The Controversial Story Of Fatty Arbuckle, The Silent Film Star At The Center Of Hollywood’s First Big Scandal
In 1921, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was accused of raping and killing silent film actress Virginia Rappe — and though he was eventually acquitted, his name would forever be linked to her mysterious death. Public DomainActor Roscoe “ Fatty ” Arbuckle , picture in 1916 . Roscoe “ Fatty ” Arbuckle ’s story is always tie with one of Hollywood ’s earliest scandals : the sudden demise of Virginia Rappe ....