He brought home a hooker and the wife shot out the tires of her car with a pistol

Old Hollywood item

This triple threat (actress, singer, and dancer) was A+ list for a short period of time and is mainly remembered today for possibly the most reproduced photos of a classic star which was originally intended as an innocent publicity photo for one of her movies. She slipped to B-list for the second half of her career moving into the world of Broadway, Vegas and summer stock, but still retained that A-list name recognition.

For most of her years as a star, she was married to an A/B-list musician who was really popular during those same years but was reduced to playing Vegas and the nightclub circuit for the rest of his career.

He was also a heavy drinker and heavy gambler (a habit which his wife also picked up), and was basically a deadbeat dad to their kids.

Not to mention he could be physically and verbally abuse to his wife.

Towards the end of their long marriage, she snapped.

He brought home a hooker and the wife shot out the tires of her car with a pistol (which she always had on her just in case).. which he rode home in.

The hooker threatened to press charges (I know, stupid idea…), but the incident was hushed up by the wife’s PR people.

Betty Grable
Harry James

Source: Mr. X via http://www.crazydaysandnights.net