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The Shockingly Dark History of Chippendales

When the first Chippendales male revue opened in 1979, it was an instant hit. But the male strip show hid a dark secret: its founders were murderers who treated the business like an organized crime syndicate. How did Chippendales start? In the 1970s, Somen Banerjee owned a failed Los Angeles disco, and a nightclub promoter named Paul Snider suggested he begin the first all-male strip club for women...

English
  • Originally Aired October 18, 2023
  • Runtime 12 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created October 19, 2023 by
    josh42
  • Modified October 19, 2023 by
    josh42