Angelina Chapin

When they would try to interact with her, she just seemed really out of it.

It was interesting.

I didn't expect to get an interview with Mandy.

And when she agreed, I had reported so much.

The piece was far long.

And obviously we said, great.

I always want someone to participate.

It's just unusual that somebody with that high of a profile would say yes.

But we got on the phone and she was completely pleasant.

I have to say people had really built her up as someone who can fly off the handle, who's unpredictable, who can be really mean and scathing.

But

Of course, she's also a really savvy, charming person.

She has both sides.

So I got the angel Mandy, who was happy to talk about everything, didn't get defensive.

Even when I'd say, okay, so employees claim they can't get in touch with you for weeks at a time that you're completely avoidant.

She'd sort of go, well, that's the life of a startup CEO.

I'm working hard.

I'm staying in my office because I'm working hard.

So she kind of had a casual answer to everything.

But when I did get to the alleged drug abuse, the snorting Ritalin in particular, that was, I think, the only place where she said categorically no, that didn't happen, which allowed People magazine to then run with the headline, you know, Mandy Teefee does not snort Ritalin or something sort of hilarious like that.