Andy Williams touched by scandal in ex-wife's arrest

Claudine Longet, 34, and ex-husband Andy Williams arrive at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colo., April 8, 1976.

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(CBS News) Throughout his career, singer Andy Williams burnished his clean-cut appearance and demeanor, only to have it tarnished in the 1970s by a scandal involving his ex-wife and the mother of his three children.

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Williams, who died Sept. 25, 2012, after a long battle with cancer, stood by his ex-wife, French Follies Bergere dancer Claudine Longet, after she was charged with fatally shooting her live-in lover, Olympic skier Spider Sabich.

Williams and Longet met in Las Vegas and were married in 1961, divorcing in 1975 after a long separation. Less than two years later, Longet, then 34, was accused of shooting Sabich, 30, in the abdomen in the bathroom of the Aspen, Colo., home they shared. She insisted the gun accidentally went off while Sabich was showing her how to use it.

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According to reports in Time magazine at the time, Williams defended his ex-wife, who was charged with reckless manslaughter, in the press and even accompanied her to court proceedings. A jury found her guilty of criminal negligence, a lesser charge, and she was fined and sentenced to 30 days in jail.

The Paris-born Longet, who later married her defense attorney, had appeared in several films and TV series in the 1970s.

[jamesanzell]

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Not to hurt every creature.

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Genesis 9:12 And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come:, Deuteronomy 4:13 'He declared to you his covenant, the Ten Commandments, which he commanded you to follow' ,

Deuteronomy 5:16 '"Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

17 "You shall not murder.

18 "You shall not commit adultery.

19 "You shall not steal.

20 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

21 "You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land',

Jeremiah 1:4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. ",

Genesis !:11 11 Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so.,
Genesis 24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.,
Genesis 28 'God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.',
Genesis 5:29 Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. 30 He said to Jacob, "Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!" (That is why he was also called Edom.[f])

31 Jacob replied, "First sell me your birthright."

32 "Look, I am about to die," Esau said. "What good is the birthright to me?"

33 But Jacob said, "Swear to me first." So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob.

34 Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.
John 6:51'the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.',
Mark 5:39 'He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." 40 But they laughed at him.

After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. 41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"). 42 Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. 43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat.'

Please also help Andy Williams.

[DigoPogo]

Freak.

[DigoPogo]

Hey skeezix06, shall I lend you my comb? Seriously though, why does the press always feel the need to be dirt diggers when celebrities pass away? Can't this wonderful man just be remembered for his beautiful contributions to the entertainment world without marring his good name? I get so disgusted with this crap.

[skeezix06]

I'm really not too sure why you're digging this back up 40 years later just because he passed away. The fact is that she was the mother of his children and I'm assuming he knew her well enough to know whether she was likely to commit murder or not. Obviously he felt she didn't commit murder and stood by her for the sake of his children. Let it rest.