The Mamas & The Papas singer Mama Cass' daughter debunks 'gross' rumor about famous mom

For decades, Owen Elliot-Kugell had to put up with hearing a cruel rumor about how her mother died.

"Mama" Cass Elliot, a singer in the ‘60s group The Mamas & The Papas, died after performing a series of sold-out shows in London in 1974. She was 32. For nearly 50 years, it’s been alleged that she died after choking on a ham sandwich.

Elliot-Kugell was only 7 years old when she lost her mother. Now 57, she’s determined to set the record straight with her memoir, "My Mama, Cass," now available in bookstores.