 With the possible exception of that one about Richard Gere and a gerbil, no myth has been passed along by more teenagers than the one involving Rod Stewart. The husky-voiced, rooster-coiffed singer was supposedly rushed to the hospital after swallowing the semen of a succession of fellow partygoers. Whatever one chooses to believe about Rod the Mod's sexual proclivities, he thinks it's a hoot. "That story spread all around the fucking world!" he told Rolling Stone in 1991. "It was so laughable, it never really hurt me. What could it have been? A fleet of fucking sailors? Or footballers? I mean, what the hell?" The rumor loses some of its tumescence when compared with similar tales: In addition to Stewart, Elton John, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, the Bay City Rollers, Lil' Kim, Britney Spears and Fiona Apple are just a few of the other pop stars who have been accused of similar indiscretions. This all-purpose slander can probably be traced to Kenneth Anger's notorious book Hollywood Babylon, in which the early movie star Clara Bow is said to have serviced the entire USC football squad, the "Thundering Herd," including the future John Wayne.
JAMES SULLIVAN
(Posted Oct. 12, 2004)
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