In the spotlight once more due to the popular FX series Feud, Hollywood icon Joan Crawford finds herself at the center of renewed attention.

The recent episode of “Hagsploitation” on April 9 featured a storyline that brought to light rumors about Crawford’s supposed past in adult films.

Within the plot of Feud, Joan, portrayed by Jessica Lange, is confronted by renowned gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (played by Judy Davis), who discloses alarming news about the existence of a stag film featuring a young Lucille LeSueur before she rose to fame as Joan Crawford.

Despite Crawford’s initial denial of such a film’s existence, she later takes matters into her own hands by approaching her brother, Hal LeSueur, who works as a nighttime clerk at a dubious motel.

In a bid to prevent the release of the movie titled Velvet Lips, Crawford offers money to her brother, who readily agrees to keep it under wraps.

While Feud primarily focuses on the well-documented rivalry between Crawford and Bette Davis, the revelation regarding Joan Crawford’s alleged involvement in adult films remains a contentious topic.

Throughout her life and even in her autobiography, Crawford vehemently refuted claims of starring in Velvet Lips and other risqué films reportedly made before 1925.

The absence of any physical evidence further supports her stance, with no known copies of these films ever coming to light.

In her memoir released in 1962, titled A Portrait of Joan, Crawford recounted an incident where she received a blackmail threat related to these alleged films.

She promptly handed the matter over to Louis B. Mayer, the studio head, along with his attorney J. Robert Rubin.

Upon viewing the film, Rubin confidently dismissed the individuals behind the threat by saying, “If that’s Joan Crawford, I’m Greta Garbo.”

Nevertheless, the rumors persisted, fueled by accounts from individuals close to Crawford, including her first husband, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Fairbanks claimed that Crawford herself had disclosed the existence of these films to him.

Additionally, some biographers refer to Crawford’s FBI dossier, which reportedly mentions the circulation of at least one stag film featuring Crawford at private gatherings.

Irrespective of the validity of these claims, both