a few months ago i posted this :

I was reading the best book about lucy and desi (Desilu) and it says that Lucy Was a REAL B*itch!! and all she cared about was money and her self! Wow what a surprise !
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some of you wrote back saying that its just one persons opinion. when i said that i wasn't saying that they really didn't say "Lucy was a b*tch" but they did say that she was a quiet person who always wanted to be incontrol. And when she got mad SHE GOT MAD!

I just got a video call "Lucy and Desi: A home Movie". it was all about the lifes of Lucy and Desi and about there marrage. it was hosted my Lucy arnez (Lucille ball's daughter). Lucie Arnez said that her mother would always tell her all the good stuff and never the bad stuff that went on in her life.
The movie was some research the Lucie did to find out the truth about her parents.
Lucy once said to Desi that she wish he would die. and Family members said that lucy was only happy at work. She was never seen playing with her kids. but when her kids were not "perfect" she would yell at them.
everyone (includeing me) Looks at the "I Love Lucy" series and thinks that that was LUCILLE BALLS life in real life. but it was really the total oppisite. It was very sad to hear this about Lucy. the lady that brought so much pleasure and laughter to not only you and me but to the whole world.
To see Lucie Arnez crying while she talked about her mother and father brought tears to my eyes. Like i said, the life of LUCILLE BALL was nothing like "Lucy". Lucie Arnez said that Lucy and Desi did the I Love Lucy series for them selfs, to save there marrage. but instead it just helped everyone else in the world and made it worse for them.
I know it least for me my love for Lucy' as an entertainer will never change.but my respect for her as a person has changed to see what she did to her kids and to see what kind of a person she was. she was just thinking about her self most of the time.
she was very troubled and obbsessed with her work.
They said that yes desi did cheat on Lucy but cared about there kids so much.
At the end of the movie i was crying and shocked to hear the truth about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez.

Please do not take this like i am puting Lucy down because in some respects she was a good ladie.I am also not saying that she did not love her kids, but she did not give them the proper attention because she was so overly obsessed with her work. i am just trying to give you all the truth about the ladie who made us laugh!

[This message has been edited by ilovelucyjg15 (edited 11-07-2001).]

I don't blame her for wanting to be in control. She and Desi did not create a production company and produce their own sitcom to have a ton of other people tell her what to do. Elizabeth Taylor described her in a way that she even seemed intimidating, but that's what ya have to do sometimes. If I were to create a production company, and produce my own show, have myself established as an accomplished comedian, and to be respected by my peers, I do not want everyone telling me how to do MY job correct, and I'm sure Lucy felt similarly.

I think it's fair assessment that Lucille Ball was an extremely talented performer who was troubled and unhappy at times in real-life, and probably not the nicest person in the world. Then again, aside from the talent part, couldn't you say that about a lot of people?