Bizarre celebrity rumors and conspiracy theories

Steven Spielberg directed 'Poltergeist' - It was indeed Spielberg who wrote and produced the 1982 film. However, the movie was directed by Tobe Hooper. The stylistic similarities of 'Poltergeist' with other Steven Spielberg films have always led many to speculate that he directed it. This rumor was taken so seriously that the Directors Guild of America conducted an investigation to ascertain who directed the film! They concluded that it was Tobe Hooper. The rumor remains popular in online forums and on the website Poltergeist.

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Jennifer Lopez insured her butt - Several tabloids alleged that Jennifer Lopez took out insurance to cover her famous derriere. But J.Lo debunked the rumor on James Corden's show, 'Carpool Karaoke.'

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Disney killed Lindsay Lohan's twin sister - The rumor that Lohan had a twin who was killed by Disney was disseminated by several websites, including Beamly. The theory was that Lindsay had a sister named Kelsey, who starred in the movie 'The Parent Trap.' After the film, Disney allegedly orchestrated a car accident to eliminate her and just keep Lindsay. The bizarre rumor has never been commented on by Lindsay nor Disney.

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Margot Robbie is actually 33 - A 2008 article in the Sydney Morning Herald said the Australian actress was 23, which would make her 33 now. After several years of rumors about her age, the Huffington Post did some digging and confirmed that she was born July 2, 1990, making her 27 at present.

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Ashanti sang Jennifer Lopez's song 'I'm Real' - Ashanti was for some time one of Jennifer Lopez's supporting singers. A rumor spread that it was Ashanti who sang one of Jennifer's first hits 'I'm Real.' The Source revealed that although Ashanti was supposed to have sung this song, she didn't.

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Errol Flynn was a Nazi spy - The Telegraph reports that a controversial biography released in 1980 claims that Flynn allegedly met Hitler, became a Nazi spy, and was bisexual. The claims were widely dismissed by other biographers.

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Oprah and Bill Cosby caused Dave Chappelle to be fired - The comedy show 'Chappelle's Show' went off the air in 2006 and it is believed that this happened because Bill Cosby and Oprah were able to persuade Comedy Central that the show was a bad representation of the black community in the United States. The rumor was analyzed in detail by NEWSONE and it turned out to be false.

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Katy Perry is actually JonBenét Ramsey - As reported by Thrillist in 2016, there is a rumor that Katy Perry is actually JonBenét Ramsey. The theory has it that the child's 1996 death was forged by her parents to give her a new identity and allow her to become a pop star. Needless to say, this one is widely disregarded.

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Bruce Lee was killed by gangs - The kung-fu legend died at age 32 due to a cerebral edema caused by drugs. But some believe that Lee was actually killed by Chinese gangs who did not want him to demonstrate the secrets of kung-fu to Western society. LifeDaily delves deeper into this rumor.

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Freddie Mercury took Princess Diana to a gay bar - Sadly, neither of them is among us to comment on whether or not this is true. However, Cleo Rocos, a comedian who claims to have accompanied the two, claims that it really happened. In 2015, the Mirror mentioned the rumor in a news story.

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Barbra Streisand starred in an adult movie - This rumor arose from a photo of a woman with a nose very similar to Streisand's. The image, as shown on the website Jalopnik, was a promotional still for a porn film called 'Cycle Sluts.'

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Anna Wintour dated Bob Marley - Rumor has it that in the 1970s, Vogue's editor-in-chief had a relationship with Bob Marley. Wintour denied the rumor on James Corden's show in 2017.

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David Beckham bought Victoria a $1 million sex toy - In 2004, several websites, including contactmusic.com, reported that David Beckham bought Victoria Beckham a sex toy worth $1.8 million. The former soccer player and the singer never commented on the subject.

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Walt Disney's body is kept frozen under Disneyland - Some people believe that Walt Disney's body was preserved on ice after his death in 1966. The creator of the Disney empire was actually cremated and his death certificate can be consulted by anyone, but the story persists.

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The CIA killed John Lennon - There is a theory that The Beatles' song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' was written by Lennon to warn people that the CIA was controlling people using LSD and that he was killed for his efforts. The musician discussed the CIA and LSD in an interview with Playboy the same year as his death.

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Simon Cowell is gay - As reported by the Express, Cowell has long denied he is gay, but the rumor still persists.

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Courtney Love ordered Kurt Cobain's death - A documentary called 'Soaked in Bleach' explains the longstanding theory in detail and presents evidence to support it.

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Cher had ribs removed to look slimmer - The singer talked about this rumor on Oprah's show, where she explained all the surgeries she has undertaken. Rib removal was not one of them.

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Marilyn Manson had a rib removed to be able to give himself oral sex - This rumor is almost as old as the musician's career, as is the one about him being the child actor on 'The Wonder Years.' Both theories were debunked in the musician's 1998 autobiography, 'The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell,' in which he stated "If I really got my ribs removed, I would have been busy sucking my own dick on 'The Wonder Years' instead of chasing Winnie Cooper."

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Gene Simmons increased the length of his tongue with surgery - Gene Simmons's tongue is almost as famous as the band Kiss. The musician has denied that he had it enhanced in his autobiography and there is no evidence of a surgery, as reported by Snopes.

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Lady Gaga has a penis - The rumor that the pop star could allegedly have a penis started after a photo of the singer on stage appeared to show something between her legs. It turned out that it was just her costume and in 2010, the Huffington Post debunked the rumor.

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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King are lovers - The rumor that Oprah and Gayle may be more than friends has been around for years, but Gayle King denied the allegations in an interview with TV Guide in 2011.

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Phil Collins song 'In the Air Tonight' is about the night he saw someone die. - The minimalist lyrics of the 1981 song are ambiguous. Phil Collins explained the song and denied the theory on Jimmy Fallon's show in 2016.

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Michael Jackson slept in an oxygen chamber - This rumor began in 1986, when the singer took a picture of himself sleeping in an oxygen chamber, as the Daily Mail reports.

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Jay-Z and Rihanna had an affair - This rumor has lasted almost 10 years. Jay-Z opened up about his infidelity in an interview with The New York Times’ T Magazine in 2017, but has never said who he cheated with.

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Marisa Tomei never won an Oscar - Many people believe that Marisa Tomei has never won an Oscar. The theory says she could not win the statuette for participating in a comedy movie and that the presenter read the wrong note. The Academy realized the error, but chose not to correct it. The Telegraph writes in detail about this rumor.

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Jamie Lee Curtis was born intersex - The rumor that the actress was born intersex is a fairly well-known, but Jamie has spoken about and denied it several times.

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