Jackie Collins new Madison Castelli novel, "Deadly Embrace", was published in 2002, and "Hollywood Divorces" was published in 2003. In 2004, Collins hosted a series of television specials, "Jackie Collins Presents", for E! Entertainment Television. Collins continued with "Lovers & Players" (2006); the sixth Lucky Santangelo novel, "Drop Dead Beautiful" (2007); and "Married Lovers" (2008), which concerns the affairs of a female personal trainer named Cameron Paradise. This was followed by "Poor Little Bitch Girl" (2009), which stemmed from an idea Collins had worked on for a television series about heiresses that was ultimately never made. "Paris Connections" (2010), a direct-to-DVD movie
This Is What the Truth Feels Like rapping style to that of Lady Gaga's. Track nine, "Asking 4 It", features rapper Fetty Wap. The composition consists of a "bopping, hip hop tinged beat flecked with dancey synths", while lyrically Stefani "asks a crush if they're sure about being with her". Stefani felt Fetty Wap had "a voice with so much character", so she told her team that she wanted to collaborate with him. Due to several scheduling conflicts with Fetty, the collaboration barely occurred, with Stefani calling it "a miracle" that it even happened. "Naughty"'s lyrics serve as a "kiss-off to a no-good guy who's been 'shady'".