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*John Barrymore, 60, actor and member of the Barrymore acting family, died from cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking.

*John Barrymore, 60, actor and member of the Barrymore acting family, died from cirrhosis of the liver from heavy drinking.

*John Drew Barrymore, 72, actor and member of the Barrymore acting family, fell victim to Hollywood values as heavy drinking and drug use led to increasing unreliability and his physical and mental decline before he died of cancer.

*John Drew Barrymore, 72, actor and member of the Barrymore acting family, fell victim to Hollywood values as heavy drinking and drug use led to increasing unreliability and his physical and mental decline before he died of cancer.

*John Belushi, 33, comedian who also had some experience in the film industry, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin.

*John Belushi, 33, comedian, was a repeated drug abuser who ultimately died of a lethal injection of cocaine and heroin.

*Chester Bennington, 41, lead singer for the rock band Linkin Park committed suicide by hanging.

*Steve Bing, 55, Hollywood producer and associate of [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and the Clintons, reportedly jumped from the 27th floor of his apartment building; although officially ruled a "suicide", it is widely believed that Bing was actually murdered, [[Clinton body count|both due to his association with the Clintons]] and to silence him over [[Bill Clinton#Jeffrey Epstein, convicted registered pedophile and co-founder of the Clinton Foundation|what he knew about Epstein and Bill Clinton]].<ref>[https://sonsoflibertymedia.com/hollywood-producer-who-was-part-of-jeffrey-epsteins-lolita-express-circle-dead-falls-off-27th-floor-of-building/ Hollywood Producer Who Was Part Of Jeffrey Epstein’s "Lolita Express Circle" Dead – Falls Off 27th Floor Of Building] at Sons of Liberty Media</ref>

*Steve Bing, 55, Hollywood producer and associate of [[Jeffrey Epstein]] and the Clintons, reportedly jumped from the 27th floor of his apartment building; although officially ruled a "suicide", it is widely believed that Bing was actually murdered, [[Clinton body count|both due to his association with the Clintons]] and to silence him over [[Bill Clinton#Jeffrey Epstein, convicted registered pedophile and co-founder of the Clinton Foundation|what he knew about Epstein and Bill Clinton]].<ref>[https://sonsoflibertymedia.com/hollywood-producer-who-was-part-of-jeffrey-epsteins-lolita-express-circle-dead-falls-off-27th-floor-of-building/ Hollywood Producer Who Was Part Of Jeffrey Epstein’s "Lolita Express Circle" Dead – Falls Off 27th Floor Of Building] at Sons of Liberty Media</ref>

*Clara Blandick, 81, actress, "Aunt Em" in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' committed suicide in 1962 by overdosing on prescription medication.

*Clara Blandick, 81, actress, "Aunt Em" in ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' committed suicide in 1962 by overdosing on prescription medication.

*Stephen Clark, 30, Def Leppard guitarist, drug and alcohol overdose<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108020/bio "Stephen Clark"].  Internet Movie Database.</ref>

*Stephen Clark, 30, Def Leppard guitarist, drug and alcohol overdose<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108020/bio "Stephen Clark"].  Internet Movie Database.</ref>

*Lana Clarkson, 40, actress and model murdered by [[Phil Spector]]

*Lana Clarkson, 40, actress and model murdered by [[Phil Spector]]

*Ray Combs, 40, host of the TV game show ''Family Feud'', committed suicide by hanging himself while, ironically, in a psychiatric ward where this was supposed to be prevented.

*Ray Combs, 40, host of the TV game show ''Family Feud'', committed suicide by hanging himself while, ironically, in a psychiatric ward where this was supposed to be prevented.

*Jeff Conaway, 60, film and television actor died from a suspected overdose. He struggled with addictions to cocaine and alcohol.  

*Jeff Conaway, 60, film and television actor died from a suspected overdose. He struggled with addictions to cocaine and alcohol.  

*Don Cornelius, 75, ''Soul Train'' TV creator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/01/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-apparent-suicide-report-says/ "'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead of apparent suicide"] (February 1, 2012).  Fox News website.</ref>

*Don Cornelius, 75, ''Soul Train'' TV creator died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/02/01/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-apparent-suicide-report-says/ "'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius dead of apparent suicide"] (February 1, 2012).  Fox News website.</ref>

[[File:James Dean in East of Eden trailer 2.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|[[James Dean]] in ''[[East of Eden]]'' (1955)]]

[[File:James Dean in East of Eden trailer 2.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|[[James Dean]] in ''[[East of Eden]]'' (1955)]]

*Chris Cornell, 52, well-known lead singer for the band Soundgarden who also appeared in films, committed suicide by strangulation.

*Chris Cornell, 52, well-known lead singer for the band Soundgarden, committed suicide by strangulation.

*John Costelloe, 47, actor from HBO's ''The Sopranos'' known as "Johnny Cakes", shot himself in the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472864,00.html "'Sopranos' actor shocks fans, loved ones with holiday suicide"] (December 25, 2008).  Fox News website.</ref>

*John Costelloe, 47, actor from HBO's ''The Sopranos'' known as "Johnny Cakes", shot himself in the head.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,472864,00.html "'Sopranos' actor shocks fans, loved ones with holiday suicide"] (December 25, 2008).  Fox News website.</ref>

*Bob Crane, 49, the actor's success as one of ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' led to a bizarre life of [[sex addiction]]. He was beaten to death in 1978.

*Bob Crane, 49, the actor's success as one of ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' led to a bizarre life of [[sex addiction]]. He was beaten to death in 1978.

*Haroldo Rodriguez Danhakl, 69, gender-confused Puerto Rican actor and drag queen who went by the stage name "Holly Woodlawn" and was one of [[Andy Warhol]]'s "superstars"; died of brain and liver cancer in 2015.

*Haroldo Rodriguez Danhakl, 69, gender-confused Puerto Rican actor and drag queen who went by the stage name "Holly Woodlawn" and was one of [[Andy Warhol]]'s "superstars"; died of brain and liver cancer in 2015.

