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Top 10 Most Shocking Hollywood Deaths

By admin | August 23, 2008

So nothing is more shocking than the ultimate shock: death. And if it’s related to Hollywood celebrities, it becomes even more interesting, especially when the death is surrounded by scandal. So without further ado, here are the Top 10 Most Shocking Hollywood Deaths at Shockpress

Virginia Rappe 1891-1921

10 - Virginia Rappe 1891-1921

Virginia Rappe died on unclear circumstances, although her death carried the death for Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s career whether he was guilty or not, something we’ll never know. This is the story

The circumstances of Rappe’s death in 1921 became a Hollywood scandal and were covered widely (and inaccurately) by the media of the time. During a party held on Labor Day, September 5, 1921 in Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s suite at the Saint Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California, Rappe suffered a trauma. She died on September 9, 1921, from a ruptured bladder and secondary peritonitis. She was buried at Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery.

The exact events of that infamous party are still unclear, with witnesses relating numerous versions of what happened. It was alleged that she died as a result of a violent sexual assault by Roscoe Arbuckle. Arbuckle’s accuser, Maude Delmont, had accompanied Rappe to the party; she had first met Rappe only a few days earlier. Delmont was apparently not present for any of the events she described and was not called to testify at any of Arbuckle’s three trials. According to some accounts, she had been linked to crimes such as extortion, fraud, and racketeering (she was arrested for bigamy following the Arbuckle trials). Other prosecution witnesses were allegedly intimidated by the office of San Francisco District Attorney Matthew Brady into making statements to support Delmont’s story. A rumor that Arbuckle had used a Coca-Cola or champagne bottle on Rappe in an attempt at unnatural penetration was not substantiated by any eyewitness and is of unknown origin. Al Semnacher, her manager, said that the damage had been caused by a large piece of ice from an ice bucket. Other rumors circulated that Rappe died of injuries resulting from an earlier botched illegal abortion or complications from gonorrhea.

Ramon Novarro 1899-19689 - Ramon Novarro 1899-1968

Ramon Navarro (born José Ramón Gil Samaniego on February 6, 1899) was considered and called “the new Valentino” and both Rudolph Valentino and him had a very close connection (well, they were gay lovers). As a matter of fact, Novarro’s death scene included a dildo that Valentino gave Novarro as a birthday present. The story as follows:

Novarro was murdered by two brothers, Tom and Paul Ferguson, whom he had paid to come to his Laurel Canyon home for sex. According to the prosecution in the murder case, the two young men believed that a large sum of money was hidden in Novarro’s house. The prosecution accused them of torturing Novarro for several hours to force him to reveal where the nonexistent money was hidden. They left with a mere twenty dollars they took from his bathrobe pocket before fleeing the scene. Novarro allegedly died as a result of asphyxiation, choking to death on his own blood after being brutally beaten. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles. The two brothers were later caught and sentenced to long prison terms, but were quickly released on probation. Both were later rearrested for unrelated crimes, for which they served longer terms than for their murder conviction.

Ramón Novarro has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame commemorating his contribution to the Motion Picture industry, at 6350 Hollywood Boulevard.

Dorothy Stratten 1960-19808 - Dorothy Stratten 1960-1980

Dorothy Stratten was a Playboy playmate (Playmate of the Year 1980) who was killed by her husband, Paul Snider, a psychotic thief and pimp. A really nice guy indeed. Anyway, according to Wikipedia, this is what happened:

On August 14, 1980, Snider and Stratten met at Snider’s duplex, in which the couple had once lived in Los Angeles[1] along with their friend, Dr. Stephen Cushner. They met to discuss a financial settlement regarding the divorce.[2]

Cushner still lived in the home with his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s best friend, but Cushner and the women were all out for the day when Stratten showed up at the home between 11:45 a.m and 12:30 p.m.[2] What exactly transpired is unknown;[2] shortly after Stratten’s arrival, Snider’s private investigator called the apartment. He saw Stratten go into the house, and he wanted to make sure that everything was going smoothly. Snider told the detective “Everything is going fine” through a previously arranged code and hung up.[2]

