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Ok, I admit it, I read my mothers Daily Mail this week and in an article on orgies I saw the old myth/ UL repeated that Fatty Arbuckle raped Virginia Rappe with a coke bottle thereby causing her death. Now, some years back I read 'The Day the Laughter Died' (cannot think of author) and I read that he was acquitted THREE times of this rape. Miss Rappe had undergone several abortions and suffered from chronic cystitis both of which lead to her death (I believe) from blood-poisoning.
Arbuckle was a cultural scrapegoat in the same way as Derek Bentley, Edith Thompson were ie. Hollywood star in the new Babylon has to be shot down to appease societys worries about immortality.
I have always felt for the poor guy, despite being innocent his career was effectively over and he had to direct under false names.
Any thoughts as to why this myth will not go away............
Arbuckle was a cultural scrapegoat in the same way as Derek Bentley, Edith Thompson were ie. Hollywood star in the new Babylon has to be shot down to appease societys worries about immortality.
I have always felt for the poor guy, despite being innocent his career was effectively over and he had to direct under false names.
Any thoughts as to why this myth will not go away............