*[[James Dean]], 24, a notoriously reckless and frequently ticketed driver crashed fatally head-on into a car turning left in front of his Porsche.

*[[James Dean]], 24, a notoriously reckless and frequently ticketed driver crashed fatally head-on into a car turning left in front of his Porsche.

*Divine, 42, transvestite who was also homosexual, died of an enlarged heart.

*Divine, 42, transvestite who was also homosexual, died of an enlarged heart.

*Bobby Driscoll, 31, Disney child actor best know for his role as the voice of Peter Pan in the Disney movie of the same name, whose acting career declined after he became addicted to drugs and encountered related legal trouble after leaving Disney, then moved to New York and became involved with Andy Warhol's Factory; was found dead in 1968 in an abandoned tenement in New York City, and his autopsy revealed he had died of heart failure related to his drug use.

*Bobby Driscoll, 31, Disney child actor best know for his role as the voice of Peter Pan in the Disney movie of the same name, whose acting career declined after he became addicted to drugs and encountered related legal trouble after leaving Disney, then moved to New York and became involved with Andy Warhol's Factory; was found dead in 1968 in an abandoned tenement in New York City, and his autopsy revealed he had died of heart failure related to his drug use.

*Ryan Dunn, 34, [[MTV]]'s reality star from the series ''[[Jackass]]'', died in a 3:00 AM auto accident after a night of drinking.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/20/jackass-ryan-dunn-dies-dead-car-crash-accident-pennsylvania/ "Ryan Dunn dead: 'Jackass' star dies in car crash"] (June 20, 2011).  TMZ website.</ref>

*Ryan Dunn, 34, [[MTV]]'s reality star from the series ''[[Jackass]]'', died in a 3:00 AM auto accident after a night of drinking.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/20/jackass-ryan-dunn-dies-dead-car-crash-accident-pennsylvania/ "Ryan Dunn dead: 'Jackass' star dies in car crash"] (June 20, 2011).  TMZ website.</ref>

*Eazy-E, 31, hip hop musician, [[AIDS]] death in 1995 contracted through drug use.

*Eazy-E, 31, hip hop musician, [[AIDS]] death in 1995 contracted through drug use.

*Peg Entwistle, 24, actress, leaped to her death from atop the Hollywood sign.

*Peg Entwistle, 24, actress, leaped to her death from atop the Hollywood sign.

*Chris Farley, 33, comedian, died from an overdose of morphine and cocaine.

*Chris Farley, 33, comedian, died from an overdose of morphine and cocaine.

*Frances Farmer, 56, cancer brought on by her former lifestyle of heavy smoking.

*Frances Farmer, 56, cancer brought on by her former lifestyle of heavy smoking.

*Carrie Fisher, 60, actress best known for her role in ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies, toxicology report showing cocaine, heroin and ecstasy in her system when she died.

*Carrie Fisher, 60, actress best known for her role in ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies, toxicology report showing cocaine, heroin and ecstasy in her system when she died.

*Andrea Feldman, 24, actress who had been a member of Andy Warhol's inner circle, was one of his "superstars" and had become hooked on drugs during that time; committed suicide in 1972 by jumping to her death from a window of her parents' 14th-floor apartment in New York City.

*Andrea Feldman, 24, actress who had been a member of Andy Warhol's inner circle, was one of his "superstars" and had become hooked on drugs during that time; committed suicide in 1972 by jumping to her death from a window of her parents' 14th-floor apartment in New York City.

*Lucy Gordon, 28, British actress from the movie ''Spiderman 3'', hung herself <ref>Verges, Jean-Pierre (May 21, 2009).  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090523032706/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/wireStory?id=7642829 "Actress Lucy Gordon found dead at age 28 in Paris"].  ABC News website.  Retrieved from May 23, 2009 archive of Internet Archive.</ref>

*Lucy Gordon, 28, British actress from the movie ''Spiderman 3'', hung herself <ref>Verges, Jean-Pierre (May 21, 2009).  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090523032706/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/wireStory?id=7642829 "Actress Lucy Gordon found dead at age 28 in Paris"].  ABC News website.  Retrieved from May 23, 2009 archive of Internet Archive.</ref>

*Tom Graeff, 41, producer/director of the 1959 science fiction B-movie ''Teenagers from Outer Space'' who later engaged in a homosexual affair with that movie's lead actor, committed suicide in 1970 by inhaling carbon monoxide from car exhaust after several years of business and personal reverses.

*Tom Graeff, 41, producer/director of the 1959 science fiction B-movie ''Teenagers from Outer Space'' who later engaged in a homosexual affair with that movie's lead actor, committed suicide in 1970 by inhaling carbon monoxide from car exhaust after several years of business and personal reverses.

*Lee Grivas, 26, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of ''Married with Children'' actress Christina Applegate, 36, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose<ref>Standora, Leo (July 3, 2008).  [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/christina-applegate-boyfriend-lee-grivas-found-dead-article-1.346353 "Christina Applegate's sometime boyfriend, Lee Grivas, found dead"].  New York Daily News website.</ref>

*Lee Grivas, 26, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of ''Married with Children'' actress Christina Applegate, 36, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose<ref>Standora, Leo (July 3, 2008).  [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/christina-applegate-boyfriend-lee-grivas-found-dead-article-1.346353 "Christina Applegate's sometime boyfriend, Lee Grivas, found dead"].  New York Daily News website.</ref>

*Corey Haim, 38, teen idol who starred in many teen movies and then a reality show, died of a drug overdose.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8560246.stm "Lost Boys actor Corey Haims dies aged 38"] (March 10, 2010).  BBC News website/Entertainment.</ref>

*Corey Haim, 38, teen idol who starred in many teen movies and then a reality show, died of a drug overdose.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8560246.stm "Lost Boys actor Corey Haims dies aged 38"] (March 10, 2010).  BBC News website/Entertainment.</ref>

