In 1923, Louella Parsons signed a contract with William Randolph Hearst for nationwide syndication of the first major Hollywood gossip column. Parsons quickly built a brand based on protecting (and whitewashing) Hollywood’s interests, as well as Hearst’s, relentlessly promoting — and spying on — Hearst’s mistress, Marion Davies.
May 2021
Gossip Girls: Louella Parsons And Hedda Hopper (The Feud, Episode 3)
In 1938, washed-up actress Hedda Hopper is installed as a movie gossip columnist with the express purpose of puncturing the success of Louella and Hearst. But Hedda quickly establishes a voice of her own, revolutionary for its insistence on making movie gossip political. Once fri ... Show More
50m 35s
Jun 2021
Gossip Girls: Louella Parsons And Hedda Hopper (The Queer, Female Film Producer You’ve Never Heard Of, Episode 5)
Louella’s daughter, Harriet Parsons, became a groundbreaking female film producer at a moment in history in which virtually all mainstream filmmakers were male. She was also a lesbian, at a time when being openly gay was unacceptable in Hollywood -- and, in much of America, illeg ... Show More
45m 49s
May 2023
Rumor Has It (w/ Deuxmoi)
Melissa is joined by the queen of celebrity gossip, Deuxmoi, to talk about all the latest juice in and outside the world of Bravo; from secret open marriages, to crazy rumors about Melissa, to the things that are not-so-hidden under the rug. Deuxmoi also tells us how she got her ... Show More
48m 55s