Highlights

• Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times to seven different men, including Richard Burton, whom she married twice.
• Taylor's relationship with Eddie Fisher caused a scandal, as Fisher left Debbie Reynolds to be with Taylor.
• Despite romantic interference, Taylor and Reynolds were able to rekindle their friendship after settling their differences on a cruise.

Some stars have lasting relationships, while others have walked down the aisle more than once. Elizabeth Taylor married seven different men in eight marriages (she married Richard Burton twice).

When Taylor and Burton first met, she was married to another man, Eddie Fisher. It might surprise some to learn she first caused a scandal with the man she left for Richard Burton, Eddie Fisher, who was married to Debbie Reynolds when he and Taylor became involved.

Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor were friends for years before Taylor and Eddie Fisher got together. Although their friendship was halted for a time during and after Taylor's relationship and marriage to Eddie Fisher, the two leading ladies eventually rekindled their friendship. Did Elizabeth Taylor really steal her best friend's husband?

Did Elizabeth Taylor Steal Her Friend, Debbie Reynolds', Husband?

Some celebrities are lucky in love, and have lasting relationships. Others have married multiple times while searching for the right partner. Elizabeth Taylor, well-known for her beauty, mysterious eye-color and incredible talent, was married eight times to seven different men (she married Richard Burton, the love of her life, twice). Most of her relationships never made it to marriage.

Taylor's third husband was Mike Todd, and the two would sometimes go out with their friends, Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher. The four would even go on vacations together. When Taylor lost her husband, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher was there to comfort the star. Prior to her famous love affair with Richard Burton, Taylor was first caught in a scandal when she became involved with her close friend, Debbie Reynolds' husband.

During an interview with People, Reynolds spoke about her close friendship with Taylor. The two even resumed their longtime friendship, which had ended for a time after the Cleopatra actor "took" Reynolds' husband "without an invitation". Taylor and Fisher were married in 1959 and divorced in 1964.

Debbie Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor met and became friends when they were young. Opening up about their friendship, Reynolds also told People about Taylor's star power.

"I went to MGM when I was around 17, and Liz (Taylor) was there too, but she was already a star." The two stars were close friends at one time. "We were friends for years and years. But we had a lapse of time when she took Eddie (Fisher) to live with her because she liked him, too. She liked him well enough to take him without an invitation!"

Debbie Reynolds' son, Todd Fisher, told Yahoo! Entertainment, "My mother was best friends with Elizabeth Taylor. Some people don't know that. They went to school together on the backlot at MGM with Roddy McDowall and Margaret O'Brien and they were all best friends."

Elizabeth Taylor's Relationship With Eddie Fisher Caused A Scandal

Reynolds' son Todd Fisher told Yahoo! Entertainment, "There was outrage" about Eddie Fisher leaving Debbie Reynolds to be with Elizabeth Taylor.

"My dad had like contracts canceled for morality clauses... It literally ruined his career. I mean, it just wiped him out. Liz kind of came out a little better, sort of unscathed."

"My father left my mother for Elizabeth Taylor. A lot of people were mad about that," said Todd Fisher. "A lot of people were like, 'So your dad left the good girl for the bad girl'... Liz made no bones about being the bad girl. So when my mother was put in the position of being humiliated by my father... my mother was a classy person," per The Daily Post.

The Singing' in the Rain star told People she never felt angry with Taylor. "A man doesn't leave a woman for another woman unless he wants to go. You know, when Mike Todd died, I sent Eddie to help Elizabeth. I don't think she ever really loved Eddie. He was an interim interest during her mourning period."

After what had happened between them in the past, Reynolds and Taylor decided to resume their friendship years later.

Elizabeth Taylor And Debbie Reynolds Rekindled Their Friendship Years Later

Some have a hard time letting go of grudges, but Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds decided not to let any romantic interference come between their longtime friendship. When Reynolds and Taylor found themselves on the same cruise to Europe, they worked things out, and rekindled their friendship.

"At that time, in my cabin, before we went to dinner, we both made our little [amends]. I said, 'Why in the world would you want him anyway?' She said, 'Well, I don't know why I did it, and I certainly was wrong. But look what I have now!'" Reynolds responded, "I said, 'Well, lucky you!' And that's how that got over."

Reynolds told NPR, "We decided, being bright girls, we would get over the problems that existed. And we sent each other a note saying let's move on with our lives, and let's get onto the happy side."

Many fans ar familiar with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's infamous love story; their romance stirred a Vatican controversy. When she met Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra, she was married to Eddie Fisher.

Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher created a huge scandal with their relationship. Taylor and Fisher were married for five years, until she met Burton on the set of Cleopatra. Sparks flew between Burton and Taylor, and the chemistry seen between the co-stars in the 1963 film is genuine, as the two had developed feelings for each other off-screen. Although she remarried multiple times, she remained in love with her ex-husband, Richard Burton.