Frank Sinatra May Be Gone, But Is Still Being Accused of Some Awful Behavior

Frank Sinatra, nickname aka 'Ol Blue Eyes' was a famous talented singer in the 20th Century. But did you know that he engaged in some terrible inappropriate behavior?

The Oscar-winning actor, singer, and performer sold over 150 million records, was the friend and guest of US presidents, and starred in (and directed) several major films. Although he died in 1998, his achievements — and his many scandals and public outbursts — are still remembered.

Sinatra was born to working-class Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1915. His mother was a midwife who supposedly performed illegal abortions, while his father was a policeman with direct family ties to an Italian crime family. His parents became tavern owners in 1920, successfully selling alcohol during Prohibition due to their political connections.

Sinatra's Scandalous Behavior

Sinatra was a high school dropout became a teenybopper idol in the 40s and soared to stardom. The performer’s popularity took a plunge in the 50s, but his career continued to experience periods of success in the 60s, 70s, and beyond. The performer died in 1998.

Here's the part about his scandalous behavior.

Harry Connick, Jr. publicly commented in 2011 about Sinatra’s inappropriate behavior with Connick’s wife, Jill Goodacre, when he performed in front of Sinatra in 1994. Connick intended to impress the legend, but his nerves got the best of him and he froze up.

After the performance, Connick and Goodacre, who was his girlfriend at the time, ran into Sinatra at the elevator. Connick apologized for his performance and told the legendary performer that he could have done a lot better.

Instead of responding, Sinatra ignored him. Instead, he took Connick’s wife’s face in his hands, kissed her, and left. Talk about inappropriate conduct! Who knew?

Sinatra Has Been Arrested

Sinatra's biographies and FBI files about his inappropriate behavior have long have surfaced after his death.

In the late thirties, [Sinatra]( got arrested for seduction, a charge that would occur back then when a man convinced a ‘single,’ ‘chaste’ woman of good repute to sleep with him. The arrest produced the infamous mugshot of the young Sinatra. The charge was dropped and he was instead charged with adultery when it became known that the woman in question was already married.

Sinatra's Scandalous Love Affairs

While still married to Nancy Sinatra, Frank had an affair with actress Ava Gardner. It was the biggest Hollywood story at the time.

With news of the affair with Gardner came out, much of the public was less than sympathetic for the performer, whose career was already in decline.

He would soon be divorced from Nancy and marry Gardner. Both he and Gardner carried on affairs throughout their marriage, which ended in divorce. We also discovered that he was married to none other than Mia Farrow! That also ended in divorce!

Sinatra didn't have such a clean-cut image as an entertainer after all!