The Gossip Columnist Who Ruined Dozens Of Hollywood Careers

During the Golden Age of Hollywood, gossip ruined careers. All thanks to Hedda Hopper.
Born Elda Furry in 1885 in Pennsylvania, she ran away at 18 to work on Broadway. She became a chorus girl there and married actor DeWolf Hopper. His previous spouses were, ironically, Ella, Ida, Edna, and Nella. To avoid confusion, Elda changed her name to Hedda after consulting a numerologist. In 1916, she began doing movies and got her big break in Virtuous Wives two years later. But it wasn’t her acting but rather her wardrobe that caught everyone’s attention. Actors provided their own costumes at the time, so she spent her $5,000 salary on clothes. She appeared in over 150 films and TV series, mostly playing society women. However, by the mid-1930s, her career has stalled.
Hedda was a single mother by then, and she was in a desperate search for income. Since she always seemed to know the best gossip, she tried her hand at journalism. In 1935, she debuted her gossip column working for $50 a week. Soon Hopper was making $250,000 per year. Her readership rose to 35 million people. Her pieces became a must-read, as her rival Louella Parsons’s once were.
Since 1939, she hosted her own radio show in addition to her columns. Hedda promoted her friends and crushed those who lied to her or worked with Parsons. A mere article of hers could destroy a celebrity’s career as well as save one.
Once she kept suggesting Ingrid Bergman should star in The Bells of St. Mary’s. When the actress got the part, Hopper was credited as the main factor for producers’ decision. She was the one who ruined her later by writing about her child with director Rossellini. Hedda also helped Joan Crawford to take down Bette Davis. She rang up over 600 Academy voters to tell them about Davis’s nasty behavior on set. Most of those stories were made up by Hopper and Crawford. As a result, Davis didn’t win an Oscar she was expected to get in 1963. Being a conservative and a Republican, Hopper demonized Communists and gays. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted for years after she exposed him as a Communist. She loathed Charlie Chaplin for having affairs with younger girls. He was denied re-entry to the US when she cooperated with the FBI. Hopper referred to her Beverly Hills mansion as «the house that fear built».
Her unscrupulous columns got her many enemies in Hollywood. Joseph Cotten pulled the chair out from under Hopper at a dinner. Joan Bennett sent her a skunk on Valentine’s day. It came with a note: «I stink and so do you». Apart from her scandalous reports, she was famous for her extravagant style. She loved oversized and overdecorated hats and allegedly bought 150 of them per year. Her crazy headgear was even mocked in a Time cover once. The «gargoyle of gossip» worked tirelessly until the very end. She died of pneumonia in 1966. She was 80.
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[@DavidBittt]

I bet she would have a KZbin tea and gossip channel if she was still around.

[@jansdoe6963]

No argument.

[@roydean1137]

Now it's called TMZ.

[@janetduncan87]

I bet she really thought she was doing Society a favor..🤔

[@poppy7145]

it would be called “spill the tea” and she’d post all the latest tik tok gossip

[@lucygirl4926]

How horrible to base your life's work on hurting others.

[@stuartlee6622]

Like the Clintons?

[@guiyomelangloiz2483]

@@stuartlee6622 more like fat Trump.

[@karllieck9064]

No, like the Trumps. Stop lying....like the Trumps.@@stuartlee6622

[@austinklein1172]

90% of KZbin

[@pjesf]

Tessie - You seem to be every bit as proud of your racism as Hedda Hopper was of her disgusting lies. That is truly sad

[@retrobarbie9028]

The Wendy Williams of the Golden era.

[@Alusnovalotus]

RetroBarbie both despicable unholy creatures.

[@KellDLMCMLXXIX]

@@Alusnovalotus YES!

[@yolandamckenzie7619]

Kell-D. L. MCMLXXIX I was just getting ready to say the same thing

[@Jake-nk4wg]

At least Wendy Williams has the receipts; this bully made up anything she could pass from her "butt" and did so with pleasure. Name a single career Wendy Williams destroyed.

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

Exactly!!!

[@turnytomtom8643]

When you call 600 people to tarnish someone’s image, then it’s a personal vendetta.

[@aelius93]

or a hefty paycheck

[@usmale4915]

@@aelius93 It's always about the money, isn't it! The only good thing she ever produced was her son actor William Hopper! (Think "Perry Mason")!

