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Believe it or not Americas fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ Perez Hilton Charlie Sheens breakdown and allegations against Woody Allen And the stars of yesteryear They werenxFFFDt always the saints that we make them out to be Part biography part cultural history the stories contained in this book cover the stuff that films are made of love sex drugs illegitimate children illicit affairs and botched cover-ups Based on Anne Helen Petersens popular column on the Hairpin Scandals of Classic Hollywood is sensationalism made smart