*Anne Heche, 53, actress who first gained notice as the second portrayer of twin sisters Marley Love and Vicky Hudson on the NBC soap opera ''Another World'' from 1987 to 1991 and was later involved in a lesbian relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, suffered burn injuries and other injuries caused by colliding her car at high speed into a house (which was then set on fire and structurally compromised by the crash) and subsequently died in a Los Angeles hospital; she was reported to have been intoxicated with narcotics (including cocaine) and was driving erratically at the time of the crash,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/anne-heche-dead-53-pulled-off-life-support-following-cocaine-fueled-car-accident/ Anne Heche Dead at 53 After Being Pulled Off Life Support Following Cocaine-Fueled Car Accident] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but it was later revealed that Heche was, in fact, not under the influence of any intoxicants at the time of the crash.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/anne-heches-autopsy-examination-shows-actress-not-on-drugs-time-fiery-car-crash Anne Heche's autopsy examination shows the actress was not on drugs at time of fiery car crash] at Fox News</ref>  Heche's father, who had been involved in homosexual affairs and had been sexually promiscuous with other men while being unfaithful in his marriage, died in 1983 after developing AIDS from one of those affairs and had also been claimed by Heche to have sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions when she was a child.<ref>[https://nypost.com/1999/04/20/heche-also-has-painful-past/ Heche Also Has Painful Past] at the New York Post</ref>  [[Fake news|Despite news reports claiming]] that Heche had been left brain-dead and in a coma as a result of the crash, she was seen in overhead video footage sitting up and trying to get off the stretcher she had been placed on by firefighters before she was forced back down and loaded into an ambulance;<ref>[https://twitter.com/MarlaTellez/status/1555671481379536896 Marla Telles: "...our crew captured the moment the suspected driver, now identified by @TMZ as actress Anne Heche, suddenly arose from the stretcher"] at Twitter</ref> this revelation, combined with the report that Heche had not been intoxicated at the time of the crash, destroyed the narrative of the liberal media ([[Liberal concealment|which predictably went silent]] on the story soon afterward).  It has been speculated that Heche was murdered by liberal [[groomer]] elitists in positions of power for exposing child sex trafficking involving said elitists in an upcoming made-for-TV movie, ''Girl in Room 13'', which she starred in (and which evidently struck a nerve with said elitists).<ref>[https://twitter.com/patriotmimzy/status/1558260975928844290 "Actress Anne Heche dead after car crash. Her new Sex Trafficking film is still happening despite her passing"] at Twitter</ref>

*Anne Heche, 53, actress who first gained notice as the second portrayer of twin sisters Marley Love and Vicky Hudson on the NBC soap opera ''Another World'' from 1987 to 1991 and was later involved in a lesbian relationship with Ellen DeGeneres, suffered burn injuries and other injuries caused by colliding her car at high speed into a house (which was then set on fire and structurally compromised by the crash) and subsequently died in a Los Angeles hospital; she was reported to have been intoxicated with narcotics (including cocaine) and was driving erratically at the time of the crash,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/anne-heche-dead-53-pulled-off-life-support-following-cocaine-fueled-car-accident/ Anne Heche Dead at 53 After Being Pulled Off Life Support Following Cocaine-Fueled Car Accident] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but it was later revealed that Heche was, in fact, not under the influence of any intoxicants at the time of the crash.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/anne-heches-autopsy-examination-shows-actress-not-on-drugs-time-fiery-car-crash Anne Heche's autopsy examination shows the actress was not on drugs at time of fiery car crash] at Fox News</ref>  Heche's father, who had been involved in homosexual affairs and had been sexually promiscuous with other men while being unfaithful in his marriage, died in 1983 after developing AIDS from one of those affairs and had also been claimed by Heche to have sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions when she was a child.<ref>[https://nypost.com/1999/04/20/heche-also-has-painful-past/ Heche Also Has Painful Past] at the New York Post</ref>  [[Fake news|Despite news reports claiming]] that Heche had been left brain-dead and in a coma as a result of the crash, she was seen in overhead video footage sitting up and trying to get off the stretcher she had been placed on by firefighters before she was forced back down and loaded into an ambulance;<ref>[https://twitter.com/MarlaTellez/status/1555671481379536896 Marla Telles: "...our crew captured the moment the suspected driver, now identified by @TMZ as actress Anne Heche, suddenly arose from the stretcher"] at Twitter</ref> this revelation, combined with the report that Heche had not been intoxicated at the time of the crash, destroyed the narrative of the liberal media ([[Liberal concealment|which predictably went silent]] on the story soon afterward).  It has been speculated that Heche was murdered by liberal [[groomer]] elitists in positions of power for exposing child sex trafficking involving said elitists in an upcoming made-for-TV movie, ''Girl in Room 13'', which she starred in (and which evidently struck a nerve with said elitists).<ref>[https://twitter.com/patriotmimzy/status/1558260975928844290 "Actress Anne Heche dead after car crash. Her new Sex Trafficking film is still happening despite her passing"] at Twitter</ref>

*Margaux Hemingway, 42, fashion model, actress and granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, suicide via drug overdose; she had been sexually abused by her father as a child and later went through alcohol and drug addiction and depression as an adult, and had also posed nude in ''Playboy''.

*Margaux Hemingway, 42, fashion model, actress and granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, suicide via drug overdose; she had been sexually abused by her father as a child and later went through alcohol and drug addiction and depression as an adult, and had also posed nude in ''Playboy''.

*John Holder Jr., 38, gender-confused actor and drag queen who went by the stage name "Jackie Curtis" and was one of Andy Warhol's "superstars"; became hooked on drugs during his time with Warhol and died in 1985 of a drug overdose.

*John Holder Jr., 38, gender-confused actor and drag queen who went by the stage name "Jackie Curtis" and was one of Andy Warhol's "superstars"; became hooked on drugs during his time with Warhol and died in 1985 of a drug overdose.