[@joelleranee]

If someone did that today they would say they need a psy ward and need help now!!!

[@robbiemckenzie7822]

@@joelleranee i agree

[@ammuammu-dy9qt]

The photo of her falling down, when someone pulled her chair away, should have been the most sensational news if was published during that era

[@ewaleokadia76]

@Tessie Don't feel bad for Hedda; she made millions off gossip. What's wrong with seeing a photo of Hedda falling because a chair was pulled from under her? She sometimes used the pen as a weapon to hurt other actors' careers. To have her publicly humiliated serves her right.

[@ewaleokadia76]

@Tessie No, she also ruined careers and even wrote falsehoods when she wanted to. For this she got paid good money. I am sure she is resting in peace but she used her talent for gossip as a weapon, too. It just saddens me that she couldn't be more honorable. Yes, she raised her, son, William, who became an actor. Essentially, many actors had to suck up to her or walk on pins and needles to not get on her s**t list. That's no life to live.😑

[@ewaleokadia76]

@Tessie I understand your point of view and I DO respect it. Yes, she was a single mother who raised her son instead of going on welfare. The point here is that she was HUGELY popular figure in her lifetime. Therefore, there is enough reference material to fact check what this video is saying about Hedda's life. She is still a source of curiosity like many actors from the Golden Age. Plus, there are still people alive who can remember her as she died in 1966. Ordinary people like you and I will return to dust and will be remembered only by family and friends. For one person alone to be able to make or break people's careers, to have such enormous power is uncanny. She will always be a source of mystery and even, at times, a source of documentaries and such. She is not unlike many other popular American icons such as Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable , etc.

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

@Tessie you are just as dumb as her.. So it was ok to hurt people with her vicious vile tongue but now that she is DEAD, IT'S HUSH HUSH... HELL NO!! LET THE TRUTH BE HEARD. PEOPLE LISTENED TO HER GOSSIP BECAUSE IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME THEN. THERE WAS NO GOOGLE, NO WIKIPEDIA, NOTHING TO RESEARCH AND FIND OUT THE TRUTH... SHE COULD HAVE MADE A HONEST LIVING AS A NURSE, DOCTOR, SCHOOL TEACHER ETC ETC TO SUPPORT HER SON AND NOT DESTROY PEOPLE'S LIVES... WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN OF THE PEOPLE SHE DESTROYED??? HUH? WHAT ABOUT LITTLE TOMMY WHO'S MOMMY DIDN'T GET THE CONTRACT BECAUSE THIS WOMAN MADE UP LIES AND BLACK BALLED HER OR HIM FOREVER IN HOLLYWOOD, WHILE SHE LAUGHED IN GLEE AND SIPPED WINE WITH HER FRIENDS. YOU ARE A REAL HYPOCRITE!!! THERE ARE 2 SIDES TO EVERYTHING!!! THINK ABOUT THAT!!!!!

[@piperdoon672]

Really Tessie? So you're cool with her ruining talented people and forcing them to go underground? I'm sure her lies were devastating to Trumbo and his family back then along with countless others. Miserable old witch.

[@angelaw6940]

She helped careers just to ruin them later... I guess it's no different than today. Reporters/journalists will do anything to make a living.

[@s.r.r.]

Some so called journalists will but most do not.

[@tomryan914]

@@s.r.r. 'Scribblers' do, 'journalists' do not!

[@Dana-ep9kq]

A real journalist would never do so. A "media personality" would.

[@poetcomic1]

David Niven played a joke on her. He went to to a nightclub with his friend's wife and took a dark corner table. His friend came in with Niven's wife and took another dark corner table. They came running at each other in a wild fury and then proceeded to waltz together. She was furious. Ten of her tipsters had woke her up just as soon as both couples came into the restaurant - I doubt if she ever forgave him.

[@usmale4915]

Now that's funny! lol

[@poetcomic1]

@@usmale4915 You are sure to enjoy David Niven's two hilarious autobiographies: The Moon Is A Balloon & Bring On the Empty Horses.

[@usmale4915]

@@poetcomic1 Thanks! I probably would. I always liked David Niven. I do believe he was very under rated as an actor. Never heard or read anything negative about him either.

