These stories make u think, if u didn't make it in this business, it was a blessing. And u dodged a bullet. Literally.

@m-cdeslo4868

4 ай бұрын

You're damn right...!

@MsT-xm8xz

4 ай бұрын

You ain't lying damn 😫😫😫

@LayingInAMeadow

4 ай бұрын

Correct even if you made it to success you can leave before taking off into stardom 😊

@Jennifer_Lewis_Beach_Living

4 ай бұрын

Exactly. There are still mysterious circumstances around the deaths of stars like George Reeves, Bob Crane, Dorothy Kilgallen, and Marilyn Monroe.

@lebogangshovhote473

3 ай бұрын

Thank you. That's me right now. Greatful I didn't make it.

Betty White said the studios used to keep her as a date for him because they knew he was gay. She said she didn’t mind because he was a good friend of hers.

@KarineAlourde

4 ай бұрын

That is true!

@JuLayLeeBee

4 ай бұрын

@@KarineAlourdeyou need to get some more tea on all of the undercover gay stars of the yesteryear sis

@KarineAlourde

4 ай бұрын

@@JuLayLeeBeeyeah we are going to get into it

@pnd-uc8bt

4 ай бұрын

@@KarineAlourdeyour channel is very nice, glad I found it. It’s interesting to see that the industry has always been dark to pretty much everyone who entered, no matter what you look like.

@elkadosh4726

4 ай бұрын

Studios were always " matching" stars up for the gossips columns and hiding what needed to be hidden.

The irony is that most of Hollywood was like him and living a double life. And it is still that way.

@a.deewai3181

3 ай бұрын

With all due respect, it's even far, far worse now 🕳️👀🤨‼️THIS I state with regret 💌. Sincerely,

@garycooper9207

3 ай бұрын

Yes, Leo too

@annc6046

3 ай бұрын

Hollywood is not doing anything regular folks aren't doing. You remember that.

@user-fj4jc2zw2u

3 ай бұрын

Yup. Keanu Reeves is one of them.

@dukey19941

3 ай бұрын

@user-qq6rr2je4q Uh, no. Not even close.

I love that you dive into a person's career beginnings, but seeing what a seedy, smarmy, depraved pit Hollywood is, I feel like I need a shower afterwards. Gotta say Rock Hudson is GORGEOUS.

@KarineAlourde

4 ай бұрын

He was very easy on the eye. And unfortunately Hollywood is a seedy place. It’s all so dark.

@danavixen6274

4 ай бұрын

Rock Hudson was one of the MOST handsome men from the Golden Age. There were so MANY handsome and elegant men during that time. Harry Belafonte, Marlon Brando, Sidney Poitier, Cary Grant, etc. etc. etc. He was a good actor too. I liked him in Magnificent Obsession with Jane Wyman. May Rock Hudson rest in peace. He was the first famous AIDS casualty I knew of and I was only 4. So sad. 😔🙏🏾❤️🕊️

I remember when his diagnosis came out. Living in Atlanta at the time and being in the restaurant business, I saw a lot of young men going quickly. So awful.

@Mr.Majestic77

3 ай бұрын

HIV in Atlanta in the mid 1980s?

@andreaberryhill6654

3 ай бұрын

​​@@Mr.Majestic77 Yes. I worked with one guy who became so ill, so quickly, that he was going to a Mayo (I believe) hospital for experimental drug tests. He knew he was dying, so was willing to try anything.

@TeeNicole10

3 ай бұрын

ATL WAS THE PLACE OF DL NOW ITS EVERYWHERE YOU GO😳 YOU GOTS TA BE CAREFUL 🙏🏽

@barbararenton8009

Ай бұрын

Yes, I was a waitress at a gay bar when I was 18 and within 10 years I had attended 40 funerals of good friends I had made there.

@andreaberryhill6654

Ай бұрын

@@barbararenton8009 😔

He was a beautiful man.

@KarineAlourde

4 ай бұрын

Very beautiful!

@melodieharlow5584

4 ай бұрын

Agree.

@yani.e

4 ай бұрын

But ugly in the inside 😅

@kimberleeberry2039

3 ай бұрын

My aunt told me about him when I was growing up. She thought he was just so good-looking.

@jeanninehochet

3 ай бұрын

He was gorgeous looking.

In an attempt to get into Hollywood print modeling and show business in 79-80 (I was approached), my first contact was with a photographer (the approacher) that kicked off with SA! I was 20 and naive, but I gave it a year and felt him grooming me for something other than the business alone! By the end of that year I saw another level headed my way and decided I wanted out of there! I was able to collect a beautiful portfolio and shortly moved away from California altogether! It just wasn’t something I could endure psychologically! And thank goodness!

