Hungary- We always knew that there was a French Elvis, and even a Mexican Elvis, but it wasn’t until today that we were sure that there was a proper Hungarian heir to the man millions of Americans know as the “King”: László Komár (right). It took almost a decade for Komár’s autobiography to be finished, because the crooner said he wanted to make sure every important detail of his career was included, for example the fact that he has slept with nearly two thousand women and has caught sexually transmitted diseases on six different occasions. Despite these and other lurid particulars, the book, Patent Leather Shoes (“Táncoló fekete lakkcipo”k”), is currently in the news not because of what is in it, but what isn’t.

According to ma.hu Blikk, Komár is being sued by his ghost writer, Margit Bojta, who is aggrieved because the singer failed to acknowledge her contribution. Bojta alleges that Komár visited her in 2002 and gave her a pile of audio cassettes containing his reminiscences, from which she wrote the manuscript for Dancing Black Enamel Shoes. But when the book was published, Bojta’s name was nowhere to be found, and she wasn’t even invited to the launch event; she was informed about the time and location by a friend. When writer Tibor Gyurkovics praised the book’s style during the gathering, Bojta shouted “thank you” from the audience. Komár didn’t say a word, but was apparently deeply red-faced as he gave out autographs to fans in attendance.

After the incident, Komár tried to defend himself by saying that the stories in the book were “written by life itself,” but eventually conceded that the name of the photographer who contributed portraits to the book is missing, and said that both will get their due in the next printing of the book. It does not appear, however, that the women Komár gave the cooties to will also get a special mention, as this would probably require a whole second volume.