Oh, 1984… when Madonna scandalized the VMAs, Vanessa Williams lost her crown, Lionel Richie’s love life made as many headlines as his hits, and much more. Fame was messy, loud, wild, sometimes tragic, and definitely impossible to ignore. Let’s get into some of the biggest scandals of the year!


Sources:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/07/24/vanessa-williams-resigns-as-miss-america/
• https://people.com/vanessa-williams-on-losing-her-crown-and-redemption-1984-interview/
• https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/09/vanessa-williams-miss-america-scandal
• https://time.com/4039256/miss-america-scandal-1984
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1984-04-02-mn-13672-story.html
• https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26832352
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/marvin-gaye-death-remembering-40-years-later-1234694786/
• https://www.biography.com/musicians/marvin-gaye
• https://loudersound.com/features/the-car-crash-that-killed-hanoi-rocks-razzle-vince-neil-never-apologised
• https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/motley-crue-singer-vince-neil-killed-friend-razzle-dingley-car-crash
• https://ultimateclassicrock.com/vince-neil-car-crash/
• https://radiox.co.uk/news/music/who-nicholas-razzle-dingley-vince-neil-jail-time
• https://www.mtv.com/news/1984-vmas-madonna-like-a-virgin-performance
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/madonna-vma-1984-performance-controversy-125884
• https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/madonna-vma-history-most-shocking-performances-6228917/
• https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140827-why-madonnas-1984-vma-still-matters
• https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30715947
• https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/05/how-the-bbc-ban-made-relax-a-no1-hit
• https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-relax-ban-controversy-1984-1974056
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-relax-ban-story-1227745
• https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/06/The-FBI-and-the-Teamsters-union-were-silent-Wednesday/1594455342400/
• https://www.gao.gov/assets/hrd-87-25br.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Presser
• https://reason.com/1989/05/01/cleaning-up-the-teamsters1
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/janet-jackson-control-early-career-1234669659/
• https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/janet-jackson-before-control-7892341/
• https://people.com/music/janet-jackson-on-rumors-rebellion-reinvention/
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-05-ca-6405-story.html
• https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/richard-gere-gerbil/
• https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/did-sylvester-stallone-start-the-richard-gere-gerbil-rumour/
• https://www.villagevoice.com/richard-gere-finally-addresses-gerbil-rumor-and-changes-it/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbilling
• https://people.com/music/lionel-richie-divorce-and-affair-scandal/
• https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lionel-richie-private-life-scandal-1984-114368/
• https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-21-ca-9806-story.html
• https://www.biography.com/musicians/lionel-richie

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