Elin Nordegren, Tiger Woods And The 15 Messiest Sports Divorces Ever
Playing a professional sport is not the best profession to get into if you're looking to settle down and raise a family.
The schedules are brutal, the temptations are large, and there are plenty of eyes watching you.
It still hasn't stopped athletes from trying and sometimes (or most of the time) it ends badly. With that in mind, here are the Top 15 messiest athlete divorces.
#15: Rick Fox and Vanessa Williams
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When photos of you kissing a woman that isn't your wife surface in the tabloids, it's a recipe for disaster.
Having your marriage end in the tabloids is never fun and getting exposed as a cheater is even worse.
#14: Terry Bradshaw and JoJo Starbuck
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When you say, "Okay, I'm a male chauvinist. I'm not ashamed of it. I think that for the most part a woman's place is in the home," in your autobiography, your marriage is not exactly destined to last.
Just one of Bradshaw's string of divorces, the one to figure skater JoJo Starbuck was probably the most prominent.
As the Steelers were winning their fourth Super Bowl, Bradshaw was openly complaining to the media that his wife wasn't around enough. Ouch.
#13: Jeff Gordon and Brooke Sealey
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When you get divorced in 2003 you don't expect to have it really get messy seven years later, but this divorce did.
Gordon's ex-wife named a child she had with another man after Gordon and it has triggered a legal dispute that is still on going.
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#12: Chuck Finley and Tawny Kitaen
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Domestic violence and accusations of steroid use: the perfect recipe for a messy divorce.
Kitaen was charged with the crime after she attacked him with a stiletto heel.
During the divorce proceedings, Kitaen said she saw Finley inject himself with steroids. Classy, to say the least.
#11: Dwyane Wade and Siohvaughn Funches
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All it takes is one Hollywood starlet to break up a marriage.
Wade divorced his high school sweetheart after actress Gabrielle Union came into the fold and broke up the couple.
Wade is currently fighting a heated custody battle with his ex, not to mention the fact that Wade will have to pay a large chunk of cash thanks to a lack of a prenuptuial agreement.
#10: Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy
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Infidelity and a paternity test help end the marriage of the greatest basketball player of all time.
Jordan and his wife struck a $168 million settlement following the divorce. Now that's a large chunk of change.
#9: Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra
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It didn't last long but it sure was fun while it lasted. The marriage quickly flamed out after both were arrested for domestic violence.
Let this be a lesson to you ladies, don't marry a man who wears a wedding dress.
#8: Michael Strahan and Jean Muggli
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Not only did Strahan get divorced in the public eye, he had accusations lobbed at him from all over.
Strahan was accused of being abusive, cheating, and also of secretly being gay.
Strahan had to pay $15 million along with a hefty child support tab.
#7: Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Scurtis
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Becoming a New York Yankee didn't do Alex Rodriguez any favors and it helped bring down his marriage.
The New York media and tabloids descended on A-Rod, reporting that the third baseman was sleeping with hairdressers that used to be strippers, and prostitutes among other women.
#6: Tiki Barber and Ginny Cha
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Tiki Barber always came off as an intelligent, well-spoken, classy man—until he decided to cheat on his wife with a former Today Show intern while his wife was pregnant with twins.
Bravo Tiki, bravo. Especially after you ripped your own father for leaving your mother.
#5: Shaquille O'Neal and Shaunie Nelson
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Rumors of infidelity surrounded both individuals as this marriage fell apart. It also turned into a heated legal battle in which Shaunie wanted to get all of Shaq's financial information to try and reach an agreement.
Shaunie also started a show called the Basketball Wives where current and former wives/girlfriends of NBA players hang out together.
At least she was quiet and dignified about the whole thing.
#4: Jason Kidd and Joumana Kidd
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This divorce got really ugly, with both parties filing separate divorce claims.
Jason claimed "extreme cruelty" along with jealousy, paranoia, and the threat of false abuse claims.
Joumana also claimed abuse, saying Jason broke her rib and damaged her hearing by smashing her head into the console of a car.
#3: John Daly and Sherrie Miller
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The last of Daly's four divorces ended with Daly sporting a fresh wound on his face.
The pair got into a fight at a restaurant and Daly claimed that she attacked him with a steak knife. The golfer showed up to the course with scratches on his face and when police went to talk to her she had already fled with their children.
Just like the rest of John Daly, even his marriages don't make sense.
#2: Mike Tyson and Robin Givens
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Robin Givens described her marriage as "torture, pure hell, worse than anything I could possibly imagine." She also described Tyson as a manic depressive.
There were allegations of abuse and mental instability.
What did you expect? It's Mike Tyson.
#1: Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
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What can be said about this that hasn't already been said.
There was affair after secret affair with women of various trades, from pornstar to pancake house waitresses.
There were phone messages, the Thanksgiving night car accident, and all of the rumors swirling around that.
Oh, and a $750 million divorce settlement. Now that is money to blow.
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