Entertainment, Art
This Shocking Documentary About Bob Ross isn’t All Happy Little Clouds
Bob Ross; Greed and Betrayal on Netflix has audiences shook
The trailer zooms out on a black and white photo of Bob Ross over a creepy soundtrack. The voice of Steve Ross, Bob’s son, says, “I’ve been wanting to get this story out for all these years…”
This ominous trailer for Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed left fans of the artist reeling. Did our poofy-headed happy little painter really harbor dark secrets?
You’ll Love Him Even More
Documentary director, Joshua Rofé, assures us we’ve got it all wrong. “Whenever I tell friends or colleagues that I’m making a doc about Bob Ross, because they know my work and they know it’s usually pretty dark, they say, ‘Oh, my God, you’re going to ruin Bob Ross for me.’ I assure them that on the contrary, I think you’ll leave the movie perhaps loving him even more.”
The Controversy
Steve Ross says, “What was done to my father and family wasn’t right. Everyone knew it, but few would ever talk about it, even today, due to imminent threats of a lawsuit. I’d pondered on this for over 20 years and had all but given up on the facts ever…