Rita Moreno recalls Marlon Brando's mistreatment of her during their relationship: 'I tried to end my life'

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Marlon Brando remains one of the most acclaimed American actors of all time. Known for his roles in A Streetcar Named Desire and The Godfather — both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor, Marlon first rose to fame in the 1950s and continued to work until his death from pulmonary fibrosis in 2004. Marlon was 80-years-old when he died, and his impact on cinema is felt to this very day. But, Marlon’s legacy is complicated, due mainly to his troubled and turbulent personal life.

Rita Moreno had a complicated and often traumatic relationship with Marlon Brando, and now, she’s revealing even more intimate details from her time with the iconic actor. “Ultimately, it was exciting to be with Marlon. Oh, my God, it was exciting,” she shared during Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series with actress Jessica Chastain. “He was extraordinary in many, many ways, but he was a bad guy. He was a bad guy when it came to women. I was such a different person then. I had all the makings of a doormat.”

Rita Moreno is opening up more about her relationship with Marlon Brando.

Rita Moreno has opened up about the abuse she received from Marlon Brando.

Zack Sharf Rita Moreno is brutally honest when discussing one of the takeaways from her near-decade relationship with Marlon Brando: “He was a bad guy when it came to women.” The EGOT-winning icon said as much to Jessica Chastain when the two actresses joined each other for a conversation as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, presented by Amazon Studios. Chastain was the first to bring up Brando, telling Moreno, “I think you are every bit of the actor Marlon Brando was. That must have been so difficult for you in a time where you’re seeing all of these opportunities being given to him.”“He and I had had a relationship for almost eight years.