Hollywood is covered with glitz and glamour, fascinating everyday folk with the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Celebrities are idolized, and regular people aspire to be as beautiful and talented as the faces in magazines. However, with the rise of social media, we created a “cancel culture,” which essentially destroys someone’s Hollywood career because of one small mistake or a huge newsworthy scandal. But what were the Hollywood scandals before the Internet took over?
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Before celebrities shared their lives with Instagram followers and got into public Twitter feuds with fellow stars, Hollywood scandals were kept more private. Hollywood directors protected their starlets’ secrets, but it usually came with a sexual price. Before the MeToo movement, many powerful men in the industry took advantage of their young starlets. From betrayal and abuse to cheating and love babies, here are some of the craziest scandals from the Golden Age of Hollywood.