The Idiot's Guide to Torpedoing Your Career

Michael Richards. OJ Simpson. For awhile, Stephanie powers when she did the spinoff to NBC's The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Even the late great Robert Altman managed to do this- remember the feature length version of Popeye (can't say that Robin Williams did this. He was young at the time, so he could be forgiven).

These jackals destroyed their careers. Or more specifically, TORPEDOED THEM!

Thanks to my addiction to a little entity called YouTube- I'm addicted to those old TV show themes from the 1960s and 70s- I came across an actress named Claudine Longet.

Now you readers over the age of 50 may remember her- hey, I'm only 40 (as of a few months from now). Also, my readers in France may remember her.

For the rest of us, Longet- who turns 65 a week from Monday- had a illustrious singing and acting career in the 1960s and 1970s. She married crooner Andy Williams in 1961, and had three children with him. They separated in 1969, divorce finalized in 1975.

In 1980, she was convicted of killing her lover, American Olympic skiing star Vladmir 'Spider' Sabich. In March 1976, she allegedly shot Sabich, when he wanted her out (he adored the kid. It's their mother who apparently was the bitch...hmmm.) Longet said that the shooting was an accident, but the autopsy showed that he was bent over, and Longet was only six feet away.

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Longet was convicted of criminal negligence, sentenced to just 30 days- but got credited for time served. The Sabich family sued civilly, but later settled.

The thing here is that Ms. Longet had a very illustrious career. Singing. Acting. Hell, she was married to Andy fucking Williams. Mr. Merry fucking Christmas, fergawdssakes! And she just throws away her career by shooting a guy who wants to break things off. Oh, man.

Now she can't write about the incident, and the murder- which is basically what it was- has totally ruined her career.

One can't help but wonder how Ms. Longet's holding up these days.