Todd Purdum

Yes, his uncle took him to the fanciest bordello in Santiago de Cuba, his hometown, and introduced him to sex in a bordello. And when he came to New York as a young performer, he frequented Polly Adler's bordello, which was the most elegant whorehouse in New York, basically, that had the cream of...

Yes, his uncle took him to the fanciest bordello in Santiago de Cuba, his hometown, and introduced him to sex in a bordello. And when he came to New York as a young performer, he frequented Polly Adler's bordello, which was the most elegant whorehouse in New York, basically, that had the cream of...

Yes, his uncle took him to the fanciest bordello in Santiago de Cuba, his hometown, and introduced him to sex in a bordello. And when he came to New York as a young performer, he frequented Polly Adler's bordello, which was the most elegant whorehouse in New York, basically, that had the cream of...

entertainment and society clientele and desi i think he would clearly be what we now would think of as a sex addict he didn't have affairs with people as his daughter once said to me with people who had last names he just had endless dalliances with prostitutes sometimes more than one one at a time and when this was semi-private it bothered lucy but she could tolerate it

entertainment and society clientele and desi i think he would clearly be what we now would think of as a sex addict he didn't have affairs with people as his daughter once said to me with people who had last names he just had endless dalliances with prostitutes sometimes more than one one at a time and when this was semi-private it bothered lucy but she could tolerate it

entertainment and society clientele and desi i think he would clearly be what we now would think of as a sex addict he didn't have affairs with people as his daughter once said to me with people who had last names he just had endless dalliances with prostitutes sometimes more than one one at a time and when this was semi-private it bothered lucy but she could tolerate it

When it became increasingly public and he ultimately got arrested weaving down the street in Hollywood in a neighborhood of notorious bordellos, it became humiliating for Lucy and she really just couldn't take it anymore. And that's ultimately what that and his drinking is what led to their divorce in 1960.

When it became increasingly public and he ultimately got arrested weaving down the street in Hollywood in a neighborhood of notorious bordellos, it became humiliating for Lucy and she really just couldn't take it anymore. And that's ultimately what that and his drinking is what led to their divorce in 1960.

When it became increasingly public and he ultimately got arrested weaving down the street in Hollywood in a neighborhood of notorious bordellos, it became humiliating for Lucy and she really just couldn't take it anymore. And that's ultimately what that and his drinking is what led to their divorce in 1960.

Well, there's one famous incident apparently where he was bending over to do something and she kicked him and she meant to kick him in the rear end and she actually kicked him in a more sensitive spot and apparently he was limping around for days.

Well, there's one famous incident apparently where he was bending over to do something and she kicked him and she meant to kick him in the rear end and she actually kicked him in a more sensitive spot and apparently he was limping around for days.

Well, there's one famous incident apparently where he was bending over to do something and she kicked him and she meant to kick him in the rear end and she actually kicked him in a more sensitive spot and apparently he was limping around for days.

You know, their son, Desi Arnaz Jr., told me he thought really the theme of the show itself was fundamental conflict and that Lucy and Ricky almost hurt each other in every Monday night's episode. But then they drew back and they didn't. And by the end of the show, they were back in each other's loving arms.

You know, their son, Desi Arnaz Jr., told me he thought really the theme of the show itself was fundamental conflict and that Lucy and Ricky almost hurt each other in every Monday night's episode. But then they drew back and they didn't. And by the end of the show, they were back in each other's loving arms.

You know, their son, Desi Arnaz Jr., told me he thought really the theme of the show itself was fundamental conflict and that Lucy and Ricky almost hurt each other in every Monday night's episode. But then they drew back and they didn't. And by the end of the show, they were back in each other's loving arms.

But, you know, the flip side of the conflict is in the words of the I Love Lucy theme song. We have our quarrels, but then how we love making up again. And Lucy in her memoir talked about how, especially early in their marriage, their fights were a kind of lovemaking in themselves that led to ultimately reunions.

But, you know, the flip side of the conflict is in the words of the I Love Lucy theme song. We have our quarrels, but then how we love making up again. And Lucy in her memoir talked about how, especially early in their marriage, their fights were a kind of lovemaking in themselves that led to ultimately reunions.

But, you know, the flip side of the conflict is in the words of the I Love Lucy theme song. We have our quarrels, but then how we love making up again. And Lucy in her memoir talked about how, especially early in their marriage, their fights were a kind of lovemaking in themselves that led to ultimately reunions.

So the overtones of the show are constantly coming back to the dynamic of their relationship in real life. And that's part of what makes it compelling, I think.

So the overtones of the show are constantly coming back to the dynamic of their relationship in real life. And that's part of what makes it compelling, I think.