The name JT Leroy probably puts people in two distinct groups: those who have never heard of him, and those who are sick of his ever-presence in the media. But this not-so-sweet (and extremely reclusive) transvestite might not even exist, according to a piece slated to run in New York Magazine on Monday. Stephen Beachy, a San Francisco-based writer, is said to have combed every detail of JT's "background" scouring Polk Street, West Virginia, truck stops, friends, family leads, and eventually, a paper trail that leads him directly back to JT's friend and roommate, Laura Albert (aka Speedie, Emily Fraiser).

As hoaxes go, it does seem rather elaborate, and somewhat pointless, but I guess no real person could convincingly pull off that hairdo, anyway...