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Who was Christine Keeler?

Christine Keeler was a teenager when she became involved in a sexual relationship with British secretary of war John Profumo. Keeler was also in a relationship with Yevgeny Ivanov, a Soviet military attaché. The revelation of the details of the Profumo affair led to the end of Profumo’s career and the fall of the British government. Keeler died in 2017.