Mommie Dearest: The Horrifying Truth about Joan Crawford

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[@donspringstead1649]

Put something out there about the Ike and Tina Turner saga.

[@eclipsedeuphoria]

the video was great until it turned into an ad!

[@tizzlekizzle]

Narcissist parents usually choose one kid to be the black sheep. They use the kid as a projection board of their negative traits. They also make siblings fight for crumbs of love which creates intense competition and envy.

[@dannettedavis5836]

My friend's great grandmother worked for Joan Crawford as her cook and said Joan was indeed very mean to Christina and Christopher. I believe EVERY word of Mommie Dearest.

[@Canadiana71]

Me too.

[@eugenekozma2697]

I believe mommie dearest too.thank you for sharing.

[@lydiavisitor1712]

Isn't it funny how all you CRAPTINA supporters know someone who knew Joan? You all swarm like nits with your stories of this person knew Joan, that person knew Joan. Would you care to share another story, like the faries you found at the bottom of your garden maybe.

[@jermainejones6149]

Wow really this a small

[@mikehunt456]

I believe Joan was abusive towards Christina and Christopher and I also believe Christina is fabricating it a bit

[@Propfaqs]

I believe Christina. I believe her because I had very sick parents who also had public ‘masks’, manipulated people into believing they were good parents, and who, behind closed doors, did things to their children that could have landed them in prison. I tell my sibling, who is protective of our parents’ ‘reputation’, ‘they are in HELL now.’ And I mean it.

[@winning3329]

My mother was like this too including my sister.

[@eugenekozma2697]

I believe christina too.

[@rebeccabrewer2289]

I bElivE chriStinVIM JUst Sorry the LAW THE SAME BACK THEN LIKE NOW

[@emilyrugburn9167]

Oh, boo hoo 😑. Lame. You'd probably deserved it

[@purplepills3]

Same, I just learned about this movie and some of the scenes made me sickened how it paralleled my own life

[@annresnik6059]

Joan was allegedly an alcoholic, so as her disease progressed, I am sure her behavior worsened. I believe Christina. The twins may have been somewhat sheltered from the worst of Joan's behavior, as Joan was busy hitting Christine and Chris.

[@Zebracorn46]

My childhood was very different from my siblings. It can happen when you have a large age gap between children.

[@nomdeplume2213]

I believe Christina 100%. It irks me when ppl try to say her childhood wasn't what she said it was... like everyone knew she was a vain, cruel b*tch. She adopted Christina from an agency that literally kidnapped babies from usually underage mothers. The mom would be told their baby died when in all actuality they were sold on the black market. Ppl try to say Joan didnt know but she definitely did, everyone in Hollywood did. The adoption agency was known as a Celebrity Kid Mill like a damn puppy mill... ugh... joan was just vile... can u imagine being abused your entire childhood and then having society mock you and say you're lying?!? Even tho there were witnesses everywhere?!? It just boggles the mind.

[@eugenekozma2697]

I believe christina too.

[@jermainejones6149]

I'm so glad Christina is finally being believed

[@Annabellethedoll666]

@@jermainejones6149 me too

[@ibuhleevechristina1583]

@@eugenekozma2697 me as well

[@emilyrugburn9167]

All lies

[@angimarks8296]

Joan hated wire hangers because she was forced to work in her family's dry cleaning business. She hated it.

[@wettaloca2923]

Oh I thought it was because they used wire hangers for all her illegal abortions

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@@wettaloca2923 thats a disgusting implication.

[@carmenmorrison6374]

Joan hated wire coat hanger because they ruin clothes. Would you put a thousand dollar dress on a wire hanger? I sure wouldn't.

[@giovanneww4987]

@@Garsons-oq4lh but that could be one of the reasons, Joan herself admitted that she was forced to have at least one abortion by the studio

[@ibuhleevechristina1583]

It was the abortions she had. Back in the day they performed them with wire hangers.

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

I believe she was abused. Her experiences are very detailed and her brother backed her up.

[@moviemonster2083]

Abused people often become abusers themselves.

[@julieru8953]

She was sexualy abused by age 11 from her step father. When her mom "found out" she send her away to boarding school.

