Taylor was left in the official story that was told in the press: “I was sleeping in the back seat of the car and the driver made a turn and hit my nose on an ashtray.” He also claimed that they tried to end the relationship out of respect for Sybil, while admitting that her relationship with Fisher was over. They both returned to their partners after filming ended in the summer of 1962. Taylor essentially divorced Fisher, but did not divorce her until March 1964. However, she had already reunited with Burton in another film, The VIPs, where their relationship rekindled in early 1963. Sibyl filed for divorce on the grounds of “abandonment and cruel and inhuman treatment” in December. Three months later, Burton and Taylor were married in Montreal. Burton died at the age of 58 in 1984, and Taylor later said, “I was still madly in love with him the day he died. I think he still loved me.”
