Every day there seems to be a new scandal of some kind involving a celebrity, but misadventures by the rich and famous are nothing new. We certainly had our share of them while I was growing up, and even if there were fewer ways to spread the stories, people still found ways to pass the word.

Some scandals were just whispered about when the kids (like me) were around, but others were very public. I remember a really big scandal that involved a popular crooner, and it began what was to become an ongoing theme with him — so much so that he's more remembered for the women in his life than he is for his string of million-sellers.

Eddie Fisher was a huge star by the early 1950s. He'd worked his way up, mostly through radio and the Borscht Belt (with a little help from Eddie Cantor), and had generated some good record sales. He had million-sellers with "Any Time" and "Tell Me Why", and followed with a string of hits that included "Wish You Were Here", "I'm Walking Behind You" and "Oh! My Pa-Pa". His fans - who were mostly women - loved his looks, his voice, and his nice-guy image.

He also got lucky in love, and he and movie star Debbie Reynolds were married in 1955. They were the perfect storybook couple, the dimpled crooner with the swooning fans and the cute-as-a-button girl next door. America loved them and couldn't get enough of the impossibly lovable couple. Their smiling faces were on magazine covers and the following year Hollywood even starred both in Bundle Of Joy.

Eddie continued to sell records, with songs such as "Dungaree Doll" aimed for the younger crowd, but sales didn't reach previous levels. Meanwhile, he concentrated a lot of his energy on TV and movies, and that connection to the Hollywood crowd got him into trouble.