Dumped for Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie left Debbie for none other than her best friend, Elizabeth Taylor when Carrie was only two years old. After that, Carrie and Todd were raised solely by Debbie, while Eddie would check in “from time to time.” Carrie later wrote that her father’s “scandals outshone his celebrity” and made him “infamous.”
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Soon Reynolds got remarried to Harry Karl, a “millionaire businessman” and the opposite of her ex. Sadly, Karl’s millions couldn’t sustain his gambling habit and shoddy investments, and he used up Debbie’s money as well. They had two kids together before splitting in 1973.