Tina Turner Scandals
Was fame worth Tina Turner’s pain?
4.7 (40)
78 mins
Explore the rise of Tina Turner and her explosive partnership with Ike Turner that shaped rock and roll history. Discover the hidden reality of abuse, control, and survival behind their groundbreaking musical success.
Ep 1:
Blood, Power, and a Stolen Name
From Mississippi's lynching-scarred fields to a St. Louis nightclub, discover how young Ike Turner's trauma forged a predator, and how he trapped Anna Mae Bullock inside a name he owned.
Ep 2:
The Golden Cage Tightens
Behind the sequins and chart-topping fame, Tina endures financial imprisonment, humiliating fines, brutal beatings, and a rare studio escape with Phil Spector—while cocaine turns Ike into a paranoid tyrant.
Ep 3:
36 Cents to Freedom
Betrayed by her own mother and pushed to the edge of suicide, Tina finally reaches a breaking point in a Dallas hotel room—fleeing with only 36 cents toward a terrifying freedom.
Ep 4:
Empires Rise and Crumble
As Tina claws her way back from poverty to a historic comeback, Ike's empire burns—literally—spiraling into addiction, homelessness, and a Hollywood film that rewrites his legacy forever.
Ep 5:
Switzerland's Fragile Sanctuary
Tina finds peace, love, and a Swiss fortress with Erwin Bach, but health crises, a kidney transplant, and unbearable family tragedy test her hard-won serenity.
Ep 6:
The Last Curtain Call
Alone, addicted, and branded a villain, Ike Turner meets a quiet, lonely end—while Tina's icy silence proves some wounds never close, even in death.
Discussions (3)
Nate
Level 2 · 4 mo agoYou said Tina became the oldest female solo artist to hit #1 at 45. That was true in 1984 but Cher broke that record in 1998 at age 52 with Believe.
Bennett
Level 6 · 4 mo agoWalking away from millions just to keep your own name takes crazy discipline, i respect the hussle.
Kyle
Level 7 · 4 mo agoRocket 88 wasn't the first.
