Dorothy Gibson’s Scandalous Life, Post-Titanic
As Gibson moved away from her film career, scandal followed close behind. Gibson had a long-term affair with her married producer, Jules Brulatour. They managed to keep this a secret until disaster struck the covert couple. In 1913, Gibson and Brulatour were out for a drive. Gibson drove Brulatour’s car when she hit and killed a man. During the following weeks, their affair was exposed. The press went wild with the salacious story, leading to Brulatour’s divorce. Despite the stress of a scandal, Brulatour granted his wife the divorce, quickly marrying Gibson in 1917, but this union didn’t last long, just two years. The excitement of an illicit affair became mundane after the relationship went public.