Comedy takes a dark turn
Comedy team Laurel and Hardy were known for making people laugh, but Laurel was a violent alcoholic at home. This was made abundantly clear during his third divorce when then-wife Vera Shuvalova claimed that her husband had threatened her with a gun.
Allegedly, on another occasion her friends had to intervene when Laurel dug a grave in their backyard and told Vera that he was going to bury her alive. The scandal was suppressed when the two signed their divorce papers, which stated Vera was prohibited from publishing any accusations against her ex-husband.