At 5:00 p.m., Cushner’s girlfriend and her friend arrived home to find Stratten’s car, a 1967 Mercury,[2] in the driveway. The door to Snider’s room was closed, and Stratten was nowhere to be seen; the women assumed that the two were in the bedroom and wanted privacy.[2] They stayed until 6:00 p.m. to watch the news, when they left to go skating.[2]

At 7:00 p.m., the two women arrived back from skating.[2] Cushner also returned home and noticed the closed door; he assumed that Snider and Stratten wanted privacy.[2] One hour later, at 8:00 p.m., Cushner’s girlfriend Patty and her friend arrived back home from skating.[2] At 11:00 p.m., the private investigator called Patty, who declined to knock on Snider’s door; Cushner then agreed to check the bedroom.[2] According to the investigator, Snider had given him instructions to periodically check in over the course of the day, but Snider hadn’t answered his private line downstairs for some time. Cushner had heard the ringing.[2] The investigator told Cushner that he believed something was wrong and that someone needed to check on Snider and Stratten.

Shortly after 11:00 p.m., Cushner entered Snider’s room after receiving no response from knocking.[2] There he discovered Stratten dead from a gunshot wound to the head and Snider from a self-inflicted gunshot.[3]

Dorothy Stratten is buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California. Stratten and Carol Willis are the only two Playmates to die within a year and a half of their Playboy appearances. At 20 years of age, their deaths were the youngest of any Playmate.

Jayne Mansfield 1933-19677 - Jayne Mansfield 1933-1967

Born as Vera Jayne Palmer, the horrible death of the busty blonde includes the urban myth of her decapitation, which doesn’t happen despite what Hollywood Babilonia says, even though it’s true that she had severe head trauma, just read Wikipedia’s article on Jayne Mansfield

While in Biloxi, Mississippi, for an engagement at the Gus Stevens Supper Club, Mansfield stayed at the Cabana Courtyard Apartments, which were near the site of the supper club. After a June 28, 1967 evening engagement, Mansfield, Brody, and their driver, Ronnie Harrison, along with the actress’s children Miklós, Zoltán, and Mariska, set out in Stevens’ 1966 Buick Electra 225 for New Orleans, where Mansfield was to appear in an early morning television interview. Prior to leaving Biloxi, the party made a stop at the home of Rupert and Edna O’Neal, a local family that lived nearby. After a late dinner with the O’Neals, during which the last photographs ever taken of Ms. Mansfield were shot, the party set out on the trip to New Orleans. On June 29 at approximately 2:25 a.m., on U.S. Highway 90, the car crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer that had slowed down because of a truck spraying mosquito fogger. The automobile struck the rear of the semi tractor and underrode it. Riding in the front seat, the adults were killed instantly; the children riding in the rear survived with minor injuries.[34]

Rumors that Mansfield was decapitated are untrue, though she did suffer severe head trauma. This urban legend was spawned by the appearance in police photographs of a crashed automobile with its top virtually sheared off, and what resembles a blonde-haired head tangled in the car’s smashed windshield. It is believed that this was either a wig that Mansfield was wearing or was her actual hair and scalp.[35] The death certificate stated that the immediate cause of Mansfield’s death was a “crushed skull with avulsion of cranium and brain.”[36] Following her death, the NHTSA began requiring an underride guard, a strong bar made of steel tubing, to be installed on all tractor-trailers. This bar is also known as a Mansfield bar.[37][38]

Mansfield’s funeral was held on July 3, in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. The ceremony was officiated by a Methodist minister, though Mansfield, who long tried to convert to Catholicism, had become interested in Judaism at the end of her life through her relationship with Sam Brody.[39] She is interred in Fairview Cemetery, southeast of Pen Argyl. Her gravestone reads “We Live to Love You More Each Day”. A memorial cenotaph, showing an incorrect birth year, was erected in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California. The cenotaph was placed by The Jayne Mansfield Fan Club and has the incorrect birth year because Mansfield herself tended to provide incorrect information about her age.

