Fatty Arbuckle
Back in 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the biggest Hollywood stars. He made a hefty $1 million paycheck a year. Arbuckle went to San Francisco’s ritzy St. Francis Hotel, where he attended an elite gala to celebrate Labor Day. An actress named Virginia Rappe was also at the party. Suddenly, guests heard screaming, and when they went to check out what was going on, they noticed Arbuckle leaving the area.
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Arbuckle’s friends said when they came in, the actress was fully dressed. However, her friends stated that Arbuckle had raped her. Although they couldn’t find any evidence of sexual assault, Virginia Rappe died the next day from a ruptured bladder.