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French-born singer Claudine Longet has died at 84. She rose to fame on The Andy Williams Show but became internationally infamous after a 1976 shooting that killed Olympic skier Spider Sabich; she was acquitted of felony reckless manslaughter and convicted of misdemeanor negligent homicide, serving 30 days, ending her entertainment career and leaving a lasting pop-culture impact.
Claudine Longet, the French singer-actor known for The Party and the 1976 shooting of Olympian Spider Sabich, died at 84. She testified the gun fired accidentally; she was convicted in 1977 of criminally negligent homicide, receiving probation, a fine, and 30 days in jail. Sabich’s family settled a civil suit. Longet rose with A&M Records, was married to Andy Williams (1961–75) and had three children, and later remarried while living in Hawaii; Noelle Longet, her daughter, died in 2023.