[@LoudaroundLincoln]

@@usmale4915 he wasn't one of the greats. And he openly admitted it. I believe he said something along the lines of "what sort of silly business let's you have this much fun and you get paid daft amounts for it?" But sometimes charm and charisma is enough to make an acting career I suppose. Plus he was a pretty decent chap by all accounts. He had a distinguished war record that he never crowed on about. Even put his career on hold to re enlist in 1940. He'd acknowledge his time in the army but he always downplayed it out of respect for all those who'd been killed.

[@authorlydiagreen1862]

She was hateful, talking about and lying on people is mean

[@sanjivanimohanty2421]

Ms Lydia G. Up

[@gulmerton2394]

In Hollywood , it’s a job. you get paid for it.

[@regplate4139]

Lying ‘ on’ people. You mean about people. ‘On’ makes no sense at all.

[@pp_sangtis]

@Tessie she did the gossiping job till the end of her life... Obviously it was not just to raise her kid.

[@pp_sangtis]

@Tessie she could chose another job, instead of gossiping + RUINING people till the end of her life. Think about the victims ! And, i didnt say that i wish her to go to hell , im not that mean😐 I just said that i didnt like her 4 gossiping & RUINING peoples life. That should be clear enough.😐😐

[@violetblue1251]

satan works hard but hedda hopper works harder 🤣🤣

[@fanaticat1]

😆 good one👍

[@adamantman3200]

She had all those hideous hats to raise. They weren't going to raise themselves. An aside: Actor William Hopper who played Detective Paul Drake on PERRY MASON was her son.

[@vazz22]

That's a good one!☺

[@_samaa]

She made up some stories for money. These days, who doesn't.

[@user-rr4to6xl3m]

If you're a good Muslim, you should have known better the consequences of gossiping nor related.

[@_samaa]

@@user-rr4to6xl3m yeah you're right. I was just commenting on society that's all.

[@ewaleokadia76]

Actually, nowadays suing for libel is common. If she were alive today, she would have needed to go through a lawyer to see if someone might get offended.

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

These days, deliberately lying and destroying people's career, their bread and butter, she would have gotten shot, stabbed, choked out or poisoned!!!! "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor"...

[@ewaleokadia76]

@@prettyyoungthingpyt5015 That's true. It is quite scary how it was back then BUT now people have gotten smarter about not accepting any outrageous falsehoods.

[@lindaeasley4336]

When someone is given that amount of power and influence , it's a dangerous thing

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

Yeah like Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@riding-intandem4024]

Once she ruin one's life..it become an addiction.

[@FallingGalaxy]

Seems like it. A power trip.

[@Jake-nk4wg]

@@FallingGalaxy The hefer was evil incarnate.

[@fanaticat1]

Yes, I agree with all of you!

[@christhompson9486]

Old b!tch on a power trip.

[@Ladybug-uf7uh]

Even as a child in the 50's & 60's, I remember her column and the remarks made about how she was feared and the destruction left behind her. No wonder her son, William Hopper, didn't really ever want to be in pictures. He rose above his awful mother and became quite successful as Paul Drake in the Perry Mason series. She may have hated gay people, and there were lots of them in Hollywood, but her son working with a gay man gave him a good job and great reputation for many years. She was a real snake; can't pick your relatives!

[@Jake-nk4wg]

Thanks for the information on William Hopper; didn't know he had such an evil mother.

[@c.s.jackson7214]

Yep: Raymond Burr. He was probably the only who stood up to her and still be respected.

[@jackjules7552]

Half of Hedda's staff was gay and they adored her. Figure that one.

[@RRL110]

Surprised someone didn't Black Dahlia her ass. She was the perfect candidate for it.

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

It's amazing how as long as a person makes money off of something, ethics aren't required. No matter whose life you intentionally destroy for profit, the fact that you profited somehow makes it okay to destroy because it's "just business".

[@miapdx503]

I always liked Joseph Cotton. I like him better now.😏

[@gulmerton2394]

Yeah! How did he have the nerve to do that!? Good for him. Joan Crawford was no better than Hopper. Two bitches calling everybody in Hollywood to destroy Bette Davis! What kind of a sicko does that?

[@fanaticat1]

I was thinking the same thing! Joseph Cotten is one of my favorite actors, now I like him even more!

[@02chevyguy]

The actress who sent her the skunk...even better.

[@sarahalbers5555]

Mia, same!

[@bernicejustice5235]

The infamous Hedda Hopper, I'm sure it's very hot where she's at right now 😈

[@FallingGalaxy]

I'm glad I don't believe in supernatural nonsense. To think someone would be eternally tortured without end just because they were petty in life, is an immoral thing to be enjoying. But what can I expect from someone who believes a magical sky daddy is controlling everything.