*John Holmes, adult porno star, died in 1988 of AIDS at age 43.

*John Holmes, adult porno star, died in 1988 of AIDS at age 43.

*[[Whitney Houston]], 48, singer/actress autopsy reports showed cocaine and drowning as contributors to her death.<ref>TMZ (March 30, 2012).  [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/03/30/cocaine-found-in-whitney-houstons-hotel-room-report-says/?intcmp=features "Cocaine found in Whitney Houston's hotel room, report says"].  Fox News website.</ref>

*[[Whitney Houston]], 48, singer/actress autopsy reports showed cocaine and drowning as contributors to her death.<ref>TMZ (March 30, 2012).  [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/03/30/cocaine-found-in-whitney-houstons-hotel-room-report-says/?intcmp=features "Cocaine found in Whitney Houston's hotel room, report says"].  Fox News website.</ref>

*[[Rock Hudson]], 59, AIDS in 1985.

*[[Rock Hudson]], 59, AIDS in 1985.

*Michael Hutchence, 37, asphyxiated during an auto-erotic act while alone in a Sydney Australia hotel. His wife, Paula Yates (see below), also fell victim to Hollywood Values.

*Michael Hutchence, 37, asphyxiated during an auto-erotic act while alone in a Sydney Australia hotel. His wife, Paula Yates (see below), also fell victim to Hollywood Values.

*[[Michael Jackson]], 50, the musician who also had some involvement in the film industry, cardiac arrest from a toxic mixture and abuse of prescription drugs, improperly prescribed by doctors.

*[[Michael Jackson]], 50, cardiac arrest from a toxic mixture and abuse of prescription drugs, improperly prescribed by doctors.

*Joyce Jameson, 54, actress who played one of the "Fun Girls" on ''The Andy Griffith Show''; committed suicide in 1987 by overdosing on pills.

*Joyce Jameson, 54, actress who played one of the "Fun Girls" on ''The Andy Griffith Show''; committed suicide in 1987 by overdosing on pills.

*Richard Jeni, 49, comedian, suicide<ref>Associated Press (March 12, 2007).  [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258231,00.html "Comedian Richard Jeni dies of apparent suicide"].  Fox News website.</ref>

*Richard Jeni, 49, comedian, suicide<ref>Associated Press (March 12, 2007).  [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258231,00.html "Comedian Richard Jeni dies of apparent suicide"].  Fox News website.</ref>

*Mary Anissa Jones, "Buffy" on family-esqe sitcom, ''Family Affair'', died of a multi-drug overdose in 1976, age 18.

*Mary Anissa Jones, "Buffy" on family-esqe sitcom, ''Family Affair'', died of a multi-drug overdose in 1976, age 18.

*Russell Tyrone Jones (a.k.a. "Old Dirty Bastard"), 35, hip hop musician, died of drug overdose two days before his 36th birthday.

*Russell Tyrone Jones (a.k.a. "Old Dirty Bastard"), 35, hip hop musician, died of drug overdose two days before his 36th birthday.

*Brian Keith, leading man of sitcom, ''Family Affair'' and conservative titular judge in ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', suicide in 1997, almost 21 years after fellow ''Family Affair'' star Anissa Jones' death and days after his own daughter's suicide at 27.  

*Brian Keith, leading man of sitcom, ''Family Affair'' and conservative titular judge in ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', suicide in 1997, almost 21 years after fellow ''Family Affair'' star Anissa Jones' death and days after his own daughter's suicide at 27.  

*Lisa Robin Kelly, 43, ''That '70s Show'' actress died while in a rehab facility for addictions.

*Lisa Robin Kelly, 43, ''That '70s Show'' actress died while in a rehab facility for addictions.

*Andrew Koenig, 41, child actor in the TV series ''Growing Pains'', committed suicide.<ref>US Magazine (February 26, 2010). [http://omg.yahoo.com/news/andrew-koenigs-body-found-in-vancouver-park/36485?nc "Andrew Koenig's body found in Vancouver Park"].  Yahoo! website/OMG.</ref>

*Andrew Koenig, 41, child actor in the TV series ''Growing Pains'', committed suicide.<ref>US Magazine (February 26, 2010). [http://omg.yahoo.com/news/andrew-koenigs-body-found-in-vancouver-park/36485?nc "Andrew Koenig's body found in Vancouver Park"].  Yahoo! website/OMG.</ref>

*Michael Landon, 54, an admitted chain smoker and heavy drinker despite his wholesome characters of Little Joe Cartwright on ''Bonanza'', Charles Ingalls on ''Little House on the Prairie'' and Jonathan Smith on ''Highway to Heaven'', died of pancreatic cancer.

*Michael Landon, 54, an admitted chain smoker and heavy drinker despite his wholesome characters of Little Joe Cartwright on ''Bonanza'', Charles Ingalls on ''Little House on the Prairie'' and Jonathan Smith on ''Highway to Heaven'', died of pancreatic cancer.

*[[Bruce Lee]] (Li Xiaolong), actor, 33, collapsed and died; trace amounts of cannabis found in bloodstream at postmortem; the official cause of death was acute cerebral edema (swelling of the brain) from hypersensitivity to aspirin. Cannabis probably didn't contribute to his death.

*[[Bruce Lee]] (Li Xiaolong), actor, 33, collapsed and died; trace amounts of cannabis found in bloodstream at postmortem; the official cause of death was acute cerebral edema (swelling of the brain) from hypersensitivity to aspirin. Cannabis probably didn't contribute to his death.

*Johnny Lewis, 28,  actor from ''Sons of Anarchy'' fell to his death after killing his 81-year-old landlord.

*Johnny Lewis, 28,  actor from ''Sons of Anarchy'' fell to his death after killing his 81-year-old landlord.

