Scandals, Crimes, and Affairs: The Greatest Love Stories in Recent History

A special delivery from the Vanity Fair Archive View in your browser | Update your preferences Though another Valentine's Day has passed, there's no need to let the spirit of love die down. Revisit VF Archive stories of some of the most iconic partnerships—everywhere from Hollywood to Buckingham Palace. Or, for a darker tale, read on to find out how one unlikely couple's multibillion-dollar crypto caper went south. A Love Too Big to Last From scandalous beginning to tormented end, theirs was the most epic love story in Hollywood history: a blaze of headlines, booze, jewels, brawls, and private jets. Marrying and divorcing twice, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton rocked the culture and each other's lives with a passion that reverberated long after Burton's 1984 death. R E A D  M O R E » The Color of Love The feared and hated head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, created Kim Novak to be his perfect blonde star, and with her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, she seemed to have fulfilled his dream. But, in 1957, she fell in love with Sammy Davis Jr., who, with his immense popularity, was breaking the race barrier of a firmly segregated entertainment industry. R E A D  M O R E » The Ballad of Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde Couples rarely commit crimes together. But Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan, whose social media antics disguised an alleged plot to abscond with billions in stolen crypto, are no ordinary couple. R E A D  M O R E » Warren Beatty and Annette Bening's Love Story There's an old saying that marriages made in Hollywood are never made in heaven. But then, Warren Beatty and Annette Bening have never played clichéd roles. In 1994 they were celebrating the imminent arrival of their second movie, Love Affair, and their second child (a boy). Dominick Dunne sat in as the Beattys rebuilt their dream house. R E A D  M O R E » Charles and Camilla, Together at Last Long the silent butt of tabloid brickbats, Palace snubs, and popular derision, Camilla Parker Bowles always refused to defend herself. After finally marrying the man she'd loved for 34 years, though, the then Duchess of Cornwall allowed friends to speak to VF, offering an unprecedented look at the hurt and heartbreak, the campaign for acceptance, and the blossoming glamour and philanthropy at Charles's side. R E A D  M O R E » Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. Sign Up Now This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.