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Some celebrity curses are just too chilling to ignore. From rock stars lost at 27 to actors haunted by tragic coincidences, Hollywood has more than its fair share of eerie urban legends. Join us as we delve into infamous showbiz misfortunes tied to everything from cursed cars to cancelled films. Which of these mysterious tales give you goosebumps? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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00:00Amy Winehouse's tragic death puts her in the sad club of influential musicians who died at age 27.
00:08Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:10And today we're counting down our picks for curses in the entertainment industry
00:14that seem to be more fact than fiction, and in many cases, have been tied to tragedy.
00:21People say racing is dangerous, but I'll take my chances on the track any day than on a highway.
00:27Number 10. Superman Curse
00:31Even comfort characters can harbor dark energy.
00:35Several Superman productions over the years have caused people to notice the chilling connection between some of those involved.
00:41Actors who've portrayed the comic book character have gone on to suffer immense tragedies,
00:47such as Christopher Reeve's paralysis and health issues in the 1990s.
00:51As a man, he was known for his courage.
00:54You have to say, I deny these limitations. There are no limitations.
00:58Others, like George Reeves, passed away suddenly.
01:02Even those portraying supporting characters like Lois Lane or Jor-El have suffered hits to their careers or mental health.
01:09Kind of became the poster child for mental health, and so it's now become very rewarding to speak to people, particularly patients.
01:17The crew of Superman Returns was also supposedly affected, with three members being injured.
01:23However, this curse has fortunately skipped over others involved in the franchise.
01:28He'll be best remembered as a tireless advocate for stem cell research.
01:33I'm gonna fight for the cure. I'm gonna fight for funding. I'm gonna fight for change.
01:37Number 9. Katy Perry Haunted by None
01:39Could this be why she went from pop princess to pop pariah?
01:43In 2018, Katy Perry was entangled with a legal battle with two Los Angeles nuns over the purchase of their former convent.
01:51At 87, Sister Catherine Rose finds herself locked out of her old home and fighting the church she spent a lifetime serving.
02:00After years of fighting in court, Sister Catherine Rose collapsed in the courtroom and died.
02:06Just hours beforehand, she pleaded with Perry to cancel the sale.
02:10She wanted to block the sale of her former convent to pop star Katy Perry.
02:15Rose collapsed and died in court today during a hearing involving the ongoing battle.
02:20Since then, the singer has struggled professionally and personally.
02:25Her recent albums and singles have had no staying power, and her Lifetime's tour and spaceflight have gotten dragged online.
02:33To top it all off, her long-term relationship with Orlando Bloom ended.
02:37It's hard to say if Sister Catherine's final words to her are the reason, but the coincidence is too eerie to ignore.
02:43Haiti's been upset with where her career is currently, and it's caused stress in their relationship.
02:49Orlando tried to be there for her, but it got too tough for him.
02:52Number 8. The Curse of Rosemary's Baby
02:55It's been claimed that the 1968 film Rosemary's Baby was an extremely ill-fated production.
03:08One of those most affected was director Roman Polanski.
03:11He was aware of it and claimed in his autobiography that in 1969,
03:16he'd had a thought that he would never see his wife Sharon Tate again.
03:20Weeks later, she was slain by the Manson family.
03:23Five persons, including actress Sharon Tate, were found dead at the home of Miss Tate and her husband,
03:28screen director Roman Polanski.
03:30That only scratches the surface of the tragedy surrounding Rosemary's Baby.
03:35The composer, Christoph Kometa, suffered a fall that resulted in a coma,
03:39a similar fate to one that occurred in the story.
03:42Producer William Castle was hospitalized the following year,
03:46where he claimed to suffer hallucinations of the movie.
03:48With so many people being affected, it seems that it may be cursed after all.
03:53What have you done to him, you maniac?
03:56Satan is his father, not Guy.
03:59Number 7. The Kennedy Curse
04:01The Kennedy family is one of the most well-known and devastating examples of political figures
04:06who have fallen victim to strange occurrences.
04:10Since 1944, several direct relatives of Joseph Kennedy Sr. have met unbelievably tragic fates.
04:17Robert Kennedy was shot at 12.15 p.m. Pacific Coast time.
04:23The end of a brilliant political and public career.
04:26At the age of 42, Robert Francis Kennedy was dead.
04:30John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert were victims of political assassinations,
04:34while others like Joseph Jr., Kathleen, and John Kennedy Jr. suffered aviation accidents.
04:40While no flight plan was filed, none had to be under the circumstances of this flight,
04:46they were bound for Martha's Vineyard.
04:48The plane was due there about 10 o'clock, never got there.
04:52Over a dozen members of the family have been affected in one way or another,
04:56with the most recent death occurring in 2020.
04:59Senator Ted Kennedy even remarked on it shortly after he accidentally drove off a bridge in 1969,
05:05wondering if there was a dark aura hanging over them all.
05:08Such questions as whether the girl might still be alive somewhere out of that immediate area,
05:14whether some awful curse did actually hang over all the Kennedys.
05:21Number 6. Billy Bob Thornton Co-Star Curse
05:24A co-star passing away once is a tragedy, twice is a coincidence.
05:29But several in the span of a decade have made some wonder if there's a greater power at play.
05:34Since the late 1990s, several of Billy Bob Thornton's colleagues have died after starring beside him in a movie.
05:41It all began with J.T. Walsh, who passed away two years after appearing in Sling Blade alongside Thornton.
05:48Carl, who'd you kill?
05:53Bad Santa actors John Ritter and Bernie Mac met their own fates in 2003 and 2008, respectively.
06:04Medium Bernie Mac was only 50 years old when he died over the weekend.
06:09From what his publicist said were complications from pneumonia.
