In what can only be seen as a concentrated effort to kill what’s left of her ex-husband’s increasingly hopeless career, actress Hilary Swank openly confessed to Vanity Fair that her marriage to actor Chad ‘Tears’ Lowe suffered irrevocable damage after she learned he was secretly abusing an unknown substance that, if I was to guess, was most likely either Chanel No. 5 or Draino.
From People:
“I knew something was happening but I didn’t know what,” Swank tells Vanity Fair magazine. She also says her ex has been fighting his problem for years, and he is sober now. She does not name what substance he abused.
But, she says in excerpts from the interview obtained by the New York Post, “When I found out, it was such a shock because I never thought he’d keep something from me. And yet, on another level, it was a confirmation of something I was feeling that was keeping us from being completely solid.”
She goes on to say, “I don’t want to make it seem like that’s the sole reason; there were other factors. But that just kind of blew it open. It made me look at things a lot deeper. That’s when you realize it’s not going to work.”
Representatives for Lowe, 38, could not be reached for comment on the article.
I don’t know about you guys, but when Hilary’s divorce is officially finalized, I’m a-goin’ courting. To have a woman like that in my life – a woman who freely discusses not only her own problems in public but mine as well – would be an absolute kick at dinner parties.
I can see it now. Like a scene out of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Only instead of Hilary just stumbling around drunk and berating me at great lengths about what a weak little man I am, she’d be a whole lot more passive-aggressive. Kind of like…
Dinner Guest #1: “Hilary, this chicken is delicious. I love hot and spicy things.”
Me: “I agree, Dinner Guest #1. I love hot and spicy things myself.”
Hilary: “Yeah, as long as it’s not in the bedroom.”
[canned laughter]
Dinner Guest #2: “So Hilary, did you and Erich feel that earthquake tremor last night?”
Hilary: “Oh yes, it was the most our bed’s moved in years.”
[more canned laughter]
Me: “Well, if you’ll all excuse me, I’m late for an appointment.”
Hilary: “At where, Erich? The morgue?”
Me: “No, your mother’s not accepting visitors today. I’m just going upstairs to see if Janet and Chrissy have this month’s rent yet.”
Hilary: “Well, be sure to make it quick. You know, like our wedding night.”
Oh yes, that would be so much fun. At least until I bashed her head in with a bowling ball.
[cue sirens]