[@miapdx503]

Yes, a bitch and a snitch. 👿

[@PrincessTatyanna]

FallingGalaxy God is not a magical sky daddy. He is real and you better repent because he is returning soon

[@lisaellis4105]

Princess Tatyanna Thank you, for telling her the truth, without God's grace, none of us, would be here right now.

[@haileycandeza-solano]

@@FallingGalaxy here comes a believer of Darwin's doctrines wherein bacteria and other simple "creatures" are evolving.,. But how come those "creatures" are still existing and haven't evolved into something more complex than what they are right now?.,.

[@saltinawenchito3927]

Joan Bennett’s Valentine gift to her is legendary! 🤣

[@gabe-po9yi]

I wonder how much of her motivation to smear actresses was due to jealousy and envy because she never reached star status in her own acting career.

[@vivienm1195]

Joseph cotton recieved dozens of flowers and congratulatory telegrams for his courage . most of the Hollywood were affraid of her !

[@fanaticat1]

He deserved more than that! He's one of my favorite actors, and this makes me like him even more!

[@davegreene8588]

Joseph didn't COTTON to Horrible Hedda! .... Not many did!

[@susanpoisson3082]

I'm surprised it was pneumonia that took her out and not one of her many enemies.

[@jackjules7552]

They say it was "pneumonia" but then..

[@fatmaasanji]

The real-life Rita Skeeter.

[@matth1143]

That's not a bad comparison tbh...

[@hellothere-dv5me]

Yeah,this woman reminds me of her.

[@jmann6130]

I’d say Skeeter was a blend of Hedda and Kitty Kelly the sleazy tell all biography writer

[@brahmabkitty03]

Are you ladies racists bc y’all realize there’s a clear difference between the two right?

[@sudiproy1400]

She was reborn and now she is working in Dispatch

[@anonji8102]

I think too

[@marxysunze3739]

😆😆

[@Alusnovalotus]

Sudip Roy she was reborn and is the POTUS

[@gailfelton8338]

lmao 😂

[@MomMom4Cubs]

I think you meant Dogpatch.

[@NP-vn8so]

6:01 Hedda's husband, who eventually divorced her, was 27 years older than her. Maybe that was a deciding factor for her loathing Chaplin and his relationships with younger women. Also, speaking about Dalton Trumbo at 5:46, I remember reading that during the screening of The Sandpiper (starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor), Hopper kicked up a fuss on seeing Trumbo credited as the screenwriter and Elizabeth Taylor turned around and told her to "shut the fuck up". Goes to show how tired a lot of people were of Hopper.

[@senorkaboom]

I remember my folks talking about her. They said that bad press from her was destructive. Makes you wonder how someone like that got so much clout.

[@jtshark8815]

A few years ago I read a good book on the blacklist and other elements of Hollywood at the time. There was a great piece on how her grip started to loosen due to her thinking of herself as the biggest star in Hollywood and everyone just to ignore her

[@vrinda5303]

@JT Do you remember the name of the book?

[@Lifeandmuses]

As a woman who wanted to find a job for a living in the start .. She sure worked tirelessly till the end to ruin few people's lives .. Woah. One hell of a woman.

[@FallingGalaxy]

Men did that and do that all the time as well, so I'm not really seeing what her being a woman has to do with it.

[@Lifeandmuses]

@@FallingGalaxy I didn't mean it as a woman specifically, I should have mentioned 'person' instead of woman there for clarity . I'm sorry that it came out as I'm commenting on her just because she's a woman .

[@Lifeandmuses]

And also if this video is about a man, I would comment the same about him. Like why would a person go such lengths ?

[@TheMenon49]

Louella Parson and Hedda Hopper were the two witches of Hollywood! Both frustrated women who reveled in the misery of those who had stood up to them. In the end, towards their own ends, they were left friendless......

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

Mani Menon ‘Hollywood Witches’- perfect movie title!

[@jackjules7552]

If Hopper was a conservative and demonized gays, then what was she doing in show business....she was a chorus girl in New York, married a man who had already been married five times. She quickly divorced him. Then she acted in over 150 films, attended every Hollywood party, and then moved on to being a gossip columnist. She lived and worked in the midst of Hollywood where liberal ideas were the norm. She wore outrageous crazy hats. She doesn't sound that conservative to me. Half of show business is gay, and I am sure she knew that. To say that Hopper ruined many careers is an overstatement.

