Low Down! Most Scandalous Mistresses of Yesteryear
Marion Davies
Marion Davies’ affair with married newspaper tycoon and filmmaker William Randolph Hearst was so scandalous, it inspired the movie Citizen Kane. You know the famous “rosebud” they refer to in the movie? That was Hearst’s nickname for a certain lady part of Marion Davies’. Their affair scandalized the tabloids — and Hearst’s wife — for over 40 years. But Marion didn’t care. Hearst funded her film career, showered her with money and gifts and even built her a castle.