#1
I mean I figured we needed an awesome fact as kind of a palette cleanser.
#2
He takes time off to attend Glenn's parole hearings to say he should never be released (and he hasn't). He's been doing this since 2006 when Glenn first became eligible for it. He's next up for another parole hearing next year.
Some people miss the good old days, when celebrities felt distant… almost unreal. You saw them in movies or TV shows, maybe had a magazine cutout of your favorite singer on your wall, and that was it.
There were no constant updates, no deep dives into their past, and no random resurfaced clips from 20 years ago. It was easier to admire them when you didn’t know everything about them.
But social media and the internet have completely changed the game.
One day you’re watching a music video, and the next you’re reading about a lawsuit or some wild story from years ago that’s suddenly trending again.
That’s what mass visibility does. The good, the bad, and the ugly… everything celebrities do is out in the open now.
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#4
But nobody cares. 🤷🏻♂️
ETA: I always remember it as being a news report, but more accurately it was an interview of Ice Cube and NWA by Dee Barnes, who was more a media presenter than journalist. But end result is still the same. He beat the living s**t out of an innocent woman because his fee fees were hurt and nearly k****d her, and got away with it.
GarbageCleric:
And she was essentially blacklisted from the industry for years afterwards. So, it was extra messed up.
#5
Petitgavroche:
Everything about the making of Wizard of Oz is straight up horrifying
With millions of eyes on them 24/7, celebrities can’t just do whatever — they have to think twice, sometimes three times, before making a move. Forget quietly sweeping a scandal under the rug; social media catches it instantly.
It’s messy, but it’s also more transparent than ever. People can finally separate the genuinely good from the shady or outright bad.
For example, stars like Keanu Reeves and Zendaya are widely celebrated for being kind and for using their platforms for positive causes. On the other hand, celebrities like Kevin Spacey or Bill Cosby have become infamous because of serious allegations and scandals.
#6
MrPresident2020:
At least part of that aired, I remember Love's line "Pamela sat on my sunglasses and broke them ... I can't be too upset, I was wearing them at the time."
#7
She had been d*****d at a restaurant on her birthday, taken to a foreign country on a plane, and was then held captive in a hotel room and r***d.
Terrifying stuff.
haloarh:
I remember when she first went public with this, and a lot of people accused her of lying. I don't blame her for leaving the public eye!
#8
Pantastic_Studios:
I'm more surprised she wasn't in the room directing it.
Fandom is a big part of how we experience celebrities today. Fans run social accounts, share clips of their favorite stars, and even help them break streaming records. You can follow an actor on Instagram or watch a musician on TikTok, sometimes both at the same time.
This creates what experts call a parasocial relationship. It’s a one-sided connection where it feels like you know someone, even if they don’t know you.
That is exactly why celebrity stories, especially the dark or shocking ones, hit us so hard. When you feel like you know someone, their mistakes or wild life events start feeling personal.
#9
Joseph-Bonaparte:
That led to a massive change in the sitcom industry. While filming the Nanny, she ended up with a stalker which obviously made her fear for her life.
Since it was filmed in front of an audience, they started casting them making sure their police record was clean AND that they had a good laugh. Many sitcoms started doing that right after
#10
FavoriteMiddleChild:
Brown was driving a vehicle with Robyn F. as the front passenger on an unknown street in Los Angeles. Robyn F. picked up Brown's cellular phone and observed a three-page text message from a woman who Brown had a previous sexual relationship with.
A verbal argument ensued and Brown pulled the vehicle over on an unknown street, reached over Robyn F. with his right hand, opened the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F. out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not force her to exit, he took his right hand and shoved her head against he passenger window of the vehicle, causing an approximate one-inch raised circular contusion.
Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand. He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The a*****t caused Robyn F.'s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle.
Brown looked at Robyn F. and stated, 'I'm going to beat the sh-- out of you when we get home! You wait and see!'
The detective said "Robyn F." then used her cell phone to call her personal assistant Jennifer Rosales, who did not answer.
Robyn F. pretended to talk to her and stated, 'I'm on my way home. Make sure the police are there when I get there.'
After Robyn F. faked the call, Brown looked at her and stated, 'You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I'm really going to k**l you!'
Brown resumed punching Robyn F. and she interlocked her fingers behind her head and brought her elbows forward to protect her face. She then bent over at the waist, placing her elbows and face near her lap in [an] attempt to protect her face and head from the barrage of punches being levied upon her by Brown.
Brown continued to punch Robyn F. on her left arm and hand, causing her to suffer a contusion on her left triceps (sic) that was approximately two inches in diameter and numerous contusions on her left hand.
Robyn F. then attempted to send a text message to her other personal assistant, Melissa Ford. Brown snatched the cellular telephone out of her hand and threw it out of the window onto an unknown street.
Brown continued driving and Robyn F. observed his cellular telephone sitting in his lap. She picked up the cellular telephone with her left hand and before she could make a call he placed her in a head lock with his right hand and continued to drive the vehicle with his left hand.
Brown pulled Robyn F. close to him and bit her on her left ear. She was able to feel the vehicle swerving from right to left as Brown sped away. He stopped the vehicle in front of 333 North June Street and Robyn F. turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition and sat on it.
Brown did not know what she did with the key and began punching her in the face and arms. He then placed her in a head lock positioning the front of her throat between his bicep and forearm. Brown began applying pressure to Robyn F.'s left and right carotid arteries, causing her to be unable to breathe and she began to lose consciousness.
