During 1921 and 1922, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle was the central figure in three notorious trials for manslaughter, and his case provides a prime example of business and political means used to derail justice. The veteran vaudeville and silent film star...

In the annals of film history, no celebrity better illustrates the fragility of stardom than Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. In 1919, Arbuckle was one of the most successful comedians in silent film. Two years later, accused of the rape and...

TRACKING SHOTS A weighty retro of the silent era's most tragic clown REDISCOVERING ROSCOE: THE CAREERS OF TATTY' ARBUCKLE April 20 through May 15 MOHA The most tragic figure of silent comedy, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle saw his brilliant career...

BILLY HEYES never intended to go into motion pictures. He was a fan of swashbucklers and cowboy stars, but the thought of making it in Hollywood never entered his head. Hollywood, however, came to the seven- year-old Billy, because he looked like the comic-book...

Paris Hilton is so pampered she doesn't read her mail. "I have people who do that for me," she told a judge. Legal documents and traffic citations elude her. "I just sign what people tell me to sign," she testified.Facing a 45-day jail sentence _...

Paris Hilton is so pampered she doesn't read her mail. "I have people who do that for me," she told a judge. Legal documents and traffic citations elude her. "I just sign what people tell me to sign," she testified.And based on statements from Hilton...