@SpiceyKy

4 ай бұрын

Sheesh. I exhaled when you did NOT end that with a horror story. Thx for sharing that! I'm sorry my state has yet to make that place its own state. They need their own legal system and everything. Ijs ❤ Holly, WD (city Holy... state WEIRD AF)

@KarineAlourde

4 ай бұрын

I am so glad this story ended well 😭😭 I was worried

@coryd2668

4 ай бұрын

@@KarineAlourde oh it ended well! But my story was previously sugar coated!! The last straw was the biggest red flag to abandon ship! And the year I spent with the photographer while he was bartering with me! We didn’t have sx and I didn’t do anything to him, just him to me, I guess the only reason I let it go that far was because I was already used to being molested! And it was always a given that if you wanted to be a part of Hollyweird, you knew there was naturally that preverbal casting couch theme! Weird how back then the threshold was so high to what you might do! But believe me I am thankful that I had the line in the sand! I remember having that dark feeling when entering LA!! I lived in San Gabriel Valley. Couldn’t put my finger on it back then!! But in and out of that year I also had a few great memories of modeling in Santa Monica and meeting many celebrities at a skate benefit! And I had a private teacher that was teaching me how to read lines at her home in Hollywood! She was a character actress named Lureen Tuttle!! Sweet lady! Look her up! Oh and the photographer worked for Globe! A rag sheet like the National Enquirer! Turns out he was paparazzi!! I came out unscathed unlike many that didn’t! I appreciate that I had enough sense to know when said photographer set up an appointment to meet in a motel with 3-4 Asian guys and take off my top, that was the defining moment!! I’m surprised I’m alive to tell about it!! So when you’re telling stories of so many actors and actresses, it brings back my own memories and I never even made it to fame! I just experienced the tip of the iceberg! And like I said, I have a beautiful album full of pictures when I was 19-20 to give to look back on and give to my children!

@coryd2668

4 ай бұрын

@@SpiceyKy I can only imagine how much weirder it got since I left in 80! When I go back to visit, it scares the crap out of me once I hit LA/Santa Monica!! It feels like Satans Den!!

@SpiceyKy

4 ай бұрын

@@coryd2668 I live in the Inland Empire for a reason! Ijs ❤

It's crazy insane how handsome he and Brando were as young men.

@Shegosushimi

3 ай бұрын

And how gay they were.

@mariellclement8092

Ай бұрын

Throw in Monty Clift and Harry Belafonte.

Rock was soooooo gorgeous! I tell you, Hollyweird is a cruel place! They want to change things on you or things about yourself is ridiculous! Talent isn't enough! I loved Pillow Talk and Magnificent Obsession of Rocks movies! I was about 14 when he had passed away! He was wasting away! I will always respect him as a great actor! He was a legend! Thanks for this on Rock!❤❤❤❤❤💋💋💋💋😊😊😊

@SpiceyKy

4 ай бұрын

I don't know that it was Hollyweird's fault that these people kept all these secrets. 🤔 Simple pride maybe?

@dawnsalois

3 ай бұрын

Cary Grant, sorry

@Shegosushimi

3 ай бұрын

It has nothing to do with Hollywood it’s about homosexuality..

@SpiceyKy

3 ай бұрын

@@Shegosushimi Has EVERYTHING to do with Hollywood. "They" didn't allow heart throbs to come out as gay. Think about your comment for a second.

If rock hudson was alive today,he will be 99 years old.

@Shegosushimi

3 ай бұрын

Thank God’s he’s not he’s at rest .

I totally remember when the story of Rock Hudson’s diagnosis of AIDS broke. It was such a shocking revelation and huge global story. To that point in time, Rock was beloved by the public. His personal life was not widely known until then. Some people were disgusted to learn he was a gay man and they turned away from him. (Mostly led by evangelical leaders.) a majority of people had empathy and for the first time looked at the AIDS crisis with new understanding. Elizabeth Taylor in his honor really stepped up for the AIDS cause and for the gay community generally. She played a huge role in changing the public opinion of AIDS. Thanks for sharing this! ✌🏼

Nat King Cole smoked cigarettes to lower his voice and give it the depth that made him a successful vocal artist. He was a heavy smoker for this reason. Many relatives and friends encouraged him to stop smoking, but he kept saying that he would not have the recording career and TV show, etc. if he did not smoke. He said his voice would change and his singing career would end. So, he continued to smoke heavily. Eventually, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and passed away at age 45 from the illness. PS Boy George smoked to attain a certain quality of voice. Since he stopped smoking sometime around 2011, his voice changed from what he described as a "jazzy" quality to a more "soulful" quality.

