Complex sentence: A controversial figure throughout her life, Colette flaunted her lesbian affairs, and collaborated with the Vichy regime during World War II-while at the same time aiding her Jewish friends, including hiding her husband in her attic all through the war.
Split into simpler sentences: A controversial figure throughout her life, Colette flaunted her lesbian affairs. She aided her Jewish friends, including hiding her husband in her attic all through the war.