BRUCE R. MILLER WATCH NOW:"Tell Me Lies" star Jackson White talks about working with Katey Sagal, his real-life mother
“I bought the life rights of eight of my family members – but only for the month of October 2005,” he says. “I paid each of them $10 in cash and made them sign a release. I told them all that someday I would write about this incident. None of them thought much of it.” Luckily, she was thrilled with Harden and now calls to see how things are going. She even sent photos of her wardrobe and her home as inspiration. Still, she’s quick to point out, “It’s all fictionalized, of course,” he recalls. “So in case there’s something in the show she doesn’t like, she can say that part is made up.”