"He loved women": Robin Williams' first wife Valerie Velardi says she tolerated his many infidelities during their marriage

Valerie Velardi revealed she allowed the late comedian’s infidelity during their decade of marriage as long as he came back home
UPDATED JUL 29, 2018

Four years after Robin Williams death, his first wife opened up about his infidelity and hinted that she "understood" his desire to find love with other women. Valerie Velardi was married to the late Hollywood star between 1978 and 1988. In a new HBO documentary, 'Come Inside My Mind,' she says she knew her former husband "loved" women and shares insight on her marriage to the star. 

Valerie, who has a 35-year-old son, Zachary, with the actor explains how they met and how she instantly fell for his charms. “He loved women. Absolutely loved women. And I got it,” Valerie says in the documentary. “I understood and I wanted him to have that. But I also wanted him to come home,” she adds.

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