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Related: About this forumRita Moreno revenge dated Elvis to get back at Marlon Brando!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/12/03/rita-moreno-dated-elvis-to-get-revenge-on-marlon-brando/8856982002/
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Rita Moreno revenge dated Elvis to get back at Marlon Brando! (Original Post)
Tomconroy
Dec 2021
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Pachamama
(17,226 posts)1. What choices of dates she had
Impressive
I did not know also that she and Brando were together 8 years
But she admits he was abusive and it was dysfunctional.
no_hypocrisy
(50,980 posts)2. The other famous woman who had notorious affairs who comes to mind is
Elaine Stritch. (She also "dated" Brando.)
Get a copy of "At Liberty" and listen to her recount about Ben Gezzara. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/07/elaine-stritch-obituary
viva la
(4,023 posts)3. Some people have bigger lives than I do.
If I wrote a memoir, I'd have to have chapters like, "Why I Chose Crest Toothpaste instead of Colgate."
My life choices...
hlthe2b
(108,962 posts)5. LOL True that...
hlthe2b
(108,962 posts)4. Brando was married when they got together and forced her (Moreno) to have an abortion...
Caustic relationship through and through. But, Moreno was a survivor of that and worse. She's earned her icon and legendary status.
Srkdqltr
(8,195 posts)6. She far outlived both of them. And seems to be still going strong.