Buddy Holly's Widow Suing Peggy Sue?

Buddy Holly may have died 50 years ago, but the women he was close to are in a legal battle royale. On one side, Buddy Holly‘s widow Maria Elena Holly. On the other side, Peggy Sue Gerron — aka Peggy Sue.

Gerron’s memoir, Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?, is scheduled for release next week. In the book, Gerron claims that Buddy Holly promised to leave his wife for her and that she was physically abused by her husband, Crickets drummer Jerry Allison.

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