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Did not bang a horse!

posted 5 years ago by Satan2016 (26196)
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Elle Fanning on Catherine the Great, Nicholas Hoult and Her Executive Producing Debut
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni62889735?ref_=nm_nwr1

There’s something to be said, given all Catherine the Great did in her lifetime as the late 18th-century ruler of Russia, that the unfortunate bestiality rumor — you know, the one about the horse — remains.

“Fake news,” said Elle Fanning on the Variety After Show, presented by National Geographic, on Instagram Live. “It’s pretty sad [that] this extraordinary, almost — dare I say — first feminist icon has been reduced to this horse rumor,” she said.

[–] Satan2016 (26196) 5 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_of_Catherine_the_Great

Several stories about the circumstances of her death at age 67 in 1796 originated in the years following her death. An urban legend claims that she died as a result of her attempting sexual intercourse with a stallion—the story holds that the harness holding the horse above her broke, and she was crushed.[8] The origin of this false account of her death is unknown. However, it most likely began due to unfounded bawdy tales. The fact that this particular urban legend did not even emerge until several decades after her death, and that the legend has no clear source, should make it clear that this is no more than an urban legend that managed to gain popularity.

[–] Quasimodo (16388) 4 years ago

Whoa Nelly !