@eugeniasyro5774

3 ай бұрын

It was throat cancer.

@rozchristopherson648

3 ай бұрын

@@eugeniasyro5774 It was lung cancer. He had his entire left lung removed due to lung cancer and died approximately 2 months later. Possibly the lung cancer metastasized to his throat. But the official cause of death is listed as lung cancer.

@OLALALA1019

3 ай бұрын

Nat had one of the greatest voices I think of all time on a man. So absolutely incredible and beautiful.

Wilson was like a Hollywood pimp.

The fact that he was intimate with women while gay disturbing !!!

@pyscez93

2 ай бұрын

So of those women he has been with were said to be bisexual themselves as well like ppl keep missing the fact then women can be bi and or fluid as well too

@Celticmist-qz6ve

2 ай бұрын

I don't think he had an affair with Taylor

@shanicesm6208

2 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@midnightchannel7759

2 ай бұрын

The fact that he was intimate with * men * while he knew he was * sick * is disturbing!

@naturalbeauty4734

8 күн бұрын

​@@midnightchannel7759No different than today's men who are gay! 😔

He told his people not to tell his lover he had aids. After he died, his lover sued and got a huge chunk of his estate.

He and Doris Day had the best chemistry. Pillow talk is one of my favorite movies. The documentary of his life on HBO was awesome. You should do one on the speculated lavender marriages of Hollywood.

@danavixen6274

4 ай бұрын

I love their enduring friendship to the end. May Doris Day and Rock Hudson continue to be friends in the afterlife. ❤

@skylarsartnphotography3450

4 ай бұрын

My favorite one was 'Lover Come Back' He was a dynamic actor

@lightningbug276

3 ай бұрын

Great movies!

@Shegosushimi

3 ай бұрын

He was gay Doris Day is out of the picture and he was spreading a VINE REAL DISEASE WHATS WRONG WOTH YOU.

@aislingfitzroy8838

3 ай бұрын

Hi what's a lavender marriage?

Sometime in the '90s my uncle had a brief conversation with a handsome, what he thought, was an elderly gentleman at one of those 'parties'. The conversation lasted about 20 minutes, and then it was over. My uncle's friends asked him what he thought of the guy he was speaking to. He said he was all right, and asked why. They said well don't you know that was Rock Hudson and boy he was really interested in you. The fact that he looked elderly to him makes this towards the end of his life. Fortunately for my uncle, once AIDS began he abstained for the rest of his life, avoiding a brush with AIDS. So, yes, he wasn't telling people he was sick and was still cruising for men.

@tamiw87

3 ай бұрын

He was in his 50s in the 80s and 59 when he admitted to having AIDS.

@Zuxiasunicorn

3 ай бұрын

@@tamiw87 ok, '90's.

@midnightchannel7759

2 ай бұрын

And that's who the man really was. Not a good person.

It was a totally different time, and it was horrible for people who were LGBTQ+. They had to stay in the closet to have a Hollywood career. I’m convinced that Rock was bi or pan instead of strictly gay. This is 100% true that if a major A-lister was about to be exposed, the publicity machine would throw a B or C list celebrity under the bus so the A-lister was left alone. I think that if it wasn’t for social media, this would still be going on today. Marc Christian (Rock Hudson’s last lover) deserves a lot of credit for being brave enough to sue the estate because Rock failed to reveal his AIDS diagnosis to his lover, and he didn’t find out about it until Rock was dying. Luckily, Marc never got HIV.

@jacquelyndavis6493

4 ай бұрын

No he was gay gay

@alexisonthebeat2438

3 ай бұрын

Wow. Happy he never got the virus

@pacman1916

3 ай бұрын

It’s not cruel to dislike his lifestyle. The man literally caught HiV, and spread it to others. Due to his lifestyle. He was a victim of his pleasure

@steelstreet79

3 ай бұрын

Why wasn't he ever in a serious relationship with a woman tho?

@virnagalli2164

2 ай бұрын

Your convinced because you want to believe it. Just let him rest in peace and stop trying to characterize someone you never knew!!

The stuff coming out about this entertainment industry including music downright frightening. The whole industry needs to be thrown away!!!!! Just pure debauchery and evil!!!!’

My Mum told me that my Nana was devastated when the news about Rock Hudson being gay came out. It’s hard to choose a new celeb crush after having the same one for over 30+ years.

