What is it that Merv Griffins new book revealing about his life?”
Rock Hudson, Liberace and Marlon Brando were just a few of Merv Griffin’s gay lovers, according to a shocking new biography of the King of Television. The just-released book “Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet” details the incredibly active – but very secret – love life of the multitalented entertainment mogul, who was determined to stay in the closet to preserve his clean-cut image. “Merv didn’t want the disgrace that Liberace and Rock Hudson suffered through when they got AIDS,” a publishing source told The Enquirer. “He worked too hard to create ‘Merv Griffin the star’ to let the reality of his personal life interfere with the Hollywood image he desperately trued to sustain until his dying day.” A former big band singer and actor, Merv launched his talk show in 1962 and later parlayed his game shows “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” into a billion-dollar TV empire. While Merv had the reputation of being “every mother’s favorite son-in-law” and may have appeared uncontroversial to s
The just-released book “Merv Griffin: A Life in the Closet” details the incredibly active – but very secret – love life of the multitalented entertainment mogul, who was determined to stay in the closet to preserve his clean-cut image. “Merv didn’t want the disgrace that Liberace and Rock Hudson suffered through when they got AIDS,” a publishing source told The Enquirer. “He worked too hard to create ‘Merv Griffin the star’ to let the reality of his personal life interfere with the Hollywood image he desperately trued to sustain until his dying day.” A former big band singer and actor, Merv launched his talk show in 1962 and later parlayed his game shows “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” into a billion-dollar TV empire.
