Claudine Longet Death: How a Negligent Homicide Conviction Ruined the Pop Star

Claudine Longet, the French-born singer whose 1960s stardom was eclipsed by a fatal shooting, has died at 82. Once married to Andy Williams, her career collapsed in 1976 after the death of Olympic skier Spider Sabich in their Aspen home. (Credit: YouTube Screenshot / iberofon)

The French-born singer and actress Claudine Longet has died at the age of 84 in Aspen, Colorado. Once a darling of the 1960s entertainment scene, her glittering life was permanently derailed by a violent 1976 incident involving her lover, Olympic skier Spider Sabich.

While the world watched a courtroom drama unfold, a single gunshot transformed a pop icon into one of the most polarising figures in Hollywood history.