Someone asked me a good question. Here's the good answer.
Robert Wagner has not refuted or denied one word of "Goodbye Natalie Goodbye Splendour" because he knows if he does he will help a believable, polygraphed-passed book to soar in popularity. He also knows that the more it soars, the more the media takes notice. The more the media takes notice, the more he would be asked and not able to answer. He won't refute it because, without being truthful, he can't.
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Yes, this book will keep moving forward without Wagner's help. His lawyers are far too astute to ever let him comment on it. Once the door is open, there's no turning back. He will hide behind his "celebrity" until it is no longer possible to do so.
ReplyDeleteI meant to add, that when his "celebrity" fails him, he will play the age card. He will go from an active, working actor to an old man to be pitied. Cynical? Yes,but Wagner knows his audience and he will play to them for all it's worth.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Marti, Wagner does not want to draw any more attention to your book.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about why Natalie was so determined to go on that cruise and why she could not be talked out of it. I think she was fed up with Wagner's obsessive jealousy...I think she was determined not to let Wagner spoil her weekend.
There was nothing going on between Natalie and Walken. He was just her costar and she wanted to include her new friend in her and her husband's weekend ritual.
Natalie was not flaunting a flirtatious relationship in Wagner's face. Apparently, Wagner had similar reactions to other men Natalie costarred with. I think the "romance" was all in Wagner's mind and Natalie was tired of it. She probably knew she would never be able to have a career again if that behavior didn't stop.
He's the one who shared the information about waiting for Warren Beatty with a gun. Was that supposed to make us believe he gets mad but doesn't really go through with bizarre things in relation to the anger? He will never answer Dennis, but his silence does not demean Dennis. It only substantiates that what Dennis has told us is truth. Otherwise, a man in Wagner's position would refute the information in GNGS if it weren't true. In those attorney letters I have, his lawyers came on with such force to prevent us from revealing anything. It was important to prevent because once it was out, they knew there was nothing they could do. It's the TRUTH. Truth is its own defense.
ReplyDeleteMarti, I was wondering if you've ever read this before? I remember being very touched by this simple and poignant tribute to Natalie.
ReplyDeleteThe day after Natalie was buried, Liz Smith started off her daily syndicated column with the following:
"'Time Driveth Onward fast, And in a little while our lips are dumb. Let us alone. What is it that will last? All things are taken from us and become Portions and parcels of the dreadful past,' Alfred Tennyson wrote in 'The Lotos-Eaters.'
To the spirit of Natalie Wood, this column says, 'Rest in peace, little tovarich!'"
Liz Smith is still alive and she was never afraid to mix things up. I wonder why she never pursued the story. Surely, she heard rumblings.
ReplyDeleteI saw that the day it appeared, Kevin.
ReplyDeleteLiz Smith does not do "stories" but she has made subtle comments over the years in her column.
Kevin, yes, I always believed Liz was suspicious of Natalie's death. The media is in an awkward position. They can't "accuse" because they weren't there. What has to happen is that the authorities reopen the case. They don't want to because they really messed this one up. Everyone is afraid to touch this travesty of justice. It's so much easier for all to stick with "Natalie got drunk and fell off a boat."
ReplyDeleteRepulses me.
I feel the same Marti. Stay strong. Please stay strong.
ReplyDeleteI am strong.
ReplyDeleteMarti
ReplyDeleteI hope you sent or introduced your book to the numerous law enforcement personalities who are used by the TV networks for commentary, such as Vincent Bugliosi, Mark Fuhrman, etc. I believe that their influence can tip the scale in your favor with news producers who have been hesitant to cover this story. Also, their feedback would look good on future editions of GNGS.
Michael B
Thank you Michael. Yes, there are several not intimidated. Amazing that anyone is, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteMarti, I just want to thank you for everything you and Dennis have done to bring the truth to light. I've suspected that Wagner was at least negligent in Natalie's death for years. He also didn't answer the allegations in Suzanne Finstad's book, instead he fled to Aspen, which to me is like an admission of guilt. He knows that if he publicly denies the accusations, he will bring more attention to it and that's why he avoids it. His cowardly actions have revealed his true self rather than the image he presents to the public. Natalie deserved so much better and so do her daughters and sister. Thank you again for all you have done.
ReplyDeleteMarti, Since Wagner's attorney's did all they could to stop you from publishing GNGS, how was it possible to get it published?
ReplyDeleteI missed these questions before. Sorry. Colleen, thank you for the support.
ReplyDeleteKevinr, a brave publisher took it on, Michael Viner, but he passed away 2 weeks before its release. That's why his publishing company (Phoenix) closed doors on publishing books last March. It really hurt a lot of authors, not just us. If Michael had lived, things would have been SO different. Wagner's attorneys tried to stop us because they knew there was little they could do after being published. Michael Viner kept it under wraps until it was too late for them to act.