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June 26, 2025 86 mins
Before he was Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. was Hollywood's most notorious trainwreck – a gifted actor whose genius was overshadowed by a decade-long addiction nightmare that turned him into the industry's most uninsurable pariah. This is the shocking story of how one man's battle with demons nearly cost him everything, including his life, his career, and the Marvel empire that would make him the highest-paid actor in history. From his first hit of cocaine at age six, given to him by his own father, to the courtroom appearances, prison sentences, and overdoses that made him tabloid gold, RDJ's journey through hell reads like fiction – except every arrest, every relapse, every rock-bottom moment actually happened. We'll expose the shocking truth behind his transformation from promising young actor to Hollywood's most dangerous liability, including the legendary studio executives who refused to work with him, the insurance companies that blacklisted him, and the desperate interventions that failed repeatedly. Discover the near-death experiences that should have killed him, the relationships destroyed by his addiction, and the miraculous comeback that defied every Hollywood rule. Featuring exclusive details about his final arrest that changed everything, the Marvel audition that saved his career, and the psychological warfare he waged against his own self-destructive impulses. This episode proves that sometimes the greatest superheroes are the ones who survive their own origin story – because Robert Downey Jr.'s real superpower was surviving Robert Downey Jr.
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