Scandal Queens

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 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 for you in this episode, but listener beware: this is tragic story. 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.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 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 failed marriages, suicide, abortions, and the Hollywood machine that would eventually consume her. 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.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 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 Caitlyn Jenner killed someone, and more. If you can't see who the Kardashians are by the end of this episode...you don't want to. 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.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 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 music industry, to a controversial relationship with a seventeen-year-old child, Robert Kardashian was a man of contradictions. And a man who drove around in a Rolls-Royce with a Jesus fish in the window. This is the (true) story of Robert Kardashian. Selected Source: Carson, M. (2024, October 10). Juicing the charts: Robert Kardashians. Mxdefying. https://mxdefying.substack.com/p/juicing-the-charts-robert-kardashians 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.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 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. Hearst Metrotone News. (1947, May 26). News of the world [Video]. UCLA Film & Television Archive. https://newsreels.net/v/3ko1nm0 Collins, J. A. (2024). Weaponized religion: From Latter Rain to Colonia Dignidad . Dark Mystery Publications. Kightlinger, S. (Host). (n.d.). Episode 14: Evangelical profit [Podcast transcript]. Transmissions from Jonestown. Retrieved April 28, 2026, from https://www.transmissionsfromjonestown.com/transcripts/episode-14-evangelical-profit William Branham Historical Research. (n.d.). William Branham Historical Research . Retrieved April 15, 2026, from https://william-branham.org/ 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.

What do you think? Send me a text 📱 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 story is much longer and darker than we've been led to believe. While Kris and Kim sell stories of a hard-working immigrant, scratch the surface on the real Kardashian origin story, and you find a strange tale of child prophets, evangelical extremism, and a world of controversy-linked preachers. This is the story of the Kardashian family. The real story of the Kardashian family, and their decades long-ties to some of the most dangerous and subversive holy rollers in modern American history. Selected Sources for This Episode: William Branham Historical Research. (n.d.). William Branham Historical Research . Retrieved April 15, 2026, from https://william-branham.org/ Collins, J. A. (2024). Weaponized religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR . Dark Mystery Publications. Collins, J. A. (2020). Preacher behind the white hoods: A critical examination of William Branham and his message . Dark Mystery Publications. Armenpress. (2011, December 2). The Sun reveals secrets of history of Kim Kardashian's family . https://armenpress.am/en/article/670723 (Original work published 2011) Rubbish contract war is seen here. (1925, September 10). San Pedro News Pilot , 12 (294), 5. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19250910.2.27 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.