I watched the documentary. My heart broke when at Johnny Cash's tribute, nothing was mentioned about Vivian. She sat in the audience listening to people share their fond memories of Johnny and his devotion to June. At that moment, Vivian was a mere audience member. How does one get erased from history? This is how.

Good for them reclaiming their grandmother’s legacy.

The fact she was totally ignored at his tribute show, and the song dedicated to her cut out of the broadcast? I’m floored.

Finally!!! Someone giving this woman the credit she deserves

She's a beautiful woman and I've never heard about her. It's good they did this to get the truth out there. I cant imagine how hard that relationship was on her. Sadness, loneliness, and despair probably.

There’s always so much to a woman’s story, especially the first wife of a man. So heart-breaking 💔 So glad her story is told and remembered by her family.❤️

Vivian was so stunning and held herself with such class thank you for showing us her💕

Vivian was a beautiful person inside and outside. God bless her family.

I always despised the fact they could make a movie about the love affair of Johnny Cash and June with absolutely no regard for the first wife. My heart broke for her while watching the movie and I held so much disdain for Johnny and June for the fact they could do that to her. The world was so obsessed with Johnny and June as a couple and I found it morally repulsive. It was sooo sad.

I love this. I loved Johnny Cash's music, but never respected him as a man. You can't preach the word of God and do this to your wife. Vivienne was breathtaking and obviously a true lady.

I remember her from the movie and it was a brutal betrayal when actually Johnny was the messed up one in that relationship. She was very beautiful. Good for you defending your mom ❤️

It's never too late to give a person their flowers Thank you so much for this documentary I cried so much what a strong courageous woman

Even a blind man could see that Vivian had black ancestry you could even see it in her grandson with the blue shirt . I think later it was proven that Vivian’s mother had black ancestry. It’s possible her own mother may have “passed” herself as white. Vivian deserves for her story to be told on the big screen.

Vivian is Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

She was breathtaking. R.I.P Vivian

My God, Vivian is STUNNING!

That's a mixed race black woman. I come from a mixed race family I know a biracial black woman when I see one. Maybe the pressure of it all caused the marriage to fail and for him to choose a white woman. Which would explain why she is shown in such a negative light and June shown to be an angel although she was Sleeping with a married man.

Vivian was stunningly beautiful! A very strong woman who suffered pain n heartbreak!

I read the book "I walked the line" My life with Johnny Cash...and felt nothing but sympathy for Vivian she was done wrong and endured so much living with and without Johnny. I was not happy to read how June went after Johnny knowing he was married...nor how Johnny abandoned his family. I have much respect for Vivian and my heart broke for her having to endure so much heartache. Their kids had to have suffered too.

She was Italian and black. Don’t get it twisted. This was denial at the time from her POV, all in concerns for their kids safety, cash and then hers, for obvious reasons due to racial tensions. She sacrificed a lot.

I'm so happy to see that these men made a point to set the story straight!

As much as I love Johnny Cash, he did her so wrong. Happy that her grandchildren are telling her story. She was an absolutely stunning woman

I actually don’t think Vivian was portrayed badly in Walk the Line … I felt an extraordinary amount of sympathy for her in the film. Also in the actual photos she’s very beautiful.

It was a lovely documentary. She was a beautiful woman who got the raw end of the deal.

She was an honorable woman. She did what real women and men do she walked as a woman of decency, courage and maturity.

Roseanne Cash was always my fav singer so I did know about her mom..Vivian was beautiful and classy!!A Real Lady!!🌹💜

I was always interested in knowing who she was and how she handled losing her husband to the game .

I never saw Vivian as an awful person in “Walk the Line.” It was evident what was happening to her within the marriage was not on her, but the tornado of John’s rising popularity, drug addiction and growing affection for June. Especially when one listens to the director’s cut version of “Walk the Line,” they understand that both John and June know they are in the wrong when they begin the affair. The director also talks about John’s love for Vivian and highlights the Elvis performance of the song John wrote for Vivian. He emphasizes John’s selfishness and callousness to Vivian by treating her as though she was nothing at the awards show - pursuing June and displaying public jealousy over her recent marriage to that one race car driver dude

Loosing a husband is already hard and its embarrassing to deal with that under the spotlight for everyone to see. Vivian suffered a lot but overcame it. Whether or not Walk the Line was accurate, Ginnifer did a profound job of playing the wife who was doing her best to hold her family together, and had every right to hold her husband accountable for his (at best) detached behaviour.

