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00:00 Women loved the way he looked, the way he sounded.
00:02 People looked at him as the king of R&B.
00:05 Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for Hollywood's dirtiest secrets
00:11 that only came out years later.
00:13 For one thing, I am always trying to outdo the last thing that I did.
00:18 Diddy's lawsuits.
00:20 For years, rapper Sean Combs, known as Diddy, was the producer and executive behind some
00:25 of the biggest names in music.
00:27 "You mean he'd believe again if you happy to be with him."
00:30 In 2023, his ex, Cassie Ventura, filed a lawsuit citing a wide array of violent crimes.
00:37 Video of Combs assaulting Ventura in a hotel in 2016 forced Combs to confront the allegations
00:43 directly.
00:44 "My behavior on that video is inexcusable."
00:46 But the floodgates had opened.
00:48 Several others have since lodged their own claims dating back over the last 30 years.
00:54 In March 2024, the Department of Homeland Security went through several of Combs' properties,
00:59 but they refused to disclose the reason.
01:02 Stories of his behavior have only grown, with more colleagues and victims coming forward.
01:07 "You know, I know Diddy 30 years.
01:09 I'm just praying.
01:10 It's a very sad situation."
01:11 Joan Crawford's abuse.
01:13 Remembered as one of classic Hollywood's most luminous lights, the reputation and legacy
01:17 of Joan Crawford was forever altered upon the release of her adoptive daughter's tell-all
01:23 memoir.
01:24 "My Dearest" is Christina Crawford's account of decades of abuse at her mother's hand.
01:29 "Maybe that's why father..."
01:31 The memoir rocked the industry Joan Crawford helped define.
01:34 Later, details of violent episodes and physical mistreatment would be immortalized in the
01:39 book's 1981 film adaptation.
01:42 "No more hangers!"
01:48 These allegations have been much debated over the years, but the fact remains that the book
01:52 and movie shattered the illusion of the star's flawless persona.
01:56 "Why must everything be a contest?"
02:00 Clark Gable and Loretta Young's Secret Daughter.
02:03 This story sounds like something pulled from one of its key players' movies.
02:07 "Why was you heading?"
02:08 When she became pregnant in 1935, actress Loretta Young hid the baby's true parentage.
02:14 Clark Gable was married at the time, and Young feared for her public image.
02:18 So, she stayed out of the spotlight for a bit and faked an illness.
02:22 A year and a half later, she announced she'd adopted a baby girl, who was actually her
02:26 real daughter.
02:27 "But it was all a smokescreen, and it fooled nobody."
02:31 Young kept this secret for decades, though there was always speculation in Hollywood
02:35 about the truth since her daughter looked quite a lot like Gable.
02:38 However, the circumstances of the pregnancy were even more tragic.
02:42 Purportedly, the child was the product of a non-consensual encounter between Gable and
02:47 Young.
02:48 "It wasn't until I was 31 that I finally did ask my mother and did hear the truth from
02:54 her."
02:55 Judy Garland's Studio-Enforced Substance Use Disorder
02:58 The Wizard of Oz star was only 13 years old when she signed a contract with MGM.
03:03 "You're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz."
03:07 What she endured there would plague her for the rest of her tragically brief life.
03:12 Studio executives preyed on her self-esteem and gambled with her health.
03:15 They put her on a strict regime of pills and deprived her of substantive meals.
03:20 "Judy must lose some weight, but the part of Dorothy is hers."
03:24 Though her personal troubles would be widely reported in the press, they were seen as simply
03:28 that, personal troubles.
03:30 It took years for people to learn the true extent to MGM's responsibility in the substance
03:35 use disorder that would ultimately hasten her death.
03:38 "Man, she knew there was no way that she could turn and, you know, refuse this medication."
03:45 Alfred Hitchcock's Abuse of Tippi Hedren
03:47 In the early 1960s, when the master of suspense called, you answered.
03:52 Tippi Hedren had never starred in a movie before Alfred Hitchcock plucked her out of
03:56 obscurity and cast her as the lead in The Birds.
04:00 "Why, Charlie, darling, would I try to pressure you?"
04:03 It sounds like something out of a dream.
04:05 For Hedren, it became a nightmare.
04:07 Not only was he very controlling and possessive, but when she rebuffed his advances, Hitchcock
04:12 went out of his way to torment her on set and refused to let her out of her contract.
04:20 It wasn't until after his death in 1980 that she spoke about her mistreatment publicly.
04:25 "He told me he'd ruined my career.
04:27 I said, 'Do what you have to do.
04:30 I don't care.'"
04:31 R. Kelly's Misconduct
04:32 Hiding behind one's fame can only last until victims no longer remain silent.
