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I saw the bruises Sean left on his wife's face: Close friend of Connery's first wife reveals a violent streak


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8935579/Sean-Connery-Friend-wife-Diane-Cilento-reveals-actors-violent-streak.html

Less than a fortnight ago, Sir Sean Connery died in his sleep, aged 90, and those who paid lavish tribute to the screen’s first and greatest James Bond have seemed determined to confer heroic status on him.

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said she was ‘heartbroken’ to hear of his death, adding: ‘Our nation is today mourning one of our best-loved sons.’

Dame Shirley Bassey, who sang the Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever theme songs, said: ‘He was a wonderful person, a true gentleman, and will be forever in our hearts.’

Less than a fortnight ago, Sir Sean Connery died in his sleep, aged 90, and those who paid lavish tribute to the screen’s first and greatest James Bond have seemed determined to confer heroic status on him.

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said she was ‘heartbroken’ to hear of his death, adding: ‘Our nation is today mourning one of our best-loved sons.’

Dame Shirley Bassey, who sang the Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever theme songs, said: ‘He was a wonderful person, a true gentleman, and will be forever in our hearts.’

‘He was the hero of our times,’ agreed actor Andy Garcia, his co-star in The Untouchables, for which Connery won his only Oscar.

But how true is that assertion?

The women of the #MeToo movement would not regard Connery as a hero at all.

She knew I didn’t believe her and started to speak, but stopped abruptly. Connery had entered the room. Dressed in the briefest pair of shorts imaginable, he had little Jason perched on his shoulder.

I was introduced and my hand was enveloped in a bone-crushing grip.

Connery was in a buoyant mood, bouncing Jason up and down, and showed no sign of unease. Diane, though, was tense, apprehensive even, and watching me closely.

By then Connery had played Bond three times — in Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger. He had not been first choice for the role — Cary Grant and Rex Harrison had both turned it down. It was reputedly Dana Broccoli, the wife of Bond producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, who persuaded her husband that Connery was right for the role.

Ian Fleming, Bond’s creator, was dismayed. He thought Connery was far too common for his hero.

That day, Connery spoke derisively of the ‘Bond hoopla’ and the intrusive publicity that had affected the couple’s life as a result.

‘To tell you the truth,’ he told me, ‘I hate that bastard Bond. I’d kill him if I could get my hands on him.’

What became clear that afternoon was just how dominant Connery was in the marriage. Diane was no doormat but she seemed afraid of him. She had clearly already become a victim of domestic abuse.

It was only months later that their marriage started to unravel, while they were in Spain, where Connery was filming a war drama called The Hill, directed by Sidney Lumet.

Cilento later told me the full horrifying story — but I cannot improve on the account she gave in her 2006 autobiography, My Nine Lives.

She wrote: ‘One weekend, towards the end of the shoot, the hotel hosted a large local wedding party . . . the film crew and actors mingled with the guests and became part of the celebrations, the liquor flowing down throats as fast as the army of waiters could serve it.

‘The actors were introduced to a deadly drink, Fundador, the fiery Spanish brandy . . . the guys were drinking it with beer as a chaser.’

Cilento found herself with a group of excited young Spaniards, none of whom could speak English.

‘My glass of sangria seemed to be bottomless and my Spanish became more fluent, however faulty, the more I drank. I can vaguely remember being whirled about and bent backwards before a crowd of stamping, clapping men . . . I was learning to dance the flamenco, while the crew clapped and cried “Go, girl, go!”.’

She looked for Connery but could not see him ‘yet, later, I could strangely recall seeing his face scowling at me through the blur of faces, although I couldn’t be sure. It was late when I climbed the stairs to our room...

‘Once inside, in the darkness, I felt a blow to my face and was knocked to the floor. I remember screaming and I think we were both shouting. I got to my feet and tried to fight back but another blow sent me flying.

‘I managed to get through the bathroom door and locked myself in. I spent the rest of the night sprawled on the bathroom floor, covered with towels, whimpering.’

When she looked in the mirror in the morning, she was appalled.

‘With disbelief and utter horror, I viewed the stranger staring back at me . . . I felt sure my face would never be the same again . . . I was filled with shame, desperate that no one should see me in this condition. I had to hide from the actors, the crew and, above all, the Press. One photo of me in this state would open the floodgates.’

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"Less than a fortnight ago, Sir Sean Connery died in his sleep, aged 90..."

