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True Crime in Hollywood
The Poisoning of James Cameron and the Titanic Cast
Attempted murder, revenge, or a joke-gone-wrong?
It’s relatively well-known that the filming of Titanic was challenging; many cast and crew suffered illness and injury, including Kate Winslet herself who contract pneumonia, chipped bones, and almost drowned. Some people believe the production to have been ‘cursed,’ but it definitely wasn’t a supernatural activity that left approx 70 of the cast and crew suffering severely following a deliberate poisoning on-set.
Despite police investigations, the culprit of the mass-poisoning was never identified, nor did the motive ever become clear.
Was it attempted murder? Revenge? Or perhaps a prank gone awry?
Following the final day of filming in Nova Scotia, Director James Cameron and the cast and crew of Titanic, arrived at an on-set party. To celebrate the completion of months of hard work, a catered meal had been arranged.
Over 100 attended, including Cameron and Hollywood A-Lister Bill Paxton. Pre-orders had been taken the day before, and around 70…