I think Ginnifer Goodwin is a great actress and I am a fan of most of her work, but clearly, her portrayal of Vivian wasn't accurate in 'Walk the Line'. It wasn't her fault though. The fault lies with the writers.

She was absolutely beautiful!

I enjoyed the documentary of My Darling Vivian. Walk the Line is still a great film, but this made me look at a different perspective. It also shows a side to June of how insensitive she was towards Vivian, which the film in vice-versa shows her as "the hero" and they were both actually important in Cash's life in different ways. Good for Vivian's daughters that they got to speak the truth against Hollywood's portrayal.

Vivian Liberto was a stunning woman.

My Darling Vivian was such a eye opening doc. My heart broke for her. Her look was exotic and beautiful. She really got a bad deal. I now hate the “ walk the line” movie. How dare they!

I remember reading snippets from a book that had the love letters between Johnny and Vivian. I was floored because I didn't even know at the time that he had a wife before June. Then I watched Walk the Line and was disgusted by their portrayal of her and the "romance" between Johnny and June. I've never liked that film and I've had a hard time liking anything to do with Johnny Cash after that. I'm so happy to see her story being told by those who knew and loved her. She was absolutely gorgeous. To stand by her husband even as he disrespected her and broke their marriage vows is a strength I don't know I posses but makes me admire her more. What an amazing woman!

I am glad they are speaking up about their grandmother legacy. There are so many hidden untruths.

Vivian was absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!

Walk The Line was totally unfair to her! Maybe it’s because John Carter Cash helped on the movie and made his mother look like a savior. In reality - she was a drug addict too. And her family used Johnny Cash’s money to fund their lifestyle. Pretty sick doing that to Vivian and her daughters. A woman of God - as June Carter claimed to be - doesn’t steal another woman’s husband.. period.

I can't wait to see this! I've wanted to know her story since 2005 when Walk the line came out!

A recent episode of Finding Your Roots revealed that Vivian and Johnny had Black African American ancestors.

I am always appreciative when corrections are made to a false historical narrative. I enjoy the work of all the actors who played in this movie but it is disappointing that they either didn't take the time to get it right or they purposely made a production based on lies for the sake of drama. Feminism doesn't mean tearing one woman down to build another one up. Glad Vivian's story is being told by people who loved her and knew her well.

In Tennessee, owning a shotgun to take care of critters is like keeping milk in your refrigerator for cereal. You need it & use it regularly! Can’t wait to see this documentary

Differs from the movie version. HOLLYWOOD. tall tales.

I new they was more to the story there is always two sides to a story I want to see this one. Bless you Vivian....

She was more than just Italian.

I just finished watching this doc and it was truly sad! I'm very disappointed that Johnny left his family the way he did and had an affair! I wish he never was discovered by Hollywood. I bet if he never moved to Cali - the entire family would've been fine! Just shows that choices DO have consequences! Truly Vivian loved this man so deeply. I'm so grateful that their daughters came forward! Lastly, the Nashville ceremony was garbage! How dare they EXCLUDE HER!!!!!! UGH!!!! anyways! Viviane you made it! Your story was truly heard and I will forever appreciate that!

