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When Jackie Kennedy realized that her husband, Aristotle Onassis, was having an affair with Maria Callas, she did what she knew greatest – seemed the opposite means.
The declare was made by Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos, Onassis’ longtime private secretary. Her memoir, “The Onassis Women,” takes a deep dive into the love triangle.
Callas, a famous person soprano who died in 1977, is the topic of a brand new biopic starring Angelina Jolie.
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Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. (Netflix)
“Onassis by no means stopped seeing Maria,” Moutsatsos, 75, advised Fox News Digital. “One week after he received married, he was visiting her many instances. I might say three, 4 instances per week. Jackie was very sensible, and he or she realized rapidly what was taking place.”
The former first girl turned to her partner’s sister, Artemis Onassis, concerning the transport magnate’s not-so-secret relationship with the singer.
“I used to be pretending I didn’t hear something,” Moutsatsos recalled. “But Artemis stated to her, ‘Don’t concentrate as a result of right here in Greece, that’s what often occurs.’ Onassis was in love with Jackie, however he was additionally used to assembly and being with Maria.”
When Jackie Kennedy realized of her husband Aristotle Onassis’ affair with Maria Callas, she allegedly adopted his sister’s recommendation and ignored it. (Getty Images)
“Jackie adopted Artemis’ recommendation,” she shared. “Onassis and Maria had been twin (flames). They couldn’t separate from one another.”
According to Biography.com, Callas and Onassis met at a party in 1957. It rapidly become a prolonged romance. The relationship was tumultuous, and Onassis finally started eyeing the widowed Kennedy.
Onassis married Kennedy in 1968. According to the outlet, Callas realized of her lover’s plans three weeks earlier than the ceremony.
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Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis go away the chapel on his personal island following their marriage ceremony in 1968. (Getty Images)
Kennedy believed that Onassis’ cash and energy may present her household safety. Her first husband, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963, adopted by her brother-in-law, Robert Kennedy, in 1968.
Moutsatsos stated she initially puzzled why Kennedy selected to show a blind eye to Onassis’ infidelity. But then she realized that this was nothing new for the mom of two.
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“Jackie was used to this along with her earlier husband, the president,” stated Moutsatsos. “But she additionally wanted to have a robust man subsequent to her. Onassis was the proper man. He may give her safety not just for her however for her kids. And Onassis adored her kids, John Jr. and Caroline.”
“I used to be pretending I didn’t hear something. But Artemis stated to her, ‘Don’t concentrate, as a result of right here in Greece, that’s what often occurs.’ Onassis was in love with Jackie, however he was additionally used to assembly and being with Maria.”
Jackie Kennedy believed Aristotle Onassis may present her household safety and safety. (Central Press/Getty Images)
“I do not forget that on [his private island] Skorpios, he would deliver all of them sorts of animals and toys to make them really feel glad,” she shared. “And after all, Jackie may even have every thing she wished. He was used to giving her many surprises.
“I bear in mind he would ask me to name a well-known jeweler right here to herald the most effective issues, the most costly issues. We would take a look at these jewels for hours, looking for solely the most effective ones for her.”
“Don’t you assume a lady likes that? I might say so,” she chuckled.
Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos’ memoir, “The Onassis Women: An Eyewitness Account,” was printed in 1998. She is at the moment in talks with producers to show it into a movie. (Putnam Pub Group)
While the ladies by no means met, Callas harbored sick emotions for Onassis’ bride. Moutsatsos claimed Callas and Onassis would typically battle over Kennedy.
“Maria was jealous,” stated Moutsatsos. “She wished to be with Onassis and have him subsequent to her all the time, however it was not doable. They had been too related… But Maria was additionally a really sturdy character. She was very proud. Jackie was extra like a bit woman. She was extra heat, extra female.”
Jackie Kennedy’s first husband, President John F. Kennedy, had a reported fling with Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. (Frank Povolny/Twentieth Century Fox/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis through Getty Images)
“Maria by no means preferred this relationship with Jackie,” Moutsatsos shared. “Whenever she was sitting on the boat, (the Christina, Onassis’ yacht), she would learn the newspapers and see the pictures of Onassis with Maria. After that, there can be a battle on the boat.”
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Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis would typically battle about his spouse Jackie Kennedy. (ullstein bild/ullstein bild through Getty Images)
Moutsatsos famous it was simple to see why Onassis wished to marry Kennedy.
“I bear in mind the primary day I met her,” she stated. “She was coming down the steps of the home. She was like a queen, a princess. But her habits was like a bit woman. She was very well mannered with a comfortable voice. I bear in mind she was very glad as a result of we began talking in French as a result of Onassis’ sister additionally spoke French. Jackie spoke French. So we began talking.”
“Jackie was shy on a regular basis,” she shared. “Whenever she would name to talk along with her husband, she would all the time ask me if Mr. Onassis was obtainable. It was by no means ‘I wish to converse with my husband.’”
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas and Haluk Bilginer as Aristotle Onassis in “Maria.” (Netflix)
Kennedy’s marriage to Onassis had different points involving one other girl – her daughter-in-law, Christina Onassis.
“Christina and [her brother] Alexander didn’t like her in any respect,” stated Moutsatsos. “Jackie was making an attempt to strategy them, however they had been avoiding assembly her, talking along with her.
“On the day that Jackie and Onassis received married, it was raining all day,” stated Moutsatsos. “Here in Greece, we imagine that if anyone is getting married, and it’s raining, that’s good luck. But it was not good luck.”
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Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975) with Maria Callas (1923-1977). Onassis’ longtime private secretary Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos described the pair as twin flames who by no means stopped loving one another. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Onassis by no means left his former flame. Moutsatsos stated the pair had been collectively till he died in 1975.
“Maria was determined when Onassis died,” she defined. “I bear in mind she was calling me virtually daily as a result of she wished to know the way to deal with the entire scenario. She didn’t wish to see Jackie, she didn’t wish to see [Onassis’] kids. They didn’t like all girl to be subsequent to their father. It wasn’t private. They simply all the time believed that at some point their father can be with their mom once more. Maria knew that.
Aristotle Onassis refused to surrender his longtime love, his secretary claimed. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection through Getty Images)
“I helped her get to Skorpios with out anyone understanding about it,” Moutsatsos claimed. “She didn’t wish to stay anymore. She thought that her life was ineffective as a result of, sure, he married Jackie, however she may nonetheless be with him. Now he was gone. They had been born for one another.”
Kiki Feroudi Moutsatsos believes that Maria Callas died of a damaged coronary heart. (ullstein bild/ullstein bild through Getty Images)
When Onassis handed away, Callas had already withdrawn from public life. Callas was 53 when she suffered a deadly coronary heart assault. Moutsatsos is adamant that the star died from a damaged coronary heart.
“There had been stories that Maria was taking medication – that isn’t true,” she stated. “What is true is that she was heartbroken.”
Moutsatsos stayed in contact with Kennedy, who lived in New York City along with her two kids following Onassis’ loss of life. She died there in 1994 at age 64.
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Jackie Kennedy died in 1994. She was 64. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection through Getty Images)
Today, Moutsatsos is trying to republish her memoir. She’s additionally in talks with producers to probably flip the e-book into a movie. Her purpose, she stated, is to set the report straight.
“This was my household,” she stated. “And I simply need folks to know the reality.”