[@diptimadan1461]

Wow, she was so good at being nasty that she made a career out of it.

[@amandawhiteley6737]

Its still like that today! Lol

[@vickiepauley876]

And yet she lived a good while but they killed Marilyn Monroe

[@s.r.r.]

Journalists didn't kill Marilyn Monroe.

[@vickiepauley876]

@@s.r.r. I didn't mean journalist literally

[@eldinamita7550]

She is a professional hater

[@jamesvickers9476]

😆😆😆

[@pen64]

Was. She’s long dead, dear

[@aeiou1237]

Literally she is EVERY FAMOUS KZbinR! Such odd timing for this video to come out!

[@deb7457]

Dallas_Denver90210 She seems to have been much more powerful. Cooperating with the FBI? And back then, when the studios had greater control on their actor’s lives, I’m sure the Warner bros., and MGM, etc., paid both Hopper and Parsons to keep quiet about more tea than they actually spilled. I wonder if Hopper got her son William his role as Paul Drake on the long-running Perry Mason series.

[@aeiou1237]

Deb 7 nope it’s pretty much hitting the nail on the head, think about it, youtubers have the power to hold our attention for long periods of time and we almost believe them and everything they say like the news no matter if it’s true or not like if 2 youtubers are fighting then are friends 2 days later and generated 40 million or more views on their feud videos then it’s obviously a publicity stunt which seems to be this woman’s forte. It’s crazy because my mom would tell me stories of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis or Bette Davis and Talulah Bankhead and as I got older I realized all the stories she told me about Mae West and everybody I grew up loving all generated from this woman imagine the type of damage she would have done with the internet and there’s plenty of youtubers that have involvements with the fbi and cia look at jake and Ryan Paul and as far as getting people jobs in Hollywood KZbin seems to just be a step behind from having its own casting couch.

[@HMN134]

Even ones like Mrbeast and PewDiePie?

[@bezuwho6908]

She worked with the studios to cover up and spin stories. She was part of the publicity machine.

[@bvcxz47]

her son William Hopper played Paul Drake the PI.on Perry Mason ,I always wondered if he got the job because Raymond Burr was gay and Hedda knew about it.

[@m.elainebates7931]

William Hopper was gay as well. So now you have 2 closeted gay men.

[@nanfitzsimonds7302]

RAYMOND BURR was a HOLLYWOOD pimp!! Had a house that ALL the "IN THE CLOSET" would hook-up"

[@nanfitzsimonds7302]

"IN THE CLOSET ACTORS WOULD HOOK-UP!

[@josephinefothergill191]

I liked him on Perry Mason.

[@CaseyJPS]

@@nanfitzsimonds7302 Gasp. Thanks for using caps to make your point. Anything else you'd like to add?

[@02chevyguy]

Hopper and Crawford were in the movie "The Women" in 1939. Her part was also a gossip columnist.

[@이지민-j5w]

Makes you wonder how much of those stories were actually true and how much were just pure lies 🤔

[@josephinefothergill191]

이지민 everybody’s wise with hindsight and I have to admit I like a bit of gossip but these days it’s so easy to actually find out what happened if you care to do a bit of research. You can find out if it’s true or not in most cases and these days no one really cares.

[@indianstudywithme8255]

Gossiping is horrible 🙄

[@pawwalker3492]

At The Oscars 1963, Crawford accepted the award for Anne Bancroft, for "The Miracle Worker". And pissed Bette off big time. "At the after party, in the center of each table were bottles of vodka, gin, bourbon, scotch. The first thing Bette did was take a glass and fill it with scotch, right to the top-no water, no ice. “This is for La Belle Crawford,” she said." “She doesn’t drink scotch,” I said. (William Frey) “She drinks vodka.” “I don’t care what she drinks. This is going in her fucking face!" No one disrespects Bette Davis! Gotta love that woman.

[@pawwalker3492]

Hedda must have 500 lifetimes to go to work off all that bad Karma she accrued.

[@melissacooper4282]

I first heard of Hedda Hopper when she made a cameo appearance on The Beverly Hillbillies. Granny thought that Hopper was looking for a husband because she was wearing one of her extravagant hats. Mainly because that Cousin Pearl was wearing a similar hat when she was courting for a husband. I definitely agree with Granny when she called Hopper a 30 year loser. And when Mr. Drysdale referred to her as a troublemaker!

