Biggest Hollywood Scandals

Scientology

From Tom Cruise to John Travolta the Scientology religion has stirred up quite a controversy in the Hollywood realm. Many question the beliefs associated with the faith and the repercussions associated with leaving the Church of Scientology. Leah Remney is one of the most recent celebrities to depart from the church. In an interview with People Magazine Remney said, "If you make a stink in the public world, they call you a suppressive person, which means the church has put a stamp on you that says you are bad. They then go to all your family and friends and say you have to disconnect from this suppressive person." Remney said that she wanted to leave the church because she didn't want to raise her daughter in the church because she didn't want the church to become her daughter's everything. She claimed that it becomes your mother, your father, your everything and you become dependent on the church.

The Scientology Church is also deemed as one of the reasons Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorced. Holmes was deemed, as former Cruise's former ex-wife Nicole Kidman, as a suppressing person. Controversy continues to stem from the faith as HBO recently aired the documentary "Going Clear." The church is profiled and the beliefs are exposed.

Michael Jackson

While he is deemed as the King of Pop, Michael Jackson is no stranger to scandals. From cosmetic surgery to bad debts, Jackson seemed to always infiltrate the Hollywood news wires with scandalizing news. Due to several court cases accusing Jackson of sexually abusing young children, Jackson's lawyers forced him to pay millions to defend himself and pay off settlements that still remain an abscuity.

Then again the infamous baby balcony incident where Jackson held his new son Prince Michael Jackson II, also known as Blanket, over a balcony draped with a cloth loosely over his baby's face. The media deemed Jackson as an unfit parent and connected this incident with the other allegations of child abuse he had faced. Jackson had continously denied all of the allegations referring to the sleepovers as in no way sexual in nature. He was never convicted but his reputation amongst his fans and the music industry was greatly impacted by the allegations.

Natalie Wood

Actress Natalie Wood, 43, disappeared from a boat in November 1981, while she was with her husband Robert Wagner and co-star Christopher Walken while yachting off the coast of Southern California. Investigators investigated the drowning and conducted a series of top-secret tests in attempts to get to the bottom of the death. CSI investigators and police looked into Wagner's association with the crime and reopened the case in 2011. Wagner has denied, over and over again, any hand with his late wife's death. However, the captain of the boat claims he did witness a vicious argument amongst the couple prior to the incident.

Several noise tests were conducted to prove the validity of the captain's claims and they confirmed that he and Walken could hear the noises from an argument. The captain also has stated that Wagner delayed the search for his wife before the dinghy was found a mile from the yacht - and a mile from where Wood's body was eventually found. The cops' new forensic development is considered a step in potentially solving the Hollywood crime.

Phil Hartman

Funny man Phil Hartman made viewers laugh out loud for years on Saturday night Live. Third wife Brynn Hartman killed Phil and then took her own life, while the couple's two children slept. There were many signs of the unstable relationship between the couple. second wife, Lisa Strain publically discussed a congratulatory card that she sent the couple after they gave birth to their son Sean Edward. In response, Brynn replied with a four page hate-filled letter threatening Brynn's life and warning her to never come near her husband or she would rip out her eyes. When Lisa called Phil he played the letter down and claimed that he was partially to blame for the volatile response.

After the murder and suicide, friends of Phil spoke out about the couple's relationship stating that there were definetely signs of issues but that Phil continued to dismiss issues throughout the relationship.

The Black Dahlia

"The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short, a woman who was the victim of a highly publicized murder in 1947. Short was found mutilated, her body sliced in half at the waist, on January 15, 1947, Los Angeles, California. Due to the notoriety of the case, over the years more than 50 men and women have confessed to the murder, and police are swamped with tips every time a newspaper mentions the case or a book or movie is released about it. There are several theories and possibly related murders tied to the case.

Short's unsolved murder has been the source of widespread speculation, leading to many suspects, along with several books and film adaptations of the story. Short's murder is one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in Los Angeles history. A television drama, "Who Is the Black Dahlia?" was released in 1975. Also the case has inspired numerous works of fiction, among them True Confessions, a 1981 film starring Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall, adapted from a 1977 novel of the same name by John Gregory Dunne. Several other novels released with references of The Black Dahlia case and many plots encircled the horrific unsolved events.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love

At the time of Kurt Cobain's death there was a lot of speculation within the music industry and amongst the fans about the drug-addled relationship between Cobain and wife Courtney Love. During the investigation of Cobain's death, detectives found notes by Cobain that poked fun at his marriage and revealed resentment of Love in regards to drugs, sex, music and of course money.

Cobain's death in April 1994, was deemed as a suicide by the King County Medical Examiner. He used a shotgun to shoot himself after taking what would have otherwise been deemed as a lethal dose of heroin. Speculation continues to surround Cobain's death, here after 20 years. The case has opened up again due to more evidence and conflicting testimonials.