Gianni Versace: Sly Stallone, Madonna, Elton John, a Serial Killer, and the Death of the Sun King

DISGRACELAND

Jake Brennan

True Crime, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 13.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Gianni Versace was a runway iconoclast who outfitted the likes of Madonna, Demi Moore, Prince, Sylvester Stallone, and Don Johnson. He lived like Louis XIV and counted Princess Di and Elton John among his friends. He was plagued by rumors of ties to the Calabrian mafia and a secret health diagnosis. Those rumors continued to persist long after he was gunned down by a serial killer who had been on the lam after murdering four other men in three states. This episode contains themes that may be disturbing to some listeners, including suicide and graphic depictions of violence. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at www.disgracelandpod.com. To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at disgracelandpod.com/membership. Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - GET THE NEWSLETTER Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: Instagram YouTube X (formerly Twitter) Facebook Fan Group TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Double Elvis.
0:05.0	Disgras.
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0:30.5	show notes for this episode.
0:33.0	Disgraysland is a production about a fashion icon, an icon named Johnny Versace, who outfitted some of the biggest celebrities on the planet.
1:02.0	Madonna, Prince,
1:03.4	Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore, and too many to name.
1:07.0	But this is also a story about a serial killer,
1:11.0	about the mafia,
1:13.2	about Johnny Versace's closest friends,
1:15.7	Elton John, and Princess Diana,
1:18.2	and about living large, living like Louis the 14th large,
1:22.0	living like a rock star while outfitting rock stars, rock stars who made great music.
1:29.3	Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show.
1:32.8	That wasn't great music.
1:35.4	That was a preset loop for my melotron, called Rollin Ricky,
1:40.6	MK1. I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to I'll be missing you by
1:47.5	Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. And why would I play you that specific slice of illegally sampled cheese? Could I afford it?
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