[@jasleenkaur9681]

So its where the ugliness of media started

[@perpetual61]

What about her Rival Louella Parsons who came before her she was just as bad ?

[@bostonblackie9503]

No mention of the fact her son actor William Hopper was a homosexual!

[@itsshayyyy3034]

Bruh I hate gossiping, that shit can ruin your life, friendships, family etc... 😬😡😩

[@joelleranee]

My Grandma Her Name was Louella and she gossiped and hurt my mom and my step mom gossiped and hurt my mom so I have both from time I was born and step mom still trying to hurt me 40 years later still!! Have had all my father side of family believing the lies of my step mom. I am dead to them now. Haven talked to me in 15 years nor took my call for a year or return a call. They don't care they are better than me etc...

[@diannenaworensky6698]

She was so beautiful. Her clothes and hats were as well. Thanks for the upload !! ✌🏻❤

[@dennischallinor8497]

The word to describe people like Ms. Hopper is: "pernicious"!!!

[@valerieneal2747]

And toxic ally narcissistic 😵😵

[@fahmihilme8883]

She indeed dying with a happy smile face for the life achievements of ruined other people's life. 👍

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

Gossip didn't ruin their careers scummy Hollywood did that on it's own!

[@TheSaltydog07]

I despise her for what she did to Trumbo, but he won in the end.

[@sda-clips]

Crawford & her were jealous & big time narcissist

[@christhompson9486]

Old b!tches on a power trip.

[@omaimataiyeba185]

Power of pen being mighter than sword..

[@maliaferry8212]

Now you know who Rita Scherer was based on

[@geraldstephens6612]

Both Hopper & Parsons were supported by the studio bosses until a couple of major lawsuits whose final rulings forced the studio bosses to cut their ties to Hopper & Parsons ; those same bosses were "retired" soon after.

[@psychicangetarot5868]

Not a fan of gossip or people having the power to destroy others..don't like this mean lady 😑 Who would do that to Bette Davis...she was adorable.

[@Jake-nk4wg]

Lets us all know how evil this bum was; made it more rich and disgusting.

[@ewaleokadia76]

Back then, like today, if the general public was not so keen on celebrity gossip then the HEDDAS of this world would not exist. I stopped reading gossip columns, "The Star", "National Inquirer", etc., years ago. We, the people, have the power to stop all this gossip IF we weren't so nosy and gossipy.

[@joelleranee]

Heddy Hoppa would I find it interesting they said she ran away at 18..She wasn't being abused or hurt at home. What a farce..She reminds me of my step mom she destroyed my relationship with my dad and rest of family She is just like her and my grandma name was Luella too..Yeah FORK HER BITCH!

[@seisshakenshin5932]

I wonder how many people went to her funeral...

[@michaelmiller1215]

Seissha Kenshin Hopefully NONE

[@michaelmatthews6717]

They probably had a satanic ritual for her funeral

[@384kiwi]

maybe a lot did,to make sure she was dead, I would

[@nhmooytis7058]

Seissha Kenshin I would, to take a dump on her grave..

[@judeevans7308]

Probably hundreds just to make sure the old bitch was a actually dead

[@IndoDPA204]

But nowadays gossip makes carreers. A lot of untalented ppl got famous ☹

[@freespiritable]

Gossip and autotune.

[@TheRock-yg5ni]

I love this channel 😀

[@lisaparker773]

Me Too.

[@maidam.5424]

Me too.👍🙂💕

[@MrTrigger6]

Hedda wrote a book called, “From Under My Hat”, the gossip was about herself growing up in PA and early time in show biz.

[@rashaunjones1027]

National Enquirer needs to thank these women for their foundation.

[@lyncyrimchosangkey4379]

Finally watching a new video before going to sleep 🌸 Tats from the story behind 🔥❤ i am just in love with dis channel 💜💕😚

[@Avant402]

Wow! What a mean spirited person! If I’m not mistaken her only child was William Hopper who played Paul Drake on the old Perry Mason tv series.

[@rachelgarber1423]

Yes, he was

[@austindreher2791]

I don't like rumors. I never listen to them.People like this woman are just sad.

[@artisallthat]

I haven't heard of hedda hopper in over 50 years. You've given her fame all over again, at least for the 50,000 plus.