@nikitaamerie

3 ай бұрын

Hilarious

Who's been with Karine from the start when she was only doing the actresses and started doing the males stars after cause one it would be more interesting in second they we're entangled so much with the females stars baby girl had to know the stories 😂❤ Again nice video Karine ❤

@KarineAlourde

4 ай бұрын

lol exactly. The guys were getting too interesting to not include their stories! Thank you for being a day 1 😂❤

@user-lq6ik8ph5l

4 ай бұрын

@@KarineAlourde all love thank you ❤

@bobbiewright1500

4 ай бұрын

@@KarineAlourdecan you do a video on Karrien( super head) steffens

@msk7458

3 ай бұрын

Love Karine

> Read an old bio on Roy/Rock, he said that his first gay experience occurred during his time in the Navy, it stated that "He really enjoyed it."

@HoneyHoneyBaby

4 ай бұрын

Wow‼️

@KB-tf8vp

4 ай бұрын

I actually assumed that was the case. Thank you for sharing.

@Iflie

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that was pretty normal, if you watch old biographical movies or documentaries the military with all the young men together sort of accepted it and in one they describe how in england they'd go cruising in the park and there'd be guys from the navy and they went with you in pairs, you'd pick the one you wanted and pay them. And those guys wouldn't technically be thought of as gay. Being together made it safer for them. I guess if that's the only way you could get some sexual contact and it wasn't never forced or traumatic maybe they were just more flexible about it.

@MsObsidianReloaded

3 ай бұрын

Men in the Bavy are known to be pretty boys AND sus, My late uncle was in the navy. He was very handsome and very GAY.

@Shegosushimi

3 ай бұрын

Sick.

After his death, many of his gay crowd were interviewed saying fond things about him. Several of them mentioned Rocks wild sex parties by his pool where, according to them, he liked to pull young teens in (delivery guys, etc) to try and lure them into the life: "Yes, " they recalled with amusement, "Rock liked them young.". Rock and his friends, for that reason, disgusted and still disgust me. Even then, if a straight person had said this, he would be correctly ripped apart for it. But gay or trans or whatever, people are either so afraid or so brainwashed, they say nothing. Leave kids alone.

@shanicesm6208

2 ай бұрын

😳 🤦🏾‍♀️ Disgusting!!

@fauzianalwoga1002

2 ай бұрын

Ikr😢

@za-za2748

2 ай бұрын

Where was this ever stated I agree but is this even true

@chisomo8088

2 ай бұрын

This is my main issue with these people. They NEVER leave kids alone. I’d really like a study to be conducted on the amount of kids today who think they were born the way they claim (gay or trans), but really who were molested and indoctrinated as children. But, nooo. They will never speak on the fact that most of those little boys especially were touched at a young age by an uncle, teacher, cousin, friend etc. They sure weren’t BORN that way.

@midnightchannel7759

Ай бұрын

@@za-za2748 stated by his personal friends, first hand, who were interviewed after his death on tv. I saw the interview. It was not aired immediately after his death but a few years after. Again, primary reference, personal friends. He also slept around after his diagnosis, without telling his partners he has AIDs, playing Russian Roulette with their lives. That's another thing I did not like about him. I contrast Hudson's behavior with that of Raymond Burr, who was bi (but I only know of one hetero hookup he had and it never really happened, he fell in love with a young Natalie Wood but he felt he was too old for her. But he adored her. Outside of Wood, I know he had a long term mate for decades up until his death. He never tricked anyone. Burr was a gentleman.

Agree with your grandparents comment. The funny thing is they were conservative but had multiple relationship, lots of children and use expletives constantly.

Rock was the definition of handsome. Loved him in glasses.🤓

@AuthorLHollingsworth

4 ай бұрын

I agree❤️❤️❤️

@jonesing88

4 ай бұрын

He looked like an older Cary Grant, who also wore glasses. They both were handsome men.

@ataraw.6142

3 ай бұрын

He and Doris Day were movie royalty with amazing chemistry.

i was a kid when Rock Hudson died and it was a SHOCK and a SCANDAL! i didn't even know who he was but learned quickly after.

The FBI clearly had nothing better to do!!!!

@Dana_inc

2 ай бұрын

Sure they are!

@DelilahKeller-kx5rq

Ай бұрын

Oh well 😂

During the mid-1970's my neighbor's mom was a heroin addict. She visited San Francisco and shared dirty needles. She died of HIV/Aids in 1978!?

Rock Hudson would have made a great Superman.

I have loved your reports for years because they are so deep , true and non judgemental. Apparently when soul families get together in the after-ife they laugh at the dramas they entered into and how they played out.

