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Published October 22, 2023, 2:44 p.m. ET
John Stamos claims he caught his then-girlfriend and model Teri Copley in bed with fellow actor Tony Danza during their short-lived romance in the 1980s.
In his memoir “If You Would Have Tell Me,” released Tuesday, the “Full House” alum revealed that he discovered Copley cheating on “Who’s the Boss?” star one night.
“I call her from the road, but the girl who breathlessly picked up the phone after one ring is now giving me busy signals and dial tones,” Stamos, 60, wrote in an excerpt obtained by Entertainment Weekly. “When I get home, I call her during the day and evening. No Answer. Strange. We went from talking on the phone every few hours to being silent.”
Stamos initially dismissed it as Copley, 62, being busy with a modeling gig or an audition, writing that he became worried as time went on.
Stamos recalled that her ex-husband was in town and said he jumped in his car and drove to her.
In his memoir “If You Would Have Told Me,” out Tuesday, the “Full House” alum revealed that he discovered Copley on “Who’s the Boss?” star one night. Anna Webber/Variety via Getty Images
Upon arrival, Stamos discovered there were “no lights on” in the house and “no movement behind the windows,” although there was a car in the driveway.
“A black Porsche 356 Speedster from 1957, vintage convertible. Strange. With a queasy stomach, I shuffle to the car and take a quick look inside,” Stamos wrote. “There is a hairbrush, keys, boxing gloves and a half-rolled poster of my girlfriend, naked, barely covered by a white sheet. Half of her butt is visible. I’ve never seen this poster before.”
Unable to enter the house through either the front or side doors, Stamos said he remembered he and Copley sleeping in the guest house in the back yard.
“The blinds are closed but the door is slightly open,” he continued. “I take a look inside and see four feet sticking out of the shabby-chic floral duvet that once kept me warm.”
Copley and Stamos in happier times, 1985. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
“My Tiny Dancer is in bed with Mr. Porsche Speedster. They sleep. I can’t tell who he is, but I can see that Teri is barely covered by the blanket. “It looks like her new poster,” the “You” star recalled, describing the moment as “my worst nightmare.”
John Stamos revealed that he once caught his former girlfriend and model Teri Copley in bed with fellow actor Tony Danza during their short-lived 1980s romance. Tony Costa/TV Guide/©Columbia Pictures Television/Courtesy Everett Collection
“I’m trying to hold back tears,” he shared. “Time slows down until I freeze. I can not breath. A few tears roll down my face and it makes me angry. They snap me out of my daze and I feel angry and confused. I could explode.”
Stamos said he had been thinking about what to do next.
Copley starred in We Got It Made. Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images
Ultimately, Stamos revealed that he decided to “run like hell” – but not before stealing the poster from the mysterious car.
“I stare at the two-dimensional, half-dressed woman I thought I knew. She signed the poster with little hearts: “My dear Tony, I will love you forever.” “XO, Teri,” Stamos noted. “Tony? Who the hell is Tony?”
It wasn’t until Stamos raced home and recognized “my rival’s name” with a little help from a catchy Elton John song.
Danza and Copley are photographed in 1986.Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
“Hold me tighter, Tony Danza,” Stamos emphasized.
The Post has reached out to Danza, 72, Stamos and Copley for comment.
The ugly claim is one of several made by the Hollywood star in his explosive new memoir.
The Grandfathered star reveals he “hated” his ex-wife Rebecca Romijn, 50, after their nasty divorce in 2005.
“My first marriage was devastating for me. I was also devastated for far too long,” Stamos told People. “I mean, a year, okay, good. But it continued [for] Years and years.”
“In my mind at the time, she was the devil and I just hated her,” he continued. “I couldn’t believe how much I hated her and it ruined my life. I look back and talk about it [in the book], because it’s one of the steps in AA where the fourth step is that you lay out all your grievances, everything that people have done to you. I say, ‘None.'”
Stamos also claimed he was sexually abused by his babysitter as a child.
“I didn’t want the headlines to be that, and I didn’t want the book to go beyond that,” Stamos wrote. “It was a page or something, but I felt like I had to talk about it. It was strange. I think I was probably 10 or 11 years old [when it happened]. I didn’t have to deal with those feelings.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit rainn.org.
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