Brenda Strong Divorce: Another 'Desperate Housewives' Split

Eva Longoria isn't the only "Desperate Housewife" getting a divorce. Actress Brenda Strong, who plays deceased narrator Mary Alice Young on the show, filed for divorce late last week from Tom Henri, her husband of 22 years.

The Desperate Housewives star cited irreconcilable differences as the cause for the split. She is seeking joint physical and legal custody of the couple's teenage son.

Strong is only the latest "Desperate Housewife" to file for divorce. Longoria split from basketball husband Tony Parker in November, after discovering he had exchanged text messages with a former teammate's wife. Co-star Terri Hatcher, who got divorced in 2003, is still working out custody issues with her ex-husband Jon Tenney.

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[FJavaid]

01:04 AM on 01/19/2011

Isn't that Sue Ellen Mischke, heiress to the Oh Henry! candy bar fortune and chick who doesn't wear a bra?

[KikoJones]

02:31 AM on 01/31/2011

Yes!

[Richcrafter]

10:34 PM on 01/18/2011

Wonder how his "yoga" is?

[yakmon]

10:19 PM on 01/18/2011

That's hollywood... who isn't filing for divorce?

[commonsense79]

09:25 PM on 01/18/2011

I don't understand divorces in marriages that have lasted longer thn 20 years. Marriage has become a joke in this country.

[topcatone]

10:50 PM on 01/18/2011

Well, affairs kill many marriages...

[roveache]

12:25 AM on 01/19/2011

When, would you say, was the golden age of "marriage"?

[nfatt1]

09:17 PM on 01/18/2011

Is this show on the Soap channel ?

[Mattie]

09:15 PM on 01/18/2011

Teri Hatcher has been divorced since 2003 and she still hasn't worked out custody issues with her ex. Soon the kid will be an adult, and they can stop fighting over her.

[MomfromTexas]

09:08 PM on 01/18/2011

OOOOOOO.K. Two of the actors get divorced, and this is considered a trend or some big story?

[msg]

11:08 PM on 01/18/2011

that's exactly what i thought.

[samilli3]

08:24 PM on 01/18/2011

Do you guys think that when a woman becomes successful, the possibility of divorce is high? Not to say that the woman or the man is at fault.

[commonsense79]

09:26 PM on 01/18/2011

I feel you on that samilli3, it seems like a trend with the so called "successful woman".

[foodle]

08:11 PM on 01/18/2011

Divorce is the "in" thing in Hollywood (and elsewhere). HuffPo has a entire tab dedicated to the fad.

[clivechristy]

07:51 PM on 01/18/2011

Can I vote (C) I don't care.

[GlackBOP]

07:05 PM on 01/18/2011

Uuuuuh, it's not the show. It's the liberal lifestyle. Hearts are hard things to shield from blatant reality. That's why love triangles usually end up short-lived as compared to monogamous relationships. But, some people have to try it out for themselves.

[DocTonyNYC]

08:35 PM on 01/18/2011

Hate to break it to you, but nearly all polygamists are ultra-conservative. For starters, if you want to make the claim that infidelity is somehow tied to the "liberal-conservative" continuum, you need evidence. That said, Strong's divorce has nothing to do with infidelity.

[RoundBobs]

09:10 PM on 01/18/2011

Nyuk nyuk

[GlackBOP]

09:50 PM on 01/18/2011

Are you talking about religion or politics? I thought the topic was infidelity in Hollywood. A polygamist isn't exhibiting infidelity. All parties know the other exists. So again, is this a discussion about divorce and loose women/men? Or is it a discussion about plural marriages being religiously based (like in Utah, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, etc.)?

[EscalatorMusic]

10:35 AM on 01/19/2011

As far as Hollywood goes, I think it is more about the narcissism there.
Glack, I think your assertion about 'liberal' deserves comment. Please read this link,

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

about the well published study that "born agains" have the highest divorce rate and agnositics/athiests the lowest. Jews, who tend to be categorized as liberal are pretty high, too. So, what is liberal? What is conservative? Statements like you have made reveal a shallow mindset. Google 'divorce rates religion' and see what is out there. Turns out conservative Red states have a higher divorce rate than the Blue states.

It may be that conservatives have high standards/ideals (or are simply rigid) which if followed would reduce divorce rate. At the same time, such an attitude could make a person less tolerant of a partners differences or growth over time, resulting in a higher divorce rate.

Glack, my hope for you is that you do a little reading on this and will develop a deeper understanding of how people are and not judge by their 'surface' beliefs or a simple measuring stick like liberal/conservative. Of course, the statement, by its very nature reveals me to be, as least in one sense .... liberal.

[tomasino]

07:04 PM on 01/18/2011

Hollywood couples aren't capable of staying together. It's not in their DNA.

[frieda406]

06:59 PM on 01/18/2011

it's taken 8 years to work out custody issues? when the child turns 18, he/she will flee like the wind from those warring parents. whatever happened to the child's best interests?

[RedBirdy]

06:28 PM on 01/18/2011

Stop with the dramatics! Curse? If they're cursed, so is half of the country's married population!

[clivechristy]

07:53 PM on 01/18/2011

I agree! The only curse these women deal with is having to work with ludicrous story-lines and over-the-top plot twists that leave most of us gob-smacked.

[GraniteSkyline]

06:08 PM on 01/18/2011

Sad but hardly a curse.

However, if Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy ever tank, feel free to freak out!

[RedBirdy]

06:29 PM on 01/18/2011

Right! They seem rock solid. Not just the lovey dovey stuff either. They seem to have a good partnership.

[NickfromCali]

07:26 PM on 01/18/2011

What about the other side? How about the MEN on the show? No one seems to talk about THEIR marriages.

(Not that I would be interested)

[MsVella]

01:42 PM on 01/19/2011

Well the main characters are women.