The one-time lawyer and closest confidant of legendary 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson has revealed the moment the notoriously mercurial star broke down in tears when he discovered his wife was allegedly cheating on him. Having been roped into breaking and entering the secret Manhattan apartment of Joanne Copeland, Carson's second wife, attorney Henry Bushkin and the entertainer discovered a virtual shrine of photographs to pro-footballer Frank Gifford - confirming Carson's greatest fears. As Carson began to weep, Bushkin, who was aged only 27 during the clandestine 1970 raid recalls that the multi-millionaire television host's raincoat had fallen open to reveal a .38 revolver in a holster on his hip.
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Johnny Carson's secretly broke into his second wife Joanne Copeland's Manhattan apartment in 1970 searching for evidence she was having an affair
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Discovered around six or seven pictures of NFL legend Frank Gifford in the home
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This seemed to confirm his fears and caused Carson, who was armed, to begin to cry
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The scene played out in 1970 and was witnessed by his one-time attorney Henry Bushkin - who recalls the incident in his memoir
However, as Johnny's fame grew and the temptations around him grew stronger, @placeholder's first marriage failed and ended in divorce in 1963.