[@emilyrugburn9167]

Two people that were cut out of an inheritance would say anything for a buck 😅

[@poindextertunes]

@@emilyrugburn9167 Source: “Trust me bro”

[@jamangel]

​@@emilyrugburn9167 boo

[@japanesedream7779]

My great grandmother was a cook for John Crawford and she told my grandmother and my grandmother told me that Joan was worse then what we actually seem in the movie she treated Tina very very very poorly

[@SnowWhiteQueen091590]

I think Joan Crawford suffered from Borderline Personality.

[@belyndajestice4973]

yes I agree And narcissistic personality disorder. Sometimes those 2 things go hand in hand..

[@dietdrpepper15]

And also drinking couldn't have helped.

[@globalcitizenn]

NPD

[@naedatanner8832]

I was a tween and was whining to my mother about how tough and unfair my life was. My mom gave me Mommy Dearest! I changed my tune pretty quickly!🇨🇦✌💖😂😂

[@ItsJustTuesday]

That’s tuff

[@rowan_vagrant]

someone having it worse doesn't invalidate that others might be having a hard time too

[@gregrak9389]

a "tween?"

[@louwinters508]

That's really weird.

[@brose2323]

I was born in 71 so I am just old enough to remember seeing Joan Crawford films before Mommie Dearest. She spooked the hell out of me before Mommie Dearest.

[@tracydavis148]

Her Eyes were Beautiful, yet Cold and Evil looking to Me .... born in 75 🌻

[@DrDrayzday]

The coat hanger scene in Mommy dearest is memorable

[@Discordia5]

I love your channel, Dr.!! You're my favorite KZbinr for skincare education. Some of the scenes in Mommy Dearest are so over the top, but a few (such as the coat hanger scene) are difficult to watch. I feel bad for the child actress, she was likely affected by the intensity of the abuse, despite knowing it was fictional.

[@Kimbyrleigha]

Definitely! I can’t even use wire hangers, not that I would but every time I see one I think of this!

[@catholicfaithofmine2664]

But according to Christina Crawford herself she had to admit it didn't happen. She was under fire by family members when the movie came out Joan Crawford's grandson has come out on the internet saying thst wasn't true and that Joan Crawford was not what Christina wrote in her book. Christine Crawford traveled the talk shows in the 80s and.90s and her own family called her Out.on those accusations. She had to admit that some of the things she wrote including the wire hanger scene were not true.

[@bigbandsrock1]

~ disgusting and libelous!

[@helenthorpe1494]

The only bullcrap is from Christina and people like you and the makers of this trash.

[@erickrosales2590]

I don't think Christina is lying, she tells it on her own account of what happened, just like Frank McCourt told his childhood as it is from his early days in Brooklyn, his hardships in Limerick, to his stable and much successful life back in New York.

[@erickrosales2590]

But also like Christina, people also blamed Frank McCourt for many lies he had said about Limerick in the 1930s and 40s.

[@Lee935]

Angela’s Ashes is my favorite book in the world. 💕🌎

[@SunsetBoulevard111]

@@Lee935 agree

[@louwinters508]

​​@@erickrosales2590hey aren't lies. That's what people don't understand. They are from a childhood perspective. You can never recount exactly how things were. Because emotions are involved. Memories get mixed up with other memories. A lie is when you purposely make something up or misrepresent the truth.

[@erickrosales2590]

@@louwinters508 that’s my point lol 😏

[@accidentsafe]

I believe Christina. Any woman who would name her daughter as a junior has been without fail, a flaming narcissist.

[@elenapelayo1]

So, same as most men that name their male kids juniors? Are they also narcissists? 🙄🙄

[@bek3852]

@@elenapelayo1 Y E S

[@idontgiveafaboutyou]

@@bek3852 seriously?

[@shebamaree9026]

ever think that this is all a lie?!

[@eugenekozma2697]

I believe christina too.joan crawford was a ruthless bitter and disturbed woman.

[@sametoyoutoo8509]

I believe Christina 100%

[@eugenekozma2697]

Me too.i believe christina crawford too.glad christina came out.joan crawford was disturbed and controlling

[@4nlover635]

You were there? Christina has changed her story a lot over the years. I think Christina is a borderline personality disorder.

