Harry Connick Jr recalls Frank Sinatra kissing his model wife on the lips without her consent: 'It's completely inappropriate'
In a recent interview, Harry Connick Jr. recalled an "unpleasant experience" that he had in the past where Frank Sinatra was "completely inappropriate" with his wife and model Jill Goodacre, who was then his girlfriend.
The 52-year-old jazz musician recalled during his appearance on UK's 'This Morning' that his first meeting with the iconic 'Rat Packer' member in the early '90s was awkward for multiple reasons.
To start with, he was so nervous about performing in front of the legend that he choked up during his performance, according to a Yahoo News report.
Later, when he saw Frank going into the same elevator as him, he decided he was going to approach him and explain the reason behind his less-than-perfect performance.
"That was an unpleasant experience because as much as I wanted to sing for him and everyone else… I don't get nervous but I was really nervous for that and I blanked out," he said.
"I completely forget the words. I was with my wife, then my girlfriend, and then we saw Frank at the lift and I said, 'We should go, I need to explain myself'," Harry continued.
However, when Harry did approach Frank and attempt to provide an explanation, the latter was more interested in ogling at Victoria's Secret model Jill, rather than focus on Harry's explanation.
"I said, 'I'm sorry, I'm much better than what you saw', and he took my wife and held her face and said, 'You're beautiful', and kissed her on the mouth and that's that."
Frank died in 1998. When the talk show's host Phillip Schofield asked if what Frank did was unacceptable in today's era of #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, Harry said: "I’ve never been able to sing for him again."
"It was probably unacceptable then, it was a situation where it was an interesting thing. I think my affection for him in the context made it hilarious for her, but obviously, it's completely inappropriate."