SCANDAL RIDDEN POP STAR EDDIE FISHER IS DEAD

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EDDIE FISHER, the 1950s pop star who was married to both Hollywood superstars DEBBIE REYNOLDS and ELIZABETH TAYLOR and is the father of Princess Leia herself CARRIE FISHER, gone at 82.

Fisher who’s strong of pop hits brought him millions of adoring teenage femme fans before before marriage scandals rocked his career passed in Berkley, Calif, after complications following hip surgery, his daughter Tricia Leigh Stevens confirmed.

"Late last evening the world lost a true America icon," Fisher’s family said in a statement. "One of the greatest voices of the century passed away. He was an extraordinary talent and a true mensch."

In the early 1950s Fisher ruled the hit parade with a strung 32 hit 45s including Thinking of You," "Any Time," "Oh, My Pa-pa," "I’m Yours," "Wish You Were Here," "Lady of Spain" and "Count Your Blessings."

He wooed and wed MGM sweetheart Debbie Reynolds in 1955 and they called America’s favorite couple – their union producing daughter Carrie Fisher of Star Wars fame.

After his best pal producer MIKE TODD died in a tragic plane crash, he comforted his widow ELIZABETH TAYLOR, then at the height of her sex appeal. The comforting soon turned to love and the nation was stunned when Eddie divorced Debbie to marry Liz in 1959.

Their union lasted only 5 years when Liz met RICHARD BURTON on the set of Cleopatra and another cheating scandal erupted in the nation’s tabs as "one of the entertainment world’s greatest scandals of the 20th Century".

After being dumped by Taylor, Fisher began relying on drugs to ease the pain including amphetamines better known as "speed".  He said in is bio that he made and spent over $20 million and wasted most of it on gambling and drugs.

In Fisher’s tell-all autobiography, he called Reynolds "self-centered, totally driven, insecure, untruthful, phony" and claimed his career disintegrated while married to Liz because he spent too much time taking her to the emergency room for her various ailments.  Both ex-wives were furious and threatened to sue.

In 1983 he attempted a comeback but his older fans were still turned off by his scandal making headlines and younger auds were apathetic.

In his later years, Fisher was wheelchair bound as Carrie Fisher revealed several months ago in a series of heart rending Tweets after they reconciled and sang together onstage.

Fisher was also married to singer/actress CONNIE STEVENS, a 21 year-old beauty queen Terry Richard and  Betty Lin. 

Neither Debbie nor Liz have commented yet on Fisher’s passing. SEE PREVIOUS ENQUIRER COVERAGE BELOW.