The other day I heard a rumor that during WWII, 1930s crooner Maurice Chevalier was a Vichy collaborator. This sounded dubious to me. Maybe he was a reluctant Nazi like Willy Fritsch. I have read many stories of artists who were popular with the Nazis but refused to disclose their politics. I found the truth about Chevalier here. His wife was Jewish, and he was blackmailed into performing for the sake of her and her family.
https://holocaustmusic.ort.org/resistance-and-exile/french-resistance/maurice-chevalier/
This is not to say that all people are good, but often the truth gets lost in gossip and rumor.
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