspired this song.

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