Jerry Lee Lewis marries his cousin's ex-wife

Jerry Lee Lewis performs on his 75th birthday at the Fox Theatre on Sept. 25, 2010, in Pomona, Calif.

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(CBS News) Great balls of fire!

Jerry Lee Lewis, veteran rock-and-roll singer/songwriter who married his 13-year-old cousin in 1957, has said "I do" to another member of his extended family.

Lewis tied the knot - for the seventh time - with Judith Brown on March 9 in Natchez, Miss., according to CNN. Brown was previously married to Lewis' cousin Rusty Brown.

The 76-year-old singer is known for his hit singles "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire." Though, after he married his 13-year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown when he was 23, the scandal stalled his career.

Dennis Quaid played Lewis in the 1989 biopic "Great Balls of Fire!," which co-starred Winona Ryder and Alec Baldwin.

[rwsmith29456]

The fact is that Lewis has done nothing illegal in his marriages. In the 1950s in the south marriage to a 13 year old with the parent's permission was legal. Public attitudes toward young marriages were changing at that time from what had been common in America for hundreds of years. I know someone who was married in the '50s when she was 13. They are still together and have been full-time missionaries to other countries for years.

[NoozWach]

This predatory marriage is a sham. Judith Coghlan Brown is playing the good folks of Natchez, Mississippi,for fools.

[waassup]

by ConSense March 30, 2012 5:52 PM EDT
We Southerners are smart enough to know that your cousin's ex-wife is not related to you.

We're also smart enough not to criticize entire regions of the country based on our opinion of one or two individuals.

So, what's YOUR excuse?





Easy, get back to what you were doin' with your sister and relax.

[rmm26a]

Is there a match.com situation for dudes that like incest. If so, founding member Mr. Jerry Lee Lewis!

[gadfly65]

Are there any family members he hasn't married yet?

[train99]

I'm just impressed he's still out there swingin' at 76 - meaning, to hell with what others think about what I say or do.

[T-Fed]

Probably still pissed he couldn't marry his Mom

[ConSense]

He didn't need to marry yours...

[kimbakat--2008]

Why do southerner's always keep it in the family? No wonder these people are so retarded and lack any form of progress down there! Here's a hint to the south. Don't keep it in the family..HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOU!...stupid MoFos...and continuously voting against their own best interest...They keep voting republitard..and expect a different outcome.

Here's another hint. THEY ARE ROBBING YOU!!

[ConSense]

We Southerners are smart enough to know that your cousin's ex-wife is not related to you.

We're also smart enough not to criticize entire regions of the country based on our opinion of one or two individuals.

So, what's YOUR excuse?

[MIO42]

Gene Pool

Who the blazes is Gene Pool anyway ?

[credibility2]

According to "alinrodneyvil"...In what state are Muslims allowed to marry their first cousins? And what does that have to do with Jerry Lee Lewis anyway? Or is it that you hate Muslims so bad you'll use any excuse to say something nasty about them. ~

In the state of Illinois, for one...this is a fact and your irrational accusation that I hate Muslims, blah, blah, blah...another fact is that I personally know Muslims who have married their first and second cousins...kids born to the parents generally have developmental and physical problems...so, before you sound like the imbecile you are, first be correct in your charges...the comment about marrying cousins I made in an early post is directly related to this article, since Lewis married his 13 year old cousin...

[audemus]

--must have ran out of first cousins....