Does the Academy Deliberately Award Domestic Abusers?

16. Marlon Brando

The two-time Academy Award winner was accused of heinous crimes following his 2004 death. The Godfather actor was accused of sexually abusing his own daughter, Cheyenne, who hanged herself in 1995. According to his ex-wife, Tarita Terpia, Brandon was a “disgusting pervert” who made her life a living hell with his violent mood swings and mental cruelty.

The actor was also accused of raping his co-star, Maria Schneider, during a scene in the film Last Tango In Paris. Before her death, Schneider claimed the scene where Brando abuses her using a stick of butter as a lubricant was done without her knowledge. Director Bernardo Bertolucci finally admitted that he and Brando came up with the idea, and decided to use the stick of butter in the scene without Schneider’s consent.