James Dean was blackmailed by ‘desperate’ lover who could have destroyed his career: book

Hollywood icon James Dean is the subject of a new book by Jason Colavito that explores his sexuality, "Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean." Dean dated Pier Angeli before his death.

"[Rogers Brackett] wanted James Dean to repay him all the money that he had spent on him during their relationship, supporting him. Things like paying for his rent, paying for his clothes, for meals, for travel. He wanted reimbursement for all of that." Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.

"James Dean had been blackmailed by a former lover," author Jason Colavito claimed to Fox News Digital about the "Rebel Without a Cause" icon.