[@Annuska1995]

She is mentioned in the new movie Mank as well, and she is portrayed in the Tv show Feud.

[@jessiejames7492]

i read that those big hollywood stars were absoulutely afraid of her. Like the bigh talk show hosts today, she could make or break a person or ones career.

[@jensmom604]

Her son William was Paul Drake on the Perry Mason series.

[@madambutterfly7513]

jensmom604 - wow, I didn’t know that, he sure was handsome

[@alimolina4279]

It is true, and yes, he was handsome!!

[@skye3383]

imagine making a career out of yourself by wrecking other people’s careers

[@katemaloney4296]

Some of them are called politicians, nowadays.

[@becks5198]

Obviously why a simple accusation isn’t proof of anything

[@irenedontoh3539]

6:17. More like, "The house that gossip built"

[@ellemathews9840]

I think qhatvahe ment by her comment was people paid her to keep her mouth shut about them... what an evil lady

[@BurgundyMist22]

Pretty sure she was not missed

[@beedubya8836]

Where's the narration? I can read a book if i wanted.

[@chocoholictan]

When the part comes that said she often made up stories to ruin people's career that's it for me. What an evil woman, making a fortune out of throne of lies.

[@madambutterfly7513]

Sarah Sofia - isn’t that what CNN does today??? Lol

[@mike89128]

There are so many Hedda Hopper types in journalism today, its hard to believe back in the day there were only two, Hopper and Parsons.

[@almanook3005]

There were a lot more. Here are some: Sheilah Graham; Sydney Skolsky; Walter Winchell and Rona Barrett.

[@Jupitersea667]

Meryl Streep would be perfect to play her in a Biography movies

[@Blassieboy]

Even her only child William Hopper ( Paul Drake on the Perry Mason tv show) didn't want her to get involved in his career. She had a great debate aabout her support for the Vietnam War with Dan Blocker (Hoss on Bonanza) Blocker viewed as a country bumpkin tore her to shreds ,as he was highly intelligent. She met her match with Dan (Hoss) Blocker.

[@marieshanahan5276]

This is sad. Very much do not enjoy being about folks like this. Hope she made good with God.

[@AnnPaul514]

Sadly nope.. She shook hands with the devil..

[@lisasanders6108]

Republicans don't hate gays...what the hey. Hedda had a cruel spirit. Sad.

[@y-mefarm4249]

I see things haven't changed much. Hollywood still talking trash and throwing each other under the bus. At least back then the actors and actresses had talent, unlike today.

[@AmbersDashcamDiaries]

How did nobody get a lawyer and sue her for defamation? I mean to put lies in writing is the very definition of libel! #BitterBetty

[@roberttelarket4934]

So she hated gays. Well her son Dennis(Perry Mason fame) was a closeted gay along with Raymond Burr. Why else would he be chosen to get that role?! As for bringing down Bette Davis, she may have prevented her for getting the Oscar for Whatever Happened to Baby Jane but she could not destroy this legend. Hopper should be reviled and cursed for Davis' loss of the Oscar for her greatest role and greatest movie!!!

[@ladyjae65]

I agree she was a pretty awful woman. Her son, who portrayed "Paul Drake" on Perry Mason, his name was William.

[@roberttelarket4934]

ladyjae65: Sorry I forgot and called him incorrectly Dennis!

[@ladyjae65]

No problem, lol...I loved Dennis in "Speed"....

[@roberttelarket4934]

ladyjae65: I also forgot not only was William gay but also Joan was a well known bisexual and Hedda knew that for sure; just as well she was in with that closet queen J. Edgar Hoover. What a hypocrite that Hedda!!!

[@jackjules7552]

If she hated gays then why were half of her staff gay men who adored her..

[@percyweasley9301]

*Now twitter does her work.*

[@Wsaetre]

Whoever put this nonsense together must be a very sad and unhappy person. Who cares about Hollywood gossip from over fifty years ago? And half of the “facts” presented here are far from truthful. Move on, tired queen who wrote this.

[@jackjules7552]

But apparently you still care or you would not have tuned in.

