Linda Thompson: I know that he didn't because we were together the first year 365 days for that first year, 24 hours a day. And after that, you know, word -- he couldn't do much without it being public knowledge. And certainly I was no dummy. Larry King: Did you have fights? Linda Thompson: We had arguments about it. And again, I tried to reconcile in my mind, this is Elvis Presley. I understand that he is secluded from the rest of the world, and it's not all about sex. It's not all about being physically unfaithful to me. He wanted to be surrounded with other people who might bring different ideas into his life. Larry King: Did he defend it or... Linda Thompson: No. He apologized for it when he was caught. Most of the time he denied it. Then he apologized profusely and said, you're the only person I love and nobody ever compares to you. And every time I have an indiscretion, it just makes me realize how much more you mean to me. Larry King: And you forgave him? Linda Thompson: And I would always forgive him. Larry King: First television show he ever did was Tommy Dorsey's summer show , the Jackie Gleason replacement. Gleason told him, you are going to be a major star. Don't hide. Go out to restaurants. Walk the streets. Go public, because if you hide, you gonna be the loneliest guy. Linda Thompson: No, we never went out. I mean,