24. The studio could even veto a marriage if it would affect a star’s appeal
Jean Harlow only worked in Hollywood for nine short years, but became an icon during that time. The original “Blonde Bombshell” began a relationship with fellow MGM star William Powell in 1934, but the studio was able to veto the couple marrying due to a morality clause in her contract. It allegedly believed that being a wife would change Harlow’s sex appeal to the common man.
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