Bobby Driscoll 1937-19686 - Bobby Driscoll 1937-1968

The story of Bobby Driscoll has everything: he was a talented actor since childhood, he won an Academy Award, he was related to Andy Warhol (depending on the version, they were friend or boyfriends) and he took one of those personal life dives you only see in movies… or child actor stories, to be honest. A “funny” fact is that Walt Disney ended their “Golden Boy” career because… he had acne. As you read it. Cool people these Walt Disney dudes and dudettes. See what Wikipedia has to say about him:

Scarcely anything is known about the last months of Bobby’s life, except that he left Andy Warhol’s entourage and The Factory in late 1967 or very early 1968 and, completely penniless and disillusioned, disappeared into Manhattan’s underground. On March 30, 1968, just about three weeks after his 31st birthday, two playing boys found his dead body in a deserted East Village tenement on East 10th St. The medical examination determined that he died from heart failure caused by an advanced hardening of the arteries [52] due to longtime drug abuse. There was no ID on the body, and photos taken of it and shown around the neighbourhood yielded no positive identification.

When his body went unclaimed and was believed to be that of a homeless person, he was buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave on NYC’s Potter’s Field on Hart Island.[53][54]

Late in 1969, about nineteen months after Bobby’s demise, his mother sought the help of officials at the Disney studios in a desperate attempt to contact him for a hoped-for reunion with his father, who was near death. This eventually resulted in a fingerprint match at NYPD, which located him on Hart Island. Although Bobby’s name appears on his father’s gravestone at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, it is merely a cenotaph.[55] since his remains still rest on Hart Island.

Bobby Driscoll’s death was not publicly acknowledged until the re-release of his first Disney classic, Song Of The South, in 1971/72. Reporters decided to research the whereabouts of the film’s major cast members, and it was through an interview with his mother that they learned the facts about his short life and tragic death.

Funny? well, not much, interesting for sure. And of course, the best 5 are coming in the next delivery, we saved the best for the end (well, best according to who looks at it), so be sure to bookmark Shockpress and come tomorrow!

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The Wasted Celebs Special! (1st part)

By admin | August 21, 2008



So this site is getting more and more fun, and if you don’t believe it, just take a look at this, the WASTED CELEBS SPECIAL by Shockpress.com. Come on, admit it, you love us and you love the fact that we hate everybody equally, we’re democratic in our hate!

So here’s a collection of Wasted Celebs Pictures, this is just the first part, because we left the best for a second part, believe me, you won’t want to miss it! Lindsay Lohan, Tara Reid, Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson and more wasted celebs are gracing the firt part of this special, so enjoy it and remember to bookmark this site and come for more every day, you know YOU WANT IT!

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Ricky Martin father of twins. One of them is Asian. I’m done.

By admin | August 21, 2008



OK, I know I’m a simple person, but I got lost here. Ricky Martin, the latino living la vida loca, his gayness majesty is father of twins. Uh-huh. I didn’t get this lost since this Thomas Beatie guy got pregnant, go figure. Anyway, the latino gay guy had twins and by the looks of it, one of them is Chinese. WTF!!! But there’s more, the children were delivered from a chinese restaurant via “gestational surrogacy”. You know, that thing, err…. you know. But happily ever after, his rep told the press

“Ricky is elated to begin this new chapter in his life as a parent and will be spending the remainder of the year out of the public spotlight in order to spend time with his children.”

I need a beer. Or maybe a six pack. Well, at least it’s better than Michael Wacko Jackson having kids (yeah really, maybe under the sheets)

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Jessica Simpson loves beer

By admin | August 20, 2008



And why wouldn’t she? She signed a juicy contract to be the spokeperson for Stampede Light Plus beer from Dallas’ Stampede Brewing Co. The contract includes a stake of 15% of the sales for busty Jessica Simpson, just read a little excerpt from People.com

Simpson, 27, is now the face of Stampede Light Plus, a beer made by Dallas’s Stampede Brewing Co., that includes vitamins, reports the Associated Press. She’ll appear in store ads for the beer and will take a 15 percent stake in the brewer.