[@miaaahhh9166]

Me too and I’m glad she’s still thriving today

[@Chelaxim]

If you consider Mommie Dearest to be funny, you should consider yourself lucky.

[@aprilfaith765]

My mother told me how she remembers as a kid they did a filming with the Crawford's for Christmas. She told how the kids had to give back their gifts and Christina didn't want to give up her doll. Then when Joan was love on TV she said that she saw the jealous look in her eyes when the guy on TV told Joan to call Christian in for everyone to see her!

[@eugenekozma2697]

Thank you for sharing.joan crawford was disturbing and ruthless.

[@aprilfaith765]

you're welcome

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

@@aprilfaith765 Really and what was your mother's full name so it can be cross checked and verified for accuracy?

[@fifi24hgf]

It sounds like narcissistic mother and triangulation between the daughters

[@cowj_uice]

I believe Christina 100% She might have exaggerated some parts but abuse is abuse, I believe she did go through some real shit from Joan! Ofc the twins didn’t believe her because by then Joan changed with age PLUS Christina was the first girl, Joan didn’t need to care about the twins cause they weren’t a threat to her, Christina was!

[@melodysafo5437]

If Joan hated Christina and Christopher so much, then why couldn't she admit it, instead of treating them like shit?!

[@Travel_with_Gigi]

To admit it once they were older would tarnish the reputation as a "doting and denied mother"

[@SunsetBoulevard111]

I don't know of anyone that actually admits hating their kids. Those kids were props, that's all.

[@angrybusdriver5656]

@@SunsetBoulevard111 Exactly!!!!

[@louwinters508]

Because why would she admit that to the public. I mean you don't say something like that. 'Oh I hate my kids.' Anyway I don't believe she hated them. She just didn't really care for them as a parent should. And she felt they betrayed her. Maybe she didn't bond with them as they grew up. Maybe she had NPD and found it hard to love. We don't know.

[@brydecuir9746]

For someone who didn’t like wire hangers and apparently everyone knew how did it get there ? And in the movie Christina was so little how could she have made that happen ?

[@shashaduke8700]

EXACTLY!!

[@DeviantMoonLove]

I think Christina got her clothes back from the drycleaners who used wire hangers and she forgot to switch them out before putting them back in her closet

[@jalifritz8033]

You can actually see the tag of the dry cleaner on it. The children were told it was their responsibility to put it on nice hangers.

[@VintageVera]

Dry cleaners always put clothes on wire hangers.

[@gloriamontgomery6900]

Because the clothes had just come back from the dry cleaners. Who use wire hangers. Christina hadn’t put the clothes on wooden hangers fast enough to suit Joan

[@cemetree]

I believe Christina. Joan always seemed quite controlling

[@eugenekozma2697]

I believe christina too.joan crawford was ruthless.

[@loretta_3843]

I know being 7 years younger than one brother and 11 years younger than the other, it really is a different world you grow up in. I remember seeing something about Joan growing up in or working in a laundry and that's what she got so heated over🤷🏻‍♀️

[@veronicaave4787]

She hated Marilyn Monroe I thought... plus she was old by the time Marilyn was a star

[@heisrisen9322]

Joan Crawford has “crazy eyes”.😳

[@Discordia5]

Opened her eyes a bit too wide for my comfort level. 👀

[@noemistephanie93]

Lol I know! I can tell she was nuts just by looking at her

[@LadyD1979]

Borderline probably. You never know when they re going to snap

[@ardenalexa94]

Yeah, I don’t get people accusing christina of being a liar. I believe her because something about her says to me she was very narcissistic. But some will never believe victims of abuse and instead blame them.

[@jaysonwoodson9508]

+@heisrisen9322 so does my mom😕

[@Sheepcakezzz]

People who think Joan Crawford was a good mother can go to hell

[@winning3329]

Remember that birds of a feather flock together.

[@user-ty3oc5ph5e]

@@winning3329 yesss. Those who defend Joan's actions have their own darkness.

[@ibuhleevechristina1583]

@@user-ty3oc5ph5e exactly!