04:38 Rumors swirled for years about Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and producer R. Kelly.
04:42 "Y'all killing me with this s---!"
04:45 While court cases had dogged him since 1996, it wasn't until 2019 TV documentary Surviving
04:52 R. Kelly that the public finally knew the true extent of his crimes.
04:56 "R. Kelly is this fun, laughing, loving guy.
05:00 But Robert is the devil."
05:03 Several victims came forward with allegations of misconduct.
05:07 There was enough evidence to convince a jury, let alone the public.
05:10 His subsequent conviction and sentencing to 31 years in prison was the punctuation mark
05:16 on decades of hidden crimes.
05:18 "This was a racketeering trial.
05:20 Organized crime charges."
05:21 The Dark Side of Nickelodeon
05:24 Hollywood is littered with stories about child stars taking wrong turns.
05:29 Investigation Discovery's 2024 docu-series Quiet on Set shed some new light on why that
05:34 might be the case.
05:35 "Being close to Dan could mean an extra level of success."
05:41 For years, Nickelodeon bombarded millions of kids with images of celebrities getting
05:46 slimed, not to mention some bizarrely foot-forward comedy.
05:49 Many of the network's former stars and creative staff have alleged multiple instances of unprofessional
05:55 and, frankly, horrific behavior by longtime executive producer Dan Schneider.
06:00 "By the late 2000s, Dan had more control than pretty much any showrunner at Nickelodeon."
06:06 The series' biggest bombshell was the revelation that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell was
06:12 the secret plaintiff in a case against dialogue coach and producer Brian Peck.
06:17 "His entire side of the courtroom was full."
06:23 Epstein Island
06:25 Financier Jeffrey Epstein's address book was littered with notable names, from politicians
06:30 to socialites to actual royalty.
06:33 The exploits of Epstein and his partner and longtime right-hand Ghislaine Maxwell became
06:37 somewhat public in the mid-2000s, when the former was convicted and given a lenient sentence
06:43 for sex crimes.
06:44 This didn't deter him from continuing his pattern of sexual exploitation.
06:48 The extent of the horrors committed at his private getaway in the U.S. Virgin Islands
06:52 wouldn't be revealed until his high-profile second case in 2019.
06:56 "It has hosted American politicians, world dignitaries."
07:01 Although rumors and conspiracy theories still swirl about his death in prison, and just
07:05 how much his A-list clientele may have known about his crimes, new details are still emerging
07:11 all the time.
07:12 "And you could tell he was pissed, well pissed.
07:16 And I'm scared, I'm scared to death."
07:18 Bill Cosby's decades of misconduct
07:21 In the 1980s, he was America's dad.
07:24 By the 2020s, he was public enemy number one.
07:27 "I don't understand what you're talking about."
07:30 Though his stand-up made him famous, Bill Cosby's inoffensive sitcom persona made him
07:35 lovable, so when his long history of sexual misconduct was finally revealed, it felt like
07:39 the ultimate betrayal.
07:41 Allegations existed early on, but Cosby and his lawyers tried for years to silence victims
07:46 and media personalities who dared to report on them.
07:49 "I've never seen anything like this."
07:51 The story finally broke open in the mid-2010s, accusers came out in droves, with stories
07:57 spanning over five decades.
07:59 And unfortunately, many cases were impossible to prosecute due to the statute of limitations.
08:05 His widely publicized trial in 2018 ended with his conviction, which was overturned
08:10 in 2021 as a result of due process violations.
08:13 "Mr. Cosby, how does it feel to be home?"
08:16 "Cosby did not say a word."
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08:34 Harvey Weinstein's Reign of Terror
08:41 A Hollywood producer has the power to make or break careers.
08:45 Harvey Weinstein mastered the art of the Oscar campaign, but his prestige came at the cost
08:50 of many women's livelihoods and safety.
08:53 Over his three decades as a Hollywood power player, several actresses alleged that he
08:57 kept the predatory casting couch practice alive and well.
09:01 Even though several celebrities said the quiet part out loud over the years, it wasn't until
09:06 2017's #MeToo explosion that Weinstein suffered any consequences.
09:11 The allegations led to Weinstein being charged in both New York and Los Angeles, as well
09:16 as becoming the target of multiple civil suits.
09:19 "Please don't sentence me to life in prison," he told the court.
09:23 The overturning of his New York conviction in 2024 led to outcry, but the story is still
09:29 ongoing.
09:30 "This today is an act of institutional betrayal."
09:32 Which of these scandals or crimes were you the most shocked to find out about?
09:36 "The studios completely controlled all the publicity."
09:42 -Hugh Jackman, The New York Times-
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