John Wayne's scandalous divorce confirmed why wife almost shot him in jealous rage
msn.comOfficial trailer for Big Jake starring John WayneDionne Warwick performs Heartbreaker on TOTP in 1982Official trailer for The FabelmansTomorrow Never Dies: Pierce Brosnan stars in trailer for 1997 filmElvis Presley's 1962 Lockheed Jet goes up for auctionPeter Pan & Wendy | Official TrailerITV Good Morning Britain: Andy Serkis on being a villain in the new Luther movie2022 celebrity deaths: Olivia Newton-John, Meat Loaf and moreLive Aid: Freddie Mercury warms up the crowd in 1985Tony N' Tina's Wedding: Mila Kunis stars in 2004 filmScream VI: Paramount Pictures releases trailer for slasher filmThe Politician: Bette Midler stars in exciting season two trailerStagecoach: John Wayne stars in trailer for 1939 filmFA confirm Gareth Southgate to stay on as England managerBAFTAs: Behind-the-scenes at 2023 awards showGMB: Michael Rosen looks back on his battle with coronavirusJohn Wayne was seen as a bastion of conservative values, especially in the latter stages of his career.
But when his career went stratospheric in the 1940 he was (behind closed doors) a well-known "hell-raiser" according to his daughter Aissa.
His tempestuous 1946 marriage to second wife Esperanze 'Chata' Bar ended in a spectacularly tawdry court case that became so lurid that sides quickly decided to settle before any more scandalous and potentially career-damaging details were aired in public.
Wayne's first marriage to Josephine Saenz had yielded four children but become increasingly loveless and, reported by Aissa in her book John Wayne: My Father, increasingly sexless.
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