Gothamist: Jerry Orbach's First Wife Defends Her Son

seeker

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:38:24 -0500

No, it's not evil to donate eyes (or anything else) at all. It IS evil not to tell the guy's kids about it. And it IS shady to go up to someone crying next to his father's body (which is the last time he'll ever get to spend with him) and tell him he has to leave the room so that his eyes can come out, and that's the first time you hear of it.

cucarachita

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:02:45 -0500

So it's evil to encourage a person to donate their eyes after their death? The ex wife sounds very petty and infantile. Probably where her brat learned got his bad personality.

seeker

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:48:24 -0500

Uh, you can trust Murdoch's reporters or someone, like me, who was actually THERE. And the letter wasn't all acid (I've read it in its entirety) -- the post just used the most provocative parts once they got their dirty hands on it. Chris, a "brat"? He makes a fine living doing voiceovers. All he meant to do with that letter (which was never meant to be seen in public) was to tell Elaine why he didn't want to see or speak to her anymore.

Spiritof76

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:09:21 -0500

Not that I trust Murdoch's reporters that much, but the Post begs to differ. They say that he divorced her. What can you say about a woman whose biggest criticism of her competition is "She's funny looking"? Can't say anything about her character instead, other than unprovable claims of Orbach calling her every week to complain about the new girlfriend? Let's face it, she raised a brat. It's ironic that he wrote in his acid letter, "Not a single thing you've done has been dignified. All I can see are the greedy, grasping spasms of a toddler..." Take a look in the mirror.

seeker

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:03 -0500

As a friend of the family, who was there at the time, I can tell you, it was SHE who divorced HIM. Amazing. So many people talking out of their asses.

Spiritof76

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:54:27 -0500

But the 75-year-old Curro, who was married to Orbach for 17 years and remained close with the actor after their divorce, says her son is right to be angry at wife #2: "She's funny looking and she wears polyester pantsuits," Bitter much? I think we now know why Orbach divorced her.

interlard

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:03:40 -0500

I guess there's no news today then?

pazzia

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:43:08 -0500

this article makes it sounds like the son is correct to be angry because the second wife wears polyester pants. silly.

MissPinkKate

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:28:33 -0500

"There's nothing funnier to me than stupid people being evil, because they put a tack on your chair and expect it to kill you." Nastiness of this whole battle aside, that's really funny.

handsomedevil

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:24:20 -0500

Sure - time for a "show within the show" with lots of snarky comments from the "real cops" about TV.

eyekantspel

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:24:01 -0500

Everyone who argued the media correctly remained silent on the John Edwards' affair because they were focused on bigger issues, please see above.

NYLaughs

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:36:06 -0500

Sounds like a setup for a Law & Order episode. How very meta.

Jen Chung

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:24:15 -0500

Is this how we're supposed to honor Jerry's memory?!?! By flinging dirt around? Clearly there's a serious, bitter family dispute, but I wish the letter wasn't leaked--it's just sad.