This week brings the premiere of The CW’s new show “Hellcats,” which is based on the book Cheer!: Inside The Secret World of College Cheerleaders, by The Frisky’s own Kate Torgovnick. To get you pumped up and ready to shake your pom-poms, we’re bringing you cheer-related content all week. This post is an oldie, but a goodie. Enjoy, and make sure to watch the premiere Wednesday at 9pm (EST). Catching politicians in a scandal is fun. A Hollywood starlet losing it is better. But there’s nothing quite like a story involving cheerleaders gone wild to capture the American cultural imagination. Here’s a look back at our favorite cheerleading scandals—from hitmen-for-hire to nudie photos.
