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Aug 27, 2022 · According to Henry Hill himself in his memoir Gangsters and Goodfellas, while he was in jail after being sentenced for extortion in 1974, Tommy DeSimone (DeVito in Goodfellas) beat up and attempted to rape Karen, but at the time, Karen was having an affair with Paul Vario.
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Feb 24, 2024 · Mirror Karen Friedman Hill, Henry Hill, and their children. Date unspecified. Meanwhile, however, Karen Friedman Hill was actually having an affair with Paul Vario while Henry was in prison. And Vario did not take kindly to DeSimone’s attempted rape.
Jan 6, 2022 · Goodfellas didn’t leave Henry’s personal life behind and included his wife, Karen Hill (Lorraine Bracco), in the story. Karen is initially troubled by Henry’s criminal activities, but she is eventually drawn to the glamorous lifestyle that comes with being a mobster’s wife.
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Oct 11, 2022 · In Hill's book "Gangsters and Goodfellas: The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run," he writes that Karen had an affair with Paul Vario, Cicero's real-life counterpart, while Henry...
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Mar 9, 2024 · In his memoirs, Henry claims that, during this time, Karen was sleeping with Vario. When Henry faced prison again, on drug charges in 1980, he instead testified for the government, entered the Witness Protection Program, and took Karen and their kids along with him.
In Goodfellas (1990) during the scene where Paulie and Jimmy are confronting Henry about his infidelity toward Karen, Paulie tells Henry to go and take a vacation, saying "I know how to talk to her, especially her." This is in reference to the real-life affair Karen Hill had with Paul Vario.
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May 8, 2024 · A swift transition to married life. Paul Cicero approaching Henry and Karen Hill’s table in Goodfellas. (Photo Credit: Warner Bros / Carlito / MovieStillsDB) Karen and Henry’s courtship was brief but intense, leading them to elope in North Carolina after just four months of dating.