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Sally Kellerman became a Hollywood sensation playing Major “Hot Lips” Houlihan in 1970's *M*A*S*H*, but she reportedly faced doubts about being too attractive for the role. After landing the part, she faced an even bigger challenge: filming a notorious practical joke shower scene that left her character in an embarrassing and revealing situation. Kellerman later admitted she felt absolutely horrified and humiliated by the experience. But the bizarre lengths director Robert Altman went to capture her reaction, and the surprising effect the scene had on her career, made the story far more complicated than it first appeared.

Sometimes, deeply flawed or bizarre films gain a second life and become cult classics—not for their brilliance, but for how bad they are.

In 2007, Rod Stewart was reportedly working in a Los Angeles recording studio when an unexpected visitor arrived. A woman had shown up claiming to be his daughter, and the story behind her appearance reached all the way back to his teenage years. This wasn't some forgotten backstage romance or a stranger hoping to meet a celebrity. It was a painful family history that Stewart had been carrying for more than four decades.

You hear "Sugar, Sugar" or "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye," and suddenly you're singing along like it's 1969 all over again. But could you actually name the bands behind those enormous hits? Some had names you've probably forgotten, while others weren't even real bands in the traditional sense. And once you discover who actually recorded these classics, a few might genuinely surprise you.

Classic Hollywood often encouraged carefully managed public images, but decades later, many stars’ children complicated the picture.

Merle Oberon became one of the most glamorous actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age—but from the very beginning, she lied about her origins.