*Stuart Lubbock, 31, found dead in the swimming pool of popular TV entertainer Michael Barrymore, having suffered severe anal trauma, after a drug-fueled party at the star's home  

*Stuart Lubbock, 31, found dead in the swimming pool of popular TV entertainer Michael Barrymore, having suffered severe anal trauma, after a drug-fueled party at the star's home  

*Ashley Mattingly, 33, ''Playboy'' model, suicide by gunshot after struggling with substance abuse.

*Ashley Mattingly, 33, ''Playboy'' model, suicide by gunshot after struggling with substance abuse.

*Freddie Mercury, 45, born Farrokh Bulsara, lead singer of the band [[Queen (band)|Queen]], died from AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia.  In a 1986 interview, Mercury stated: "I hate doing the same thing again and again and again. I like to see what's happening now in music, film and theatre and incorporate all of those things."<ref>Wenner, Jann (2001), "[http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/queenQueen]", Hall of Fame Inductees, Cleveland: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</ref> Mercury performed in music videos as well.  

*Freddie Mercury, 45, born Farrokh Bulsara, lead singer of the band [[Queen (band)|Queen]], died from AIDS-related bronchial pneumonia.

*Hagen Mills, 29, actor on the FX network shot the mother of his child before killing himself after being released on rape charges.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/05/20/hagen-mills-shoots-partner-then-kills-himself-after-release-from-jail/ (Breitbart)]</ref>

*Hagen Mills, 29, actor on the FX network shot the mother of his child before killing himself after being released on rape charges.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/05/20/hagen-mills-shoots-partner-then-kills-himself-after-release-from-jail/ (Breitbart)]</ref>

*Sal Mineo, 37, actor, murdered under circumstances that suggested "a homosexual motive".

*Sal Mineo, 37, actor, murdered under circumstances that suggested "a homosexual motive".

*Lou Tellegen, 52, a silent film and stage actor, suicide.

*Lou Tellegen, 52, a silent film and stage actor, suicide.

*Lupe Vélez, 36, 1920s-1940s movie actress, suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills; she was pregnant and didn't want an illegitimate child.

*Lupe Vélez, 36, 1920s-1940s movie actress, suicide by an overdose of sleeping pills; she was pregnant and didn't want an illegitimate child.

*Hervé Villechaize, 50, actor who played the character Tattoo on the hit show ''Fantasy Island'', committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot.

*Hervé Villechaize, 50, actor who played the character Tattoo on the hit show ''Fantasy Island'', committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot.

*Frank Wells, 62, President and COO of [[Disney]], died in a helicopter crash.

*Frank Wells, 62, President and COO of [[Disney]], died in a helicopter crash.

*Kenneth Williams, 62, comedian and actor, heart failure from interaction of pain medication and sleeping pills.

*Kenneth Williams, 62, comedian and actor, heart failure from interaction of pain medication and sleeping pills.

*[[Robin Williams]], 63, actor and comedian died from suicide by hanging.

*[[Robin Williams]], 63, actor and comedian died from suicide by hanging.

*De'Angelo Wilson, 29, actor and hip-hop performer who starred in ''8 Mile''; committed suicide by hanging.

*De'Angelo Wilson, 29, actor and hip-hop performer who starred in ''8 Mile''; committed suicide by hanging.

* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.

* [[Rock Hudson]] died of AIDS-related complications after contracting the disease through homosexual intercourse.

* Michael Jeter, who was homosexual, also died due to AIDS-related complications.  

* Michael Jeter, who was homosexual, also died due to AIDS-related complications.  

* Tommy Morrison 44, died of undisclosed illness after testing positive for HIV.  He starred in the movie ''Rocky V'' and claimed to be related to [[John Wayne]].<ref>{{cite news|title=heavyweight champ also starred in 'Rocky V'|first=Dave|last=Skretta|work=Washington Post|date=September 3, 2013|page=B5}}</ref>

* Tommy Morrison 44, died of undisclosed illness after testing positive for HIV.  He starred in the movie ''Rocky V'' and claimed to be related to [[John Wayne]].<ref>{{cite news|title=heavyweight champ also starred in 'Rocky V'|first=Dave|last=Skretta|work=Washington Post|date=September 3, 2013|page=B5}}</ref>

* Robert Reed known for Kenneth Preston on ‘The Defenders’ (1961-1965), Mike Brady on ‘The Brady Bunch’ (1969-1974), and Dr. William Reynolds on ‘Roots’ (1977) died of AIDS in 1992.

* Robert Reed known for Kenneth Preston on ‘The Defenders’ (1961-1965), Mike Brady on ‘The Brady Bunch’ (1969-1974), and Dr. William Reynolds on ‘Roots’ (1977) died of AIDS in 1992.

*[[Larry King]] (real name Lawrence Zeiger) has been married eight times to seven different women.

*[[Larry King]] (real name Lawrence Zeiger) has been married eight times to seven different women.

*Orenthal James, "O.J.", Simpson, cheated on his first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley, with Nicole Brown, who he met in 1977 while still married to Whitley and with whom he would be charged with spousal abuse of and eventually divorced from in 1992, two years before Brown's and her companion's murders in 1994 that he would be charged with, acquitted of in 1995 but found civilly liable in 1997 for both deaths and ordered to pay $33.5 million to hers and her companion's, Ronald Goldmans', families.

*Orenthal James, "O.J.", Simpson, cheated on his first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley, with Nicole Brown, who he met in 1977 while still married to Whitley and with whom he would be charged with spousal abuse of and eventually divorced from in 1992, two years before Brown's and her companion's murders in 1994 that he would be charged with, acquitted of in 1995 but found civilly liable in 1997 for both deaths and ordered to pay $33.5 million to hers and her companion's, Ronald Goldmans', families.

*Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight (8) times, including a nearly 6-year marriage to [[John Warner|Senator John Warner]] (R-VA). Taylor was married to and divorced twice from Richard Burton.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/bio "Elizabeth Taylor biography"] (2004 or bef.).  Internet Movie Data Base website.</ref>

*Elizabeth Taylor has been married eight (8) times, including a nearly 6-year marriage to [[John Warner|Senator John Warner]] (R-VA). Taylor was married to and divorced twice from [[Richard Burton]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000072/bio "Elizabeth Taylor biography"] (2004 or bef.).  Internet Movie Data Base website.</ref>

*Spencer Tracy, best known as Father Flannigan in both ''[[Boys Town]]'' films (1938 and 1941) and also for the pro-&#8202;[[evolution]] ''[[Inherit the Wind]]'' (1960) and post [[World War II]] courtroom drama ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961), was married to Louise Ten Broeck Treadwell from 1923-his death in 1967 but engaged in affairs with [[Joan Crawford]], [[Ingrid Bergman]] and his longest one with [[Katharine Hepburn]] until his death, claiming his "devout Catholic faith" was why he never got or sought a divorce from Treadwell.  

*Spencer Tracy, best known as Father Flannigan in both ''[[Boys Town]]'' films (1938 and 1941) and also for the pro-&#8202;[[evolution]] ''[[Inherit the Wind]]'' (1960) and post [[World War II]] courtroom drama ''Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961), was married to Louise Ten Broeck Treadwell from 1923-his death in 1967 but engaged in affairs with [[Joan Crawford]], [[Ingrid Bergman]] and his longest one with [[Katharine Hepburn]] until his death, claiming his "devout Catholic faith" was why he never got or sought a divorce from Treadwell.  

*Valerie Bertinelli said her divorce from [[Eddie Van Halen]] was caused by infidelity and drug use—by both spouses. She said she was "destroying my body," trying to keep up with a rock-star lifestyle.<ref>Associated Press (February 26, 2008).  [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332551,00.html "Valerie Bertinelli about divorce from Eddie Van Halen: 'I wasn't an angel either'"].  Fox News website.  See [[Fox News Channel]], [[Associated Press]]</ref>

*Valerie Bertinelli said her divorce from [[Eddie Van Halen]] was caused by infidelity and drug use—by both spouses. She said she was "destroying my body," trying to keep up with a rock-star lifestyle.<ref>Associated Press (February 26, 2008).  [https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,332551,00.html "Valerie Bertinelli about divorce from Eddie Van Halen: 'I wasn't an angel either'"].  Fox News website.  See [[Fox News Channel]], [[Associated Press]]</ref>

*Eva Gabor, youngest sister of both Magda and Zsa Zsa, was married and divorced five times and had extramarital affairs with [[Frank Sinatra]] among others. Eva, like her sister Magda, never had any children.

*Eva Gabor, youngest sister of both Magda and Zsa Zsa, was married and divorced five times and had extramarital affairs with [[Frank Sinatra]] among others. Eva, like her sister Magda, never had any children.

*Mickey Rooney has been married eight times but has been with his last wife for 30 years after embracing religion and abandoning his previous lifestyle.

*Mickey Rooney has been married eight times but has been with his last wife for 30 years after embracing religion and abandoning his previous lifestyle.

*[[Frank Sinatra]] was married four times, divorced the first three, had affairs with Ava Gardner and Zsa Zsa Gabor and also had flings with prostitutes.

*[[Frank Sinatra]] was married four times, divorced the first three, had affairs with Ava Gardner and Zsa Zsa Gabor and also had flings with [[prostitutes]].

*[[James Cameron]] has been married five times, one of which ended when he cheated on his wife. He also had an out of wedlock child with his fourth wife.

*[[James Cameron]] has been married five times, one of which ended when he cheated on his wife. He also had an out of wedlock child with his fourth wife.

*[[Johnny Carson]] married four times, and frequently made light of his having divorced three times as if this were something funny.

*[[Johnny Carson]] married four times, and frequently made light of his having divorced three times as if this were something funny.

== Offensive behavior/moral depravity ==

== Offensive behavior/moral depravity ==

[[File:Harvey-weinstein-Hillary-clinton-dinner-with-after-election-loss (2).jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Hillary Clinton]] dines with Democrat mega donor [[Harvey Weinstein]] after the 2016 election, December 13, 2016. Weinstein, a charter founder of the Clinton Legal Defense Fund organized to defend President Clinton from sexual harassment and assault charges, has been accused of [[rape]] by 97 women.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-women-who-have-accused-harvey-weinstein-of-sexual-harassment-or-assault-2017-10</ref>]]

[[File:Harvey-weinstein-Hillary-clinton-dinner-with-after-election-loss (2).jpg|right|200px|thumb|'''Hillary Clinton dines with Democrat mega donor Harvey Weinstein after the 2016 election, December 13, 2016.''' Weinstein, a charter founder of the Clinton Legal Defense Fund organized to defend President Clinton from sexual harassment and assault charges, has been accused of [[rape]] by 97 women.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-women-who-have-accused-harvey-weinstein-of-sexual-harassment-or-assault-2017-10</ref>]]

* [[Alec Baldwin]], then-star of ''[[30 Rock]]'', made an obscene phone call in 2007 to his young daughter, Ireland, calling her, among other things, "a thoughtless little pig".

* [[Alec Baldwin]], then-star of ''[[30 Rock]]'', made an obscene phone call in 2007 to his young daughter, Ireland, calling her, among other things, "a thoughtless little pig".

* [[James Dean]] displayed an unhealthy interest in a 12-year-old boy.

* [[James Dean]] displayed an unhealthy interest in a 12-year-old boy.