People need to read his final days according to the era. Can you imagine being gay since the golden days of Hollywood and being told that you're not allowed to live your life to the fullest because your religion taught you you're going to hell? I've watched a lot of documentaries about him and he was as much as a victim of the system as his partners. He naturally had that deep voice voice which makes sense with his size. What happens is that he was coached to use his voice in a certain way to sound more "masculine" and hide any trace of his sexual orientation. To put it in simple words, he was trained to look and sound heterosexual because of what you explained on the video: all these magazines looking for "dirty little secrets" to expose the starlets and stars. His representative thought Rock had to erase any sign of campness or softness if he wanted to make it in Hollywood. This was explained in the last documentary about him "Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed" (2023).

@mckenziecolclough8547

2 ай бұрын

He was not a victim at all.

Thank you so much for airing this From someone who is gay I really Appreciated hearing about rock Hudson I had tested negative 3 times For HIAV and I was on symphony for Rock Hudson thank you for telling his Story.

I love your podcast...I loved listening to your voice. It's extremely calming and almost melodic, instead of droning and so monotone.....Your research on the matter is also impressive....Again thank you, I truly enjoyed this segment.....Wish you much luck going forward.....

Oooo we talking about Rock Hudson now. 😊Saw him in Pillow Talk w/ Doris Day as a little girl and I’ve never forgotten that face omg. Such a beautiful man yet lived a tragic life especially while navigating Hollywood. Thank you for this! I’m always appreciative of the insights this channel produces. ♥️ Please put Gregory Peck on your list for future videos. 🙏🏾🥺

Why are people saying he’s so beautiful, didn’t he carelessly spread a deadly disease to people throughout his lifetime career? 😮 so when does his victims get sympathy? I guess if someone has a “certain look” their bad morals can be overlooked?

@peregrino9154

3 ай бұрын

Because most people are shallow

@fauzianalwoga1002

2 ай бұрын

True😢

@naturalbeauty4734

8 күн бұрын

Many American people are extremely vain!!! 😔

Karine, I had to knock on wood because we said it at the same time... I didn't know you could have surgery to lower your voice either! Thanks for the video bc I learned more about RH than I previously knew 😊

Rock Hudson was so handsome!!!! Also just like you, I get removing tonsils but, I didn't know you could do surgery on your voice!

I have learned soo much about entertainment business because of you/your channel !!!🌹🥰🌹🙏

Congratulations on another amazing video 🎉 I grew up watching Rock Hudson and loving him ❤ Sounds like he enjoyed some crazy, over the top, Hollywood parties. The irony is it seems you could just be who you were, granted the drugs I think led to a lot of loose sex but no seemed to care much. Outwardly though, not unlike today, a person is still subject to judgment. One day I hope we can just accept people for who they really are. I enjoy your work especially the research, well done 🎉

He didn’t have an open mouth kiss with Linda Evans on Dynasty…Linda stated that his lips were very much closed.

@tinaapicelli8565

4 ай бұрын

When he died of Aids, she was so upset knowing how close she came to someone who had Aids. Said she would never kiss again on screen.

@veraluxmundi2032

3 ай бұрын

@@tinaapicelli8565Absolute nonsense. She said the opposite. You disgusting liar.

Well done ❤ You raised a lot of great points about our grandparents acting so proper and meanwhile… back at the ranch…😂 and that Hollywood was way more interesting then than today’s weirdos

There was a price to pay for all that debauchery.

Rock Hudson deserved WAY BETTER in life. He was dealt a bad hand. Also, a big shoutout to Elizabeth Taylor who was a supporter till the end. Also, f**k the Reagan administration. Not that it was the only time an American president let people die on his watch.

@SpiceyKy

4 ай бұрын

Hold on. Don't be mad at Reagan. He was distracted trying to clean up the communities he'd dropped all those goodies in. I mean. What else would explain his "say nope to dope and ugh to drugs" campaigning wife being a pill head all those decades and him not noticing??? Give the man credit for at least trying (insert lol sarcasm here). 😮

@andreaberryhill6654

4 ай бұрын

IMO, JFK was the last president who tried to change the system... but we see how that turned out.

@Nik_Key

4 ай бұрын

@@SpiceyKyGirl I almost spit my wine out reading this 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SpiceyKy

4 ай бұрын

@Nik_Key Lol 😆 Just shows how much Gen X loved and respected the Bedtime for Bonzo star. I literally remember Baby Boomers BULLYING us into voting for him in 1988. First thing we learned after his election was how to sit on a curb while the cops searched our cars. 2nd lesson was placing our hands on hot azz running police cars without burning 🔥 ourselves. Respectfully...

@vanessagreenlee5618

3 ай бұрын

Pokhrajroy - I think,the late president Ronald Reagan,was a good president,he help the Hispanic community in the USA,and he was in power in the tough times,,when a lots of homosexuals and heroin addicts were dying of the aids virus.

