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Notorious for her simultaneous love affairs with John Profumo of the British government and Eugene Ivanov of the Soviet Embassy. She was part of a one of the biggest scandals in England during the 60s. She passed away December 4th of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
“It’s true that I have had sex for money,” she wrote in her book, “but only out of desperation, and that is still something that I hate to have to admit even to myself. Ironically, it has been sex for love or lust rather than for money that has always caused me more problems.”![nYIlpE.jpg]()
The Affair*) She was sexually abused by her mother's lover and his friends
*) At age 16 (other sources say 17),she worked as a topless dancer in London
*) Met Stephen Ward, a man about town, at her job
*) She and Stephen were never lovers but partied together
*) She had sex with Stephen's wealthy friend Peter Rachman
*) John Profumo, Secretary of State for War of the conservative party, first saw Christine at Cliveden House and watched her swimming naked
*) Stephen introduced Christine to John
*) Christine was still a teen, John was in his 40's
*) Christine described John as
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Exposed!*) Johnny Edgecombe and Aloysius Gordon were also simultaneously sleeping with Christine, which caused them to fight over her
*) Johnny Edgecombe shot a gun into the home of Stephen Ward because Christine was hiding from him
*) Because of Johnny's actions, the affair of Christine and John came to light in court
*) Her affair with commander Eugene Ivanov made British intelligence agencies fear that a breach of security could've happened
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The Aftermath*) Labour MP George Wigg used the scandal to his advantage by putting John and the conservative party on blast
*) John Profumo lied to the House of Commons about the affair and was forced to resign later
*) Stephen Ward was brought to trial over allegedly using Christine's "immoral earnings" for his benefit
*) Christine served 6 months in prison for perjury after she falsely accused Aloysius Gordon of assaulting her. He had been jailed for 3 years.
*) John's wife, Valerie Hobson, stood by her man through the entire drama
*) She wanted to be an actress but it never came to fruitation
*) BBC will release a series called,
“The Trial of Christine Keeler” next year
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