From his drinking problem to his alleged affairs to his broken family, Paul Newman had demons that haunted him to the very end.
Joan Crawford and Bette Davis had Hollywood’s most vicious feud—but most people have forgotten what Franchot Tone did to drive them apart.
Dorothy Lamour’s entire career and livelihood depended on one flimsy piece of fabric.
The fashion world dubbed Mona Von Bismarck “The Best Dressed Woman in the World”—but her story of scandal is not for the faint of heart.
Just as her career took off, Lillian Russell got married and had her first child—only to lose the baby in the most tragic way imaginable.
Dona Drake was a Black woman, but since the beginning of her career she’d been passing as Latina. It was a lie that would eventually kill her.
At formal events, Fanny Brice would wear elegant ensembles. But when it was time to eat, she’d change her teeth from the pretty ones to her “choppers”.
Movie mogul Louis B. Mayer created a culture of fear with his tenacious grip on the life of any star who worked for him—and this is his wild story.
Felicia Montealegre knew that her husband Leonard Bernstein fooled around with men on the side, but when he brought his boyfriend home to meet the kids, she knew it was time to leave.
Fay Wray had to navigate the darker side of fame—but the one thing she never escaped was the giant ape that overshadowed all her other achievements.
Carroll O'Connor was one of America’s favorite TV dads—but his own experience with fatherhood and the loss of his son was downright tragic.
In 1993, Jay North shocked the public when he opened up about the mistreatment he experienced while filming the beloved sitcom, “Dennis the Menace.”
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