I loved Rock Hudson with Doris Day in their movies together. He was also fantastic acting along with Paula Prentiss.

@AngelaGoodwin-fh6fw

4 ай бұрын

"Man's Favorite Sport?" was the movie with Paula Prentiss. Fun movie!

@missywink1504

4 ай бұрын

@@AngelaGoodwin-fh6fw Yes, great movie!

Thank you for doing a video on Rock Hudson! You mentioned Carol Burnett. She would be awesome to do a video on. Oh and I suggest reading her book “One More Time” to any and everyone. And maybe Gene Wilder. I absolutely love Gene Wilder so much.

I'll never forget the days of being almost a preteen , going into the grocery stores reading the national enquire speak of his hiv till the day he pass, rip rock 🪨

I remember very well when Rock Hudson passed away. A few years prior to his death, I came out. I was 20 years old, met an older man where I attended college, and we started seeing each other. He took me to the first gay nightclubs I visited. It was all very exciting for me. I was aware of AIDS and the consequences of risky sexual behavior. When AIDS started escalating in numbers across the country, you saw it in the number of men who went to the clubs regularly. On a Wednesday evening there might be 300, 350 men out socializing, but as AIDS was being diagnosed in greater numbers, there were fewer men in the clubs on a nightly basis. I dated others after my first bf and I broke up. I even dated a few men who were HIV+. I recall watching the news the night Rock Hudson died. It was shocking the amount of press his death attracted. I attended the first AIDS fundraiser in my city’s area. There were perhaps 30 people there. I was one of the lucky ones from my generation, never testing positive. As the 80’s ended, I wasn’t going out as much as I once did. I was seeing a therapist every Thursday to figure out what I’d been through the last 7 years. On one of those Thursdays after an appointment, I wandered into Tiffany. I was looking around at all the pretty, shiny things wondering who could afford any of it. I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to face a taller, handsome guy with a moustache smiling at me. He asked if “I found anything I liked”. I thought to myself “alright, who is screwing with me tonight?”. He introduced himself to me, we chatted for about 20 minutes. He asked if he could buy me a drink. I accepted, we spent all night in a booth talking. Four days later he called asking me to dinner “anywhere I’d like to go”. He told me he was going on vacation the following week to London. I wished him a safe trip. I thought, “I’ll never see him again”. At the end of that week I came home to find a post card in the mail from him. He told me he thought about me the whole flight to Heathrow and hoped we could see each other again. We saw each other the night after he came back. We started dating. He told me I made him smile whenever I was around. After 3 years, we moved into a tiny house together. My folks really liked him and he became a part of most my family holidays. The first year he got more Christmas presents from my parents than me, I was a little annoyed. When we were approaching our 10th anniversary, my parents told us one night at dinner that they wanted to do something special for us. They took us on a cruise ending in a few nights in Miami. It was shocking considering my parents kicked me out when they found out about me. A few years later, he was offered a better job, 800 miles away. I knew he had to take it, and my folks knew I had to go with him. There were lots of tears, my folks and his. But we bought a new car and drove off into our future. He always promised that we’d only be gone 5 years. I knew he was fibbing. After all our parents were gone he told me renting our house was over, we had to buy a house. “Pick out something pretty, I want you to be happy”. After months of looking, we pulled up to a New England style 3 bedroom. Before we walked in we looked at each other, we knew this was our new home. A few months later we drove to a neighboring state where we could marry. No big party, it didn’t seem right after 25 years. 2 years went by, I hadn’t been feeling well. Nobody could figure it out. A few months later I had exploratory surgery. I woke up in recovery realizing he was holding my hand and his eyes were watery. “It’s cancer”. Oh boy. I started treatment immediately. It took almost a year to be told I was cancer free. I was so grateful for his care while I was sick, I took some of my inheritance money and surprised him with the car he had been wanting. 2 years of testing resulted in another cancer diagnosis. It wasn’t as bad and required 8 rounds of radiation. We were finally able to catch our breath. Last year he rented a little cabin for our anniversary. We packed up our station wagon, our dog was in the back seat and we drove 3 hours to celebrate 33 years together. I still can’t believe how my life turned out. I know I’m lucky. I wish Rock Hudson had been able to live his life openly and happy. I always thought he was cute when I was younger.

This was a good one 👏🏾 golden reality tv here! 😂❤

I just found you and I love you already. So I’m subscribing. Going to watch more of your videos

I didn’t know surgery could lower the voice either, Karine!

