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Originally Posted by Pio1980
Roscoe Arbuckle was exonerated of causing the injury and death of Virginia Rappe by expert medical testimony as well as witnesses from the hotel party. This however did nothing to reverse the effects of the hatchet job the Hearst press did on his reputation, sinking his entertainer's career with the increased sale of Hearst's papers.
In that, karma returned the favor via Orson Welles' classic "Citizen Kane"s thinly veiled portrayal of his enormous ambition and even larger ego.
See the wiki article on Roscoe Arbuckle for the known story on the events, also see "The cat's meow" back story for further insight into W. R. Hearst's character.
Furthermore, the Spanish American War is ofttimes referred as "Hearst's war" for good reason. It sold Hearst papers as did L'affair Arbuckle.
Back to the disappointment over the Cos's travails and his fan/ supporters' general sense of betrayal. It's going to take some serious fact finding in his behalf to fix this publicity disaster, otherwise it's Jimmy Saville, American style.
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Funny how Hearst's ghost still stalks the ghost of Arbuckle, nasty business there, edit - and a bad example on my part.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Arbuckle