The explosive allegation that a Hollywood actor tried to kill his own wife and children in a deliberate crash has cast a long shadow over the legacy ofRevenge of the Nerdsstar Robert Carradine.
Robert Carradine's former spouse, Edith 'Edie' Mani Carradine, made a startling claim in divorce court that her husband intentionally drove their vehicle into the path of a semi-truck during a family road trip in Colorado in March 2015, asserting that the act was a bid to kill them both.
The accusation emerged in deeply personal legal filings that exposed the fissures in a marriage that had lasted a quarter of a century, raising questions about mental health, celebrity pressures and the murky dynamics at the heart of one of Hollywood's enduring acting families.
Edith 'Edie' Mani met Robert Carradine in the late 1980s, and the couple married in 1990. They built a family together, welcoming two children and maintaining a life in the entertainment world where Carradine carved a steady acting career spanning decades, including his breakthrough as Lewis Skolnick in theRevenge of the Nerdsfranchise.
Despite a public image of longevity and stability, insiders say the marriage concealed rising tensions. Court filings released in May 2017 in the Los Angeles Superior Court opened a window into that troubled relationship, describing episodes of emotional volatility on both sides and the collapse of trust after more than two decades together.
According to the divorce documents obtained by legal entertainment outlets, Mrs Carradine alleged that Robert, who was then 63, confessed to her and their two adult children that he had'deliberately' driven their vehicle head-on into an oncoming semi-truckon a Colorado highway.
She told the court she had confronted him about the March 2015 crash months after the incident and claimed that he had admitted the act was intentional, attempting to kill them both.
The couple suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, and authorities later cited Carradine for careless driving. According to Colorado State Patrol reports, neither alcohol nor excessive speed were contributing factors in the collision.
Edith's filings described her estranged husband as an 'experienced professional race car driver,' underlining her contention that he was fully capable of controlling the vehicle and therefore must have intended to veer into danger.
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Source: International Business Times UK