Excellent commentary....Can you share what 🎤 microphone or what you record with since your videos are voice overs? New Subbie and binge watching❤

Firstly I love all your videos ❤ They are so well researched! I would love to see a video on Burt Lancaster, I recently read his biography, and he is still a complete mystery to me. He could be so kind and yet so cruel. A true Jekyll & Hyde

His package wouldn’t fit with men - I’m DEAD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I love your videos!! ❤

I love you ❤ karrine your channel and content be on fire 🔥 these stories be off the hook honeyyyyy i know Rock Hudson story will be very interesting he definitely was very handsome i must say❤ may God forever rest his soul i remember when he passed away 😢

The death of Rock caused Reagan to cry. Reagan admitted to ignoring aides even accepted the term aides-gate. From then on Reagan vowed to help fight aides

Love your videos! They're so informative! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 FYI, the guy whose name you didn't say in full is Harvey Weinstein. Have you done a video on him yet? I think that would be quite interesting 🤔

@flamounjohnson2319

4 ай бұрын

And forgive my ignorance if you've already done this... but since it's black history month I'd like to know more about Bill Cosby as well.

😯 Ok so I NEED a limited series about his life or a fictional series that correlates with his life because his story was very interesting and it was a lot and I was in awe! I bet his condition did cause a major shift in Hollywood! I mean my thing is Hollywood would have these wild parties with no protection being used eventually someone would catch some kind of STD! I'm guessing nobody was not expecting it! 🤷🏽‍♂️ with the lack of education of HIV/AIDS I can imagine people were losing their ish in Hollywood! Then he happened to die during the AIDs epidemic as well too…sheesh! Thank you for this! 🙌🏽

As a fellow content creator - ❤Great video Karine!

Nice review💙

My mom loved him🤩 Growing up in the 80s, I remember the fear-mongering stories even though I was very young. You couldn't even pick up a candy wrapper on the road and people would say you'll get AIDS😢 I don't really think he went around spreading HIV like the video title suggests. It seems like he unknowingly infected people and was in deep denial about his status. It was a scary time (think how people initially responded to Covid-19) and it must have been quite tormenting for him as one of the earliest high profile people to come out as HIV+. Even Freddie Mercury was in the same boat😢

@Shegosushimi

3 ай бұрын

Girl your in denial just like he was he DID spread it.

@mckenziecolclough8547

2 ай бұрын

I believe he did infect people on purpose.

LOL they definitely didn't say that about singer Tom Jones word was he was a small fish in the sea of love. Rock was so handsome it's still hard to believe all the stories about him. Thanks, for another great production.

The story I heard was an agent told him when he caught cold to go outside in the cold and yell till he blew his voice out and permanently lowered it. I wouldn't be surprised about surgery either. We're talking about Hollywood here.🌈

great video, thank you

Great video. Rock Hudson was just a person trying to live his life.

Marlon Brando was wild!

Life repeats itself. Social media just exposed more now. Mercy!

BTW, ur vids are very well put together

I absolutely love your content ❤ I was today years old when I realized he isn’t Kate Hudson’s dad.

Man, that was a dense one! Lots going on with Rock. I highly recommend his movies directed by Douglas Sirk. They will solve any questions about his box office appeal. So great!

6:01 I’m spilling my own tea. Yes I had my voice lowered a few years ago in Turkey. I didn’t like my voice because it didn’t fit my body. I’m 6’3 and muscled but my voice was a bit feminine. Now it’s deep, masculine and sultry and I get so many compliments about my nice voice. It was a very quick procedure, I wasn’t put to sleep. They cut a small slit in my throat to reveal my voicebox, and then he repositioned something and told me to speak. Every time he did that I was told to speak so we could find the perfect tone for me. After the stitches the voicebox in a way that makes the tone permanent. He explained it like tuning a guitar. He patched me up and I got a IV drip, painkillers and antibiotics and stayed in the hospital for 4/5 hours. Then I went back to my hotel. The first two months my voice was very deep, but now it has softened up and I love it like this. They normally do this for transgenders to give them a female voice.. but alot of men wanted it to get a deeper voice so they started doing both.

@Pur3Socialite

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience.

@minirth.maggie

3 ай бұрын

Wow thank you for sharing! Are you able to sing?

your voice is very soothing 🌸

He had the most gorgeous smile his face just lit up when did.

@jrd3523

3 ай бұрын

Rock Hudson was cute. Cary Grant was gorgeous.

@MissDavids

3 ай бұрын

​@jrd3523 Rock Hudson was more my type and he had the most kissable mouth from my point of view.

I love Hollywood history and mysteries. Can you please please do the Thomas Ince murder?❤

Would love something on Gregory Peck!! Your takemon him would be sooo cool!

I love your videos a lot. Keep it up please❤

Thank u for this story

A truly stunning man! He stars in one of my favorite movies Pillow Talk with Doris Day. I also really loved that episode of I Love Lucy he did.

