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The movie was being filmed in a mammoth Beverly Hills mansion, which was large enough to look like a hospital no matter the chandeliers. When Sharpe was down to her final costume, Lewis picked up a walkie-talkie and excused the guards outside his office. The costumes were made.

In Defense Of Jerry

I got the feeling that that never really happened to him. She tried to politely dismiss the assault without insulting the star. The Martin and Lewis duo became a household name with a national radio program in16 films betweenand a network TV variety show, T he Colgate Comedy Hour.

Both Lewis and Martin went on to have successful solo careers, but neither would comment on the split nor consider a reunion. It was a comedy, and she preferred drama. And she was due back for filming in three days. He unzipped his pants.

He began to fondle me. The filmmakers brought their interviews to Vanity Fair, wanting the women’s stories to be heard. Quite frankly, I was dumbstruck. Lewis had the power to make these promises. The first take of what we did together was what went on film.

But the contract had been signed, Lewis said. Apparently, it was how he did things. Some of the most explosive accusations involved Jerry Lewis. The punishment went further: Before her first scene, Sharpe learned that Lewis would not rehearse with her.

He never spoke to me. So onscreen she played nice toward the man punishing her, stoically stomaching his shtick. He could hire whomever he pleased.

Jerry Lewis’s Costars Speak

When Sharpe returned to Greystone Mansion on her start date, a crew member was waiting with a message: According to Sharpe, the entire production, save for the director and assistant director, had been told they could not speak to Sharpe. And that was what everyone was going to see.

She even offered to quit, concerned it would be awkward to film scenes as romantic partners. Sharpe could have talked to her manager, but what was he going to do? On her final day of production, Sharpe was leaving her dressing room when she bumped into Lewis.

Kramer noticed her; they were later married for 35 years, until his death. They teamed up soon afterwards, with Dean playing the straight man to Lewis's clown. Sharpe protested.