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This foreign born permanent A list entertainer has always had a shadowy reputation.   Back in the day, he capitalized on it and it was part of his image.  We'll call him Mr. C.  What most people may not realize is that our entertainer's dark side wasn't just for publicity, it's really who he is.  But to understand this, we have to look way back at Mr. C's childhood.  He grew up in a different time and was exposed to some graphic life experiences that many of us can't imagine.  Mr. C had a very dark side from a young age, and many kids in the neighborhood where he grew up quickly learned that he was a strange and twisted individual.  Animals in the neighborhood kept disappearing and the kids our entertainer was alone with frequently suffered from unusual injuries.  One story that has been told involved another boy. He and Mr. C were playing with plastic swords and somehow the other boy found himself stabbed through the eye with Mr. C's sword.  Of course at the time, this was assumed to be an unintentional freak accident between two boys.  The injured boy spent months in the hospital and lost his eye as a result.  This is one of the many stories that have floated around about our entertainer and his growing up years.  It got even more interesting when Mr. C got into his teen years and began attracting girls.  He had a strange personal magnetism and although not conventionally handsome, could get girls to do pretty much whatever he wanted from a young age.  This caused problems and at several points in his early teen years, police became involved due to complaints from the parents of neighborhood girls.  There is also the story of the teenage girl, from Mr C's neighborhood, who died suspiciously.  The death was eventually ruled a suicide, but chatter among the old 'hood has been filled for years with speculation that it was a sex game gone wrong or murder or both. Much has been written about Mr. C over the years and writers and filmmakers have attempted to talk to people in Mr. C's old neighborhood about his childhood.  Old friends have been approached, and some of the responses have been dubious or the people just flat out refused to talk at all about our entertainer at all.   The dubious responses, of course, were never published. 

As he got older and became involved in the entertainment business, Mr. C's tendencies were actually in demand by many of those in power.  Our entertainer would do anything, no matter how deviant, with anyone, to further his success.  The more twisted, the better.  During those years, media was not what it is today, so it was much easier to operate in the shadows with these tendencies and not be exposed.  Mr. C's debauched and deviant lifestyle continued in the extreme as he became wealthier and more famous.  His proclivities were an open secret and in some circles, the behavior was praised, encouraged and admired.  As mass media has became the norm, Mr C. has had to ramp down his activities considerably, after several close calls with the police.  Recently, an acclaimed investigative Journalist was approached by an individual with information about Mr C and his activities. The rumor is that the source is alleging that Mr C's pattern of travel to a number of cities many years ago corresponds to the disappearances of young women in those same cities.  The source of this information has also told the Journalist that they attempted to bring these alleged connectionis knowledge to the attention of the authorities, and were brushed off as a crackpot.  This source even tried to bring Mr C's past reputation and activities to the attention of a prestigious organization that was honoring him a few years ago, and they ignored the information also.  Due to all the recent sex predators being exposed, Mr. C is on alert and is looking to cover his tracks.  Lots of checks are being written to silence people.  Watch for some diversionary gestures soon as clues.  The Journalist is also pursuing this story hard right now because coincidentally, someone he knows also had a very frightening encounter with Mr. C. years ago.  If anything is uncovered, this story is going to be huge.