Hollywood Babylon - It's Back!

Thank god most of those concerned are dead as this is salacious :)


That smutty series of books that are Hollywood Babylon are back. 


Latest revelations are:


Marilyn Monroe had an affair with Ronald Reagan, Marilyn also had a tryst with Joan Crawford but refused to make it an ongoing affair. James Dean showed a disconcerting interest in a 12-year-old boy in the early 1950s. Lucille Ball launched herself into show business as a hooker, and her husband Desi Arnaz had a fling with Cesar Romero. Cary Grant had an incestuous relationship with his stepson, Lance Reventlow and Errol Flynn also indulged in some incest. And this, by the way, is only the tip of the iceberg. 


That's it, my order is in with Amazon!

Cheatin' Hearts

I have been avoiding posting this as generally I will only post those bits of gossip that I find mildly interesting and the whole 'Ashton Kutcher is allegedly cheating on Demi Moore' thing was a bit booooring. Only because we know OF COURSE HE ALLEGEDLY, POSSIBLY IS. Ashton is a total litigation whore, so you have to be careful. 


As I don't follow Twitter I'm not up to speed on every second of this mans life so I'll keep it brief.


One of his alleged mistresses, whose name I can't even be bothered to look up (think one step up on the ladder of class in comparison to a Tiger Woods trick), has gone to the press (SHOCK) to say that Ashton did the deed on his and Demi's sofa with her. Well at least he had the decency not to take her to the marital bed, but I'm thinking he lives in a mansion with a gazillion bedrooms, but whatever...I digress. The girl claims that Ashton told her that he and Demi have an 'open' relationship' but Demi might be mad as he wasn't sharing this girl with her. YES Demi likes a bit of lady love apparently and the couple ALLEGEDLY enjoy threesomes. This may be true, but watch out Demi your open relationship may end up going the way of this next Hollywood couple:


They were the new golden couple, a movie star and a TV friend, but behind the scenes they liked to keep things interesting by indulging in an 'open' relationship'. The female of this couple wasn't hugely keen on the idea, but the male had been conducting his very own open style relationship anyway, so she thought she'd play along. The only rule was DONT FALL FOR ANYONE. The female had an affair with a pop star turned actor on a musically related film, while the male got to sneak around with the worlds most desirable woman. The problem was the male fell hard and fast and the rest is history. That's what the female can never forgive, not the actual cheating. 

Two for Travolta

There was a party recently to celebrate the imminent arrival. So he took the opportunity to get dressed up, full lady costume, with his male friends, and sing and dance and flail about, and let the real him fly for a change, at least the afternoon, just like in the movies, while his expectant wife looked on… or away, I guess, depends how you see it. They say he feels free in character, this particular character. But it wasn’t an open invitation for everyone. These curious affairs never are. Even the wait staff was required to have come off the same space ship. Like mandatory. While he would have preferred tall, dark, and handsome too, in this respect, at least lately, she’s been able to overrule him. Impulse control, however, has never been his strength. He’s been on a very, very short leash. (Lainey Gossip)

Edna Turnblad aka The Spa Crawler.

You’ll be delighted to hear that this celebrity is having just the easiest pregnancy ever! No morning sickness, no swollen feet, and lots of energy. It is truly amazing how much easier pregnancy is when you don’t actually have to carry the baby. Anyone happen to catch her in a bathing suit this summer? Of course not. In other news, she has just upgraded to the largest size belly bump for the last trimester. It is big, and she’s finding it uncomfortable to wear, so don’t expect to see her out and about more than once or twice in the next few weeks. (Blind Gossip)

We've touched on this before haven't we Mrs. T? 

Arrogant Actor

This A++ list movie actor from one of the top five grossing movies of all time was on the house phone in a hotel lobby when he was spotted by a fan. The fan waited patiently until the actor was done with a call and as the two crossed paths, the fan asked for a picture. The actor did not even acknowledge the presence of the fan and just walked right by.


This sounds like some Russell Crowe crap, but as he is far from A ++ these days, it's been revealed as supposedly Leonardo Di Caprio. 

Stephen J. Cannell Dies

If you are a child of the 80s like me, then you should be weeping for writer/producer Stephen J. Cannell who has died at the age of 69. Because without him we would not have been treated to the delights of the A-Team, The Rockford Files (70s I know) and 21 Jump Street amongst others. I'm sure at the end of each of his shows there was a little moment here you saw him at a typewriter, throwing away his papers. I need to You Tube that or else I'm getting confused with Murder She Wrote.

Golden Era Gossip

This A+++ lister from days gone by was an Academy Award nominee/winner and no one will have any doubts he was an A lister. Anyway, back in the day, this actor was also the man you turned to when LSD was just making its way into Hollywood. Everyone wanted to try it and this actor was about the only person who could supply it. It is said he used it almost everyday from the time he first tried it. That could explain why he didn't work much, if at all after first trying it, despite being in his earning years still. He was once married to a C list actress who has one of the most remarkable true life experiences ever. (CDAN)


Cary Grant. His use of LSD is pretty well known and I'm currently reading a book by Esther Williams, MGM's 'Mermaid' and she went to Grant when she was depressed to get some LSD. He'd be the best looking dealer anyone would have come across, that's for sure. And the C-List actress who was his beard is Betsy Drake. She survived the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria in 1956 and she is also credited with introducing Grant to LSD. 


This is the short version of a very long winded blind item that I found on the Crazy Days and Nights site. Way back in old Hollywood, even before Hollywood really existed, a young actress had a baby out of wedlock and had to have the child adopted. In those days adoptions would usually be inter-family and the baby boy was placed with a cousin. Years passed and the young actress became a huge star. The boy grew up and went to Hollywood himself. He didn't know he was adopted but he knew that the family had a friend out there who was a star. The boy went to work with her for a while and the star knew exactly who he was. And that didn't stop her having a wild affair with the boy, who never knew her real identity. She told only a handful of people in her lifetime and thrilled in this 'illicit affair'.


Gross. Why do Hollywood stars love a bit of incest? Anyway, internet rumours point to Mae West. Other names in the mix: Gloria Swanson and Clara Bow.


An A list singer and B list actor who for some reason had this very strong attraction to a waitress. They had a thing, but how he could even remember her, I have no clue. Anyway, it turns out the waitress ended up getting married to a cop. Our singer/actor ran into the waitress shortly after her marriage and wanted to be with her for a night. She told him she was married now and also told her husband the cop. The cop and the singer get into a big argument and the singer tells the cop he is going to get it. Two weeks later the cop is dead and our singer/actor goes back to the waitress the next day and says he wants to see her that night. (CDAN)


Ole blue eyes and his mafia connections strike again!

Angelina-bot

Everyone knows that LA is the capital of plastic surgery but even I couldn't believe this before and after photograph of Megan Fox. She's maybe what, 24 at the most? She was a pretty, freckle faced girl and now she's trying to morph in to some sort of Angelina-bot. 


Stop now Megan - you look like a Madame Tussauds exhibit.