* [[Charlie Sheen]] to wife Brooke Mueller: "I'll kill you."<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/09/charlie-sheen-wife-brook-mueller-ill-kill-you/?test=latestnews "Charlie Sheen to wife Brooke Mueller: I'll kill you"] (August 9, 2010).  Fox News website/Fox 411/TV.</ref> Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day, 2009 for domestic abuse of his current wife Brooke. He was booked for second-degree assault, menacing, and criminal mischief.<ref>Associated Press (December 25, 2009).  [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/25/actor-charlie-sheen-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/?test=faces "Actor Charlie Sheen released from jail after domestic abuse arrest"].  Fox News/Fox411/Movies.</ref> Sheen has a history that includes assaults against girlfriends and his former wife. He is also infamous for drug/alcohol abuse, having tried (and failed) numerous attempts in rehab clinics. He was fired from the sitcom ''Two and A Half Men'' where, in true Hollywood hypocrisy, he played an "amusingly" alcohol-abusing ladies' man, except his lifestyle proves consequence-free in storyline—at least from bad results. Sheen has become dangerously unhinged in recent times and has been making increasingly bizarre rants online. No one from Hollywood has yet to step in.

* [[Charlie Sheen]] to wife Brooke Mueller: "I'll kill you."<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/09/charlie-sheen-wife-brook-mueller-ill-kill-you/?test=latestnews "Charlie Sheen to wife Brooke Mueller: I'll kill you"] (August 9, 2010).  Fox News website/Fox 411/TV.</ref> Sheen was arrested on Christmas Day, 2009 for domestic abuse of his current wife Brooke. He was booked for second-degree assault, menacing, and criminal mischief.<ref>Associated Press (December 25, 2009).  [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/12/25/actor-charlie-sheen-arrested-domestic-violence-charges/?test=faces "Actor Charlie Sheen released from jail after domestic abuse arrest"].  Fox News/Fox411/Movies.</ref> Sheen has a history that includes assaults against girlfriends and his former wife. He is also infamous for drug/alcohol abuse, having tried (and failed) numerous attempts in rehab clinics. He was fired from the sitcom ''Two and A Half Men'' where, in true Hollywood hypocrisy, he played an "amusingly" alcohol-abusing ladies' man, except his lifestyle proves consequence-free in storyline—at least from bad results. Sheen has become dangerously unhinged in recent times and has been making increasingly bizarre rants online. No one from Hollywood has yet to step in.

* Trashing hotel rooms is a favorite form of offensive behavior by Hollywood types, as well as by rock musicians such as [[the Who]] the rock group that produced the 1975 movie Tommy<ref>See, e.g., Spitz, Marc (January 3, 2008).  [http://www.budgettravel.com/feature/0712_TrashedHotelRooms,6047/ "10 celebrity-trashed hotel rooms"].  BudgetTravel website.</ref>

* Trashing hotel rooms is a favorite form of offensive behavior by Hollywood types, as well as by rock musicians (some of the most notable ones being British, such as [[the Who]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Billy Idol]] and [[Amy Winehouse]]) as an expression of their rebellion against society's rules.  Many examples are readily available on the internet.<ref>See, e.g., Spitz, Marc (January 3, 2008).  [http://www.budgettravel.com/feature/0712_TrashedHotelRooms,6047/ "10 celebrity-trashed hotel rooms"].  BudgetTravel website.</ref>

*[[Mel Gibson]], who had started drinking again, was arrested in 2006 after being stopped for driving at 84&nbsp;mph in a 45&nbsp;mph zone on a notoriously dangerous road in Malibu, California.<ref>Associated Press (July 31, 2006).  [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14080210/ "Mel Gibson apologizes after DUI arrest"].  Today Show website [NBC].</ref> A breathalyzer test confirmed he was drunk and next to him was an open bottle of Tequila; after being arrested he hurled anti-Semitic abuse at the Jewish police officer who stopped him.<ref>Harlow, John (July 30, 2006).  [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/article192329.ece "Mel Gibson rants against Jews in a drunk-driving arrest"]. The Sunday Times website.  Fee required for full article.</ref>

*[[Mel Gibson]], who had started drinking again, was arrested in 2006 after being stopped for driving at 84&nbsp;mph in a 45&nbsp;mph zone on a notoriously dangerous road in Malibu, California.<ref>Associated Press (July 31, 2006).  [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14080210/ "Mel Gibson apologizes after DUI arrest"].  Today Show website [NBC].</ref> A breathalyzer test confirmed he was drunk and next to him was an open bottle of Tequila; after being arrested he hurled anti-Semitic abuse at the Jewish police officer who stopped him.<ref>Harlow, John (July 30, 2006).  [http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/article192329.ece "Mel Gibson rants against Jews in a drunk-driving arrest"]. The Sunday Times website.  Fee required for full article.</ref>

*The parents of [[Miley Cyrus]], just 15 years old at the time (one year under the age to get driving licence and the average [[age of consent]]), allowed noted photographer Annie Liebowitz to pose the starlet without a shirt or bra (nominally [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless "topless"]) and with just a sheet covering her front for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine.<ref>Multiple references:

*The parents of [[Miley Cyrus]], just 15 years old at the time (one year under the age to get driving licence and the average [[age of consent]]), allowed noted photographer [[Annie Liebowitz]] to pose the starlet without a shirt or bra (nominally [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless "topless"]) and with just a sheet covering her front for ''Vanity Fair'' magazine.<ref>Multiple references:

*Barnes, Brooks (April 28, 2008).  [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28hannah.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "Revealing photo threatens a major Disney franchise"].  New York Times website (p. C1).

*Barnes, Brooks (April 28, 2008).  [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28hannah.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "Revealing photo threatens a major Disney franchise"].  New York Times website (p. C1).

*Silverman, Stephen M. (April 27, 2008). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195785,00.html "Miley Cyrus: I'm sorry for photos"]. ''People'' magazine website.

*Silverman, Stephen M. (April 27, 2008). [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20195785,00.html "Miley Cyrus: I'm sorry for photos"]. ''People'' magazine website.