In a statement, Simpson said that as an entrepreneur, she is “always looking for ways to diversify my portfolio with good ideas and good people.”

“Yes, I work out and take care of myself,” she added, “but I also like a cold beer once in a while.” Bottoms up!

well, not that I care much, I just like Jessica Simpson with her clothes off and shaking her boobs so don’t expect a thoughtful post here. However, there’s something we can learn from this: Not only she has bad taste for music. Her bad taste applies to all orders of life (and if you think about it, that might be good news for us!)

by the way, at the moment of writing this Jessica Simpson ranks first in the Best Celebrity Nipple Slip poll, so here are more pics for your Jessica Simpson love

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Sho’Nuff Passed Away

By admin | August 20, 2008



Sho’Nuff: Am I the meanest?
Gang: Sho’Nuff!
Sho’Nuff: Am I the prettiest?
Gang: Sho’Nuff!
Sho’Nuff: Am I the baddest mo-fo, low-down, around this town?
Gang: Sho’Nuff!
Sho’Nuff: Well, who am I?
Gang: Sho’Nuff!
Sho’Nuff: Who am I?
Gang: Sho’Nuff!
Sho’Nuff: I can’t hear you!
Gang: Sho’Nuff!
Sho’Nuff: The Shogun of Harlem!

For those who remember these lines, his author, one of the coolest villains ever, Sho’Nuff has passed away. Sho’Nuff ” The Shogun of Harlem” was a character from Michael Schultz’s cult movie “The Last Dragon” . The character, played by Julius J. Carry III died yesterday, August 19th, however there are no further details on his death

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Phil Collins says bye bye to 46 million dollars

By admin | August 18, 2008

Phil Collins DivorceWell, the bald guy who looks like a really cool guy as long as he doesn’t compose seems to be in trouble this time. His 3rd divorce will cost him nothing more and nothing less than $46.68 million bucks. Keep the change. It’s the most expensive divorce settlement ever in UK history, bigger than Heather Mills’ grand prize of 45.37 million. Hey, these chicks are paid better than most stars, and when you think about it, at least they gave birth, so they kinda deserve it…

The easy-rocking star has waved good-bye to marriage No. 3 and hello to a reported $46.68 million divorce settlement which, if accurate, shapes up to be the biggest ever celeb payout in British legal history, trumping even the astronomical amount Heather Mills received—said to be $45.37 million—from Paul McCartney earlier this year.
Collins, 57, and Orianne Cevey, 35, were married for seven years before separating in 2006. They have two children together, sons Nicolas, 8, and Matthew, 4.

It isn’t the first time relationship woes have caused a dip in the Genesis frontman’s fortunes, with Britain’s Daily Telegraph even claiming that divorce settlements have eaten into as much as one-third of his estimated $280 million net worth, nearly $84 million going to his ex-wives.

After taking advantage of technological advances and infamously dumping wife No. 2, Jill Tavelman, by fax back in 1994, he was forced to pay $34 million.

Anyway , Phil, you know you’re my boy, you’re cool, we can jam and stuff (even tho Peter Gabriel will ALWAYS kick your ass, deal with it), plus there’ more to look at the bright side: first time you had a divorce you sold zillion albums and became a legend.

Wait…

Somebody kill me.

Please .

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Top 20 Celebrity Nipple Slips!

By admin | August 18, 2008

Beyonce Knowles nipple see thruSo here we have another fun one. We chose 20 great celebrity nipple slips, the kind of fun we all like, now it’s your turn to vote for the best one and make your beloved nipple slipper rank higher. Yeah baby! So this is all about nipple slips and nipple see thru, the decision is in your hands!

