History.com: Fatty Arbuckle and the Birth of the Celebrity Scandal

This New Yorker article discusses Fatty Arbuckle, a silent-film era performer at the height of his fame, is arrested in San Francisco for the rape and murder of aspiring actress Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle was later acquitted by a jury, but the scandal essentially put an end to his career. Arbuckle became known for his comedic pratfalls and pie-throwing.