Publish date: 2024-07-20

Did Don Cornelius Abuse Playboy Bunnies Children? In the latest episode of Secrets of Playboy, rape allegations against the creator of Soul Train have emerged.

Don Cornelius, full-name Donald Cortez Cornelius, was a legendary American television personality, best known for being the host of nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train.

Soul Train was the brainchild of Don’s; he hosted from 1971 to 1993. Later, the show was acquired by MadVision Entertainment back in 2008.

Born on September 27, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, he was an army veteran who served in Korea for 18 months under the United States Marine Corps. Before landing a job on Chicago radio station WVON, he did various blue-collar jobs from selling tires to automobiles.

He was heavily inspired by the civil rights movement and felt the need to promote soul music. And as a result of that, he created the famous dance and music show, Soul Train. The show helped portray the African American culture in a completely different light which went on to create the campaign, Black is Beautiful.

He died on February 1, 2012, in an apparent suicide, with a self-inflicted gunshot to his head. He was 75.

Don Cornelius Rape Allegations On Secrets Of Playboy

In the latest episode of Secrets of Playboy, rape allegations against Don Cornelius surfaced.

The Monday’s episode, which featured former Playboy’s member, P.J. Masten, also known as “bunny mother”, made the allegations against Don.

“It was probably the most horrific story I’ve ever heard at Playboy,” says Masten. She further added, “This story is the story of a massive cleanup that never hit the press.”

Cornelius, who was a playboy VIP lured two Playboy bunnies, sisters, in a Hollywood Dance Bar, and invited them to his house. And, according to one of the girls who called bunny mother, they were locked up in secret rooms in Don’s house for three days.

And, when the Playboy’s head of security went on to pick up the girls, they were found “bloodied battered and drugged”, according to P.J.

The two sisters’ name was not revealed in the episode. “The vast majority of the allegations” shown in the docuseries “have not been the subject of criminal investigations or charges, and they do not constitute proof of guilt”, according to the disclaimer in the episode.

In 2008 Don Cornelius Was Arrested For Domestic Violence Against His Ex-Wife

Don Cornelius was married twice in his life, his first wife was Delores Harrison, with whom he had two children. They were married from 1956 to 1976.

In 2001, Don married Russian model, Viktoria Chapman, and in 2008, October 17, he was arrested for domestic violence inflicted by him to Viktoria. Cornelius was charged with spouse abuse in November of 2008; however, in December, he pleaded not guilty.

Chapman, his ex-wife, obtained two restraining orders against him, according to Wikipedia.

Don Cornelius Had Two Children From His First Marriage

Don Cornelius from his first wife, Delores Harrison, had two children, Anthony Cornelius and Raymond Cornelius

Anthony is a television producer who is the current executive producer for BET/American Soul Series, according to his LinkedIn. In addition, as per his bio, he is also the host of the Soul Train Cruise at StarVista LIVE.

Unfortunately, information on Don’s second son, Raymond, is scarce on the internet at the moment.

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