What Really Happened To Lucie Ball?

Stop thinking of Lucille Ball as the dizzy, accident-prone clown who stuffed chocolates in her mouth. That woman, Lucy Ricardo, was perhaps the greatest, most elaborate performance of the twentieth century. The real woman, Lucille Ball? She was a ruthless corporate titan, a formidable executive, and a survivor of crippling poverty who was, paradoxically, told she had absolutely no talent. She didn't just star in the greatest sitcom of all time, she didn't just break the glass ceiling, she bought the entire building, making her the first female Hollywood mogul. But behind the impeccable smile and the towering $17 million empire, her life was a spectacular tragedy built on infidelity, alcoholism, and a stunning secret about her own death. This is what really happened to Lucille Ball—the story you were never supposed to know.