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Obama cheating on Michelle? Michelle to file divorce papers?
18 Jan 2014 at 21:35hrs | Views
For the past couple of weeks, a US tabloid, the National Enquirer has been publishing prominent stories claiming that the marriage of United State President Barrack Obama and US first lady Michelle Obama is in deep trouble, and that after his term in office is over, she will file divorce papers.
Michelle Obama, the Enquirer claims, intends to stand by her husband until his presidency is over, at which time he will move back to Hawaii, where he grew up, and she will stay in Washington with their children.
Enquirer claimed their 21-year marriage has dissolved in a string of ugly fights that were prompted by the Mandela memorial incident and - far more outrageously - the first lady’s discovery that Secret Service bodyguards had been covering up infidelity on her husband's part.
The Enquirer has earned so much credibility by breaking the story of John Edwards' love child analysts say these reports cannot be dismissed as tabloid journalism. Indeed, if the US tabloids are to be believed, the relationship of Washington's golden couple is facing problems that go far beyond dirty looks.
It's an allegation the White House has declined to comment on, though after Bill Clinton's trouser-dropping scandals, Americans would be rather less sanguine about any extramarital activity than the French appear to be over President Francois Hollande's behaviour.
Michelle Obama, the Enquirer claims, intends to stand by her husband until his presidency is over, at which time he will move back to Hawaii, where he grew up, and she will stay in Washington with their children.
For the moment, they are allegedly sleeping in separate bedrooms after Obama's attempt to "mend fences" backfired so badly on a recent Christmas getaway to Hawaii that he returned to Washington with their two daughters, leaving his wife behind.
The National Enquirer, it must be said, quoted only anonymous insiders in support of these sensational claims, and is hardly the most reliable source of hard news.
The UK Daily Mail, which touts itself as the world's most-read news website, is the first major news source beyond the supermarket tabloid ghetto to pick up the story.
The Obamas are the world's most scrutinised couple at the best of times, and now more than ever.
Michelle Obama, the Enquirer claims, intends to stand by her husband until his presidency is over, at which time he will move back to Hawaii, where he grew up, and she will stay in Washington with their children.
Enquirer claimed their 21-year marriage has dissolved in a string of ugly fights that were prompted by the Mandela memorial incident and - far more outrageously - the first lady’s discovery that Secret Service bodyguards had been covering up infidelity on her husband's part.
The Enquirer has earned so much credibility by breaking the story of John Edwards' love child analysts say these reports cannot be dismissed as tabloid journalism. Indeed, if the US tabloids are to be believed, the relationship of Washington's golden couple is facing problems that go far beyond dirty looks.
It's an allegation the White House has declined to comment on, though after Bill Clinton's trouser-dropping scandals, Americans would be rather less sanguine about any extramarital activity than the French appear to be over President Francois Hollande's behaviour.
For the moment, they are allegedly sleeping in separate bedrooms after Obama's attempt to "mend fences" backfired so badly on a recent Christmas getaway to Hawaii that he returned to Washington with their two daughters, leaving his wife behind.
The National Enquirer, it must be said, quoted only anonymous insiders in support of these sensational claims, and is hardly the most reliable source of hard news.
The UK Daily Mail, which touts itself as the world's most-read news website, is the first major news source beyond the supermarket tabloid ghetto to pick up the story.
The Obamas are the world's most scrutinised couple at the best of times, and now more than ever.
Source - theenquirer
