Just days before James Dean's first movie premiered, the actor reportedly paid off a disgruntled male lover who threatened to expose their relationship. The agreement, which remained a secret for seven decades, is unveiled in a new book, 'Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean.'
Just days before James Dean ’s first movie premiered, the actor reportedly paid off a disgruntled male lover who threatened to expose their relationship. The agreement, which remained a secret for seven decades, is unveiled in a new book, 'Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean .' The star died in a car accident at age 24 in 1955. ' James Dean had been blackmailed by a former lover,' author Jason Colavito claimed to Fox News Digital about the 'Rebel Without a Cause' icon.
After the couple parted ways, Brackett seemingly disappeared from Dean’s life – at least until Dean was about to make his screen debut in 1955’s 'East of Eden.' 'Rogers returned, and he started sending letters and making telephone calls to James Dean’s agent demanding money,' Colavito claimed. 'He wanted James Dean to repay him all the money that he had spent on him during their relationship, supporting him.
Colavito claimed that Warner Bros. Studio also paid Brackett a 'finder’s fee.' 'It was saying, ‘OK, we’ll give you credit for finding Dean and delivering his career to us if you won’t talk about him anymore,’' said Colavito. 'We find that while James Dean was… filming ‘Rebel Without a Cause,’ there were a couple of days when he’s absent from the set… without explanation.
Being ready for marriage was probably something she was ready for, but not with Dean,' Colavito added. Colavito claimed that Dean 'felt strongly' about the possibility of marrying Angeli before she said 'I do' to Damone. Still, those who knew Dean claimed that his feelings for Angeli weren’t 'romantic or sexual love.' It was said to be more of an 'emotional connection' and 'a deep friendship.
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