Power: Don King

Author: Sony Music Entertainment

In a sport famed for money and excess, what does it take to get to the top...and stay there? Rising from a life of hardship and crime, Don King became the most successful boxing promoter the sport has ever seenand the first Black man to do so. He is his own American Dream. His flamboyant appearance and commanding personality made him a star in and out of the ring, as did his promotion of greats like Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, and even Americas musical dynasty, the Jacksons. But his less-than-honest exploits? They made him legendary. Season two of Power tells the story of Hugh Hefner. Who was Hugh Hefner? Centerfold models, Playboy Bunnies, and other women from the Playboy founders inner circle, like TV personality and author Holly Madison, tell journalist Amy Rose Spiegel their side of his story. We hear how Playboy changed their lives, for better and for worse. Beyond the bunny tails are darker questions: What actually went on at the notorious Playboy Mansion? How can we square Hefner's progressive legacy with his abuse of vulnerable people? What can the Playboy saga tell us about sex and powerthen and now? Season one of Power tells the story of Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epsteins alleged partner in crime). Everyones heard of her, but theres a shadowy figure who hangs above her who you likely dont know: her father, media tycoon Robert Maxwell. His rise from nothing to fall from the deck of his super yacht under mysterious circumstances is straight out of a crime novel. His favourite daughter Ghislaines theory: her father was murdered. Power is a Sony Music Entertainment production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Genres: Society & Culture, True Crime

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