The woman in the middle of the bitter, long -term feud between two older crowners has confirmed that Englebert Humperdinck dropped his pants when he was alone with her.
Charlotte Laws, who was dating Humperdinck's great rival Tom Jones at the time, said the daring move came after she resisted the progress of the bump.
“I think you would say he had drawn a Bill Clinton, as far as Bill Clinton Paula Jones did – he dropped his pants,” Laws, 64, told Dailymail.com in an exclusive interview.
The author, TV -guestheer and journalist said that the incident took place around 1980 after she saw the Humperdinck show in the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas.
“He knocked on the couch in front of me to sit next to him,” said laws.
“And so I went inside and I sat next to him and we talked a little bit, and then he tried to kiss me and I said,” I really have strict morality. ” “
Charlotte laws and Tom Jones date three years after they met in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas when she was 17, her pure will to meet him
Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck were two of the greatest heartbreaking of the 1960s and played together a public feud more than 40 years ago – reports that it was because Humperdinck made a movement on laws
Humperdinck recently denied claims that he hit her, but Laws revealed that the singer “pulled a Bill Clinton” and tried to kiss her – before pulling his pants down
“And he said,” Oh, I respect that very much ” – which I didn't really believe, but that's what he said.
“And then he just got up and dropped his pants.”
The comments from Laws came after Humperdinck, now 88, told Dailymail.com that the fight with Jones was not about a woman – but he refused to say what it brought about.
“The real reason why Tom Jones and I fell – I can't tell you,” he told DailyMail.com in November.
“It has nothing to do with women or the company, it was something else and I just don't want to talk about it because I don't think it's suitable to talk about,” he added.
But although laws said that she is not the cause of the 44-year-old feud of the singers, the incident and that the intentions of Humperdinck were unmistakable.
Laws, who was dating Jones at the time, said that the incident took place around 1980 after she saw Hemperdinck's show at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas
Laws claimed that the feud of the former iconic duo had been going on for decades when Humperdinck tried to make a pass to her
“Engelbert said he hadn't made a pass to me. That's just not true. So that's all I said.
'And I am not the cause of their dispute either, because that was decades, at least a decade or two decades before I ever came into the picture.
“They were already a fight before 1980 or when this was.”
The rivalry between the two legendary singers – both known for their powerful voices and legions of passionate fans, some of whom were so excited that they would throw their panties on stage – has long been the subject of speculation, with rumors about jealousy and resentment They whirl around them for their shared career processes.
“Tom never spoke about Engelbert,” explains the laws.
Humperdinck was intensely bothered by his perception that Jones was preferred by their mutual manager Gordon Mills (center), Laws explained
Laws said that Humperdinck was jealous of the career of Jones (photo). Their rivalry had been a subject of speculation by fans and led to jealous and resentment
“And Engelbert was so passionately upset about Tom that you couldn't even mention the name.”
Humperdinck was intensively bothered by his perception that Jones had been preferred by their mutual manager Gordon Mills, explained laws.
“Engelbert was jealous and angry, and he felt that Tom received more attention, not only career, but also from Gordon Mills,” she said.
'So I just think he was jealous of Tom's career and had the feeling that he did not get enough attention from his manager.
“And I feel that his attempt to go back to tell the media -” I just want to put it in a row, I want to be friends again ” – I think it is Engelbert that just wants a boost from Tom's career to get. I don't believe he is sincere. That's my gamble. '
The two men are forever connected thanks to their parallel career. Both were managed by Mills who suggested that they changed their names to find fame.
Gerry Dorsey opted for the name of an obscure German composer, while Thomas Woodward chose the much easier name from a Henry Fielding -Roman.
Tom had the greater success with smash -hits as if it is not unusual and what is new pussycat?, But Engelbert was not far behind on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean with songs, including Release Me and The Last Waltz.
Both were sex symbols with long-term weddings, Tom married Linda Trenchard at the age of 16 when she became pregnant, and Engelbert made the knot with Patricia Healey in 1964.
Unfortunately, both are now single again. Linda died of cancer in 2016, while Patricia died the following year after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Humperdinck was said to be so upset by Jones that if someone in his team called his rival, they would be fired
Charlotte laws with Tom Jones in 2010. The talk show -guestheer described himself as a 'very picky person', but said she was interested in Jones since she was nine years old
Laws, who dated Jones – now 84 – for three years, said that her relationship with the Delilah singer for her was a 'Cinderella story'.
“I am a very, very picky person,” she explained. 'I almost never think of someone, but I was very interested in Tom, believe it or not, starting when I was nine years old.
'I had seen interviews he had done in the Tonight Show and various TV shows and read different articles. I just had the feeling that I would get along with him. '
When she was 16, she decided to take action after reading that the favorite artist of Jones Jerry Lee Lewis was.
“I didn't even know who Jerry Lee Lewis was, but he performed in Atlanta in the Great SouthEasters Music Hall,” she said. “So I decided to go. So that was my first gatecrash experience. '
After they entered the concert, the laws were taken backstage by Lewis' friend, where she was encouraged to pursue her dream to meet Jones.
The talk show host said, “He just gave me full confidence.”
Laws said she feels that Humperdinck's comments in the media that he would like to be friends again with Jones is an attempt 'to get a boost from Tom's career'
Laws said she thinks about her time with Jones with preference. “It was very exciting. Tom is a total sweetheart '
A year later, when the laws were 17, she spent a week in Las Vegas in Caesars Palace to be closer to Jones, even so far that they bribe the Bellhop for information about his routine.
“I had this showgirl costume and I waited for the right moment in the hallway and I heard Tom's voice,” she remembered.
“He flirted with me and talked to me. That was my first time really a conversation with him. '
Their connection was deepened when laws made another attempt to meet him in Fort Lauderdale – which eventually led to a backstage meeting and dinner invitation.
“Tom remembered my name. He remembered many things we were talking about in Vegas, “the laws shared. “We went out for three years. And I was completely in love with him. '
Laws, who now shares daughter Kayla Laws, 37, with old husband Charles Parselle, reflects in her time with Jones with preference.
'I definitely felt a lot better when I started dating the man of my dreams. It was very exciting. Tom is a total sweetheart. '