Adriana Lima

The Brazilian bombshell who won 2 years in a row the poll as most beautiful woman in the world according to Ask Men readers in a beautiful nipple slip from a photoshoot in Brazil

Ashlee Simpson

the “not so gifted” Simpson sister looses her boobies at the sea, watch out for the sharks! And all of you cast your votes for her, even tho Jessica has the best boobs

Ashley Olsen

I consider her just the twin… of E.T. Really. Despite all those having CP fantasies, I can’t even imagine what people sees on these twins other than a resemblance to E.T. (just using Prada). Anyway, for those of you interested, just cast your votes for her

Britney Spears

OK, it’s not like this is weird, Britney didn’t lose just a nip,she lost her mind and gone cuckoo some time ago, so some nipple slipping is just nothing, maybe not even worthy, but hey, she’s still our beloved white trash Britney!

Charlotte Church

Oh-MY-GOODNESS! Now I know why Grandma always insisted me to go to church, I’d go to this church night and day, this babe not only sings well, but she’sTEH HOTNEZ!1! Just keep those hands quiet and use them to click your mouse!

Courtney Cox

Hmmm… you’re such a pervert, she’s just a motherholding her son who’s looking for titties. I know YOU are looking for titties as well, but you’renot Courtney’s son!

Jessica Biel

Not really a nipple slip, but a nipple see thru. And quite honestly, don’t know if it’s real, but who cares, she always looks amazing and I’m sure you won’t mind!

Jessica Simpson

OK, she’s retarded. So what? Much better if she’s retarded, it’s easy to jump on her and let’s be honest, who wouldn’t like to jump on her? Plus you have a very nice alibi to run away just after that, she’s unbearable. Just vote for he, after all you won’t want her to talk about philosophy subjects!

Kate Moss

She tends to have all kind of disorders with food, booze, drugs, messages from outer space… she’s kinda extremely on the anorexia side, but damn she’s beautiful and she’s looking a little healthier after she left Pete Doherty. Good for her.

Katie Holmes

Scientology nipples slip so to say. Even as boring as Tom Cruise in a scientology party . What-e-va.



Kirsten Dunst

Oh my eyes, my eyes!!!! She ranks next to the Olsen Twins as the walking foetus who for some strange reason people thinks is beautiful… maybe the anorexia, the mini teeths, the huge gaps between the mini teeths, the snake eyes? Man, really, drugs are bad, and Kirsten Dunst is just a bad trip

Lindsay Lohan

Despite everything, those boobs are just… perfect. Sorry, I mean PERFECT! and what if she likes girls? what fi she has her own sex tape? what if she’s a wacko drunk on meta-amphetamines? She looks like a lot of fun andat least she’s really hot, not like the Olsen Twins or Kirsten Dunst!

Mandy Moore

I kinda forgot about her, but she’s lovely and beautiful, the only thing I miss in this pic is that Jenny McCarthy is dressed up. Some flesh would make this picture perfect!

Mariah Carey

I’ll admit it: listening to her singing is listed as one of the worst tortures by Geneva Convention, not because she sings bad (she’s really talented) but the way she uses her voice and the HORRIBLE songs she sing… oh my… then again, if after a torture session you have that body at your dispossal for some dirty action… well, I’m GAME!!!

Marily Monroe

Oldie but Goldie, this is a good one form one of the most beautiful celebs ever, the blonde temptation, Marilyn Monroe.

Mischa Barton

Hey Mischa, are you depressed? why that face? after all, that’s nothing a good plastic surgery can’t fix, just a little sylicone and that’s it, your smile will get back! (you can also get some fashion advice. Really.)

Naomi Campbell

The Nubian Queen herself, the “don’t look at me or I’ll kill you” queen of excess, the incredibly hot fashion model in a great nipple slip, just enjoy!

Pamela Anderson

Welly, welly, well… Can we consider a Pamela Anderson nipple slip when we have saw Pamela’s esophagus to the very least! Anyway, you won’t complaint about quantity nor quality!

