Five Ways Hollywood Wives Deal with Cheating Husbands

Tabloids just wouldn't be tabloids if they didn't focus on the sloppy love lives of the celebrities therein. With the stinky divorces of both Cynthia Rodriguez and Christie Brinkley, dirty laundry is being aired; and all sorts of surprises are coming out of the woodwork where both cases are concerned. The notion of the scorned Hollywood wife is quite a long-standing one. Where in the past these affairs were kept somewhat hush-hush, today's media dives head first into all the messy details, sometimes embellishing them as the stories unfold. While infidelity is painful for anyone on the receiving end, it can be particularly excruciating when the entire world decides to shine light upon the seedier aspects of the situation. But there are two things that most scorned Hollywood wives don't have in common with the rest of the population: fame and fortune. And with those two things comes a whole new multitude of ways of dealing with philandering husbands. Here are a few...

Botox

When the flower of romance begins to wilt, some Hollywood husbands go searching for some other "flower" to pollenate. That being said, the wives are often left wondering how they compare to their husbands' new paramours. Discovering that Mr. Hollywood Actor #944's attentions have turned to the nanny (or some other trollop) will send a Hollywood housewife straight to the local drive-thru Botox clinic. Yes, getting Botox is now just about as simple as ordering a value meal at McDonald's, which is great for women who need an instant pick-me-up. Ironically, having a perpetually surprised expression is about as good for the soul as a new pair of silicone "chest bumpers." And as the saying goes: when the going gets tough, the tough (skin) gets Botox.

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