@MissDavids

3 ай бұрын

Pillow Talk was and still is a great movie and I remember his guest appearance on I Love Lucy.

The lifelong partner of Hudson would have received nothing for devoting his life to him. Gay marriage was only made legal recently. I imagine Hudson would have been ok with the lawsuit.

I just LOVE your silky-like voice

Yesss hahaaha you called it out, I remember when I realized my grandparents did and said lifey things that they ignore existing while in public or church etc. lol It's kind of a reckoning in your mind lol!!

@karineallourde you just never ever disappoint ,even when you cover a person who either don't have an interest in or possibly have always misunderstood the person and their relevance of their life of entertainment and personal life away from the limelight. Don't you know, you alone has caused me to see many in a different light after I've said time again, "Okay lemme have a listen tho' I don't like more than less things about this cat." Because of your velvety, alluring vocal tone, inflection, and phrasing coated over by your irresistible and smooth melodic voice which is the main ingredient over the years you possess so hypnotic and so bar none monopolistic, like the siren's song, pinned you to conquer my attention since that first time I stopped to listen to you! Yeah, I must confess, you flipped how I once viewed and disliked a celebrity into gaining much respect for nuances in the lives of many stars, simply put, I'm mesmerized by your speaking voice followed by anticipation to hear and listen to what you found out about them and especially, those gems never mentioned not even from their publicist! Great stuff you bring to the table!

Linda Evans spoke about that kissing scene. He did not open his mouth. She thought there was something she was doing wrong. She later learned he was trying to protect her.

Thank you. This was a sad an interesting biography of Playboy Hudson. So many women and men admired him who would of known such a talented man such as Hudson will die from HIV.

Girl you had me with the beard I have never heard that in my life that is classic Hollywood slang. Love your videos.😁😁😁😁

@CarolShook-yg9nn

4 ай бұрын

Lol I was trying to figure out what she was talking about at first especially with the women then it dawned on me 😂😂

@witlesswonderthe2nd883

3 ай бұрын

Plenty of bearded marriages still going on today Justin T of Canada springs to mind.

@skynIV2.0

2 ай бұрын

Ppl use that term for p.diddy’s women all the time, since the 90’s!

I love your videos 😍

@1716 you are soooo right! Thought it was just me who thought like that!

Also a friend who lived in Europe many years ago told me that Hudson spent a lot of time in the French Riviera where many jokingly referred to him as “Rockette” & it wasn’t in a mean way, but rather humorous that he was a heartthrob in America. Finally think about the description of Rock as being “big” & ask “then why didn’t his alleged lover contract HIV?” Maybe he just cashed in on the situation at a time when ppl wouldn’t cross exam him too much on their details.

Those fbi files are skeptical not saying it’s false but it’s opinion based and look how they did ppl back in the day. J Edgar Hoover was a closet gay but black mailed stars & political figures for the same. Love ur videos❤

Winnetka / wi net ka / not / wi ne te ka/ !!! And the 'Trier' in New Trier is pronounced / tree er/. Love your videos!!!

My favorite movie of his is Written on the Wind. Such a good actor! Great video!

Rock Hudson was so handsome and was a good actor.

Also the surgery on the voice…never knew that whatsoever! 🤔 that was interesting as well and I’m going to research on that a little more!

I am glad you covered this there are individuals with HIV-AIDS that victimize others this is a form of abuse and biological warfare. I am not going to watch this one I am sure it’s going to trigger me. I used to be a co editor of a medical journal and made sure to have the other writers cover stories like this. I love the work that you do I wish you the best with your channel.

Cause in the 1950's was a crime,if man hold hands,or show any homosexual behavior ,as well of lesbianism.

@purplelove3666

4 ай бұрын

It's still a crime to be homosexual,murder doesn't become legal because people become ok with it.

Rock was a good looking guy but he was nowhere near Jon Erik Hexum.

I think you should change the title up a bit. Maybe keep the first part and change up the last to “who caught hiv” Totling things like this is a defamation suit waiting to happen. Take advice from someone who graduated from An accredited journalism school. I don’t want you to experience a lawsuit

@MsObsidianReloaded

3 ай бұрын

Good point. Maybe you can email her or comment under her post to get her attention

" You all were young once!" Too funny!! He was a gorgeous man, attractive to both men and women.

Ballerina footage would SO be available today in the post cell phone camera era. I’m so thankful I graduated high school waaaay before cell phones.

FBI file? That's a joke because J. Edger Hoover was gay.

1950s stars were insanely good looking. Rock Hudson Glen Ford n Dean Martin were my faves. ❤❤❤😊😊😊