Bob Hope was a pervert who thought 16-year-olds were “just the right age” — according to legendary Hollywood bombshell Mamie Van Doren! As showbiz is hit with multiple underage sex scandals, Mamie is speaking out about some pioneering Old Hollywood perversions — reigniting an old celebrity feud by blasting Bob for blacklisting her after she turned him down as an underage girl. The enduring beauty declared: “I was just the right age for Mr Hope…16. Because I turned him down, he would never invite me to work with him…”
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86-year-old Mamie also blasted Bob for being a cheapskate — dishing on fellow screen beauty Barbara Payton (pictured).
The National ENQUIRER had the scoop on Barbara's six-month affair with Bob in the '40s, which ended over her demands for money. Mamie, however, revealed the married comic was was willing to spend money on some pleasures!
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"He once told Barbara Peyton that she needed a new mattress," said Mamie, "and if she didn't get one, he wouldn't f--k her anymore. Miraculously, he paid for it." The veteran star added that Bob's wife wasn't upset over his cheating: "Delores was complicit, too...it saved wear and tear on her."
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And in a final blast at Bob, she mocked the comedy giant's years spent touring with the USO. "Bob Hope made millions of dollars off entertaining the troops," complained Mamie, who also spent years selflessly playing to soldiers. "Those tours were sold to NBC. He never did anything for the good of anyone else!"
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86-year-old Mamie also blasted Bob for being a cheapskate — dishing on fellow screen beauty Barbara Payton (pictured).
The National ENQUIRER had the scoop on Barbara's six-month affair with Bob in the '40s, which ended over her demands for money. Mamie, however, revealed the married comic was was willing to spend money on some pleasures!
Photo credit: Getty Images
"He once told Barbara Peyton that she needed a new mattress," said Mamie, "and if she didn't get one, he wouldn't f--k her anymore. Miraculously, he paid for it." The veteran star added that Bob's wife wasn't upset over his cheating: "Delores was complicit, too...it saved wear and tear on her."
Photo credit: Getty Images
And in a final blast at Bob, she mocked the comedy giant's years spent touring with the USO. "Bob Hope made millions of dollars off entertaining the troops," complained Mamie, who also spent years selflessly playing to soldiers. "Those tours were sold to NBC. He never did anything for the good of anyone else!"
Photo credit: Getty Images
