Natasha Gregson Wagner's interview about her mother Natalie Wood by Daily Mail in 2016 - Inscris-toi gratuitement et surfe sans pub !
The daughter of Natalie Wood is speaking about her mother's tragic death in a new interview and how she believes her mother came to fall of a boat and drown when out on a trip with her husband Robert Wagner and their friend Christopher Walken.
'I think it was an accident,' said Natasha Gregson Wagner during an appearance on Good Morning America.
'I have my answers. I don't spend any time actually thinking about that.'
She then added; 'I feel sad that I don't have my mom and my younger sister doesn't have my mom. And my daughter doesn't have her grandma'
When asked about rumor's that her stepfather Robert Wagner may have killed her mother, Natasha said; 'Oh I know he didn't.'
'I just grew up thinking that I had two dads and that that was normal. And he is the greatest. I love him so much. He's been a real champion,' added Natasha about Robert.
'He's been my protector. He's been my mom and my dad. He's worked so nicely with my real father. They've been so great, you know, co-parenting me.'
When recent claims made by the captain of the ship that he saw Natalie and Robert arguing shortly before she disappeared were brought up, Natasha said; 'He is somebody that I cant even dignify with a response because he's so undignified.'
Natasha was appearing on the show to promote the new perfume she has released in honor of her mother, Natalie.
Natasha also spoke about how heartbroken she was to lose her mother when she was just 11 because she had just started to pull away from her, saying; 'I didn't want her to nurture me as much as she had. And so, you know, I went through a lot of feelings ... I felt really guilty. Like I should have been a better daughter.'
She added however that she still thinks about her mother all the time.
'Here, where I live, we have a lot of butterflies. And so my dad told me after my mom died that every time I see a butterfly that it's my mom,' said Natasha.
'And so I've told my daughter that. Every time we see a butterfly, my daughter will say, "Momma, do you think that's grandma Natalie?" And I say, ‘Oh, absolutely."'
Natalie's death was initially ruled an accidental drowning, caused by her slipping and falling, but authorities reopened the case in 2011 after the captain of the yacht, Dennis Davern, claimed he had originally lied to the authorities.
In March, Robert was filmed and photographed in a heated discussion with Natalie's sister Lana, who demanded to know why he had been refusing to speak to police.
Natalie's body was found floating in the sea off Catalina Island, California, on November 29, 1981. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning.
In 2013 though, a new coroner's report revealed that bruises found on the actress' face, wrists, knees, and ankles occurred before she went into the water - not, as the 1981 report had concluded, as she struggled to climb back aboard the yacht after falling over the side.
Those bruises could have been 'non-accidental' and she could have been assaulted aboard the yacht, the medical examiner claimed.
Robert had told investigators that Natalie, who could not swim, must have fallen in the water when she got up to try to retie a dingy that had been knocking against the side of the yacht.
He is not considered a suspect by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
Natalie's body was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.14 percent, nearly twice the legal limit for driving. She was also found to be under the influence of a motion sickness medication and a painkiller, which likely increased her level of intoxication.
The captain of the yacht, Davern, told both 48 Hours and the Today in 2012 that he heard Robert and Natalie arguing the night of her disappearance and believed Robert was to blame for her death.
He said that after Natalie went to bed, he heard the fight continuing in her cabin, including sounds of a physical struggle.
He also claimed that a fight had broken out between Robert and Christopher Walken, who was also aboard to yacht. Davern claims Robert waited several hours after his wife disappeared to call authorities.
Investigators have said that Robert has not cooperated with their current investigation, which led to Natalie's sister Lana confronting him in March.
The pair came face-to-face at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Palm Springs in California, where he was attending a lunch event honoring his wife and former Bond girl Jill St. John, who he married in 1990.
In footage of the meeting, Lana, 69, asks Robert; 'Why won't you speak to the detectives? They're super guys.'
He responds; 'Lana, why would you even bring up anything like that?
As the confrontation continues, he says: 'I have talked to everybody. You have accused me. You have accused me of murdering her. I can't believe you'd do something like that.'
He eventually walked off after saying: 'I have stopped and said what happened.'
Robert’s lawyer, Blair Berk, has said the actor has 'fully cooperated' with police and has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
Natalie, who was just 43 when she died, rose to stardom in 1947 playing little Susie, the girl who didn't believe in Santa Claus, in Miracle on 34th Street.
She was nominated for her first Oscar while still a teenager for her work opposite James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause, and went on to receive two more nominations - for Splendor in the Grass and Love with the Proper Stranger before she was 25 years old.
Natalie is most famously known however for playing Maria in West Side Story
She was also a teenager when she first married Wagner in 1957, though the two divorced in 1962 and were then remarried in 1972 until her death.
In their decade apart Wood gave birth to Natasha.
The scene: On November 28, 1981, the 60-foot yacht Splendour set out for Santa Catalina Island, a rocky island off the coast of California, 22 miles from Los Angeles. Aboard were Robert Wagner, Natalie Wood and the boat's skipper, Dennis Davern. The couple also brought Wood's newest co-star, Christopher Walken, to celebrate their successful completion of filming for 'Brainstorm,' a science fiction thriller.
Wood, Wagner and Walken departed the yacht and rode a dingy to shore, where they had dinner at Harbor Reef Resultant on the island. Waitresses reported that all three Hollywood actors drank heavily - mostly champagne - and were rude and boisterous.
Witnesses say all three were very intoxicated about 10.15pm when they piloted the dingy back to the yacht, which was anchored offshore.
Natalie Wood's body was discovered by authorities at 8am on November 29, one mile away from the boat with a small inflatable boat found beached nearby.
After nine months of investigation, Los Angeles County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran changed the cause of her demise from accidental drowning to ‘drowning and other undetermined factors’ on her death certificate.
In September 2012 audiotapes which had never been heard before, of her younger sister Lana Wood discussing her sister’s death, were released by CBS News.
The recordings were collected by author Suzanne Finstad as research for her 2001 book, 'Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood.'
In the recordings Lana says that Mr Davern called her while he was in a state of intoxication and claimed that Mr Wagner (nicknamed ‘RJ’) hadn’t helped his wife after he accidentally pushed her overboard.
Lana says on the tapes: 'He said it appeared to him as though RJ shoved her away and she went overboard. Dennis panicked and RJ said, "Leave her there. Teach her a lesson."
A new coroner's report published in 2013 revealed that Wood sustained bruises to her face and other parts of her body before she went overboard and drowned.
The National Enquirer claimed to have uncovered documentation - an official lifeguard log - which suggests Wagner and Walken had engaged in a sexual act and that Wood may have walked in on them and set off the chain of events which lead to her untimely and still unexplained death.
Wagner maintains he had nothing to do with her death, though said he feels personally responsible for not looking after her.
The tragedy: Natalie Wood's body was discovered by authorities at 8am on November 29, one mile away from the yacht with a small inflatable boat found beached nearby. The coroner determined that she had died of a combination of drowning and hypothermia.
Her blood alcohol level at the time was 0.14 per cent - nearly twice the legal limit for driving. She also had motion sickness medication and painkillers in her system, which likely increased her level of intoxication.
The time of death is estimated at about midnight at on November 29.
'The fact that her stomach contained 500 cc of partially digested food material supports that opinion of that time of death being around midnight, especially given the information that dinner was consumed between 8 and 9pm', according to a report.
However, Wood was not reported missing until 1.30am - fully 90 minutes after she went overboard, according to an interview with the manager of the restaurant on shore.
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