Harold Robbins had 'open' affairs, says author's ex

Harold Robbins' former wife has revealed in her new book, the author's demands for an "open marriage" and his affairs ranging from Beverly Hills to Cannes.

In her book 'Cinderella and the Carpetbagger,' his third wife Grace Robbins wrote that Harold once told her that he had to have sexual gratification, especially when he is away from her, the New York Post reported.

Grace recalls in her book that Harold, once the world's most-popular author with 750 million books sold, told her that he would need to travel for weeks on end for "research."

She remembered him telling her that all of these affairs would be meaningless. He also told her that while he was gone if she wanted a man to replace him it was fine with him.

She has also detailed his subsequent affairs with a St. Tropez baroness, who was married to an Interpol agent, and that she once caught the wife of an ABC television president coming out of the shower at his office.

She added that Harold once invited a former junkie he met on the beach to live with them.