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Filed under: Big Kids, Tweens, Divorce & Custody, Celeb Parents, Rumors, Behaving Badly, Media, That's Entertainment
As we all know by now, in what seems somehow too sad to be true, veteran television star David Duchovny and his box office babe wife, Tea Leoni, are divorcing. It came as news to many, however, that the pair had actually been separated for several months before wind of the divorce. The couple's response? They kept things on the down low for the sake of their children. As if you could keep something like going to rehab for an alleged porn addiction on the down low. And I can only imagine what the kids have dealt with in response to that nonsense.
The X-Files star Duchovny and Leoni have two children, Madelaine, 9, and Kyd, 6, from their eleven-year marriage (which is a big deal, in Hollywood). We haven't seen too much of either kid, thankfully, as their parents wisely kept them out of the harsh limelight of the media. Now, though, the kids are going to be front and center as their parents divorce and the question of custody comes up. Will the kids be spared the spotlight or will they be drug through it?
What's more, if the parents are so concerned about the well-being of their children, why not try to make the marriage work and stick together? That's a coy question, indeed, as we all know there are some very, very good reasons out there to seek a divorce. I just think it's so hard on the kids when their parents live in two separate places, but, in reality, most celebrity kids never live the lives we or our children lead. How often do you think the Duchovny/Leoni clan actually sat down to a home-cooked (by one of them) meal together and talked about school and work? Alas, if there is one Hollywood couple I could picture doing that, it would be these two. Perhaps they tried staying together for the kids and it just didn't work out.
What would you do--stick it out for the kids, like most of our parents did, back when it was considered unacceptable to get a divorce, or call your lawyer when it becomes clear that you can't fit a square peg in a round hole?
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10-17-2008 @ 3:22PM
ame s said...My late-husband and I were married for 8 years before I got pregnant with my first child. I suggest all couples wait several years before bringing children into the picture. Children never "fix" a bad marriage but they add to a good marriage.
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10-17-2008 @ 4:46PM
Princess said...First of all, if you'd actually read the Duchovny's joint statement to the press made on Thursday, you'd find that *nowhere* does the word divorce show up. They are separated, not yet getting a divorce. Their pictured appearance together at the Czech Festival in NYC two weekends ago, sounds like they are still trying to work things out. And the reason for Mr. Duchovny's rehab stay was only rumored to be for an addiction to porn. No one but those involved know the truth behind this family's difficulties at the moment, so get off of your high horse and don't speak about them as if you know the facts because this blog post clearly shows you don't.
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10-17-2008 @ 4:57PM
rebecca Biernesser said...To answer your question in response to do you stay married b/c of children, etc....My answer is No. I am a firm believer that you do not get married b/c of a child nor do you stay married b/c of a child. A good marriage is not based on children, it's based on just two people. It's sad to see how few forget that...
Now in regrads to the celebrities the article is about? It's sad that the facts are not mentioned and it's written like you know all the facts...
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10-21-2008 @ 5:50PM
tiffany said...I AGREE WITH PRINCESS. THEY NEVER MENTIONED THAT THEY WERE GETTING DIVORCED AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY SEPERATED. INSTEAD OF EVERYONE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS LIKE THAT THEY SHOULD READ CAREFULLY. DAVID AND TEA ARE PROBABLY TRYING TO WORK THINGS OUT. AS FAR AS ANYONE IS CONCERNED IT IS NO ONES BUSINESS BUT THEIRS. THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING BY NOT TALKING ABOUT IT AND KEEPING THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE. I WISH BOTH DAVID AND TEA THE BEST AND HOPE THAT THEY CAN WORK THINGS OUT. THEY MAKE AN AWESOME COUPLE!!
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