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<p>Variety Confidential is a new true crime podcast that dives into Variety’s historic archives to explore stories of sex, money and murder in the entertainment industry. Season one, titled “The Secret History of the Casting Couch,” will detail the notorious Hollywood casting couch through the decades and draw parallels between recent sex scandals and those of the past, illustrating that sexual predation in the industry is as old as the Hollywood Hills.</p>
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January 24, 2024
<p>After starring in the 1935 film “Captain Blood,” actor Errol Flynn became the big screen’s foremost swashbuckler. Seven years later, two underage girls accused the golden age movie star of statutory rape. In “When You’re A Star,” the sixth episode of <em>Variety</em> and iHeart Podcasts’ true crime podcast “<a href="https://variety.com/t/variety-confidential/">Variety Confidential</a>,” host Tracy Pattin and co-host Matt Donnelly, <em>Variety</em>’s senior entertainment and media writer, look back at Flynn’s 1943 rape trial. </p> <p>For a full list of sources and citations for this episode, visit https://variety.com/h/variety-confidential/.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
January 17, 2024
<p></p> <p>Known for “Chinatown,” “Rosemary's Baby” and “The Pianist,” Roman Polanski is one of the most acclaimed directors in cinematic history. He is also a convicted child rapist who has faced several sexual assault allegations over the course of his career. </p> <p> </p> <p>In “Disgraced Genius,” the fifth episode of <em>Variety</em> and iHeart Podcasts’ true crime podcast “Variety Confidential,” host Tracy Pattin and co-host Matt Donnelly, <em>Variety</em>’s senior entertainment and media writer, examine Polanski’s downfall after decades of Hollywood reverence. </p> <p>For a full list of sources and citations for this episode, visit https://variety.com/h/variety-confidential/.</p> <p></p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
January 10, 2024
<p>Don Simpson reigned over Hollywood after joining forces with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer in the 1980s. Around town, the studio executive-turned-producer’s addiction to sex workers and drugs was no secret — and for decades, he wielded his power in the industry to continue his nefarious and erratic ways. </p> <p>For a full list of sources and citations for this episode, visit https://variety.com/h/variety-confidential/.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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