ex wife's book we all know that brando was openly bisexual and had affairs with james dean and wally cox but it is a fact that he was also a pedophile i have a copy of his ex wife tarita's book which describes in great detail how he sexually abused his daughter cheyenne which is why she committed suicide after developing schizophrenia tarita even includes extracts from cheyenne's diary in which she mentions the sexual abuse her father subjected her to whether or not brando's fans can accept the truth about his private life is irrelevant the article needs to mention this book he might have been a good actor but he was a very flawed character off screen comment 's edit in marlon brando only six months after his death his third wife tarita teriipia published a memior in which she revealed that cheyenne had recorded in her diary being sexually abused by her father tarita suggested this was why cheyenne had developed schizophrenia and committed suicide teriipia tarita marlon my love and torment banned 's edit in marlon brando only six months after his death his third wife tarita teriipia published a memior in which she revealed that cheyenne had recorded in her diary being sexually abused by her father tarita suggested this was why cheyenne had developed schizophrenia and committed suicide teriipia tarita marlon my love and torment fwiw the fact is that the book exists i own a copy brando's daughter did accuse him of sexually abusing her and tarita herself has said her late husband was a bisexual pedophile the article needs to mention these facts whether you agree with them or not