[@miss1of2]

​@@user-ty3oc5ph5e so her 2 youngest daughters who have lived in the same house as Christina and Joan can go to hell...

[@rachellekrupinski9111]

My great grandma had the exact doll dressed in purple that behind you in all your videos.... she was a lovely lady and I loved that doll, but couldn’t understand why I couldn’t play with it. It was a doll for goodness sakes! Hahaha!

[@pandulce4447]

because parents in her time where beyond strict if you had a toy you where to keep it in the at most perfect condition if it even has a fracture of being broken parent's back then would scold you mercilessly

[@TheNosePickler]

I don't know if she'd be locked up today.....plenty of abusive parents....and even worst foster parents STILL live amoung us.

[@1tinahaj]

Today such accusations would have ruined her career

[@carlapsalms2334]

Wire hangers were probably triggering to her as someone who had been subjected to several abortions and lost 7 pregnancies.

[@marsha-madness-super-badness]

I was wondering if that was the reason.

[@isabeld.paredes4923]

Your editing is amazing! I haven't seen Mommie Dearest in its entirety, but the wire hanger scene (the one in which Christina was beaten) horrified me

[@notyourgrammascrafts]

I swear to God my mother was exactly like Joan Crawford she was very vain she was really mean in fact she was married several times before she passed away she even cut up the dress that I wore to her wedding with her fourth husband because I apparently looked too much like a grown woman in it it was a beautiful dress and she destroyed it

[@nursingschoolgirl1]

Thank you for this video!! Thank you!!

[@jayce.milky09]

its be nice to see more Joan's videos in the future, thank you!!♡

[@jrebecca0195]

I saw the movie when it came out - so horrifying! 😱

[@jrebecca0195]

@@ChristinaCrawfordLiedI said the *MOVIE* was horrifying.

[@donspringstead1649]

I thought it was funny!!!

[@donspringstead1649]

One of those twins did sue Christina and collected so......

[@Annabellethedoll666]

@@donspringstead1649 don’t have kids

[@tiffanyb.7596]

Wow! What a nightmare for poor Christina. It’s 100% true that an abusive parent is less likely to be hard on the children who are easier to control. It seems like Joan was very controlling. It makes sense why the twins defended their mom. Thank you for this interesting video. Great research. 😊🦋

[@louwinters508]

Oh definitely. They go for the one that has a mind of their own and shows it. And often the one that reminds them of themselves or someone else that they don't like.

[@DalainaRenee]

So glad you posted a video happy Friday ✨👋

[@jonathanmeadows6813]

The twins did successfully sue Christina later for falsely claiming that they weren’t in fact twins.

[@Sebilion12]

This story reminds me a lot of my childhood and I totally know something like this can happen!

[@kaylamoser5836]

Same here

[@mai0033]

This is malignant narcissism and I also experienced the same in my childhood

[@aflits]

​@@mai0033 I went through the same thing, I hope u heal from it 💖

[@dlowror]

yes it's very real, it makes me go "damn.." when people see the abusive scenes like it's comedy bc it reminds me so much of the traumatic experiences i had with my mom

[@collettewhitney2141]

Hello there Laura Jane Atelier I do apologise for missing so many of your video but I have been very busy. Also I was taking a break from social media for while Excellent video Take care Look after yourself and your loved ones in these unsettling times Stay safe ❤️❤️❤️❤️🎵🖐️

[@Bianca-nj4nv]

Mommie dearest was quite the movie, and I believe her eldest daughter! I enjoy your videos you make Laura! Thank you 😊

[@t3rki179]

I kinda wonder if she got an abortion with a hanger, lost the ability to have children of her own in the prozess and from that on couldn't stand the sight of it. Don't know why my mind went there...