Penelope Cruz

The Spanish beauty had a little accident by the see. Nice to know, good to see :)

Petra Nemcova

Now this is another absolute hottie. She’s beautiful, survived a tsunami, helps people in disgrace, what else could you ask for? I know: just some little nipple slipping for the masses! And ShockPress provides :)

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Madonna Turns 50 years old with Guy at her side

By admin | August 18, 2008

Madonna Turns 50 years old with Guy at her sideMadonna has her 50 years old party with Guy Ritchie at her side despite the break up rumors

Madonna rang in the big 5-0 with husband Guy Ritchie by her side at London hotspot Volstead on Saturday.

The pair who recently denied rumors they plan to adopt another child from Malawi were all smiles for the celebration.

The material girl glowed in a sheer black blouse with super blonde hair and tons of bling around her neck. Ritchie, 39, dressed dapper in a three-piece suit and stayed close to his wife of seven years.

Their behavior is a far cry from tense outings earlier this summer, when the couple were dodged by split rumors following Us Weekly’s exclusive report that Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez had been making late night visits to Madonna’s NYC apartment.

In July, the Times of London confirmed that Madonna had consulted the same high-profile divorce attorney who worked with Paul McCartney. Us confirmed that Ritchie had sought legal advice from Forsters law firm in London.

So what did Ritchie get his wife for her birthday?

News of the World reported that he commissioned graffiti artist Banksy  to design a portrait of Madonna for $900,000.

More Madonna Links at Shockpres:

Breaking News: Madonna and Guy Bye Bye

Madonna Releases New Album: Hard Candy

Madonna’s hands - Oh my, that’s shocking!

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Bigfoot found! (mmm-kay)

By admin | August 15, 2008

Tom Biscardi, the bigfoot hunterwell, I’ve seen it all. Just when you thought people around the world couldn’t get any more stupid, they show up with something new. I was going to write something about this morons but it doesn’t even worth the effort, so let’s Yahoo Buzz do it. btw, the funny, odd, bizarre moral of the story is that there are people who hunts Sasquatch for a living. Let’s get our tinfoil hats and hop to the article

All A-Buzz About Bigfoot

Unfortunately for those who really, really want to believe, the wait continues.

Researchers presented evidence today of a large, shaggy (and dead) creature they claim is Bigfoot. Two of the men say they found the mysterious beast in the north Georgia woods and stashed it in a freezer. Though the bold duo had claimed they would present DNA evidence, photographs, and video to prove they did indeed nab the big guy, early reports say the hunters “didn’t reveal much.”

Bigfoot bodyEven before the press conference convened, experts and bloggers alike expressed their doubts about the evidence. In a cheeky post on CNET, one writer described the “soupcon of skepticism” surrounding the find. Scientific American acted more, well, scientific and called up a noted Bigfoot investigator. He left no doubt that he thinks the whole story stinks.

LiveScience.com, meanwhile, quickly pointed out that this isn’t the first time that Tom Biscardi, a researcher brought in to verify the alleged beast, has claimed to possess incontrovertible evidence of the furtive goliath.

Skepticism aside, it’s been awhile since we’ve seen a story ignite on the Web like this one. Searches for “latest bigfoot sightings” rose more than 6,000% over the last two days alone. Interest in “bigfoot” soared 1,630%, landing the query at the top of our fastest movers. Searchers with a more suspicious bend propelled queries for “real bigfoot pictures” (+2,589%) and “real bigfoot” (+2,853%) skyward. And that’s just the beginning.

More than 115 distinct queries bombarded the Search box yesterday, each hoping to uncover some fresh look at the Bigfoot conundrum. Among the lookups sniffing for clues: Bigfoot body, body photo, capture, captured, carcass, caught, corpse, dead, discovery, dna, find, freezer, hoax, killed, news, photos, remains, shot, sighting, tracker, and video. Whew.

If nothing else, these Georgia hunters know how to whip up buzz. Whether there’s a real body behind the hubbub—or just an elaborately tricked-out ape costume—remains to be seen.

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