Liz Taylor and Eddie Fisher, the couple who sparked what’s known as Hollywood's great betrayal. Eddie Fisher was married to Liz Taylor’s best friend Debbie Reynolds when they began their affair. The two actresses had been friends since they were just teenagers and Reynolds was the mother of Fisher’s two children: Todd and Carrie Fisher.
It all started at the height of Reynolds' stardom, Taylor’s husband Mike Todd was killed in a plane crash and Reynolds wanted to be there for her. Unfortunately, ‘being there for her’ turned into giving up her own husband. Eddie Fisher stepped in to comfort Taylor in her time of need and completely stepped out on Debbie, leaving her to raise their children alone (and he never sent her any money). All of Hollywood was stunned by Fisher and Taylor’s betrayal, they were crucified by the press.
Taylor’s reaction was simply, “You can’t break up a happy marriage, I’m not taking anything away from Debbie Reynolds because she never really had it.”