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I bear Frank Sinatra no malice. I feel it necessary to say this because it's known in the entertainment world that for more than a quarter of a century I was his friend, booster and most consistent defender among the columnists.
Then, suddenly, he excluded me from one of his opening night performances. He said he would not do a show if I was permitted in the room. A publicist explained vaguely that I was barred by Sinatra because I'd written something he didn't like. Without being specific, the publicist charged me with inaccurate reporting. Never convinced that the decision was his, I attributed his action to another's misunderstanding or misinterpretation.
Such clashes between the stars and the press usually lead to vendettas. But as a follower of Sinatra's changing hates and loves, I believed there might be an apology or a reconciliation. I never attempted to retaliate in print; I simply quit being the Sinatra fan I had been since the 1940s and desisted from writing about him.
ISBN:SINATRAANUNAU
