How do celebrities go to AA meetings and not have their stories known publicly after?

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As I understand artists like Eminem and many others, who have been part of AA, they go to the meetings, and talk their story. Share their experiences and etc.

I understand many of them are already public but still I am sure they share some sensitive stories there.

Of course in AA everyone is a friendly family community, but how is it possible that people don’t gossip about stuff after? Especially having a celebrity on their meeting?

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I have no way to know this, but I strongly suspect there are some people who get together with their peers in groups that are not known to, or open to, the public.

There was a West Wing episode I think of in which the character Leo, who was Chief of Staff, has a conversation with the Vice President about this. Their dialogue goes like this:

“When was the last time you went to a meeting.”
“AA?…. What meeting could I possibly go to?”
“Mine.”
“John, tell me you are not showing your face—”
“Leo, I have got my own meeting. Every week. The downstairs office here at the OEOB at eleven p.m. There are nine of us: three senators, two cabinet secretaries, one federal judge and two agency directors. There’s an agent outside, the whole thing looks like a card game.”
“Do I have enemies in that room?”
“All our people.”

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