Naked greed
May 13, 2021
3 minutes
Before Magic Mike and The Full Monty came Chippendales, a troupe of muscly, tanned male dancers, oiled up and wearing little more than dickie bows and cuffs.
Women would flock to see them, sipping cocktails and erupting with screams of ‘take it off’ as the lads stripped to their scanty posing pouches.
But, while the dancers were making dreams come true, behind the scenes things were less than squeaky clean.
Chippendales founder, Somen ‘Steve’ Banerjee, had originally emigrated from India to California in 1969, keen to live his ‘American dream’.
Banerjee had
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