Rob Lowe Facts
April 26, 2025 Samantha Henman

We Thought We Knew All The Dirt On Rob Lowe—We Were Wrong

A rare survivor of the 1980s Brat Pack, teen idol Rob Lowe has had his share of Hollywood highs and lows. This self-proclaimed man of no regrets certainly has a lot to choose from: There’s the Oscar debacle, the nannies, and, of course, that infamous videotape.
Betty Grable, ca. 1950s
April 25, 2025 Samantha Henman

The Pin-Up Girl Who Lost It All

Betty Grable’s sly smile turned toward the camera is one of the most iconic images in history. As the pin-up queen of the world, Grable lived a scandalous life that's the stuff of Hollywood movies. While her girl-next-door image has endured through the 21st century, the reality of her dark, dramatic life was anything but ideal.
Lou Reed of the Velvet Underground performs on stage at the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry annual dinner, The Delmonico Hotel, New York, 13th January 1966.
April 23, 2025 Samantha Henman

Lou Reed's Real Wild Side

Lou Reed is one of the most influential musicians of all time. Known for his transgressive lyrics and experimental songwriting, Reed’s artistic reputation propped up a life of darkness, debauchery, and depression.
Ramon Novarro Facts
April 22, 2025 Samantha Henman

The Matinee Idol With An Explosive End

The life of matinee idol Ramon Novarro was bookended by immense stardom on one end and then, in his very last breaths, immense tragedy. On October 30, 1968, the secret he tried so desperately to hide throughout his glamorous career came out in one infamous, violent act. After that “Bloody Wednesday,” the legacy of this Latin Lover was never the same. This is his story.

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Anjelica Huston Facts
April 21, 2025 Samantha Henman

Anjelica Huston Has More Skeletons In Her Closet Than The Addams Family

Anjelica Huston is truly Hollywood royalty. Born into one of the most prestigious families in cinema history, Huston's life is full of immense privilege, heartbreaking tragedy, and lasting scandal. Huston may be on top now—but it was one heck of a twisted journey for her to get there.
Marilyn Maxwell
April 19, 2025 Samantha Henman

Marilyn Maxwell’s Bedroom Secrets

Marilyn Maxwell enjoyed a stellar run as a classic Hollywood actress, but her life behind the scenes was much more shocking, dramatic, and downright provocative than any film or tv show she ever starred in.
Photo of Jim Croce
April 16, 2025 Samantha Henman

One Of The Greatest Losses In Music History

Jim Croce was the American folk and rock singer and songwriter who could have had a long and storied career—but his greatness was cut short by one horrific tragedy.
April 15, 2025 Samantha Henman

Rock Hudson's Tragic Double Life

Rock Hudson dominated the silver screen in the Golden Age of Hollywood—but the heartthrob spent his entire life covering up a huge secret.
Anne Heche Facts
April 14, 2025 Samantha Henman

Anne Heche’s Demons Were Far Greater Than We Knew

Anne Heche was, by her own confession, Hollywood’s most insane “It Girl.” Sadly, for Heche, her on-screen awesomeness never outshined her off-screen antics—right up to her tragic demise.
Gina Lollobrigida Facts
April 12, 2025 Samantha Henman

Gina Lollobrigida’s Twisted Fate

Humphrey Bogart once claimed that Gina Lollobrigida made “Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple". Somehow, this Italian legend’s life was even crazier than that, with legendary suitors, endless lawsuits, rivalries, battles with tycoons, political ambitions, boy toys, rivalries, and so much more.