The structure in Hollywood has been corrupt for a very very long time.
Charlie Chaplain, one of the very first Hollywood superstars. From wiki:
...The 1940s were marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly. He was accused of communist sympathies, and some members of the press and public were scandalized by his involvement in a paternity suit and marriages to much younger women. An FBI investigation was opened, and Chaplin was forced to leave the United States and settle in Switzerland.
Shirley Temple too, I bet
Charlie Chaplain, one of the very first Hollywood superstars. From wiki:
Hollywood has always been a cesspool.