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

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Podcast: [HOLLYWOODLAND](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hollywoodland-3236757)
Published: 2026-07-13T07:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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