Goldman, who died in 1994 I believe, was known for taking a sensationalist approach to his subjects, mainly being very negative towards the famous persons he wrote about. He did the same to Elvis Presley and John Lennon, revealing all the latter did wrong, including drug abuse, adultery and all that, and never discussed anything uplifting that Lennon, or Bruce Lee for that matter, had done. Goldman always went for the darkest of dark portrayals of the people he wrote about.
For further information on Albert Goldman read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Goldman
You'll know here what I meant when I mentioned Goldman's sensationalist approach.