A short study of the ten most successful actors <ref>Johnson, Bryan (July 15, 2009). [http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-successful-actors-at-the-box-office.php "Top 10 most successful actors at the box office"].  TopTenz website/Entertainment/Movies & Television/People.</ref> shows that only 50% are Christian (compared to 76% for the general population), with 30% expressing no religious beliefs at all (compared to 15% in the general public). These actors have had successful careers and it is very likely that religious affiliation in regular actors is much lower, exposing or predisposing them to the influence of Hollywood values. David Lynch, for example, is apathetic towards all [[politics]] and [[religions]] and prefers transcendental meditation instead. Adrian Zmed, 1980s Teen Idol who starred alongside [[William Shatner]] in the 1980s police drama, ''T.J. Hooker'', said in an interview in [[People magazine|''People'']] magazine's June 20, 1983 issue that his rigid upbringing by his [[Romania]]n [[Orthodox Church]] arch [[priest]] father caused him to play rebellious juvenile delinquent and greaser roles (ex. "Danny Zucko" in [[Broadway]]'s long-running earlier 1970's started stage musical, ''[[Grease]]'', "Socks Palermo" in television's short-lived 1979 sitcom, "Flatbush" and the head T-Bird "Johnny Nogerelli" in the 1982 sequel [[movie]] ''Grease 2'') as a relief from "having a [[Father]] who is *your* [[father]]", and had also said in the same interview "Preachers kids have a sense of rebellion in them". ''Once Bitten'' (1985 teen [[vampire]] 'comedy') has its "Countess" (Lauren Hutton) lead character saying to her male target's girlfriend that "the [[cross]] won't 'work on me' (keep vampires away) cause I'm an [[atheist]], but having sex will". The following year's (1986) teen romantic drama, ''Fire with Fire'', shows the [[nun]]s at the [[Roman Catholic]] [[convent]] school that the lead actress' teenage character is attending making religion, ex.

A short study of the ten most successful actors <ref>Johnson, Bryan (July 15, 2009). [http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-successful-actors-at-the-box-office.php "Top 10 most successful actors at the box office"].  TopTenz website/Entertainment/Movies & Television/People.</ref> shows that only 50% are Christian (compared to 76% for the general population), with 30% expressing no religious beliefs at all (compared to 15% in the general public). These actors have had successful careers and it is very likely that religious affiliation in regular actors is much lower, exposing or predisposing them to the influence of Hollywood values. David Lynch, for example, is apathetic towards all [[politics]] and [[religions]] and prefers transcendental meditation instead. Adrian Zmed, 1980s Teen Idol who starred alongside [[William Shatner]] in the 1980s police drama, ''T.J. Hooker'', said in an interview in [[People magazine|''People'']] magazine's June 20, 1983 issue that his rigid upbringing by his [[Romania]]n [[Orthodox Church]] arch [[priest]] father caused him to play rebellious juvenile delinquent and greaser roles (ex. "Danny Zucko" in [[Broadway]]'s long-running earlier 1970's started stage musical, ''[[Grease]]'', "Socks Palermo" in television's short-lived 1979 sitcom, "Flatbush" and the head T-Bird "Johnny Nogerelli" in the 1982 sequel [[movie]] ''Grease 2'') as a relief from "having a [[Father]] who is *your* [[father]]", and had also said in the same interview "Preachers kids have a sense of rebellion in them". ''Once Bitten'' (1985 teen [[vampire]] 'comedy') has its "Countess" (Lauren Hutton) lead character saying to her male target's girlfriend that "the [[cross]] won't 'work on me' (keep vampires away) cause I'm an [[atheist]], but having sex will". The following year's (1986) teen romantic drama, ''Fire with Fire'', shows the [[nun]]s at the [[Roman Catholic]] [[convent]] school that the lead actress' teenage character is attending making religion, ex.

[[Christianity]], look bad.

[[Christianity]], look bad.

[[Scientology]] is practiced by many Hollywood personalities. [[Tom Cruise]], Kirstie Alley and [[John Travolta]] are perhaps the most well-known Hollywood Scientologists.

[[Scientology]] is practiced by many Hollywood personalities. [[Tom Cruise]], Kirstie Alley and [[John Travolta]] are perhaps the most well-known Hollywood Scientologists.

=== Celebrity atheists ===

=== Celebrity atheists ===

 

''See also:'' [[Celebrity atheists]] and [[Attempts to positively rebrand atheism]] and [[Atheism and groupthink]]

''See also:'' [[Celebrity atheists]] and [[Attempts to positively rebrand atheism]] and [[Atheism and groupthink]]

Recently, the actor Brad Pitt confessed he was never an atheist and just pretended to be out of rebellion.<ref>[https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Brad-Pitt-says-he-s-given-up-on-atheism-and-clings-to-religion Brad Pitt says he's given up on atheism and 'clings to religion']</ref>

Recently, the actor Brad Pitt confessed he was never an atheist and just pretended to be out of rebellion.<ref>[https://www.premier.org.uk/News/World/Brad-Pitt-says-he-s-given-up-on-atheism-and-clings-to-religion Brad Pitt says he's given up on atheism and 'clings to religion']</ref>

The [[Scientology]] cult uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 |}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|}}</ref> The [[cult of personality]] surrounding [[Richard Dawkins]] is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]). See also: [[Atheism and groupthink]]

The [[Scientology]] cult uses celebrities to recruit followers (see also: [[Atheist cults]]).<ref name="Courting">{{cite news | first=Joel | last=Sappell |author2=Welkos, Robert W.  |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-scientology062590b,1,279442.story?coll=la-news-comment| title=The Courting of Celebrities| work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | page=A18:5 | date=June 25, 1990 | accessdate=2006-06-06}}</ref><ref name="Shaw_telegraph">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3671262/What-do-Tom-Cruise-and-John-Travolta-know-about-Scientology-that-we-dont.html|title=What do Tom Cruise and John Travolta know about Scientology that we don't?|last=Shaw|first=William|date=February 14, 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> The [[cult of personality]] surrounding [[Richard Dawkins]] is similar to the cult of [[Scientology]] (See: [[Richard Dawkins' cult of personality]]). See also: [[Atheism and groupthink]]

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