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Born the daughter of famous Hollywood director John Huston and ballerina Enrica Somma, Angelica, who moves in Hollywood circles, had no choice, or maybe she didn’t want to have one at all? She was still in her teens when her father cast her in his film “A Walk with Love and Death”. They had a complicated relationship.
T for my father
– She recalled in “Vanity Fair”. She admitted in her autobiography that Houston, while working on the joint painting, acted as if he “didn’t want her to be the way she was”. She added: “It was very difficult … I felt that he didn’t love me, (…) He didn’t like the way I dressed, the way I looked. He was very critical of all of that”. Years later, it became clear to her that the movie legend demanded more from everyone she worked with, not just her daughter. And that he hid his alcoholism from the whole world.
She herself never hid her drug addiction. She was introduced to this world through her old partner Jack Nicholson, whom she met at his birthday party in 1973. They partied hard together, despite the actress being arrested for cocaine possession. This happened during a raid on the star’s home. The police also arrested Roman Polanski on charges of having sex with minors.
“It was terrible. Very embarrassing and humiliating. I was really ashamed,” she admitted in an interview with New York magazine in defense of our compatriot. She found an explanation for his behavior. “He was part of the whole playboy movement, and approaching teenage girls was something that was obvious to guys like Roman who had that European sensibility,” she said. In the same interview, she confirmed that she would be happy to sing again with Woody Allen despite his daughter Dylan’s accusations of molestation.
Big Love
The actress also turned a blind eye to Nicholson’s aforementioned behavior, which did not avoid cocaine during their turbulent relationship. – He did not take it in large quantities. He was never addicted. I think Jack used it, perhaps like Freud, in a very clever way. Jack always had a little problem with physical lethargy. He was tired and I think at a certain age, a little energy can cheer him up. Like an espresso – she summed up her ex-husband’s problems with the banned substance. She also forgave him when he said he would never marry her and when she found love letters from a girl describing their relationship.
– The star noted. In 1975, she left Nicholson and began an affair with Ryan O’Neal, who seemed perfect at first. Unfortunately, after some time she got to know his dark side. Once, during a big party, he grabbed her by the hair and hit her on the forehead with the top of his skull. “I saw stars and I recoiled. I was half blind, I ran from him upstairs to the bathroom,” she said. There, O’Neal attacked again, hitting his partner on the head with his open hands.
Soon after, Houston returned to her great love and in the following years convinced herself that she had made the right decision, although everything pointed to numerous betrayals. By the end of the 1980s, the relationship between the power couple had cooled significantly, but Angeles was making a great career in the industry: she won an Oscar for the film “Prizzi’s Honor”.
A woman with a past
During rehearsals for The Hustlers in the 1990s, Nicholson invited her to dinner at his house. That night, he broke the news she had long feared—that he had a child with Rebecca Broussard, a woman 12 years younger than Houston. “There’s only room for one of us women in this picture, and I’m retiring,” the slain actress responded.
Despite their separation, they finally broke up after an article confirming Jacek’s strange behavior. Angelica visited her ex-husband in his office and attacked him.
“He was coming out of the bathroom when I attacked him. I don’t think I kicked him, but I was punching him really hard in the head and shoulders. He was ducking and ducking, and I was like a professional fighter, landing a few times,” she added. “Straight hits on him.” After the fight, she burst into tears. “The whole time I felt this weird sense of gratitude to him for letting me beat him,” she wrote. Later, during a phone conversation, the star said, “Damn, Toots, you definitely hit me a few times. I’m bruised all over.” She responded tersely, “Hey Jack, you deserved it.” They both laughed.
Houston’s love turned out to be sculptor Robert Graham, whom she married in 1992 and remained with until his death. He died of a rare disease called granulomatosis, which causes inflammation of the blood vessels. — I was left without money… My husband doesn’t have insurance. It was like the sword of Damocles suddenly appeared, she admitted. “I have to say that except for the few days immediately after my mother died, that was the worst time of my life, partly because everyone thought I was rich,” said the American woman, who still works hard.
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