I opened my People Magazine with glee, as I do each week. I have been reading it since – well, I cannot remember a time when I did not read People! This week I opened it to an article about the Sheen/Richards divorce. I expected to see a small article about this since Denise had hit Charlie with a restraining order. What I did not expect to see were pictures – of Denise Richards and Richie Sambora looking very cozy together!
The problem with this is Sambora’s estranged wife is none other than Heather Locklear, purported close friend of – you guessed it – Denise Richards! It was reported that it was Denise that encourage Heather to leave Richie after questionable emails from a former nanny were found on his computer. The two former couples lived next door to each other and Locklear attended Denise’s wedding, baby shower, and consoled her when her marriage to Sheen broke up. When Denise’s marriage seemed to be on the mend, it was the picture of her and Heather, celebrating New Year’s Eve without their husbands that was the first inkling that the marriage was truly over.
I know that tabloids often try to fabricate sensational news and gossip. Without it, they would not make any money. In this case, pictures do not lie. It shows Denise and Richie walking closely, his arm lovingly around her shoulder. The second picture shows Denise pulling her hair back to kiss Richie on the lips. I do not know about you, but I never kiss a friend’s husband (even soon a soon to be ex) on the lips.
I know Hollywood has its own sets of rules and standards, but this just seems to be too much. Even if you are separated and heading towards divorce, your friend’s husband should be off limits. How do you explain that to the children? I know Denise has tried to paint Charlie as the guilty party in this divorce and given his track record, I somewhat bought into it. But, after seeing these photos, I am beginning to wonder what or exactly who caused the final break in this marriage.