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January 14, 2026 Jesse Singer

Sharon Stone says the movie scene that made her a huge star was also the reason she lost custody of her son.

When Basic Instinct premiered in 1992, Sharon Stone went from working actress to global phenomenon almost overnight. The film didn’t just elevate her career—it brought fame and fortune. But it also reshaped how the public, the press, and Hollywood viewed her in ways that would follow her for decades, and into parts of her life she never imagined (or wanted).

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January 14, 2026 Miles Brucker

Femme Fatales who redefined what women were allowed to do on television.

These characters aren't typical heroes or straightforward villains. They live in the gray area where morality gets murky, and survival means outplaying everyone. Television celebrates women who refuse to play by anyone's rules but their own.

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January 13, 2026 Jesse Singer

The Rat Pack Had No Women—But Destroyed Plenty of Them

The Rat Pack operated as a closed circle built around Frank Sinatra’s influence. Sinatra was widely known for holding grudges and withdrawing professional and social support when relationships ended badly. Something women who orbited the group often found out the hard way—particularly in Las Vegas and studio systems where Sinatra’s approval carried weight.

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January 12, 2026 Marlon Wright

Unanswered Questions Still Surround John Wilkes Booth Even In 2026

John Wilkes Booth’s story never settles into place. Each explanation leaves a crack, and certainty keeps slipping away. What remains are unanswered questions, and a lingering sense that something important was never revealed to the public.

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January 13, 2026 Miles Brucker

True Stories From Old Hollywood Nobody Would Believe Today

Old Hollywood wasn't just about glamour and red carpets. The real stories are wilder than any script that ever got greenlit. Studios ran like dictatorships. Stars lived double lives. Some moments defy logic entirely.

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January 12, 2026 Jesse Singer

Celebrities We Lost In 2025

2025 was one of those years that felt like a steady stream of bad news—icon after icon, voice after voice, presence after presence. Some were legends who’d been around forever. Others were gone far too soon. Either way, the cultural void they left behind was impossible to ignore.

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January 12, 2026 Marlon Wright

Owen Wilson was still starring in light, silly movies as the pain in his personal life grew harder and harder to ignore.

Owen Wilson’s career brought laughter to millions, but his private life followed a far darker path. Childhood fears, fractured relationships, and repeated emotional crises reveal a pattern of inner turmoil hidden behind Hollywood success.

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January 9, 2026 Jesse Singer

Celebrities Who Married The Same Person Twice, And Failed Spectacularly Both Times

Some couples just can’t resist the pull—no matter how messy things get. Hollywood is full of stars who marched down the aisle twice (or even more) with the same person, convinced the sequel would outshine the original. Spoiler alert: it never did.

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January 8, 2026 Jesse Singer

Most people think Hervé Villechaize was fired from “Fantasy Island” over money, but complaints from women on set played a major part in his dismissal.

For years, the popular story was simple: Hervé Villechaize wanted to be paid the same as Ricardo Montalbán, the star of Fantasy Island, and the studio showed him the door. It’s a neat, dramatic explanation—but it skips over a much uglier reality that people were uncomfortable talking about at the time.

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July 15, 2025 Miles Brucker

While undergoing chemotherapy, he visited children with cancer and never once let them know he was fighting the same battle. He passed in 2020, but his heroic legacy lives on.

He never asked for your sympathy. As cameras flashed and crowds cheered, Chadwick Boseman quietly carried a terminal illness and chose not to tell the world.

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