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Scandal Queens

E.B. Johnson

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Have you wondered what crypto scam Kim K is running this week? Or what actually happened with that Will Smith lawsuit? Welcome to Scandal Queens, where we peel back the glitz and glamour to reveal the dark side of celebrity culture they don't want you to see.

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S2 · E42
Wednesday · 1 hr 36 min
Eternal Bogeyman: Hollywood and the Satanic Panic
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Long before the 1980s had parents burning D&D handbooks and side-eyeing heavy metal, Hollywood was quietly laying the groundwork for full-blown cult hysteria. In this episode, I trace how horror heavyweights like Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, and The Omen—fuelled by the real-world shadow of the Manson Family murders—paved the path for sensationalized "memoirs" like Michelle Remembers and the wave of Satanic Ritual Abuse conspiracies that followed. Then, you and I will flip the reel to look at the movies born straight out of that paranoia: from The Believers and The Gate to suburban vampire classic The Lost Boys. Did movies create the panic, or did the panic make the movies? Grab your pop-corn and your rosary beads...we’re diving in. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E41
October 21 · 1 hr 29 min
The Fatal Blessing: Curses of Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Hollywood loves a good myth, but some "curses" carry a body count. This week, we’re digging into the eerie, the tragic, and the plain old bizarre urban legends haunting the silver screen. From the famously doomed scripts of the unmade comedy Atuk and the infamous "Superman Curse" to the tragic origins and cultural mythos of the 27 Club, we separate genuine industry exploitation from spooky superstition. Pop some popcorn, check your contract fine print, and let’s talk about why Tinseltown's darkest stories always seem to come back for a sequel. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E40
October 14 · 1 hr 36 min
Wrong Kind of Fame: The Disappearance of Jean Spangler
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 On October 7, 1949, Jean Elizabeth Spangler kissed her daughter goodbye and walked out the door, never to be seen again. Now, 77 years later, we'll piece together the mystery of what happened to this tragic Hollywood star. Using contemporary sources, new personal accounts, and a slew of insane Hollywood connections, we'll follow the journey of Jean Spangler. This twisting story will take us not only into the very heart of the film industry, but into the darkest corners of the Hollywood machine. Was Jean Spangler the victim of a vengeful ex-husband? A mafia lord with a grudge to settle? Or a famous leading man with a serious secret to keep? We'll explore every angle in this mystery deep dive and see if we can put the disappearance of this Hollywood beauty to rest once and for all. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E39
October 7 · 1 hr 14 min
The Ghosts, Ghouls, and Specters of Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Get excited! It's officially Spooky Season, and we're kicking things off right with a very special ghost story edition. That's right. I'm taking you into some of the creepiest stories in Hollywood. Come with me as we explore the most haunted locations, the most tragic ghosts, and the most surprising paranormal experiences that inspired some of your favorite movies. Are you ready to explore the spooky side of Hollywood? Grab your popcorn and your holy water. It's gonna be good. NOTE: To get the maximum enjoyment out of this episode, headphones are recommended. Enjoy! Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E38
September 30 · 1 hr 32 min
The Harsh Love Affair: Secrets, Scandals, and Controversies of Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 From Gloria Grahame's marriage to her (former) stepson to the notorious party houses of Beverly Hills - these are the strangest secrets, scandals, and controversies that have cloaked Hollywood in shadow for more than a century. In this episode, I'll count down the 10 strangest secrets and scandals that turned Tinsel Town upside down. Just some of the stories we'll talk about include: Joan Crawford's alleged dirty movie, Loretta Young's abandoned and re-adopted daughter, the mysterious Garden of Allah Hotel, a boy's dismembered foot in Van Nuys, the death of Ted Healy, and more. If you ever wanted to know just how weird, wild, and secretive Hollywood can get, this is the episode for you. Enjoy! (PS: I think I called Eddie Fisher "Todd" at some point. I caught it. I didn't edit it out. We're all going to live, I promise.) Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E37
September 23 · 1 hr 12 min
Child Showgirl: The Tragic Tale of Lois Andrews
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 When 15-year-old Lois Andrews announced she was marrying 42-year-old comedian George Jessel, America held its breath. Today, it looks like Jessel was also having an affair with the girl's 30-year-old mother. This is the tragic tale of Lois Andrews. A child showgirl who got her start on the stage of Earl Carroll at just 14 years old. Her winding journey would carry her through the arms of some of the most famous and powerful men in the golden age of Hollywood. But did it bring her peace? Find out in this winding tale of another tragic Hollywood casualty. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E36