[@almanook3005]

1962 was a tough year for the Oscars. Davis' rivals were: Katharine Hepburn, "Long Days Journey Into Night"; Anne Bancroft; "The Miracle Worker"; Geraldine Page, "Sweet Bird of Youth", and Lee Remick, "Days of Wine and Roses". Davis lost because her performance was way over the top! The actors had an even tougher field. Robert Preston, "The Music Man"; Keir Dullea, "David and Lisa"; Montgomery Clift, "Freud", and Dean Stockwell, "Long Days Journey into Night" are just a few who didn't make the roster. Some great movies were snubbed, as well. Just not enough slots.

[@kali3665]

And don't forget Louella Parsons, who supposedly once told Olivia DeHavilland, "Now, you get over here right now, Olivia, or I'll tell all my listeners what a horrible actress you are."

[@shadrach6299]

Kali Rona Barrett

[@kali3665]

@@shadrach6299 Forgot about her. I remember now reading that she was on some show with -- I think it was David Hartman -- and they REALLY didn't like each other. And Hartman made sure the viewers knew it. Supposedly, at the end of one episode, Barrett closed out, "I'll see you tomorrow." Hartman's response? "Not if I see you first, Rona." Damn!

[@caroldriehorst1165]

What a horrible sinful life she had.

[@abasyiem110]

Charlie Chaplin has affairs with young women. Whatttttttt!

[@kerycrisologo1013]

He was a nasty Man ewwww

[@abasyiem110]

I think you mean she

[@Sunshine4]

Were they just younger or underaged?

[@kerycrisologo1013]

@@Sunshine4 He married a girl that was the daughter of his long time friend he met her when She was a kid

[@jarisillanpaa6055]

Yeah, exactly. I cant understand how anyone can be attracted to young women. Horrible thought.

[@rdanalytics9197]

Same old story. She didn't have the talent to make it as an actress so she destroyed others who were popular. Just another Joan Rivers...

[@stuartlee6622]

She was a PATRIOT. She helped rid Hollywood of communists. She also goaded all the Jewish movie moguls who were too ashamed of their jewishness to take a vocal stand against what Hitler was doing!

[@thomstephens]

She and Louella were horrible people.

[@lukas8139]

wendy williams back in the day😂💀

[@DetroitQueen74]

Tearing someone else down to build yourself up....Bully behavior and bullies aren't cool. Never have been,never will be💁

[@jimthompson7402]

It is my understanding that she was intensely disliked by her son actor William Hopper

[@matth1143]

He was certainly intimidated by her. He said he became an actor because his mother expected it of him, and that he was often nervous working around Hollywood (given the obvious). After WW2 he quit for a bit, but eventually returned on the advice of William Wellman and others.

[@libertyann439]

A real piece of work. Gargoyle is an apt name.

[@bettyflipkowski235]

liberty Ann

[@kerry9025]

*I knew there was a reason why I like Joseph Cotten so much¡!¡* 🤣

[@lorilemonade6649]

Kerry Brasher, LoL!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@natalieschannel7675]

Hedda Hopper WAS Social Media in the 40’s and 50’s!

[@alexnajera3483]

"And they say I wear crazy hats" Hedda Hoper, I love Lucy in "the hedda hopper story"

[@jlouutube65]

Fear is from the enemy, which means she was it's agent. God doesn't take that lightly. Justice will be His!

[@LillyKC23]

Trivia: The guy who played Paul Drake, the P.I. on the classic Perry Mason show is her son.

[@doloresboston8571]

Spartangirl 2020 ..... SERIOUSLY?!! WOW!!! Since she ruined careers/lives and maybe enjoyed it (seeing how it paid the bills) I wonder what she was like as a mother, a human being out of view of cameras.

[@LillyKC23]

@@doloresboston8571 I've wondered the same thing, Delores! Queen of mean for sure!

[@doloresboston8571]

@Spartangirl 2020 ... Absolutely!! She definitely was.

[@catscompany735]

She may have been a celebrity gossip but she did keep a whole lot of dirt privately! She keep celebrity secrets when she was asked! Like Gary Cooper & Patrica Neal’s affair!!!!

[@fcgalaxy8151]

Some people are really NoT human

[@ewaleokadia76]

I always KNEW that Hedda was a star celebrity just for having a gossip column and then the radio show. However, I never knew how much damage she caused others nor really thought how very influential she truly was in her day. WOW!😬

[@jessiejames7492]

shes not entirely to blame. the forces that ruled hollywood were behind it too. there was a lot of competition..., jealousy and fighting..

[@maggiev77]

Bravo Joseph Cotten and Joan Bennett!