Clara Bow dealt with nasty tabloid rumors
No silent actress was more famous than Clara Bow, which made her the perfect target for publication Coast Reporter. The tabloid threatened to spread horrible rumors about the starlet if she didn’t pay them off.
Stories soon spread that Clara Bow was an alcoholic, drug addict, loose woman, and even someone who partook in bestiality. These lies and blackmail landed the publisher of Coast Reporter eight years in prison.