September 16 · 1 hr 28 min
Frank Ries: Hollywood's King of the Obscene
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 When Frank Ries killed himself in 1947, no one had any idea it was going to expose one of the darkest secrets in Hollywood history. A whole industry, designed to prey on young girls and movie star hopefuls... This is the story of Frank Ries. Hollywood royalty and Tinseltown's very own "King of the Obscene." A Hollywood story I'm willing to bet you've never heard before. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E35
September 9 · 1 hr 29 min
The Smallest Clique: Madams and Brothels of Golden Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 This week, take a deep dive into one of the darkest sides of Hollywood's Golden Age. We'll be exploring the madams, procurers, and brothels that kept the film colony's thriving sex trade alive. From infamous figures like Lee Francis to the "Black Widow" who lurked among some of Hollywood's most powerful figures. We'll explore some of the most harrowing and tragic stories from Hollywood's "white slavery" trade, and the people and places that made it happen. Additional sources: J.H. Graham Hollywood Deep Dives Madams and Brothels of Golden Hollywood Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E34
September 2 · 1 hr 29 min
Pay to Play: A VERY Brief History of Predators in Hollywood
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Think Hollywood only became a nasty place when Epstein got involved with Peggy Siegal? Think again. In this episode, I'm taking you on a journey into the very predatory history of Hollywood...going all the way back to the very begging. Discussed in this episode: Charlie Chaplin's criminal attraction to children Louis B. Mayer's harassment of Judy Garland The parade of abortions organized by Irving Thalberg Oswley Stanley and Hollywood's drug revolution And more... This is it, folks. The predatory history of Hollywood laid bare right from the very beginning. We're going to peer into the darkest corners and expose the cycles once and for all. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E33
August 26 · 1 hr 35 min
Marilyn & the Mafia: The Tragic Final Year of Marilyn Monroe
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 What happened to Marilyn Monroe at the Cal Neva Lodge in 1962? And what did Frank Sinatra and Sam Giancana have to do with it? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the final year of Marilyn's life. We'll look at what was going on in her personal life, her professional life, and the host of dodgy characters around her. Most importantly, we'll take a closer look at the Cal Neva Lodge and the tragic final week of Marilyn Monroe's life. Featuring new research and theories rarely shared with the public before. Buckle up. It's a wild, and horrifying, ride. Additional Sources: FBI Declassified Marilyn Monroe files Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E32
August 19 · 1 hr 14 min
Plunder As a Way of Life: Hollywood & the Mafia
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Yeah, Frank Sinatra used to sing for the mob...but what do you know about Johnny Roselli, or Charlie Baron? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into a few of the strangest Hollywood-meets-mafia-related stories. From the scandal-ridden rise of Betty Benson to the CIA conspiracies of Joan Crawford's honey, Charlie Baron -- we're going places the mob (and the CIA) probably don't want you to look. Buckle up for a deep dive that will lead you right to the doors of Cielo Drive on August 09, 1969. It's all in this (first) in-depth look at the deep and lasting ties behind some of the biggest players in Hollywood and the mob. Additional sources for this episode: Glamorous Immorality: A Brief History of Old Hollywood's Organized Criminals (Donis Casey) Isle of Destiny (1940). Starring June Lang Morton Grove Before the Baby Boom: Life and Times at the Lincoln Tavern (Beyond the Gradyent) Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E31
August 12 · 1 hr 21 min
Joe Francis (Pt II): Pure, Unadulterated Evil
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Assault. Child abuse. Grievous bodily harm. Kim Kardashian. Those are just a few of horrors you can expect in this final chapter on Joe Francis. In part one, we looked at the mysterious childhood that created Joe Francis. Now, in Part 2, we'll see how the boy became the monster behind Girls Gone Wild -- an empire of softcore and hardcore pornography that ruined the lives of countless women. This is an examination of a troubled life. A terrifying life. A life lived without consequence...and ever in the presence of a Kardashian. This is the stomach churning, gut twisting, enraging final chapter of a man whose history reads like something out of a serial killer's playbook. This is the final chapter in the Joe Francis story. A look at the monster behind the curtain. Recommended sources for this episode: Epstein's Black Book: EFTA00191467 Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E30
August 5 · 1 hr 32 min
Joe Francis (Part I): The Most Awful Human Being
