When Jackie Kennedy learned that her husband, Aristotle Onassis, was having an affair with Maria Callas, she did what she knew best – she looked the other way.
This claim was made by Kiki Ferudi Moutatsos, Onassis's long-time personal secretary. her diary, “Onassis Women” Takes a deep dive into the love triangle.
Callas, the Sopranos star who died in 1977, is the subject of a new biopic starring Angelina Jolie.
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. (Netflix)
“Onassis never stopped seeing Maria,” Moutsatsos, 75, told Fox News Digital. “One week after he got married, he was visiting her several times. I would say three or four times a week. Jackie was very smart, and she quickly realized what was going on.”
Former First Lady She approached her sister-in-law, Artemis Onassis, about the not-so-secret relationship between the shipping magnate and the singer.
“I was pretending I didn't hear anything,” Moutsatsos recalls. But Artemis told her: “Don’t worry because that is what usually happens here in Greece.” “Onassis loved Jackie, but he was also used to meeting and being with Maria.”
When Jackie Kennedy learned of her husband Aristotle Onassis's affair with Maria Callas, she allegedly followed his sister's advice and ignored it. (Getty Images)
“Jackie followed Artemis's advice,” she said. “Onassis and Maria were twin flames. They could not be separated from each other.”
according to Biography.comCallas and Onassis met at a party in 1957. It quickly turned into a long romance. The relationship was turbulent, and Onassis eventually began eyeing the widowed Kennedy.
Onassis married Kennedy in 1968. According to the outlet, Callas learned of her lover's plans three weeks before the ceremony.
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Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis leave the church on his private island after their wedding in 1968. (Getty Images)
Kennedy believed that Onassis's money and power could provide protection for her family. Her first husband, President John Kennedy, He was assassinated in 1963, Her son-in-law, Robert Kennedy, followed in 1968.
Motatsos said she initially wondered why Kennedy chose to turn a blind eye to Onassis's betrayal. But then she realized that this was nothing new for the mother of two.
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“Jackie was used to this with her ex-husband, the president,” Motatsos said. “But she also needed a strong man by her side. Onassis was the perfect man. He could provide security not only for her but also for her children. Onassis adored her two children, John Jr. and Caroline.”
“I was pretending I didn't hear anything. But Artemis said to her: 'Don't bother, because that's what usually happens here in Greece.'” Onassis loved Jackie, but he was also used to meeting and being with Maria.
Jackie Kennedy believed that Aristotle Onassis could provide security and protection for her family. (Central Press/Getty Images)
“I remember that on (his private island) Scorpius, he would bring them all kinds of animals and toys to make them happy,” she said. “And of course, Jackie can also have whatever she wants. He used to give her many surprises.
“I remember he would ask me to call a famous jeweler here to bring the best and most expensive things. We would look at these jewels for hours, trying to find only the best ones.”
“Don't you think women like that? I'd say so,” she laughed.
Kiki Ferudi Moutatsos's memoir Onassis's Women: An Eyewitness Account was published in 1998. She is currently in talks with producers to turn it into a film. (Putnam Pope Collection)
Although the women never met, Callas harbored ill feelings toward Onassis's bride. Moutatsos claimed that Callas and Onassis often fought over Kennedy.
“Maria was jealous,” Motatsos said. “She wanted to be with Onassis and for him to always be by her side, but that wasn't possible. They were very similar…but Maria was also a very strong person. She was very proud. Jackie was more like a little girl. She was warmer and more feminine.” “
Jackie Kennedy's first husband, President John F. Kennedy, had reported an affair with Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. (Frank Buffolny/20th Century Fox/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
“Maria never liked this relationship with Jackie,” Motatsos said. “Whenever she would sit on the boat (Christina's yacht, Onassis), she would read the newspapers and see pictures of Onassis with Maria. After that, there would be a war on the boat.”
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Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis often quarreled over his wife, Jackie Kennedy. (Olstein Bild/Olstein Bild via Getty Images)
Motatsos noted that it was easy to see Why did Onassis want to marry Kennedy?
“I remember the first day I met her,” she said. “She was coming down the stairs. She was like a queen, a princess. But her behavior was like a little girl. She was very polite and her voice was soft. I remember she was very happy because we started speaking French.” Because Onassis's sister also spoke French.
“Jackie was shy all the time,” she shared. “Whenever I called to talk to her husband, she always asked me if Mr. Onassis was available. She never said, 'I want to talk to my husband.'”
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas and Haluk Bilginer as Aristotle Onassis in the movie “Maria”. (Netflix)
Kennedy's marriage to Onassis had other problems involving another woman – her daughter-in-law, Christina Onassis.
“Christina and her brother Alexander did not like her at all,” Motatsos said. “Jackie was trying to approach them, but they were avoiding meeting her and talking to her.
“The day Jackie and Onassis got married, it was raining all day,” Moutsatsos said. “Here in Greece, we think that if someone is getting married and it is raining, it is good luck. But it was not good luck.”
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Aristotle Onassis (1906-1975) with Maria Callas (1923-1977). Onassis's longtime personal secretary, Kiki Ferudi Moutatsos, described the couple as twin flames who never stopped loving each other. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Onassis never left his former flame. The couple were together until his death in 1975, Motatsos said.
“Maria was desperate when Onassis died,” she explained. “I remember she was calling me almost every day because she wanted to know how to handle the whole situation. She didn't want to see Jackie, and she didn't want to see (Onassis') kids. They didn't like any kids.” For the woman to be around their father wasn't personal. They always thought that their father would be with their mother again.
Aristotle Onassis's secretary claimed that he refused to give up his long-time love. (Ron Galella Collection/Ron Galella via Getty Images)
“I helped her get to Scorpius without anyone knowing about it,” Motatsos claimed. “She didn't want to live anymore. She thought her life was useless because, yes, he married Jackie, but she could still be with him. And now he's gone. They were born for each other.”
Kiki Ferudi Moutatsos believes that Maria Callas died of a broken heart. (Olstein Bild/Olstein Bild via Getty Images)
When Onassis died, Callas had already withdrawn from public life. Callas was fifty-three when she suffered a fatal heart attack. Motatsos insists the star died of a broken heart.
“There were reports that Maria was using drugs, which is not true,” she said. “It is true that she was heartbroken.”
Moutatsos kept in touch with Kennedy, who lived in New York City with her two children after Onassis's death. She died there in 1994 at the age of 64.
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Jackie Kennedy died in 1994 at the age of 64. (Ron Galella Collection/Ron Galella via Getty Images)
Today, Motatsos She is looking forward to republishing her memoirs. She is also in talks with producers to turn the book into a film. She said her goal is to set things right.
“This was my family,” she said. “And I just want people to know the truth.”
