The ex of Clint Eastwood continued him for sabotaging his career after a 14 -year -old case

Sondra Locke and the star went to court in 1996 after accused of fraud.


Clint Eastwood tried to keep his private relationships and family life throughout his career, although the information has appeared over the years. For example, it is not even publicly known How many children he engendered - At least one of his children did not know that he was his father until she was an adult. But as much as the star has managed to be silent, her longtime affair with the actor and the director Sondra Locke Was splashed on the headlines in the 90s.

After the end of their 14 -year relationship, Locke filed two prosecution against his ex. In the first, she asked Palimony. In the second, she said that he had deliberately sabotaged his career instead of respecting the judgment in the first trial. Read the rest to learn more about the controversial break of Locke and Eastwood and why she thought he had embarrassed his films.

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Locke and Eastwood met in the 1970s.

Locke and Eastwood started their relationship when they worked in the 1976s The Hors-La-Loi Josey Wales Together, although they had met earlier. At the time, Eastwood had been married to his wife, Maggie Johnson , since 1953. Locke had been in a convenience wedding since 1967 with her friend Gordon Anderson , who was gay. Even if the two were legally linked to other partners, their case was of public notoriety. (Eastwood and Johnson divorced in 1984; Locke and Anderson remained married to his death.)

During their relationship, Locke and Eastwood lived together. They also played in several films together, including The glove And Brutal shock .

Their relationship ended dramatic.

Sondra Locke and Clint Eastwood at the Pro-Am Lange Cup tournament circa 1974
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Eastwood and Locke's relationship ended in 1989 when she directed her second film, Impulse. According You have to remember that , their relationship began to collapse during the production of the previous film of Locke, 1986 The boy-het , because Eastwood controlled the casting, publishing and script. "As a director, I couldn't be the perfect little girl of dad," said Locke about Eastwood, as the Podcast reported.

While she was working on Impulse , Eastwood would have asked Locke to leave their homes, then changed the locks. By You have to remember, He bought the house for Locke as consolation so as not to want to have children with her. She interrupted two pregnancies when they were together, although Eastwood denied putting it pressure to do it.

Anderson lived on the property, which was also a discord.

Eastwood said The independent In 1997, "she spent 98 to 100% of her time search Anderson. For my part, I was bored. '"

Locke continued for Palimony.

Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke in
Warner Bros.

When it was clear that the relationship was over, Locke asked his SUE lawyer for palimony - as alimony, but for unmarried couples - in order to regain possession of the house she said that Eastwood had bought for her. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

The Palimony trial ended with a regulation. According The independent , Locke received the house, $ 450,000 for the work carried out at the Eastwood production company and a production agreement of $ 1.5 million at Warner Bros., the studio with which Eastwood worked regularly.

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Later, she claimed to have retaliated by blocking her films.

Clint Eastwood circa 1991
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Locke obtained the agreement of 1.5 million dollars Warner Bros as part of the Palimony regulations, but it was not materialized in the way it expected. As she received the money, she said that She launched more than 30 projects at the studio which were all refused, as indicated by the Los Angeles Times . According to the report, Eastwood itself funded the agreement, which, according to Locke. She then continued him for fraud, saying that he ruined his career by promising him an agreement to make films that have never really happened.

The case was tried in 1996, but when the jury was in their second day of deliberations, a regulation was concluded. The amount that Locke has received was not publicly revealed. But, according to the Los Angeles Times , Locke said that the rules meant that it should not "worry about working". But, she added, "it was never a matter of money. It was my fights for my professional rights." Locke also said that the result had sent the message "that people cannot get away with what they wanted, simply because they are powerful".

Meanwhile, Eastwood told journalists before the regulation: "It's Pulp Fiction. This is a question of money ... to get something for nothing." After the regulation was reached, his lawyer said: "I think he is quite happy with these regulations because he allows him to continue his life."

The members of the jury said to Times that they were already decided in favor of Locke and discussing how much money they thought they were fair to attribute to him.

Locke has also reached a regulation with the studio.

Sondra Locke at the premiere of
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In 1999, Locke has reached a colony With Warner Bros. Regarding the Eastwood agreement. According to Times , the regulations did not only involve money but also opportunities for Locke as a filmmaker.

"This implies a beneficial commercial arrangement for Ms. Locke. She will be paid for her services - we really believe," said her lawyer. A lawyer from Warner Bros. said: "We are also happy" with regard to the result.

That said, Locke did not make films for the studio. The last film she made was 1997 Favors trade . His latest film role as an actor before his death in 2018 was in 2017 Ray meets Helen .


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