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 In 2008, Joe Francis plead no contest to child abuse and prostitution. Today, he lives in Mexico, in a palatial resort estate often frequented by the Kardashians. Who is this pornography mogul who has avoided more arrests than Ted Bundy? And how did he become a sweeping sensation of the early 2000s? In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the history of the Francis family, and the making of a man Doug Stanhope once called, “Pure unadulterated evil…The most awful human being I’ve ever met in all of my time in the entertainment business.” This is the story of Joe Francis. The real Joe Francis. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E29
July 29 · 1 hr 18 min
Barbara Daly Baekeland: Hell In the Ivory Tower
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 While you might know the Baekeland family for their plastics empire, in the 1980s -- they became known for a scandal filled with incest and murder. It was the kind of story that "just doesn't happen" in the high society circles of America. But in 1972, the curtain was peeled back on the elite of Manhattan when one of their own was murdered in cold blood. This is the sordid and tragedy filled story of one of high-society's biggest scandals: the story of Barbara Daly and her son Tony Baekeland. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E28
July 22 · 1 hr 6 min
The 10 Darkest Reality TV Shows of the 2000s
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. And we were there for every moment of it... Yes. Early 2000s reality television. The wildest time in the Wild West. From Flavor of Love to Bad Girls Club, and Jon and Kate Plus 8 - the brand-new world of reality television showed us things we had never seen before. And then some. Behind the scenes, though, there was serious scandal going on. In this episode, I'm counting down my list of the 10 darkest reality TV shows from the early 2000s? Does your favorite show make the list? Find out! Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E27
July 15 · 1 hr 23 min
The Duggars (PT II): Wolves In the Sheep Pen
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 This week, we wrap up the story of the Duggar Family by diving deep into their ties to the IBLP...and it's crazy ties to the Kardashians? Yeah. It's wild. Also in this episode: Clive Davis is dead, Jack White is getting divorced...again, and declassified CIA documents that will blow your mind. Enjoy! Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E26
July 8 · 1 hr 12 min
The Duggars (Part I): A Quiverfull of BS
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 They were Christian royalty on American reality tv. Now, the Duggars are a stain on the evangelical movement. How did a backwoods family from Arkansas become one of the most recognizable household names in the country? How did they climb from free housing to a $25M a year empire that fueled a political campaign? In this episode, we're talking the history of the infamous Duggar clan. Where they came from, who they are, and how they produced two monsters among their brood of 19 children (and counting). Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E25
July 1 · 1 hr 4 min
The Doom Book: A Peek Into Golden Hollywood’s Age of Sin
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Murders. Overdoses. Suicides. Assaults. This was the face of Hollywood's Golden Age before the Doom Book took over the scene... It was the one list you didn't want to be on. Decades before McCarthy, there was William H. Hays and the Doom Book, a list that destroyed the careers of some of Hollywood's most gifted...and most scandalous. In this episode, we're talking the Hays Code, the rape and murder of Virginia Rappe, and Hollywood's most salacious controversies. What was pre-code Hollywood really like? What did we lose in the aftermath? It's a story as twisted as Fatty Arbuckle's 3 back to back murder trials, and it's all here in this episode of Scandal Queens. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E24
June 24 · 1 hr 20 min
Lou Taylor (Part II): In the Image of God
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 WARNING: This episode is NSFW. Lots of ranting ahead. This week, we close the chapter on Lou Taylor and lay it all out in the open - how did Lou Taylor build her business, how did she trap the Spears family and a revolving door of bad decisions (and a conservatorship)? It's all in this episode, PLUS: Ariana Grande is tour and looking mini. Will this single gal finish her 41-date engagement? And Jeffrey Epstein's former sex assistant is threatening to release a tell-all book. Is that allowed? My 2+ min ran on the subject says no. Listen to all here, in the final chapter of our Lou Taylor saga (for now). Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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S2 · E23
June 17 · 55 min
Lou Taylor (Part I): A Plantation State of Mind
What do you think? Send me a text 📱 Who was the mastermind behind the Britney Spears conservatorship? Ask any #FreeBritney historian, and they'll point the finger squarely in one direction: Lou Taylor. She's been labeled "Loucifer" by Britney Spears fans, but who is the woman behind Tri Star Sports and Entertainment, really? In this episode, I'm taking you into the world of Lou Taylor, and the intricate web of corruption that turned her into the Evangelical CEO she is today. Support the show Love this episode? Follow Scandal Queens on Instagram and TikTok for the dish on more toxic celebrities. Or, join me on Patreon for more deep dives.
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