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by E.B. Johnson
Hey there, pop culture aficionados and social commentary seekers! Have you wondered what crypto scam Kim K is running this week? Or what actually happened with that Will Smith lawsuit? Welcome to Scandal Queens, where we peel back the glitz and glamour to reveal the dark side of celebrity culture they don't want you to see.
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- 4 days ago1h 28m
Frank Ries: Hollywood's King of the Obscene
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 When Frank Ries killed himself in 1947, no one had any idea it was going to expose one of the darkest secrets in Hollywood history. A whole industry, designed to prey on young girls and movie star hopefuls... This is the story of Frank Ries. Hollywood royalty and Tinseltown's very own "King of the Obscene." A Hollywood story I'm willing to bet you've never heard before. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and T...
- 1 weeks ago1h 29m
The Smallest Clique: Madams and Brothels of Golden Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 This week, take a deep dive into one of the darkest sides of Hollywood's Golden Age. We'll be exploring the madams, procurers, and brothels that kept the film colony's thriving sex trade alive. From infamous figures like Lee Francis to the "Black Widow" who lurked among some of Hollywood's most powerful figures. We'll explore some of the most harrowing and tragic stories from Hollywood's "white slavery" trade, and the people and places that made it happen.&...
- 2 weeks ago1h 29m
Pay to Play: A VERY Brief History of Predators in Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Think Hollywood only became a nasty place when Epstein got involved with Peggy Siegal? Think again. In this episode, I'm taking you on a journey into the very predatory history of Hollywood...going all the way back to the very begging. Discussed in this episode: Charlie Chaplin's criminal attraction to children Louis B. Mayer's harassment of Judy Garland The parade of abortions organized by Irving Thalberg Oswley Stanley and Hollywood's drug ...
- 3 weeks ago1h 35m
Marilyn & the Mafia: The Tragic Final Year of Marilyn Monroe
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 What happened to Marilyn Monroe at the Cal Neva Lodge in 1962? And what did Frank Sinatra and Sam Giancana have to do with it? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the final year of Marilyn's life. We'll look at what was going on in her personal life, her professional life, and the host of dodgy characters around her. Most importantly, we'll take a closer look at the Cal Neva Lodge and the tragic final week of Marilyn Monroe's life. Featuring new...
- Aug 19, 20261h 14m
Plunder As a Way of Life: Hollywood & the Mafia
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Yeah, Frank Sinatra used to sing for the mob...but what do you know about Johnny Roselli, or Charlie Baron? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into a few of the strangest Hollywood-meets-mafia related stories. From the scandal-ridden rise of Betty Benson to the CIA conspiracies of Joan Crawford's honey, Johnny Roselli -- we're going places the mob (and the CIA) probably don't want you to look. Buckle up for a deep dive that will lead you right to th...
- Aug 12, 20261h 21m
Joe Francis (Pt II): Pure, Unadulterated Evil
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Assault. Child abuse. Grievous bodily harm. Kim Kardashian. Those are just a few of horrors you can expect in this final chapter on Joe Francis. In part one, we looked at the mysterious childhood that created Joe Francis. Now, in Part 2, we'll see how the boy became the monster behind Girls Gone Wild -- an empire of softcore and hardcore pornography that ruined the lives of countless women. This is an examination of a troubled life. A terrifying life....
- Aug 5, 20261h 32m
Joe Francis (Part I): The Most Awful Human Being
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 In 2008, Joe Francis plead no contest to child abuse and prostitution. Today, he lives in Mexico, in a palatial resort estate often frequented by the Kardashians. Who is this pornography mogul who has avoided more arrests than Ted Bundy? And how did he become a sweeping sensation of the early 2000s? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the history of the Francis family, and the making of a man Doug Stanhope once called, “Pure unadulterated evil…T...
- Jul 29, 20261h 18m
Barbara Daly Baekeland: Hell In the Ivory Tower
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 While you might know the Baekeland family for their plastics empire, in the 1980s -- they became known for a scandal filled with incest and murder. It was the kind of story that "just doesn't happen" in the high society circles of America. But in 1972, the curtain was peeled back on the elite of Manhattan when one of their own was murdered in cold blood. This is the sordid and tragedy filled story of one of high-society's biggest scandals: the story o...
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