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for "alienation of his wife's affection." Palmer denied any indiscretion, saying "Al Siegel is a cheap piano player whom I picked out of the gutter and married." Dempsey also denied an affair, claiming the suit was "the scheme of two cheap vaudeville performers for publicity."
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