Everything You Didn't Know About the Rat Pack

Sammy Davis Jr.'s Run-Ins with the Mob

When Sammy Davis Jr. started dating movie starlet Kim Novak, Columbia Pictures' Harry Cohn ordered a hit out on Davis. Cohn (allegedly) had ties with the mafia and wasn't a fan of the fact that Davis was dating one of his starlets. The ultimatum was rough.

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