From her scandalous marriages to the secrets she held close to protect her career, Marie Prevost's life was a fascinating blend of triumphs and tragedies.
Kathleen Turner’s smoky voice didn’t only charm people who watched her movies—it also shocked them as they heard her talk about one scandal after another.
Boston Corbett was the “Lincoln Avenger” after he apprehended and shot John Wilkes Booth—but few knew about his own perverse demons.
“Emperor” Norton of the US was a beloved eccentric, and supposedly thousands flocked to his funeral. The truth is gutting. Not only did he die impoverished and insane, but only around 30 people visited him that day.
When Dustin Diamond was battling cancer, his friends arranged for a race car driver to paint his car in tribute to the Saved By The Bell star.
Rick James worked, fought, and partied with almost every icon in the 70s and the 80s, and he kept taking it up a notch until it finally destroyed him.
After a dizzying life of love affairs and wild parties, Liane De Pougy’s life came full circle when she decided to become a sister.
Gian Gastone de' Medici survived a chaotic family and a nightmarish marriage—but his penchant for partying landed him in the worst kind of trouble.
When Queen Sophia Dorothea’s husband was dying, he requested to pass in her arms. Instead, she gave him one final betrayal: she left.
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