Tina Turner Scandals
Was fame worth Tina Turner’s pain?
4.7 (40)
78 mins
Explore the rise of Tina Turner and her explosive partnership with Ike Turner that shaped rock and roll history. Discover the hidden reality of abuse, control, and survival behind their groundbreaking musical success.
Ep 1:
Blood, Power, and a Stolen Name
From Mississippi's lynching-scarred fields to a St. Louis nightclub, discover how young Ike Turner's trauma forged a predator, and how he trapped Anna Mae Bullock inside a name he owned.
Ep 2:
The Golden Cage Tightens
Behind the sequins and chart-topping fame, Tina endures financial imprisonment, humiliating fines, brutal beatings, and a rare studio escape with Phil Spector—while cocaine turns Ike into a paranoid tyrant.
Discussions (3)
Nate
Level 2 · 3 mo agoYou said Tina became the oldest female solo artist to hit #1 at 45. That was true in 1984 but Cher broke that record in 1998 at age 52 with Believe.
Bennett
Level 6 · 3 mo agoWalking away from millions just to keep your own name takes crazy discipline, i respect the hussle.
Kyle
Level 7 · 3 mo agoRocket 88 wasn't the first.