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

A disgusting implication

[@ibuhleevechristina1583]

Totally true. They had abortions with wire hangers back then

[@linkLoverAG]

That or maybe she was sexually abused by someone with one. Sometimes severe trauma will lead to severe mental health issues like Joan had, including the OCD

[@LadyD1979]

Wow

[@tylerbarker4334]

​@@Garsons-oq4lhit's disgusting but it's totally plausible. She claimed the studio made her get at least one abortion so it doesn't seem too unlikely

[@ΑνναΡουσσου-β3σ]

I've seen this movie over five times it's sad thank you for sharing 😍

[@SnowBall-hz6pu]

Of course it was true.... if you think logically about it...Joan Crawford had a reputation of being controlling and difficult while making her movies.....so given that information it only seems believable that she would feel comfortable to exurt the same type of behavior towards her children plus worse since she would feel comfortable to express her complete control over them and managed to do it using whatever means necessary to do it!!

[@jonimcdougall7624]

Christina looked sad in most of the pics. Joan obviously favored the twins.

[@BeniSanico]

Dont forget the fact that she just give her money to cindy and cathy after she die and just use christoper and christina for "props"

[@PeoplePlacesRocknRoll]

I want to learn to properly edit videos. Thank you for the link. 😍

[@notyourgrammascrafts]

Another thing should be noted if you look at how long she was married to each man she had only 4 years with each man I don't know she had four husbands four years each and the last one died questionably

[@cynthiabrent6479]

Okay. With that being said, I have a question. Is Christina Crawford still alive?

[@ladywhistledownton]

@@cynthiabrent6479 yep, shes 82 now.

[@jerrygarrett7116]

My ex husband was BPD and NPD he literally stayed in relationships max five years, our marriage ended literally five years to the day.

[@robertamineo477]

In fact she remained close friends with Doug Fairbanks Jr throughout their lives...same with Franchot Tone, whom she cared for in his elderhood.

[@wisegal88]

I love the movie... her morning routine is everything 😍 💕 joan was fabulous but crazy AF. She was born in San Antonio which is pretty cool I'm also from SA.

[@paulaward5346]

Hello from Tyler Texas!

[@eviebernal2913]

Me too! San Antonio 😌

[@cheshire-yu4nz]

I keep wondering why the boy she adopted as a baby had the restraint harness on and still had it on when he was older strapped in bed why was that?

[@Melons-vg8dq]

He would get up in the middle of the night and wander outside.

[@kend4731]

One has to remember Christina wrote the book after her mother had passed away, so Joan was unable to comment. That says volumes on what a hateful person Christina is.

[@joannaerhardt7294]

That movie still scares me!😬😬

[@pika23]

Oh I believe it. But joan was a superstar and icon and very skilled

[@sumaiyafahmida3047]

Christina updates the books CZ her wounds in the heart are still very fresh

[@clydewatkins7712]

I never liked Joan Crawford, But I did like Ms Davis

[@jonpowell4246]

The woman was an all around monster In and out of the spotlight, and I pity Faye Dunaway for ever having had played Joan Crawford.

[@retire14pattaya9]

Christina has distanced herself from the MD movie.

[@meshalalshamsi8080]

Thanks for the good work. A better sound quality would be nice.

[@trippmcintyre2347]

I don’t believe any of it.

[@SamuelLanderos-xr6ue]

It's confusing, I've seen interviews where she complained about her mother or Said her book was taken out of context & the movie was faults. Which is it 🤔

[@Melons-vg8dq]

Joan paid for Christina's college. She paid for her wedding, then she got divorced. She got Christina a nepo job at the Hollywood studio, which she quit. Joan busted her butt for everything she had but Christina kept messing up.

[@maureenseel118]

This movie made me think of my mom so much. Certainly looks like BPD

[@cheriamour2429]

Joan Crawford was a horribly mean person. She never should've been allowed to be a mother.

[@angelab904]

Mommie Dearest was a great movie and you can watch it free on KZbin right now!

[@eugenekozma2697]

Yes it was a great movie.i saw it in 2000.i got it on dvd a few months ago.

[@michellewheadon4664]

You had me till "final cut pro"

[@goofy28407]

Why are the twins against Christina? They are a lot younger and wouldn’t remember much so it’s ridiculous they act so bias and blind

[@irene_f.]

They had to have been told.

[@lovelorn88nick]

Respect to the daughter getting her shit mother back! Beautiful revenge 🖤

[@noemistephanie93]

Hey can u please do a video on Gene Kelly??

