DragonKing Dark: Death of Chester Bennington

Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture series we take a look at the tragic death of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. Bennington was one of a series of high profile musicians who died very young after a life of battling mental

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DragonKing Dark: The Harvey Weinstein scandal

My ongoing series examining 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with a look at the movie scandal that spawned the #MeToo movement and the many crimes of producer Harvey Weinstein.  Weinstein was a powerful movie producer in Hollywood who

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DragonKing Dark: The Bill Cosby scandal

Bill Cosby was “America’s Dad.” He was a mega-popular comedian and actor with his NBC TV sitcom The Cosby Show holding the spot as the biggest television show of the late 1980s.  Then, it all came crashing down a few years ago when

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DragonKing Dark: Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan

Our Dark 100 series looking of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues with a look back at the 1994 sports scandal involving U.S. Olympic skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Harding was accused of being involved in a physical assault

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DragonKing Dark: The death of John Belushi

Continuing our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, we take a look back at the death of young comedic star and a Saturday Night Live original, John Belushi.  Belushi was a star still on the rise with multiple

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DragonKing Dark: What happened to Glenn Miller?

If you know any big band swing music, then it is probably by Glenn Miller and his orchestra. Some of the most recognizable instrumental hits were arranged and recorded by the biggest pop star of the early 1940s, Glenn Miller. He was every

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DragonKing Dark: Napster Kills the Music Business

Nothing is free. Everything has a cost, including music. Our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with an entry you might not expect.  In the late 1990s through early 2000s, file sharing services like Napster and Limewire

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DragonKing Dark: The death of Bruce Lee

We continue our series on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture by examining the death of action movie star and perhaps the world’s most influential martial artist: Bruce Lee. The name Bruce Lee stirs up almost mythological images. One of the most skilled

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