Divorce for Heather Locklear & Richie Sambora
Heather Locklear has decided that Richie Sambora is not the perfect man after all.
"After 10 years of marriage, Heather Locklear has filed for divorce from Richie Sambora," Heather's mouthpiece told People.com. "This is a private matter and there will be no further comment at this time."
Back in November, rumors started to swirl that there was trouble in rock 'n' roll paradise when a relative of the Bon Jovi star told someone the couple had split. The following month, the New York Daily News reported things had gotten worse. "Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear are due to celebrate their 11th anniversary Dec. 17," wrote gossip columnists Rush & Molloy, "but...their marriage may not last much past that."
So what went wrong? Rumor has it that Heather's career was the biggest factor. Known for being a TV series go-to girl -- she saved Melrose Place and Spin City -- her last show, LAX, tanked. Then there was the lame movie she made with Hilary Duff last summer (The Perfect Man). Her career was in a slump, so Heather reportedly became obsessed about reviving it. Richie, who cared more about having a second child than Heather's career, got fed up. Their daughter, Ava, is 8.
There were indicators that things were amiss. Heather was noticeably missing from the latest Bon Jovi tour, choosing to stick around L.A. and focus on work. And when she celebrated her birthday in September, she invited her ex-husband, Tommy Lee, to join the party, but there was no sign of Richie.
When the rumors first broke, the couple issued a joint statement denying trouble. "The real story is that there is no story," they said in a joint statement. "The truth is that after 11 years together, we are still happily married. Boring but true."
Yet another perfect example of how there's truth to every rumor.
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Yee! what a surprise.
What is up with all these celebrity men wanting woman to pop out babies on demand, regardless of what they want?? Hello --- do we live in the dark ages??? Woman have the right to do WHAT they want with THEIR bodies --- just because hubby decides the sperm are getting a little crusty, she doesn't have to have a kid. I think it's a convenient excuse for men to get out of a marriage!! You should have the baby conversation (including all the aspects of it) before committing to someone -- find someone who wants what you want!! And most of all respect your partner's right to be ready or not to be ready!!
What's with all these celebrity women putting their careers ahead of their families? And what if the woman you marry tells you, when you marry, that all that she wants is a family, and then a few years later she doesn't and it's your (the man's) fault? Couples need to be honest with each other.
It's just another diva married to a rocker, two egos too big to contain in a marriage.
She don't need to have anymore kids. Not that I am against older women having kids, but when i am in my 40's, I want to be able to focus on my career, family, and life, not changing more diapers.
They were so cute :(
Thats sad, what has this world come to !! people need to take marriage more serious.
It's sad because they seemed to really love and support each other. Whether their differences were over babies or careers, that's their and their familiy's business. Who are we to judge?
It so upsetting something like 11 years of effort and commitment love,loyality,trust,best friend and support,. That whatwe strive for. its just bothers me casue what does it really take to make a realationship work in this milliuem????
Doesn't this girl ever learn ??? Inviting her ex-Tommy Lee to her birthday party !!!!!!!!!!! Come on Heather !!! I've just lost my stomach !! Go get an aids test...that guy is crap !! You need your head examined !! You must be very very desparate to have anything to do with that retard !!!!!
This is a real sad day learning that Heather & Richie are breaking up.
They seem like such a adorable couple.
Hopefully she just filed for divorce to get his attention and she don't really mean it.
It must be hard to be married to a rocker who is on the road all the time. It would be awful lonely for the other spouse who probably feels alone anyway.
I hope they can fix whats wrong with their marriage and stay together.
thought they would stay together.seem great to me.
i feel sorry for lil ava. as for heather using the divorce to get his attention ... um no ... he was the one that took off time in 2004 to spend with her and their daughter, she was to busy with trying to revive her career. so if anyone should have been yelling out for attention it was richie ... not heather.
Ava is a beautiful child. I hope they don't put her in the middle of this.
What career? I think that some ppl don't know how lucky they are and it would have been much classier of Heather to let her husband know that she was filing rather than releasing it to the press first. I read an interview that he had no idea. The interviewer mentioned it. HOpefully she gave their daughter more consideration. Kind of cowardly if you ask me. Richie's career is going well and hers isn't. She had 20 years of playing the vixen. It's time for the younger ones to do it now. Life goes on. Be greatful for what you've been given.I'm sure Mr. Sambora won't be lonely. ;)
who are they again??
If the rumors are true about Heather wanting to focus on her career and get back in the spotlight, she's done it. Her face is all over the place now. Sad.
it's so sad..i do believe she put her career first than her marriage and family =S Richie said that he wanted to have a second child but "it just gets to the point where women just go, 'I don't want to go through that again' "
what a shame...
This old hag needs to rethink this divorce, cuz she ain't getting any younger.
I loved them together.. but most heather..
That gu yis scum anyway. Dirt bag. Apparently those gusy have access to so much tail on the road. She wont be missed. Lots of cheating going on.
heather is a bitch... that's enough...
well,i feel sorry for richie but he is in love with my dear friend MARTINA,i'm sure... Kiss...
It takes 2 to make a marriage and 2 to break a marriage. However, I do think Heather could have been a bit more mature to give Richie a bit of a heads up that she was filing papers for divorce, instead of him finding out from a reporter. As for her snooping into his email - it shows she neither respected nor trusted him at that point - the marriage was over. Honestly, if their problems were this bad and her job was more important than children, I'm happy she didn't bring more children into their marriage. It seems Heather left this marriage a long time ago. It was all a matter of time and when would be the best publicity moment for her.
My mind´s richie is very handsome....