Yes, we have all seen this before.

A great man (or woman) dies. Some nobody loser makes threads like this one.

Or makes withering comments by other means. Envious wannabes trying to look significant. Nothing to see here.

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he is on camera saying women should be beat so...

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He never said women should be "beat". That is a lie.

Here's how this thread starts-

"Less than a fortnight ago, Sir Sean Connery died in his sleep..."

You sissies are just jealous.

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im jealous he died... and actor and think is top 15 ever and I really like but disagree with saying beating women was fine? yes im so jealous of... things.. derp derp

https://youtu.be/mzXkbJwrN38

in a previous interview he said "its not the worst thing to slap women now and then":

when asked about it he said

"if women arent just happy with the last word and want to get into a situation, then I think its absolutely right"

maybe you don't count that as "beating women". I do and so does the legal system and so does most people in modern society. the 1950s called, it wants its retarded ideology back

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"maybe you don't count that as "beating women"...

Correct! I do not count that as "beating women".

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/beating

Also the OED:

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/beat_1

Sean Connery was a movie star. So was/is Leonardo DiCaprio "Leodicaprio".

You are not a movie star.

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from YOUR OWN source

an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage"

thats would include "slapping your wife"

I love when dull wits prove my point for me

"Sean Connery was a movie star. So was/is Leonardo DiCaprio "Leodicaprio".

You are not a movie star."

LOLLLLL and? kid get your brain checked

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"thats would include "slapping your wife"

"thats"

Poor spelling and word usage aside the statement is WRONG.

A slap is not "an act of striking with repeated blows so as to injure or damage".

Do you understand now? Anybody home?!

I hate to bump this miserable thread (sent immediately after Mr. Connery passed away).

You may be one of these "has to have the last word" types. That is fine. Reply if you want. I doubt you will since I have made it clear that you and the OP are wrong and there is nothing that you can post that will change that reality.

That's good enough for me. This will be my last post on this disrespectful thread.

Sean Connery was a wonderful actor and a good man. RIP

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you re soo dumb you replied to your own comment both times lol. old dinosaur struggling with technology

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Lame. So what if I hit the wrong reply button once or twice? Easy to do on this layout.

So, you are young and tech-savvy? Big whoop. Hey, Leodicaprio can use a smartphone!

I am not "old" by the way. You know nothing about me.

Congratulations on being young! Something you have no control over.

Losers are disrespectful of their elders.

You will never be like Sean Connery. Or Leonardo DiCaprio. Or me. You are common.

Stuff it for sending this thread right after Sean Connery passed away TMC-4.

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"Lame. So what if I hit the wrong reply button once or twice? Easy to do on this layout.
"

it really isn't. it opens a text box directly under the comment you are replaying to. pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain.

"So, you are young and tech-savvy? Big whoop. Hey, Leodicaprio can use a smartphone!
"

its not about smart phone knowledge. its literally the ability to tap a button lol. we teach 3 year olds basic motor skills. that you lack apparently

"Losers are disrespectful of their elders."

no respect is earned. you don't get respect just because you managed to live 50 instead of 30 years.

"You will never be like Sean Connery. Or Leonardo DiCaprio. Or me. You are common."

I will never beat a woman? I agree I have better moral character I guess Polasnki is just a great guy too! as long as you have talent you can do and say horrible things. what a pathetic simp you are

sorry you moral character is sooo lacking. and you are such a piece of garbage. that you will make excuses for wife beating because you "liked his acting"

you are scum buddy

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Keyboard warrior lmao.

"its not about smart phone knowledge. its literally the ability to tap a button lol. we teach 3 year olds basic motor skills. that you lack apparently"

I owned you on this thread shitbird. All you've got is I may have hit the incorrect reply button. LOL

"sorry you moral character is sooo lacking. and you are such a piece of garbage. that you will make excuses for wife beating because you "liked his acting""

Sean Connery did not advocate or condone "wife beating". Never. Not ever. The OP was a dickhead for posting this thread immediately after Mr. Connery passed away.

Comparing him to "Polasnki" [sic] is stupid.

What is "sooo lacking" is any truth to your attempted insults of Sean Connery.

"you are scum buddy"

Ha ha, you sound desperate. I feel sorry for you.

You are nobody.

