Scandal Queens
Hey there, pop culture aficionados and social commentary seekers!
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.
Episodes
46 episodes
Frank Ries: Hollywood's King of the Obscene
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 F...
The Smallest Clique: Madams and Brothels of Golden Hollywood
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 Franci...
Pay to Play: A VERY Brief History of Predators in Hollywood
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.
Marilyn & the Mafia: The Tragic Final Year of Marilyn Monroe
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...
Plunder As a Way of Life: Hollywood & the Mafia
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-ri...
Joe Francis (Pt II): Pure, Unadulterated Evil
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 P...
Joe Francis (Part I): The Most Awful Human Being
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 ...
Barbara Daly Baekeland: Hell In the Ivory Tower
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 ...
The 10 Darkest Reality TV Shows of the 2000s
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 Duggars (PT II): Wolves In the Sheep Pen
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......
The Duggars (Part I): A Quiverfull of BS
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...
The Doom Book: A Peek Into Golden Hollywood’s Age of Sin
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 th...
Lou Taylor (Part II): In the Image of God
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 ...
Lou Taylor (Part I): A Plantation State of Mind
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 Britney Spears Conservatorship (Back to Basics)
In this week's episode, I'm breaking down the basics of the Britney Spears conservatorship.How did Britney end up in a conservatorship? What happened to her in that conservatorship? Who was in charge? It's all laid out...
The Tragic Life and Death of Jean Harlow
She was one of Hollywood's first and only originals...and she was dead by 26. This is the story of Jean Harlow, one of Hollywood's most influential and controversial talents. The original platinum blonde, whose life was marked by fa...
The Kardashians (Part IV): Kim, There's People That Are Dying
This week, Connie and I close this chapter on the Kardashian family saga. We're talking the O.J. Simpson trial, Robert Kardashian's infamous 1996 deposition, the Kardashian Kard scam, California Community Church, that time Ca...
The Kardashian (Part III): Armenian Rock n' Roll
This week, Connie and I deep-dive the controversial life (and loves) of Robert Kardashian - the patriarch of today's Kardashian clan. Think you know who Robert Kardashian was? Think again. From strange ties in the...
The Kardashians (Part II): Selling Snake Oil
In this episode, we dive even deeper into the Kardashian family and their ties to (cult leader) William Branham and the Healing Revival movement. Selected Sources: Hundreds Seek Aid of "Miracle" Healer. Hears...
The Kardashians (Part I): Holy (Bank)Rollers
Who are the Kardashians behind the BBLs and the filtered social media posts? And why are they so damn famous? It's a question that's tortured a generation, and now it's time to answer it...Because the truth is that the Kardashian ...
The Dark Side of Katy Perry (Part 2): No Smoke Without Fire
In the final installment of my Katy Perry deep dive, I'm taking you into the heart of some of Katy's closest personal and professional relationships.We're going through Katy's Super-MAGA parents, and right through her questionable...
The Dark Side of Katy Perry (Part 1): A Problematic Pattern
From Dark Horse to just dark, there is a pattern that has followed Katy Perry through the decades. This week, I'll be leading you on Part 1 of my journey into one of the darkest pop princesses in the industry. Katy Perry has ...
Your Pop Princess Is a Bad Person
From Sabrina's "weird" statements at Coachella, to Taylor's flirtation with the right, it's time to admit -- your favorite pop princess is probably a bad person. In this episode, I'm breaking it all down. Their bad behavior, the bad...
The Chappell Roan Autopsy: Death of the Midwest Princess
The "Midwest Princess" was born on a golf course, and her "protest" just got bought by a billionaire.This week, I am performing a surgical autopsy on the spectacular collapse of Chappell Roan. We’re moving past the indie-da...
The Emaciation Epidemic: Tapes, Tremors, and the FDA’s Final Warning
Is it "body goals," or a boardroom-funded death wish?This week, we are performing a surgical autopsy on the 2026 Emaciation Epidemic. While the world stares at the "skeletal collapse" of red carpet icons, the real horror is...