Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoWhat's A Really Awful Scandal Hollywood Just Casually Forgot About, But You Can Never Forget?There's A LOT you may not know about.by Crystal RoBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Tragedies and scandals happen in Hollywood more often than studios, producers, and the media would like to admit. And often, these stories get brushed under the rug, remembered by only a few...and maybe that's you! Warning: Mentions of rape and other dark subject matter ahead. For example, maybe you're shocked people never talk about the fact that Jeepers Creepers writer-director Victor Salva is a convicted pedophile and rapist who was able to continue making films, even for Disney, even after his conviction. United Artists, Michael Buckner / Getty According to IndieWire, "The 59-year-old was convicted in 1988 of the sexual molestation of Nathan Forrest, the 12-year-old actor and star of his film Clownhouse. Salva videotaped the sexual act and was also convicted of possessing commercial videotapes and magazines containing child pornography.
Salva only served 15 months of his three-year sentence, and he somehow went on to have a career in Hollywood in the years that followed. Disney hired him to direct their supernatural drama Powder, and Salva found his greatest success with Jeepers Creepers the 2001 horror film that spawned a franchise." Or, perhaps, you were (and still are) in disbelief that Kenneth Branagh cheated on Emma Thompson with Helena Bonham Carter in 1995. Georges De Keerle / Getty Images, Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images According to the Independent, "After two years of dating, Thompson and Branagh married on Aug. 20, 1989. [...] The relationship didn't last, and the couple ultimately announced their separation in 1995. It was later revealed that Branagh was having an affair with Helena Bonham Carter."Thompson would go on to tell the New Yorker that the real reason for the divorce was her discovery that Branagh had started a relationship with Bonham Carter, who was starring in his film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. "I was utterly, utterly blind to the fact that he had relationships with other women on set," she told the outlet. "What I learned was how easy it is to be blinded by your own desire to deceive yourself.'" Or maybe the fact that Jon Hamm (and his friends) brutally hazed a kid in college is a topic you feel like Hollywood casually forgot about. Apple TV In 1990, Jon Hamm participated in a violent hazing at the University of Texas. In fact, it was so violent that the incident led to criminal charges and to the fraternity chapter permanently disbanding. The victim, Mark Allen Sanders, said he was "severely beaten, dragged by a hammer, and had his pants lit on fire." The pledge also said that Hamm participated "till the very end."According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sanders said, "Hamm went on to set his jeans on fire, shove his face in dirt, and strike him with a paddle. [...] Sanders said he needed medical care and withdrew from the school. Court records show the lawsuit was dismissed in 1993."When asked about the incident during a 2018 interview with Esquire, the interviewer "noted that Hamm's tone, after the topic was brought up, became 'tinged with anger,' and he said, 'I hope I didn't sign up for a hit piece.' [...] He downplayed it as 'sensationalized' and called someone being led around 'with the claw of a hammer beneath his genitals' a 'bummer.'" So, tell us, what's a shocking, dark, or wild Hollywood scandal that truly got swept under the rug - one that people seem to have forgotten about? Tell us via the totally anonymous form below or in the comments, and you could be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post or video!