Jerry Lee Lewis and Wives
Future rock star Jerry Lee Lewis was 14 when he married his first spouse, Dorothy, divorcing her two years later – every week after marrying second bride Janet. He then wed third spouse Myra, his 13-year-old cousin, a full 5 months earlier than divorcing Janet.
The wedding to Myra was stormy. Lewis was consuming closely, having affairs and slapping his spouse round at dwelling. Whereas in Myra’s care, son Stephen, 3, drowned of their pool. Jerry Lee blamed Myra.
One night time he phoned her from the highway in a drunken rage and verbally abused her.
When she held a pistol to her head and threatened to blow her brains out, Lewis requested her to “put the cellphone shut so I can hear it go off.”
She divorced him shortly thereafter, in 1970.
The misfortune continued. Jaren, fourth spouse of the person fondly referred to as “The Killer,” drowned solely days after submitting for divorce.
And three months after marrying spouse No. 5, Shawn Stephens, Jerry Lee awoke to seek out her mendacity subsequent to him in mattress, lifeless of a methadone overdose. An empty prescription bottle of his was discovered of their drugs cupboard.
Eight months later, in 1984, Lewis, 48, married Kerrie McCarver, 22 — and in 1989 vowed to wed Lisa Marie Presley subsequent. When requested how present spouse Kerrie would possibly really feel about that, he retorted: “That’s her downside. I by no means promised her a rose backyard”