Ann-Margret and Elvis were filming Viva Las Vegas! when a gossip reporter claimed they were engaged. She was wrong—they were hiding a much darker secret.

In 1978, a man viciously kidnapped and assaulted Tammy Wynette. But years later, her daughter revealed the awful truth.

Mary Astor defined femme fatale—and behind the scenes, her life was far more scandalous than any character she played onscreen.

When we lost Robin Williams, we lost a little bit of brightness in the world, but we’ll never forget the laughter and joy he brought us. However, there’s so much more to Williams’ story than his most memorable parts or his tragic end—and these facts are proof.

As the foremost leading man of Golden Age Hollywood, the world knows Gable best as Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind. But to those close to him, his legacy was much more complicated.

With a stunningly powerful voice and an onstage presence to match, it’s not an overstatement to say that Freddie Mercury was one of the greatest rock frontmen of all time. But behind the scenes, Mercury’s life was wildly different than what fans saw. From secret pain and heartache to controversy to the jaw-dropping tragedy of his untimely death, Mercury’s story isn’t for the faint of heart.