[@kennyblack-w4m]

at 8:59 it shows Joan Crawford scrolling on a touch screen. Crawford died in 1977. The first touch screen was 1992

[@monicalifornia_]

How does a wire hanger randomly end up in a kids closet?? sus

[@nellienell924]

Mommy dearest is one of my favorite old school movies

[@scrub5542]

I love your dress! Where did you buy it? 😍

[@LoveBoysEverywhereTruegi-tc9el]

I disowned my mom too, she's a monster

[@danieleyre8913]

I have always felt safe assuming that “Mommie dearest” is about 10% true, 40% exaggeration, and 50% fabrication. And that’s just the book. The film is pure fantasy.

[@dkc4092]

Don't doubt the book. I grew up with a father who did very similar things to us kids when we were growing up. That era, parents could pretty much get away with a lot of physical abuse and there wasn't much anyone could do about it.

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

1 of my favorite movies ❤️

[@antheredhen]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 The clip showing supposedly her eating.. Scrolling on a cell phone..... Lmbo lmbo lmbo..

[@DayaTom]

WOW Christina... had the same life with mommie like mine. boarding school included! Dear GOD!

[@zacharylewis2802]

I believe Christina, but I don’t believe BD Hyman at all.

[@EleutheriosKaralis-yq9vl]

Yes,but what i find a little suspicious;why did christina waited so long,she was already 37 and she didnt manage a hollywood carriere.

[@starmelodyelizabethb7380]

Where can I find the music in the background?

[@larry1824]

Really????? And what about Bing whose sons committed suicide?????????

[@kelleysweat8099]

Supposedly, Joan Crawford was bi-polar; that would explain a lot.

[@ameliaflowers9836]

I wonder why Christina kept going out and buying those damn wire hangers 😉

[@winning3329]

Probably to have an excuse to beat her children?

[@robertn800]

@@winning3329 Joan didn’t buy them, she bought beautiful padded coat hangers & the wire ones probably came from dry cleaners.

[@dianapickett3793]

When she was beating her with the wire hanger she became cross eyed 😵. I wonder why,??. And the bathroom scene when she said clean up this mess. Poor little girl .

[@mcoo465]

Ok. So why did her two older adopted daughters never say anything about abuse?

[@MountainsRCallingMe]

Because it didn’t happen. Christina Crawford lied

[@klassicalmuzik]

I believe Christina

[@celladora31]

Ask Elvis Presley how Christina behaved at his home.

[@anon3325]

why did my uncle make me watch this when i was 7 WTF

[@Ursaminor31]

The truth is in the middle.

[@R.Oates7902]

Joan Crawford aged terribly! She reminds me of Cruella DeVille that must be why i don't like her.

[@maternalheart66]

I believe Christina is grossly exaggerating. She's even said herself the wire hanger moment never happened in real life. There's a lot of evidence out there that refutes many of her claims.

[@Discordia5]

Christina wasn't in charge of the film makers changing the story of her book when they made the movie. I don't believe the book is exaggerated, but even Christina said the film was fictional.

[@ibuhleevechristina1583]

The book is the truth. The film was fun camp and Faye did an excellent job!!!

[@maureenseel118]

"maternalheart66" sides with mommie dearest. Go figure

[@BXshqip87]

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[@Melons-vg8dq]

Joan was mean to Christina but she had behavioral issues.

[@Marge-m7z]

She adopted them for PUBLICITY!!!😂😂😂

[@symon3304]

It's been pretty much accepted that Christina made up these stories.

[@1tinahaj]

Where does it say that? Christina was telling the truth

[@debrastephens940]

This is all a lie get your facts straight ..Christina lied

[@jeremycarr9410]

You all fall into Christina's bull....I've heard just as many say this was nothing but her attempt to reach stardom by stepping on Joan....

[@yescasnolasco9604]

That Lady is In a Hell place were she can see over & over what she has Done to their spirits 😑😒🙄

[@nycgallagher8453]

I don't believe anything.

[@glengrieve544]

Sorry I don't believe a word of mommy dearest as Cynthia said in an interview Christina must have grown up in a different household

[@Melody-ks7mo]

I don't believe Christina