06:12It's even believed that Heath Ledger, who appeared alongside Thornton in 2001's Monster Ball,
06:18could be considered a victim of this dark phenomenon.
06:21Whatever the case, a lot of talent was lost in that short time span.
06:25Heath Ledger's death. His body was found this afternoon in that white building behind me by a housekeeper.
06:31Police sources tell our local affiliate WNBC that the housekeeper...
06:35Number 5. The Curse of the Porsche 550 Spyder
06:38When James Dean wasn't acting, he was racing.
06:41Do you have any special advice for the young people who drive?
06:44Take it easy driving. The life you might save might be mine.
06:49His final car was a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, which he'd planned to enter in the Salinas road race.
06:56He would never get the chance to.
06:58On September 30th, 1955, he passed away in a horrific crash.
07:03It was a beautiful, clear day. The road seemed almost deserted.
07:08Since that day, there have been several occurrences of the car bringing tragedy wherever it goes.
07:14In 1959, it was merely sitting in a garage when it caught a blaze.
07:18A doctor who purchased it and installed the engine into one of his own cars crashed.
07:24But he still fared better than the man he reportedly lent other parts to, who died in his own accident.
07:30Watch that board.
07:31Today, the Spyder, along with Dean's other Porsche, is missing, which may be for the best.
07:46Number 4. The Lee Family Curse
07:48When two generations of talent are extinguished in otherwise avoidable ways,
07:53it's hard not to wonder if there's a curse involved.
07:56What would have been the biggest movie of Bruce Lee's career premiered just days after his unexpected death.
08:01The circumstances surrounding my father's death are ever a hassle is when people who continue to perpetuate
08:10this myth that something untoward happened come and bother me about it.
08:16A sudden passing like his is tragic, but not out of the ordinary.
08:21But then history repeated itself with his son Brandon.
08:23While working on The Crow in 1993, 20 years after his father's passing,
08:29a mishandled prop led to his own untimely demise.
08:33Brandon's on-set tragedy falling in a year packed with tributes for his dad,
08:37commemorating the two decades since Bruce died under mysterious circumstances.
08:42Much like his father, the film would have most likely catapulted him into superstardom.
08:47What makes it even spookier is that his dad's last film includes a scene where his character
08:52is shot with a prop gun and lives.
08:55The long-standing myth, in part positing Bruce's Hong Kong home,
08:59was spiritually unbalanced, creating a hex that caused his death, then Brandon.
09:04Number 3. John Lennon and the Curse of the Number 9.
09:08This may be one of the most prominent cases of numerology within the entertainment sphere.
09:12Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9.
09:18John Lennon came into the world on the 9th of October.
09:21His house number was 9, and he performed his first set at the Cavern Club with the Beatles
09:27on February 9th, 1961.
09:30The connection continued as he catapulted to global fame.
09:33I said to travel on the 1-8 at the 9-0-9.
09:39I'm thinking of the door and I'm thinking of my bed and it's me.
09:42The band's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was on February 9th, 1964.
09:47The number 9 also made appearances in a few of Lennon's songs, strengthening its significance
09:53even further.
09:59It's unclear why the digit was so prominent throughout his life, but it seemed to be attached to him
10:05until the day he was murdered, nine years after moving to the United States.
10:10This is today, December 9th. I'm here with Jane Pauley, and this entire half hour will be devoted
10:16to the murder of John Lennon, ex-Beatle, one of the best-known musicians and most influential people
10:22of his time.
10:23Number 2. A Tuck Curse
10:25Within a span of two decades, some of Hollywood's most promising comedic talent died before their time.
10:31The thread connecting them all? A tuck.
10:33Originally intended for John Belushi,
10:35the film would have centered around a Canadian Inuk of the same name.
10:40The same year Belushi accepted the role,
10:42he was found dead.
10:43Comic actor John Belushi died today
10:46at a rented hotel bungalow in the Hollywood Hills.
10:49Several other attempts were made to create the film,
10:51but no matter who they called upon,
10:53tragedy struck.
10:54Good evening, some stories we're following.
10:56Tributes pour in for one of Canada's most famous entertainers,
10:59John Candy is dead at the age of 43.
11:02John Candy passed in 1994,
11:04and Chris Farley followed in 1997.
11:07You knew him from Saturday Night Live.
11:09I want only Bill!
11:11Chris Farley has died in Chicago.
11:13It's even been said that the curse affects actors who've merely read the script,
11:17such as Phil Hartman.
11:18It's fascinating to me that all these guys who were involved with this film have passed away.
11:23Is there a curse on it?
11:25I don't know, but it's just a weird thing.
11:26Though the existence of a curse was denied in 1999,
11:30the film has remained in production hell for years,
11:32where it will hopefully never claim another victim.
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11:50You may not think Kurt Cobain and Charles VIII have anything to do with one another.
11:59However, there is one thread connecting them and dozens of other prominent figures,
12:03dying at just 27 years old.
12:06Kurt Cobain's body was found inside a garage apartment adjacent to his Seattle home.
12:11The 27 Club is an unofficial list of famous figures who passed at that age,
12:15and is so frequent that some speculate there's more to it than pure chance.
12:20And so many people blogging and tweeting throughout the day today about an almost eerie coincidence.
12:25So many young music stars lost and so many lost when they too were 27.
12:30Multiple studies have been conducted,
12:32trying to deduce whether it's due to statistical probability.
12:36That has been refuted, all but removing logic from the equation entirely.
12:40The supposed curse has been associated with many tragic celebrity deaths over the years.
12:46The 27-year-old cut down by that freak car accident outside his Hollywood Hills home early Sunday morning.
12:52Which of these curses do you believe are real?
12:54Let us know in the comments.
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13:28What does it mean to you?
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