Remember Linda Blair, who played the demon possessed chick in the 1973 movie, Exorcist? She was in a 2 year relationship with a very famous 70s/80s soul singer and from what we understand, their relationship was pretty hot and steamy.
Her ex man has been known to cause some controversy throughout his career and he’s created mega hits that are still being played on the radio today. If you think you’ve figured this one out, you’re good. Scroll down and prepare to be amazed…
Rick James Exposed What She Did To Crush Him & The Hit Song He Wrote About Her
It’s “Rick James bi*%#!” That’s right, Rick and Linda were a couple in the 70’s and from what it looks like, they had two very different perspectives on their relationship.
In his memoir, “Glow,” Rick James admitted that Linda hurt him deeply by aborting his baby. Here’s what he said about it:
“Actress Linda Blair (The Exorcist) came to Buffalo to see me and I was very happy to see her. A few months before her visit she had called to say that she had-had an abortion, and that it had been my child. She said she was in the middle of shooting a movie and was starting to show, and she didn’t think I would care anyway. She was wrong. I did care deeply. I loved Linda and it hurt me that she would choose to abort our child without even wanting to talk to me about it first. I still look back on her choice with sadness and wonder about our baby, and how having that child might have changed me life.”
James also said that one of his biggest hits was written about Linda Blair:
“One night during her visit, I took her into the studio and we sat down at one of my synthesizers. I was showing Linda how to write a song on keyboards and I started playing. I told her that in composition you’re ok as long as you keep playing. It’s when your fingers stop moving that you’re in trouble. The next thing I knew I was composing a tune about her called, ‘Cold Blooded.’ She was the inspiration for that song.”
Linda appreciated the song and said this about it:
Cold Blooded is, ‘You’re hot!’ Cold Blooded is a compliment. That was pretty nice that he wrote that about me. I don’t see it, but OK”
Linda admitted that prior to meeting James, she saw him in a magazine and instantly fell for him. Then in the 80’s, they hooked up. Her recollection of their relationship was a little less intense than what Rick James expressed though. We’re not sure if she was purposely trying to cover up certain facts that she may not necessarily have been proud of, or if she just views their time together differently, but nevertheless, here’s how she described their 2 year situation:
“I wouldn’t say that we were as romantic as people probably wished that we were, or thought that we were.”
[In 1984 they’re relationship started to fade out] “I could not bear to be around that. It wasn’t healthy for me and it wasn’t healthy for him, so I chose after a while to walk away.”
Although Blair and James seem like the odd couple, they actually had more in common than many may think. She proved that she had a carefree side, like James, when she posed nude for Playboy back in the day and although Blair left James because of his excessive drug use, Linda too, had her troubles with drugs. In the late 1970’s she was busted with cocaine and was charged with drug possession and conspiracy to sell drugs. She plead guilty to a lesser charge of conspiracy to possess cocaine, in exchange for three years’ probation and a $5,000 fine. As part of her plea deal, Blair had to make at least 12 major public appearances to speak to the younger folks about the dangers of drug abuse.
Just like Rick James’ drug and legal woes caused his career to plummet at times, so did Blair’s. She even has been quoted as saying that her career “went down faster than the Titanic.”
It would have been interesting to see what would have come of Rick and Linda’s relationship, but based on their history, maybe it was better that they broke up.
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