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    Shriver files to divorce Schwarzenegger

    By ANTHONY McCARTNEY - AP Entertainment Writer | AP – Fri, Jul 1, 2011

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, his wife Maria Shriver filed divorce papers Friday to end their marriage of 25 years.

    The former television journalist and Kennedy family heir cited irreconcilable differences but offered no additional details about the breakup.

    She also did not list a date when the couple separated, although they announced they had done so on May 9.

    A week later, the former action film star and former governor admitted he fathered a child with a member of his household staff years ago.

    Shriver's filing does not indicate the couple has a prenuptial agreement, which likely means Schwarzenegger's earnings from his career as a Hollywood megastar will be evenly divided with his estranged wife.

    The couple were married in 1986 and have four children together, including two sons who are still minors. Shriver's petition seeks joint custody of the couple's sons, ages, 17 and 13.

    Schwarzenegger's spokesman Adam Mendelsohn declined comment in an email. Shriver's attorney Laura Wasser did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

    Shriver stood by her husband's side as he ran for California's governorship in 2003 even after the Los Angeles Times reported accusations by several women that they had been groped by the movie star.

    Schwarzenegger later said he "behaved badly sometimes" and was twice elected to the governorship.

    He failed to fix the state's chronic budget problems and left office in January with an eye toward environmental projects and a return to the big screen.

    One of his projects was an animated collaboration with comic book legend Stan Lee titled "The Governator," but the project was shelved after Schwarzenegger admitted fathering the child out of wedlock.

    Shriver placed her journalism career on hold while her husband served as governor, and her future has been more uncertain. She has appeared in videos posted on YouTube in which she talks about stress in her life, the weight of expectations and the search for faith in a troubled world.

    The filing was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.

     

    1,625 comments

    • Buggs
      Buggs  •  11 mths ago
      Why did you wait until Arnold was not governor anymore?
      • Christina
        Christina 11 mths ago
        There are several possibilities. #1: She didn't KNOW until recently or #2: She did his butt a favor and waited until his term ended before ditching him.
    • Frank
      Frank  •  11 mths ago
      And the teabaggers wanted to change the Constitution so this scum would be able to run for President!
      • Emon
        Emon 11 mths ago
        He could do better than Odumbo with his brain shut off.
      • Michael T
        Michael T 11 mths ago
        Amen , Westneck.
      • Regular Guy
        Regular Guy 11 mths ago
        Amen and Amen. So, Frank, all cheaters are scum? That covers probably 80% of the public... you included.
    • Laff
      Laff  •  11 mths ago
      Finally a woman who will actually dump a cheating spouse.
      • sam
        sam 11 mths ago
        didn't tigers wife dump em too?
      • BABYOHNO
        BABYOHNO 11 mths ago
        Yah! After it's revealed that he's cheated and has a son. She's known about this for a long time. She should have booted him the VERY SECOND she heard.
      • gunny
        gunny 11 mths ago
        There many women that are cheaters also,and if don't believe that then you have your head in the sand.
    • TX11
      TX11  •  11 mths ago
      most guys cheat with some young hottie...arnold on the other hand choose to hook up with J Lo's great grandmother...that's weird
      • Dan
        Dan 11 mths ago
        No doubt! She's ffffffffffugly!!!
      • Christina
        Christina 11 mths ago
        Actually, I just saw a study that said that the vast majority of men do NOT consider their mistresses more attractive than their wives. Go figure.
      • hgtvlady
        hgtvlady 11 mths ago
        i tell ya, some men will go to bed with anything, even if she's gross. I couldnt do it.
    • JP
      JP  •  11 mths ago
      What gets me is that Arnold could of had alot better of a looking woman to have a #$%$ child with. I mean this woman is butt-ugly.
    • ToTelltheTruth
      ToTelltheTruth  •  11 mths ago
      Maria to Arnold -this marriage has been terminated ...........
    • Jim
      Jim  •  11 mths ago
      It's not just guys. Women sleep around too. This housekeeper isn't Mother of the Year.
    • SLICK 101
      SLICK 101  •  11 mths ago
      Divorce brings out the worse in everybody. Its called "Death of a Family". There are no winners.
    • shimloom
      shimloom  •  11 mths ago
      People of low moral character live low moral lives. Doesn't matter which party you belong to. It's a matter of personal responsibility.
    • echo 1
      echo 1  •  11 mths ago
      You know you have really messed up when a Kennedy divorces you for cheating.
    • lawrence
      lawrence  •  11 mths ago
      "I'll be back - - - to get my stuff."
    • maryjanesuncle
      maryjanesuncle  •  11 mths ago
      OK...He wont be back...
    • Col Tomb
      Col Tomb  •  11 mths ago
      What a shame. So many (men) do this to themselves. Guys, keep you pants zipped!
    • tomcib
      tomcib  •  10 mths ago
      Marriage is like a deck of cards.
      You start off with two hearts and a diamond.
      And you end up wishing that you had a club and a spade.
    • Ken
      Ken  •  10 mths ago
      Shriver never quite saw the big picture, did she?
      What I mean is, most men of great fame & wealth, whether they are top athletes (like Arnold), or top actors (like Arnold) or top political leaders (like Arnold), the vast majority of men like this HAVE fathered children from more than one woman.
    • Dave
      Dave  •  11 mths ago
      Best of luck to Maria.
    • betty
      betty  •  11 mths ago
      Good for her. It will take awhile to heal from this, but staying is worse.
    • Observer
      Observer  •  11 mths ago
      Wiener's wife is taking "time off" from him, too. We all know what that means... he'll come out of his Sleazy Pervert Club "rehab" to find papers waiting. Let's hope.

      All that "put up with it" crap has got to stop. There's a difference between a brief affair during a marriage, and nonstop deviant behavior during the first YEAR, or a 10-year secret family. The first one is crappy behavior. The others are a lifestyle.
    • Senta
      Senta  •  11 mths ago
      Happy Independence Day to you, Maria. It gets better once you move on without 'em.
    • Jeff
      Jeff  •  11 mths ago
      Maria will take Arnold's Money and she will say "I won't be back"!
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