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Showtime Sued By Estate of Tammy Wynette’s Last Husband Over ‘George and Tammy’ Portrayal

The estate of Tammy Wynette’s last husband George Richey has sued Showtime and one of Wynette’s daughters over the 2022 miniseries 'George and Tammy.'

A year after Richey died, Georgette Jones — the daughter of Wynette and fellow country legend George Jones — published a book titled The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George that made significant accusations against Richey, including that he allegedly destroyed a Wynette will that would have left money to her daughters from her previous marriages. The new lawsuit claims that that deal was violated when Georgette Jones became a consulting producer on the miniseries and allegedly brought some of her Richey accusations to the Emmy-nominated George and Tammy, Variety reports. Using elements of Georgette Jones’ book, the miniseries also alleges that Richey fabricated break-ins at Wynette’s home to coerce her to marry him, then injected her with Demerol on their wedding day, the lawsuit claims.

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