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One of the most scandalous love triangles in Hollywood history was revealed in 1958 when Eddie Fisher LEFT Debbie Reynolds For Elizabeth Taylor . Not only does the immense renown of all those involved made this drama the subject of public fascination, but there is also the fact that Reynolds, Eddie, Taylor and the third husband of Taylor, producer Mike Todd , were all friends. Eddie and Reynolds were even the best man and Matron of Honor in the marriage of Taylor and Mike in 1957.

In a recent interview, the son of Eddie and Reynolds, Todd Fisher , opened the case and explained how his mother resisted the scandal, although he was "humiliated" by the actions of his father. Continue reading to learn more.

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The two couples were close friends, but all of this changed after Mike (after which Todd Fisher was appointed) died in a plane crash in 1958 only a year after he and Taylor were married. Reynolds and Eddie both comforted Taylor after Mike's death ... but especially Eddie.

Referring to his deceased sister Carrie Fisher ,, Todd said Fox News earlier this month, "as Carrie likes to say, my father rushed alongside Liz, gradually moving forward."

Reynolds and Eddie divorced in 1959, and Eddie and Taylor were married the same year.

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In the interview, Todd explained that Reynolds remained "chic", despite the end of the end of his wedding.

"My father left my mother for Elizabeth Taylor," said the 65 -year -old man. "Many people were crazy about it ... Many people were like" then your father left the good girl for the bad girl. "... Liz did not make any bones to be the bad girl. She came far from National velvet … So when my mother was put in place to be humiliated by my father ... My mother was a chic person. ""

Todd explained that Reynolds "had never spoken [their] father" to him and his sister. "She could have given us an ear to Eddie her leaving her for Liz," he said. "And many, of course, were as in our faces as the children who grew up. And this scandal has never really disappeared. To date, he has talked about it again."

Todd also looked at the press by asking Reynolds that her husband left her as she landed from an airplane. "She hadn't even heard yet," said Todd. "We could see that she is a little shocked, but she just manages him with such grace. It just goes to the quality of her character."

Reynolds, who died in 2016, reflected at the end of his marriage In an interview of 2013 with NPR.

"Eddie, you know, left with Elizabeth several years ago. We got married about five years - I think it was - when he decided to hike and with Elizabeth" Sing in the rain According to Star. "And we were good friends because we were in MGM studios and at school together. And we were friends."

She continued: "Mike Todd, unfortunately, had a terrible plane crash. And then when Mike died, she left with Eddie. So my husband consoled her - very well, I'm sure."

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Eddie and Taylor remained legally married for five years, but their marriage took a major turn in 1961 when Taylor began to film Cleopatra with Richard Burton . Taylor and Burton started their own business - he was also married at the time, for Sybil Williams . The case was so frowned upon that she was condemned by the Vatican . Eddie and Taylor divorced in 1964, and she quickly married Burton. (They divorced after 10 years before marrying themselves briefly for the second time.)

"I warned Eddie that she would target him in a year and a half," Reynolds told NPR. "And that's exactly what happened, which gave me at least a little comfort." AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Unsurprisingly, Taylor and Reynolds did not stay close while Taylor and Eddie were together. But the two actors invented themselves for years later. Their meeting included the 2001 film co-star These old embauds , which was co-written by the daughter of Reynolds, Carrie. In the film, they Reference their real story . In a scene, they discuss the character of Taylor having an affair with a man who is related to the character of Reynolds.

"We decided that, being brilliant girls, we survived the problems that existed," Reynolds told NPR. "And we sent ourselves a note saying, let's move on to our lives, and let's go on the happy side. And then at the end of his life, we were together. I mean, together does not mean daily lunch. You know, I am not a girl from lunch, and neither does Elizabeth. But when it comes to friends, we were. Yes. "

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