“There was a type of cocaine in the ’70s”: Jack Nicholson’s Ex-Partner Outed 3-Time Oscar Winner’s Drug-Fueled Urban Legends
Jack Nicholson remains a legendary actor with nearly sixty years in the industry and has accomplished a remarkable number of achievements. The iconic star, last seen in the 2010 film How Do You Know, enjoyed immense success in the 70s and 80s. That said, he also had a lot of drug-fueled romps, among other things – though some urban legends surrounding him got outed by one of his ex-partners.
Jack Nicholson perfected the role of being a psychotic villain and also a hardboiled hero, whenever the roles called for it. That being said, Nicholson also had a lot of influence in his career – both positively and negatively.
Golden Age Star Errol Flynn Might Have Influenced Jack Nicholson In An Unconventional Way
Errol Flynn is known for movies such as The Adventures of Robin Hood, Kim, Edge of Darkness and more. That’s not all he was known for as Errol Flynn’s hedonistic lifestyle during the Golden Age of Hollywood, characterized by heavy drinking, partying, womanizing, and drug use, influenced the era following his death – even possibly influencing Jack Nicholson.
Nicholson, during the peak of his career in the 1970s, became known for his drug use and more. In fact, he was branded as a notorious hellraiser. According to Bob Woodward’s John Belushi biography Wired, Nicholson was said to have picked up a trick from Flynn to enhance his bedroom activities. At the time, Nicholson was knee-deep in drugs, even categorizing them into ‘downstairs’ drugs for regular partygoers and ‘upstairs’ drugs reserved exclusively for close people, VIPs, and of course – lovers.
Jack Nicholson’s Ex-Partner Shut Down Some Of His Drug-Related Rumors
As stated above, Jack Nicholson was said to have engaged in a lot of drug-related activities, even having separate categories of cocaine at his residence. Anjelica Huston, Jack Nicholson’s ex-partner for 17 years, disputed the rumored story about Nicholson learning a sexual performance trick from Errol Flynn in an interview with Vulture.
“I don’t know that that’s a true story. But there was a type of cocaine in the ’70s that I would’ve classified as upstairs cocaine, pharmaceutical flake. That was kind of effervescent, not that it was fizzy, but it was light and uncut.”
She clarified that while she was unsure about the specific story, there was indeed a special type of cocaine in the ’70s that Nicholson kept at his residence. She described it as “upstairs cocaine” or “pharmaceutical flake,” highlighting its effervescent and uncut nature. Nack Nicholson had a wild ride during the heydays of his career, but even he has some lines he never crossed and that’s all that matters.