She reached up with her left hand and began attempting to gouge his eyes in an attempt to free herself. Brown bit her left ring and middle fingers and then released her. While Brown continued to punch her, she turned around and placed her back against the passenger door. She brought her knees to her chest, placed her feet against Brown's body and began pushing him away. Brown continued to punch her on the legs and feet, causing several contusions.
Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.'s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order.
People feel this closeness with influencers, athletes, and even fictional characters.
A study found that more than 50% of Americans have a parasocial relationship with some celebrity, and it can be surprisingly strong for some. About 20% said they felt real grief when a celebrity passed away, and 26% said a fictional character’s death upset them.
At least 7% of the study’s participants said they have “mentally suffered” when a celebrity didn’t respond to them on social media.
“Unlike traditional PR handling — which presents celebrities in controlled, polished formats — social media gives fans a glimpse into lives, fostering the illusion of intimacy and creating stronger emotional connections… It can lead to followers viewing them as open books,” says Pamela Rutledge, director at the Media Psychology Research Center and professor emerita in media psychology at the Fielding Graduate University.
#11
EDIT: To clarify, in 1970 he met two sisters, aged 14 and 17. The 17 year old had known him for four years and was the head of his local fan club. She took her little sister along to meet him in his hotel room. When they got there he was naked and then made the 14-year old sister m*****bate him. He told her not to tell anyone, except her priest. The 14-year old says that Yarrow made the older sister watch. The older sister denies it.
The younger girl eventually told her mother, who called the cops. He pled guilty and faced 10 years in jail but ended up serving less than 3 months, and then promptly resumed his career with the band, including doing children's specials on CBS.
The mom sued Yarrow shortly after the conviction, claiming that Yarrow had been grooming the older daughter and had m***sted and r***d her. Yarrow settled for a large sum. The sister denies it.
Carter pardoned him on the way out of office. The pardon got buried in the news of Reagan coming in and the hostages getting freed.
In 2021 New York State temporarily lifted the statute of limitations on lawsuits for s*x a***e and another woman filed a lawsuit against Yarrow saying that she had been r***d as a young teenager around the same time as the other 14-year old.
The older sister who still denies everything continued visiting Yarrow through 2021 at least, when the article was written in the Washington Post. The younger sister was horrified to learn that the older sister also brought along her young daughter on these visits.
Guy was a slimy piece of s**t.
#12
NoLongerinOR:
Paul Walker also.
#13
Now that every little thing a celebrity does can go viral in minutes, managing their reputation has many public relations (PR) experts scrambling. These days, celebs don’t just have agents; they have whole PR and crisis teams whose job is to keep their image from collapsing every time something messy pops up online.
Professionals are being brought in to do everything from shaping responses to controlling how a story hits the public eye. They are basically trying to stop a rumor or scandal before it spreads out of control.
Even big names and those close to them are feeling this. For example, members of the British royal family have reportedly hired crisis managers to help steer their public image through the whole Prince Andrew/Jeffrey Epstein controversy.
On the flip side, some celebs are actually losing PR support because agencies don’t want to be tied up in never‑ending drama or unpredictable media cycles.
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#16
Tommy Flanagan has a similar story, going back to 1990, when a g**g of ne'er-do-wells told him (Flanagan) they had k****d his brother. (They hadn't.) Flanagan wielded a Heineken bottle against the g**g's knives, and was facially scarred as a result.
Tina Fey has possibly the worst of the three stories; the scar crossing her left cheek + under-lip resulted from a random passer-by's knife attack while she (Tina) played in her childhood yard. Tina was 5 yrs old at the time.
I also know the Michael K. Williams story -- Williams, also coincidentally age 25 (like Flanagan), was a model + dancer, who, while good + tipsy at a club in Queens, shouted off a group of thugs who were harassing one of his club friends on the nearby street. Said thugs waited for him till closing time, then slashed his face with a straight razor. Williams’ *People* magazine retelling suggested that, ugly as it was, the scar became his trademark, and, paradoxically, earned him lots of acting/modeling work.
A big part of celebrity culture is that fame literally comes with power and perks most of us don’t get. When you’re rich and famous, you have wealth to hire top legal teams, PR to spin narratives, and a fan base that can defend you online.
Research shows that attention can shield celebrities from consequences others would face in everyday life.
A lot of this also comes down to institutions protecting big names until public pressure gets intense.
For example, Harvey Weinstein, who avoided public scrutiny for decades, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who had long‑running physical a*****t allegations that never led to criminal charges, still play at the highest level.
It’s not because celebrities are above the law, exactly, but fame gives them layers of protection.
#17
Bodymaster:
Yeah she has the image of a sensible, respected, professional humanitarian mother now, but back in the early 2000s she was constantly in the news for edgy, attention-seeking antics like pretending to date her brother, or wearing her husband's blood in a vial around her neck; and also constantly saying dumb things like this.
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#19
With all the scandals and drama in showbiz, it’s no wonder that more and more people are increasingly getting skeptical of celebrities.
In a recent survey, only 19% of American adults said they consider most Hollywood celebrities to be good role models. About 61% said most celebrities are not good role models, and 20% are not sure.
Interestingly, people also admit they don’t always want constant celebrity coverage in the first place.
In a poll, around 87% of people said celebrities and their scandals get way too much space in the media. Perhaps, many people are tired of endless drama, even if they keep clicking on it.
A lot of the skepticism isn’t about hating fame, it’s more about rejecting the idea that being famous automatically makes someone a role model or moral compass.
#20
Dirtydeedsinc:
She was initially left in the car at the scene because they didn’t know she was in there y til her brother woke up and asked for her. She was on the floor by her mother’s feet if I recall.