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I have a client ( B list - a few television shows, never top billed and some made for tv movies where she was top billed) -- who came to me when she wanted to file for divorce. For some reason, I rarely get the husbands who come to me, just generally the wives. Anyway, she came to me and she wanted to get a divorce because her husband had been cheating on her. It was not the first time, but she was just tired of all the lies and she felt he was not honest with her about anything from the time they began dating. Of course, this self-realization about truthfulness did not hit it her until after they were married. They had a pre-nup and it was airtight and so she was only going to get what the pre-nup allowed which was not much, but I figured we might be able to argue for a little more support or an additional piece of property and he might give in, just to have us go away and to keep the legal bills to a minimum.

She ( "W") thought his cheating was confined to just a fling here and there. There is no way to describe him without some sort of revelation so lets just call him a businessman. ("B") It turns out that B enjoyed swingers clubs, and other hedonistic pursuits as much as he could and was not really selective in either his partners or their gender. As these revelations came out, W went to her doctor because she had not been feeling well and was dealing with incredible levels of stress. While there she decided to get a full bloodwork done as well to find out if she had contracted anything. Well there is a saying when you are getting bloodwork done, that no news is good news. The trouble was she got lots of news and it was not pretty. She had not only contracted HIV from the soon to be ex, but found out she was pregnant as well by the soon to be ex.

At first B denied he was either the father of the child or the person who had infected W, but soon caved. He admitted he had known he was HIV positive, but did not tell W because he did not think he would ever give it to her because they had not had sex in so long. One night, they both got drunk at a party and when they got home had sex for the first time in almost a year and it was at that time W became pregnant and HIV positive.

In order to keep all of this out of the press, not only for his sake and for W's, there was a very large settlement that at least somewhat made up for the tragedy that he caused W. W continues to work although she is probably more of a C lister now because she would rather not be in the public eye as much and she thinks that just enjoying life is probably the best thing for her.

I know you have questions about the child and if W gave birth or had an abortion, but that is just going to have to remain a mystery.

from lawyer on crazydayandnights.com

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well first of all, if that story is true - that is terrible

I thought first Ron Perlman, bc he is a business man that just got divorced but I forgot his wife's name - Ellen Barkin maybe -but I don't think she is a B lister.

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I hate these things because I can NEVER figure them out.

I was thinking of Laurie Loughlin from Full House - she does alot of LifeTime movies. Her husband is a designer - Mossimo

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Here are some of the guesses people have had so far:


Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli
Josie Bissett/Rob Estes
Lori Loughlin
Gillian Anderson

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Those are all good guesses

Lori Loughlin I would say out of those 3

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Do you know the answer? I get so frustrated. LOL

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I immediately thought Jamie Lynn Siegler.

She did the Heidi Fleiss movie where she was the "star".

It doesn't matter who, if this is true, this is a horrible story!!

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jeannie garth- is she still married?

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Yes she just had another baby w/Peter Faccinelli.

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I am thinking Mary Louise Parker -- her husband left her while she was pg.

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i cant read these blind items! they drive me bonkers

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it would help if he'd say if they had the baby or not.



KATHY GRIFFIN?

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Posted by Christine

Posted by Eva Luna

Posted by Christine

I am thinking Mary Louise Parker -- her husband left her while she was pg.

They weren't married.

ah -- I didn't realize that.

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Wow....this is really sad. I don't even know who it would be! I wouldn't even have thought of Lori Loughlin; she went to my high school! No clue.

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Posted by Colleen9304

Posted by Christine

I am thinking Mary Louise Parker -- her husband left her while she was pg.

They weren't married...but yes, Billy Crudup did leave her (for Claire Danes) while she was pregnant.

ETA: Guess I should have read the entire thread first - Sasha beat me to it.

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My first thought was Gillian Anderson (x-files). She recently got divorced, and had a baby.

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Posted by Eva Luna


OK, who's your sad guess?

This story is terrible!!

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denise richards

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I think we need to think Lifetime movies here-- who is always in those things??

Emma Thompson is the only person I can think of... she is DEF B List.

Lori L-- she has been married to Mossimo for years-- and I believe they have a bunch of kids-- and she is not B list nor really ever in the public eye.

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I am sooo curious about this one as very sad as it is--don't think it's Josie Bissett/Rob Estes, sounds like the husband wasn't an actor. I"m not sure I would say Emma Thompson is now C list, she was an Oscar nominee, I beleive a few years ago. So far, I think Gillian Anderson but I am racking my brain because I"m not sure she was in a lot of made for tv movies.....other person for some reason that comes to mind is Vanna White.?

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