Why was Alanis Morissette so angry?

"I thought I would be retaliated against or physically hit or vilified. Anger has been a really big deal for women: how can we express it without feeling that, as the physically weaker sex, we won't get killed. The alpha-woman was burned at the stake and had her head chopped off in days of old."
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What was Alanis Morissette's trauma?

Alanis Morissette said in a new HBO documentary that she was raped by multiple men when she was 15. The Washington Post, which has seen the movie, reported that she does not name her abusers. In the movie, Morissette says she did speak up about it but was ignored.
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What is the story behind Alanis Morissette You Oughta Know?

After nearly two decades of speculation, actor Dave Coulier — aka goofy "Uncle Joey" from "Full House" — is finally confirming that Alanis Morisette's hit breakup song "You Oughta Know" is indeed about him.
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Is You Oughta Know about Matt LeBlanc?

There were also rumors that the song was about Bob Saget, hockey player Mike Peluso, Matt LeBlanc, and one of her early producers, but we all knew the truth. Then, in a 2008 interview with the Calgary Sun, Dave Coulier finally admitted that he was the man that had inspired the song.
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Did Alanis Morissette write You Oughta Know about Ryan Reynolds?

Her 1995 song “You Oughta Know” was inspired by the bitterness inspired by her former lover's new flame and became the breakthrough hit that made Morissette a perpetual bestseller. Her latest album, “Flavors of Entanglement,” was largely inspired by her rocky breakup with actor Ryan Reynolds.
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Why did Ryan Reynolds break up with Alanis Morissette?

Shortly after the breakup, she told Women's Health that she was “angry” at herself “for staying in relationships way too long.” Later, she hinted that the high-profile nature of the union took a major toll. Morissette told the L.A. Times, I think it's the straw that breaks the camel's back.
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How did Dave Coulier meet Alanis Morissette?

THEY MET ON THE NICKELODEON LOT, AND THEY BEGAN TO HAVE SEX. I need an adult. Now, Alanis was on YCDTOT as a five-year-old in 1979, and then didn't return to the show until 1986, while Coulier's Out of Control aired in 1984.
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How rich is Dave Coulier?

What is Dave Coulier's Net Worth? Dave Coulier is an American stand-up comedian who has a net worth of $5 million dollars.
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Was Ryan Reynolds married to Alanis?

Reynolds began dating singer Alanis Morissette in 2002, and they announced their engagement in June 2004. In February 2007, representatives for the pair announced they had mutually decided to end their engagement.
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How old was Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill?

When “Jagged Little Pill” was issued, Morissette was still a young woman trying to find her way in the world. Between intense media scrutiny and just trying to navigate through the music industry, the then-21-year-old Morissette often felt overwhelmed and isolated.
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Was Alanis Morissette a drug user?

Morissette ticks off her top three addictions: “Work addiction, love addiction and food addiction,” she says. She traces her work addiction back to “when I was single digits” (she was always a driven performer), and her eating disorders to her teenage years and 20s, during which she was always “yo-yo-ing”.
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Is Alanis Morissette a recovering alcoholic?

Morissette shares the reasons behind her drinking as different scenes from her life are shown. In a 2016 column for The Guardian, Morissette described alcohol as a “secondary addiction” to her addictions to “love, food and work.” She said at the time that she had been in recovery for “many years.”
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Does Alanis Morissette have a health condition?

Alanis Morissette has revealed that she battled postpartum depression for two years, with the condition worsening after each birth of her three children.
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Was Alanis Morissette in a relationship with Dave Coulier?

Alanis Morissette and Dave Coulier had one of the most publicized relationships of the 1990s. The couple, both Nickelodeon stars at the time, met in 1992, shortly after Coulier and his wife of two years, Jayne Modean, divorced (per News Day).
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Where Was You Oughta Know filmed?

Directed by Nick Egan and produced by Mark Fetterman, the music video for the track was filmed in the Mojave Desert.
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Why is it ironic to have a black fly in your chardonnay?

The only way I can see that a fly in the Chardonnay might be considered ironic would be if one stretched this definition of irony: "a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what was or was to be expected" (Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary) One expects a glass of Chardonnay to be insect-free, so the ...
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What does it mean when someone says how ironic?

In general, irony refers to a clash between expectations and outcomes. Typically, the outcome is the opposite of what someone wanted or hoped for. It's ironic, for example, when your boss calls you into her office, and you're expecting a promotion, but you instead find out you've been fired.
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Is ironic and irony the same thing?

Ironic is the adjective for the noun irony. In contemporary speech, when we call something ironic, we often mean sarcastic.
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Is Alanis Morissette a twin?

Wade is the twin brother of Alanis Morissette, whom he names as "one of the biggest influences in my life"; they have an older brother, Chad.
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