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Rolling Stones' Wild Affair: Jagger, Pallenberg, & Performance

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Bob Spitzs new biography on the Rolling Stones reveals a scandalous incident from their early days. Mick Jagger and Keith Richardss girlfriend, Anita Pallenberg, had a steamy encounter on the set of Jaggers movie Performance, turning a scripted scene into reality amidst drug-fueled chaos. The incident led to a week-long production halt, straining Richards and Pallenbergs relationship. Spitz suggests Richards channeled his pain into the song You Got the Silver. The biography offers a raw glimpse into rocks golden era excesses.

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Rolling Stones' Wild Affair: Jagger, Pallenberg, & Performance

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Rolling Stones' Wild Affair: Jagger, Pallenberg, & Performance. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's April 21st, I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Entertainment in Celebrity News today, AI, Powered in Star Driven. A new biography on the Rolling Stones dives into their wild early days, spotlighting a 1968 incident where Mick Jagger hooked up with. Keith Richards' girlfriend Anita Palimberg, right on the set of his movie, Performance. Author Bob Spitz details how the 82-year-old frontman crossed that line during filming, turning a scripted scene into something real, amid all, the chaos. Drudds were everywhere on set, fueling a steamy bathtub scene with Jagger, Palimberg, and another actress they got way out of hand. Band co-founder Ian Stewart, later claimed Jagger and Palimberg actually had sex during the love scene, even shooting extra explicit footage on her. Handheld camera that never made the final cut. Studio bosses at Warner Bros. were floored by the daily rushes, halting production for a full week to debate scrapping the whole film. Tensions spiked between Palimberg and Richards, who dated from 1967 to 1980, with her own journals backing up the story in.

A recent documentary, Spitz suggests Richards channeled his hurt into the 1969 track, You Got the Silver, despite the rocker playing it cool in his own book. The couple had three kids together, though tragedy struck when their infant son died of sudden infant death syndrome. The biopaints a raw picture of rock's golden era excesses, reminding us these legends earned every bit of their rep through fire like this.

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