So, after watching this documentary my heart is extremely broken for Vivian. She suffered a heart break that lasted the duration of her life. She didn't deserve the treatment she got. The never ending heartbreak she endured caused her to make a decision that inflicted that same heartbreak on another innocent woman. It seems she lived in a constant state of despair but tried to push it deep, deep down. It just goes to show how destructive a selfish mentality is. I can't say this enough but men need to be held accountable for these types of actions. There is no way that his "love" with June should have been celebrated the way that it was. What a strong woman Vivian truly was. I take great pleasure in knowing she's earned her place in heaven now. Edit: All love stories are not created equally. To celebrate the "love story" of a married man and his MISTRESS is morally repulsive! And the way EVERYONE tried to write Vivian out was absolutely insane. Imagine giving your everything to a man, having his babies, sticking with him through the tough times, trusting him with everything and then one day he stops loving you and starts chasing someone else?? He was so wrapped up in his own happiness that he basically had no part in raising his 4 children that were at home! June taunted Vivian all because she wanted Jhonny to herself. A man SHE KNEW BEFOREHAND WAS MARRIED! Any woman or man defending that type of behavior must have been a mistress themselves and gets zero respect from me. So please, keep those growing apart comments to yourself. When you grow apart and decide not to work on the relationship: GET A DIVORCE!! PREFERABLY before you get involved with someone else. #selfishandselfcentered

About time! It is well done! Always had much thought for her.

I’ve always looked down on June. Yes Johnny made the choice to cheat and leave but being a willing other woman to a man with a family is totally heartless. My dad left our family for another woman and it destroyed everyone. They painted his and June’s relationship as a fairy tale and knowing what we went through I knew that was far from the truth. I actually despised June while watching the movie.

This is a very very good interview; well done folks. I certainly would like to see the documentary. So very interesting.

I haven’t watched the documentary yet, I just noticed how stunning and beautiful Vivian was

Sorry, but it wasn't just the picture looking darker; it's the features. The first time I saw her picture I knew she was Black. I just don't get why the interviewer would try to erase that? She was Black and Italian. It's 2021, plenty of people are mixed.

If you looked at the photo of Johnny and Vivian and thought WOW, she's beautiful. It's not about Ethnicity to you. On the other hand, if the color/hue of Vivian's skin was your first thought... 🤷‍♀️ BTW, we ALL are members of the exact same race. Our problems arise when we get hung up on the Hue in human. ✌🏻✌🏿✌🏼✌

I love how they didnt even address the question asked about her ethnicity. That woman is black--maybe mixed race w/black but definitely black. Even the grandchild looks like a black man right now and in his younger photo. They are passers.

She was stunning 😍 omg

I’ll say what I do about all infidelity: when a spouse cheats, that’s who deserves the primary blame and the emotions that go along with it. Does the other man or woman share some blame? Certainly. But for me, I wasn’t married to the woman who chose to sleep with my husband. Yes it was wrong that she knew he was married and had children at home. But I didn’t have a relationship with her so she didn’t betray me. My husband did. He shattered our family and abandoned our 4 children in the process. And in my case he did so the same week I learned I had stage 3 ovarian cancer. The fact she knew I had cancer reflected poorly on her character, but again, she was not my concern. I leave her to karma. That there was another, random woman involved was of little concern to me because she could’ve been anyone. And would have been someone else most likely. The old adage is true - if they’ll cheat with you, they’ll cheat on you.

Now they have to re-make Walk the Line lol

did she just say Vivian was Italian? lol her daughter just did the show, finding your roots and Vivian is was hiding the fact, that she was of mixed-race heritage, and they also found out her family was related to actress Angela Bassett

Roseann's episode on Finding Your Roots and Vivian was of African decent.

Appreciate all the history told to all society!!!Amazing!!!

I am so happy you shared Vivian's story with us. Thank you.

Final thoughts: The day we can accept that our heroes are sometimes the villains. Will be the day, truth and justice become possible. Until then...

She was just absolutely beautiful. I'm glad her story is being told and her light is shining.

I was heart broken for vivian whenever cash left her for carter. thats so wrong and he left his kids too how sad I never liked him or carter much afterwards

Wow, she was extremely beautiful. I never knew this story. I learned something today .

I don't think "Walk the Line" makes Vivian look bad. It just showed that Johnny Cash fell hard for June Carter, and when she refused him he turned to drugs. I would be angry if my husband waa interested in another woman. That doesn't make her bad. Also, I think it highlighted Johnny Cash's traumatic childhood and how it echoed through his life. It certainly painted his dad as the bad guy.

