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Haing S. Ngor was the first Asian actor to win an Academy award for a debut performance—but his success followed close on the heels of unspeakable tragedy.

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Now that the media firestorm has settled, we finally know the chilling details surrounding Aaron Carter: his nightmarish life and tragic death.

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New evidence suggests Peter was not just a wild child—and that he may have been more human than the rest of us.

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Anthony Michael Hall chafed against his “lovable nerd” image. He desperately wanted to grow up—but maybe he would have been better off staying lovable.

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Forget William Hung. Florence Foster Jenkins is the undisputed worst singer in the history of the world—but was she in on the joke?

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As the mother of “Mad King George,” Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha got a raw deal in life—but that doesn’t excuse her unspeakably cruel behavior.

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Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine were married for 58 years—but the couple hid disturbing secrets behind bedroom doors.

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Powerful. Beautiful. Poisonous. These words have been used to describe Agrippina the Younger—but few know her even darker history.

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Despite his reputation as a feel-good songwriter, the story of Irving Berlin is not for the faint of heart.

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As a Rat Pack insider, Peter Lawford linked Hollywood glamour to Washington influence.

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Slim Keith was once the hottest socialite in Hollywood, then she simply...disappeared. There’s a reason history wants us to forget her.

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Boston Corbett was the “Lincoln Avenger” after he apprehended and shot John Wilkes Booth—but few knew about his own perverse demons.



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