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Are These So-Called Celebrity "Facts" Real Or Fake?

Have you ever heard a fact about a celebrity that was so weird that you think, "No, it can't possibly be real?" Well, it turns out that, sometimes, you're right — but that doesn't stop these celebrity myths from permeating pop culture. There are lots and lots of strange "facts" that people claim are completely true about their favorite entertainers. Luckily, I did some exploring and uncovered the truth about these myths. What's fact and what's fiction? Click through to find out.

by Kaitlin Reilly

"Fact" #1

Kesha’s first hit “Tik Tok” mentioned that she kicks all the boys to the curb “unless they look like Mick Jagger” — a little disturbing, considering Mick Jagger and Kesha are father and daughter.

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Fiction!

Though most people know that Kesha isn’t a Jagger now, this fact was thrown around the Internet a ton in her early days. It’s a total rumor — Kesha has stated that she actually does not know who her real father is.

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"Fact" #2

Angelina Jolie used to wear her then-husband Billy Bob Thornton’s blood around her neck in a vial.

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Fact!

Yep, as weird as it was, these two love birds really did once wear each other’s blood around their necks — though it was in a locket, not a traditional vial. Thornton told The Hollywood Reporter: “[Jolie] thought it would be interesting and romantic if we took a little razor blade and sliced our fingers, smeared a little blood on these lockets and you wear it around your neck just like you wear your son or daughter’s baby hair in one.”

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"Fact" #3

The beloved children’s host Fred Rogers was a former Navy Seal and expert sniper before going into television.

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Fiction!

Unless the CIA is covering this one up, this fact is totally false — Rogers was never in the military at all!

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"Fact" #4

The woman whom the Chinatown actor knew as his sister was actually his mother.

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Fact!

It’s true! Jack Nicholson was given up for adoption by the 17 year old mother and adopted by his grandmother.

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"Fact" #5

Jennifer Lopez’s famous booty is a big deal — it’s insured for a billion dollars.

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Fiction!

J. Lo’s butt may be fantastic, but the “Booty” singer didn’t get it insured — she has gone on record stating that it’s nothing more than an urban legend.

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"Fact" #7

RIP! Kel Mitchell, star of Keenan & Kel, passed away in 2006.

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Fiction!

Uh, nope — he’s alive and well. Mitchell was simply another victim of a celebrity death hoax.

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"Fact" #8

How’s that for a famous family? Snoop Dogg is the cousin of siblings Brandy and Ray J.

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Fact!

Though he doesn’t talk about it often, the rapper stated that Brandy and Ray J are definitely a part of his family.

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"Fact" #9

Who’s the guy who played nerdy Paul on The Wonder Years? Shock rocker Marilyn Manson!

Fiction!

Nope, that wasn’t Manson in those glasses — the real actor who portrayed Paul is Josh Saviano, who now works as a lawyer.

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"Fact" #6

Rocky star Sylvester Stallone once appeared in a very, uh, “adult” movie.

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Fact!

Yep! Stallone’s very first film role was in Party at Kitty and Stud’s — a porno.

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"Fact" #11

Rebel Wilson had a vision while recovering from malaria that she would be an Oscar-winning actress, which led to her pursuing her career in comedy.

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Fact!

It’s true! According to Wilson, the fever dream inspired her to finally pursue acting.

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"Fact" #12

The “Die Young” singer is actually a genius — she has a 140 IQ and got a 1500 on her SATs.

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Fact!

She’s more than just a pop star — Kesha’s IQ is almost as high as Albert Einstein’s.

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"Fact" #10

Megan Fox was actually born male and underwent gender reassignment surgery.

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Fiction!

No, this never happened — Fox has been a working actress since her late teens.

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"Fact" #13

The Hocus Pocus star is related to one of the women who was accused of practicing black magic during the Salem Witch Trials.

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Fact!

It’s true — Parker learned all about her ancestry on the British TV series Who Do You Think You Are.

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"Fact" #14

Before she starred on the CW series Gossip Girl, an 8 year old Taylor Momsen wrote a song that was later recorded by The Hills’ Heidi Montag.

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Fact!

It’s true — though Momsen didn’t even know that the former reality star recorded her demo until reporters fished out the story.

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"Fact" #15

Cher had several ribs removed to achieve that “slim waist” look.

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Fiction!

According to Cher, this story is total BS. She said: “I’ve been up front about saying that I had my nose done, my breasts done, and had braces on my teeth. The rest is nonsense.”

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"Fact" #16

Before he was revealing baby daddies on daytime TV, Jerry Springer had another gig — as the Mayor of Cincinnati!

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Fact!

Bizarre but true: Springer served as mayor in 1977.

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"Fact" #17

It looks like Woody Harrelson was the son of a “natural born killer” — his dad was an assassin!

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Fact!

Super crazy, right? Harrelson’s father was a killer-for-hire who was eventually arrested for the murder of a federal judge in 1980.

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