Thank you for your story,l will read the book soon as I find it

So interesting. I did not know about this part of the Cash story.

Vivian was a black woman passing for Italian. And I'm sure it was due to the time and era and Johnny and her probably felt best that she just say she's Italian, or something close to believable. Their daughter Roseanne and Johnny knew and said that she was black later in life. The interviewer Talking about she was always portrayed in pictures as much darker, duh. 😂 Because she was darker.

Him and June did her dirty - and she was STUNNING, drop dead gorgeous !!

She was gorgeous! Reminds me of Sophia.

What a beautiful story and a brave beautiful woman!! ❤️

No one, and I mean no one, should have to be put through so much crap, because they have African ancestry. Johnny loved Vivian, and that is that! I’m so sick and tired of American Racism!

Truly wonderful to vindicate this woman who was portrayed so negatively in the movie. This is a shame and these two young men should be commended.

Vivian was a very gorgeous woman as well as his second wife, im sure he loved them both in different ways

Can you probably turn the drugs because he was hiding his wife for fortune and fame how horrible, and she loved him enough to let him do it

Finally. I always wanted to know the story about Vivien.

Now this is a true legend perioddtt💯💯💯

It beautiful everyone had their own relationships with each other with dignity explained so well

So Beautiful ❤️

She was also clearly a mixed with black woman but I guess no one want to have that conversation

He wasn’t loyal to Vivian but who knows if he was loyal to June when men are away they sometimes tend to play it happens to famous and not famous Just saying

She was passing & she may not of known it many families did this Inc!using mine

It's obvious Vivian had some African ancestry.

I never knew this lol . Always thought June, June, June. WOW

I remember that country song, I want a love like Johnny and June. Back then, I really liked it because i didn't know the real story behind it and growing up my mon would talk about watching Johnny Cash making appearances on TV with June and their son Johnny Jr. And how the audience loved seeing little Johnny. But a few years back I saw Vivian's book at Walmart and bought it and read It and I was really surprised how different her story was compared to the ones I heard most my life. Now as an adult, watching I walk the Line makes me realize how messed up and toxic Johnny and June's relationship was. So for someone to sing, I want a love like Johnny and June. Is basically encouraging people that it's ok to stay in toxic relationships and Ok to cheat and condone abusive behavior.

She may have had Italian in her family tree.... but she was black, African American

YAY! LOVE! HONESTY!

June was an addict as well and gave Johnny drugs, so I don’t know why they’re making her some hero

Hey, I’m Italian. I was born in America. I had my DNA done. I have Greek, Turkish, other Middle Eastern and North African DNA. You couldn’t marry your sister or cousin so men traveled (fishermen for example), and while working looked for wives. On the other side of the mediterranean from the bottom of Italy, and in this woman’s case Sicily, is north Africa! Therefore you can see how you could have a grandmother of African descent. It’s not that big a deal. Unfortunately this woman was so exotic looking that Southerners started rumors and really drove her into the ground. That is a whole other, horrible, subject. She was mostly Sicilian! Love to all!

Having a bout of insomnia tonight and going down a KZfaq rabbit hole starting with a Roseanne Cash video from the 1980's. It seems that all of Jonny Cash's progeny are intelligent, caring, and articulate people. That's a legacy he left behind that's just as important as his music and lyrics.

I wish they’d make a movie about her story

She’s stunningly beautiful! 🦋

I always knew about Vivian. Was pretty repulsed by the Hollywood portrayal of june and Johnny. All the best to the family of Vivian and Johnny Cash.

Very nice☺️

PBS Finding Your Roots did a segment on Johnny Cash's daughter doing her DNA. It was fascinating.

Johnny cash was great when appeared on one episode of television series 📽🕵️‍♂️ lieutenant Colombo

The Tuskegee airmen was in Italy in the 1930s a lot of them didn't not return to America they stayed in Italy.... many Mixed children was made....go watch the videos the Italians was very grateful to the military

She was a beautiful woman biracial and all and they loved one another.

My Heart ❤️ goes out to Vivian