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no :"shitbird" you tried to justify wife beating by playing somatic games of what"beating" is.

thats after you tried to play the grammar and spelling game. then now act shocked I made fun of you for not knowing how to use a button.

your fake shock, outrage and playing the victim is truly pathetic. im guessing you are a weak and fragile person.


"Sean Connery did not advocate or condone "wife beating". Never. Not ever. The OP was a dickhead for posting this thread immediately after Mr. Connery passed away."

as i said before. theres literally a video of him doing so. it falls definitionally under "beating". YOUR OWN SOURCE SAID SO SHITBIRD. and if you asked any lay person I imagine 90%+ would consider it beating. where's your arguement shitbird?

theres no desperation. you are objectively a fucking idiot and scum. ive destroyed you and you are flailing around, playing the victim, being outraged, and doing anything BUT address my counterpoints to you.

aww little bitch

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Typical modern SJW\feminist shyt. Bash a cultural icon as soon as they are dead.

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To be fair to both the OP and the people replying, it was well documented during Connery lifetime, that he'd raised his fists to his ex-wife. He was even quoted saying something along the lines of (quote) "Women need a slap to keep them in line"

This was around the early seventies (possibly the height of his box-office popularity) and his statement (however shocking it might seem now) lost him *zero* work.

This is likely down to attitudes being a lot more different back then. To be honest, in this age of equality between genders (all two of them, plus the 758 made-up variations) I'm baffled as to why hitting a woman is still frowned upon at all (surely it's the only logical outcome in woman's 'right's....followed by the occasional 'left') you need only look at 'woman's sports records, to see how it is indeed, a man's world...o matter how much you (literally) dress things up? (Pun intended)

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Sean Connery didn't deny or backtrack what he said in a Playboy magazine interview from 1965 when Barbara Walters confronted him about it in 1987. So he all but tattle-tailed on himself that he may have hit the women in his life in the past. Granted, he didn't out right admit that he actually did that, but he on the same token, said that there wasn't anything wrong with a man hitting his wife/girlfriend/significant other if the circumstances called for it.

https://youtu.be/oi6i2ACRN7A

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Any common man or woman can honestly tell you that there was a time in their life when someone was yelling in their face and carrying on and being aggressive toward them...and one good slap wouldve shut down the aggression.

Many try to lie and say violence is never the answer, but sometimes it really is.

Notice that Connery says plainly to Walters "No I dont think its good"..."If it merits it, yes"..."if you've tried everything else and they just wont leave it alone and they carry on and get more provocative (provoking you) then Yes, I believe its absolutely right".

Yet some people will hear this and immediately say "Connery approves of women-beating". Its not the same thing. If a man beats his wife because the mashed potatoes didnt have enough salt then obviously the man is a psycho and is wrong. But if a man is walking away from a screaming woman pushing him around and not letting him leave the room, shes yelling in his face and going ballistic, then one good slap across her face will shut her ass down.

Its not just women and men. If ANYONE gets aggressive with you and wont let it go and is basically harassing you, why the hell shouldnt you give him a good whack? It'll show them you arent to be trifled with and that theres consequences to taunting and harassing you.

I get it, they want a more peaceful society. But there are genuine psychos out there in both genders and they need an ass whooping to prove they need to leave you alone!

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I see it as a power differential being what determines your level of physical force used. whether a man or a women.

if this tiny 90% soaking wet girl is beating her fists against you, and ti feels like a literal child and causing no harm, is a grown 260lb man going to punch her and break her jaw and say "she was aggressive! she was a pyscho"

I apply this to a male to. if a kid did this, or a much smaller guy, the force used back should be reasonable and proportional based on the threat level.

if said 90lb girl has a knife, then of course you have to do what you must. I just find too many cowardly guys (not saying you are) in YouTube channels saying (haha equal rights!) cause some guy overreacted and put a girl in hospital who was no threat. I don't care how annoying, irrational, pyscho, in your face ect she is.

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Legend has it that many Spanish Navy Seamen were all smiles that night.

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Well, sometimes women deserve it - mouthy and vile, threatening to take kids away, etc.

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you cant handle someone with wits? yours must be weak.

oh from your other posts you are conservative lol. what's with weak beta conservatives that you are so pathetic you cant handle a women half your size.

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Sean's pimp hand was strong.

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It's funny that if a termagant is in a back and forth with the police she ends up sitting in jail for the night, but if it's with her husband then she just keeps going on and on and on.

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Some women deserve it.

Nasty, passive-aggressive or slutty, scheming b1tches.

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