When Lupita Nyong’o appeared on Grazia UK magazine’s cover in 2017, she was outraged to discover they had heavily edited her photo.
Dorothy Lamour’s entire career and livelihood depended on one flimsy piece of fabric.
Brooke Hayward, daughter of a Hollywood actress and a powerful talent agent, was raised in the heart of Los Angeles surrounded by stars, pop art, and the eccentric energy of showbiz life. While she lived among the rich and famous and absorbed their stories, the privileges of her world were often shadowed by personal struggles and emotional cost.
Right before Linda Christian’s illicit lover Alfonso de Portago’s tragic end, Linda gave him what the media called “the kiss of death.”
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.
Aside from an 80-foot waterslide and an Olympic sized swimming pool, Drake’s home also features a mechanical bull.
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.
Bob Denver won America’s heart as the lovable goofball Gilligan, but his life behind closed doors was more tragic than people think.
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”.
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.
An appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show could make or break a career—but it really seems like Sullivan preferred to break them.
Shortly after the loss of their child, Keanu Reeve’s girlfriend Jennifer Syme died in a car crash.
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