Heather doesn´t know how much she loses.
im a major Bon Jovi fan, and yes i know what happened briefly of what happened. I don't want to say but i have been researching. Although Richie and Heather seemed perfect, there is always the ups and downs in celebrity marriages. I still love Richie to death, i think people shouldn't judge his music off this. I also think Heather shouldn't get harrassed by this decision and it also shouldnt effect her career. Richie and Heather's marraige will be a celebrity marriage people will never forget.
Posted by Kelly aged 14, Australia.
My opinion is that she didn't give him a chance and that she's probably the one with more to hide. Richie was faithful to her from what we see and their daughter will be the one to suffer most. Sad. But then again, most stars do let pride and ego get in the way. Maybe Heather's jealous Richie still has a CAREER and can get up and make a record and get all the attention he could ever wish for without trying or caring. He was too real and down to earth for her. Well, let's hope his heart isn't too broken and that he does better and doesn't get trapped by a woman's looks-and finds someone with a great heart that will take care of him.
i think that they should get back together and try to work it out if not for them atleast do it for their child.
heather locklear is not a bitch mrs. bryanshe is one of the most loved actress in the history of movis or atleast in my world.
Gosh, they seemed to be happy together.
Such a shame, I really liked her...
oh please the woman is milking the publicity. i saw her in people again with ava. I have never seen so many picks with her and ava in eight years. now she's the perfect mom. this from the woman who admitted that she didn't even get up with the kid in the morning. when asked the princess said' noooooo." i dont' know about you but i get up with my daughter every morning. no one should feel sorry for heather. she is getting exatly what she wanted...publicity. you notice that richie is being private about it. he has much more class than his almost x-wife.
If Richie had a little more pizzazz...not quite as much as Tommy... but a little more UMP it would have made things more interesting for Heather. The 80's hair-bands get together & they think they're the "King of the Hill" instead of "Over the Hill". She's the best he ever could have imagined
This is a case of 80s Flash Back!!! Note to all Has-Beens: Appreciate what you have.
I think that it's sad there breaking up there such a cute couple and whats gonna happin to little ava
I'm one of the biggest bon jovi fans so... I love them all (david is my favourite)!!!Of course, heather is a bitch 'cause richie loves her and how can you tell me that she is not a bitch, she is!!! She used him and misinterpertated their love. KISS
Very depressing. Especially when friends say they were the perfect couple. That they really loved one another and had found their soulmates. Do you know how rare that is to find? You are lucky to find that special someone just one time in your life. Marriage can be a tough business. It is not always what we want and expect it to be. But if you really love one another you find a way to get through it. Nothing wonderful in life is always easy to obtain. If it was we wouldn't appreciate what we have. I hope this will be the case for these two great people. Maybe through some separation time they both will appreciate what they had and realize that they can have that again. If by chance this gets read by one of them, remember nobody is perfect. We all make mistakes. You have to learn to forgive rather that decide to live life without one another. I truly believe that someday they will be back together. If they don't then they truly didn't find that one great love and soulmate that we all hope to find.
i'm 1 of da biggest bon jovi fans eva(jon n richie r my fav) n i'm so upset bout it!i cant believe heather said dat Richie aint da perfect man after all,BITCH,it's her dat's got da problem!Richie,Jon,Dave n Tico r da most perfct men in da world n 4 her 2 say rich isnt she doesnt deserve him!n wen rich said he was as shocked as much she was bout da pics dat were sent 2 him of dat woman,she didnt even think bout believin him,dat stupid COW!hang dere rich,jon,dave,tico n all ur loyal fans r rite behind u!LET IT ROCK!xxx
LET IT ROCK!!!!!! I completely agree with you Jovigirl! =o)))))))) xxxxx
well jovigirl i don't agree with you. you don't need to blame heather just because you love bon jovi so much. believe me so do i very much so. but she is doing what she thnks is best and just maybe they will get back together because they are perfect for each other.
well i think that is heather 's fault...for her,carrer was more inportant...richie is a perfect man and she will never get better..she will find out that...!!!!!heather please..be smart..do you even realise what are you going to lose???probably not..i come from slovenia..so my english isn't very good..i apologise for mistakes..
i forgot something.. I completely agree with you Jovigirl too....
i want to know something else...is it true that april adn david are divorcing too???
Yeah, i heard that david and april have divorced. i don't know when though. that's a surprise!
yes i know....a big surprise...
i want to know why...=(
it's really sad...i thought they will be together..because they were together for a long time..i just hope that jon and dorothea , tico and alejandra won''t break up...
who would ever know it's not about career but perhaps the man really did love the assistant? What would a girl do after 7 years of trying to convince? All for the better. No prenup money, no fight. Challenge, me. Would any women want to stay in this?
yes,but richie fired the assistant..after that she started sending him her hot pictures..and called him on his phone...or maybe she wan't that richie and heather break up..so she started to seduced him..then richie fired her,and the assistant started calling him...and then heather saw the pics and find out that she called him every day..and second;richie wanted second child...but heather carrer...so they didn't mach again..
I get the impression that heather was just so obsessed with her career that she kept putting off the thought of having another child. Bless richie, who is infact is an only child himself, for wanting to have another child. I think he would have loved the idea of his second child being a little boy, but oh no! Heather's career had to come first! Where is the fairness in that?
yes you right...
and who will suffer the most???- little ava...nobody else...
check this out...poor richie...
http://people.aol.com/people/articles/0,19736,1178031,00.html
i just find out,that heather and richie are together again.....yyyeeeeeiiiii!!!!
I don't think its true. Its just that they have been trying to keep things friendly between them for their daughter's sake but i don't think that they can be anymore then friends to be honest.
this is such balony.problems were arising since 2002.i made huge efforts but he other party was over it. i waas kind loving and would do anying.As for children.... I was excited and ready in nov and dec. He stopped it. I now know why. This was so meant to be. hes a great dad and we are working together on this. H and R