Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84

Claudine Longet and Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, right, appear at the Benson and Hedges Slalom Classic ski meet at Mount Snow in West Dover, Vt., on Jan. 6, 1974. (AP Photo/J. Walter Green, File)

Claudine Longet, left, and Andy Williams appear at the premiere of “My Fair Lady” in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 1964. (AP Photo/Harold Matosian, File)

Claudine Longet, left, and Andy Williams arrive at Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen, Colo., Jan. 3, 1977, for jury selection Longet’s manslaughter trial. (AP Photo, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Claudine Longet, the French singer and actor who was at the center of a highly publicized manslaughter trial after she was charged with the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Olympic skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, has died at age 84.

Longet’s nephew, Bryan Longet, announced her death in a social media post on Thursday. “You have been a true inspiration in my life and you will always be,” he wrote. “Another star in the sky. Thank you for everything, my aunt.”