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In a shocking bombshell, RadarOnline is reporting that Simon Barney, husband of Tamra Barney of The Real Housewives of Orange County has filed for divorce.
Even more shocking? Simon is accusing his wife of infidelity. This is quite ironic as tonight’s episode of The Real Housewives of OC deals with the couple’s marital troubles.
In the divorce papers Simon wrote: “Petitioner contends that Respondent has been verbally abusive and has committed acts of disloyalty and infidelity.” According to a source close to the couple, Tamra reportedly moved out of their million dollar home earlier this week and into a two-bedroom apartment.
Simon and Tamra have been married for 11 years. They have three children together in addition to Tamra’s son from a previous marriage. “Simon has simply had enough,” the source said. “The show changed her.” The source adds that though they had been having marital problems for the past couple of years, Tamra did not know that Simon was filing divorce papers, even after she moved out of their home.
It is interesting to see Simon accuse his wife of being unfaithful as viewers know Tamra has been very vocal and critical of fellow cast member Gretchen Rossi, claiming Gretchen cheated on former fiancé Jeff Beitzel.
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UPDATE: A rep for Bravo tells UsMagazine that Tamra has “no comment” at this time . She will however be opening up next week on Bravo. “She is going to share her story first on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Show hosted by Andy Cohen, airing next Thursday at midnight.”
BAHAHAHAAHA.
Who’s the “Whore” now. Tamara, do yourself and your kids a favor… back away from the famewhore television show you are on, and focus on your family.
That’s what Tamra gets! she was all in Gretchen’s business and should have been minding her own. I am a firm believer in
“what goes around comes around”! I dont feel bad for Tamra AT ALL. She also needs to reel that wayward son of hers in as well. He is headed for more trouble than he can even imagine.
He said the show changed her. It allowed her to away from him and his controlling ways. Sad for the kids though.
I saw it coming, Simon just beat her to it! BUT what a DOUCHE for some of his claims. On the show, Simon is clearly a controling prick!..and one could easily imagine the verbal abuse that Tamra endures behind closed doors. I dont know what to think of the ‘infidelity’ claim, but it was clear that Simon distrusted Tamra, when he wouldnt allow her to on the “all girls trip” without him. The breakup is unfortunate, but I am sure Tamra will do fine. She’s a smart, beautiful woman…& she deserves someone much better than up-tight Simon!
wow i am not surprised but it is really sad! from what we could see on the show these two really werent in love like they were before. better for the kids to not live in a house where their parents talk to each other the way they do!
Fine time for Tamra to stop acting like Simon’s puppet and be her OWN person. JMO…
Simon is a malcontent who would be miserable and dissatisfied no matter who he’s with. I would have cheated on him also.
WoW..Did you guys read Simon’s Blog on Bravo’s Site? Check it out.
I don’t beleive Tamra has been unfaithful,just my feeling.
I don’t think Tamra cheated on Simon, but she sure has changed in the past few years. All this celebrity status turned her into a harpy who demanded a lifestyle that her husband could no longer provide.
Not defending her at all — but I think Tamra’s obsession with Gretchen was just something she could focus on so she didn’t have to deal with her own problems. It’s easier to put the smack on someone else than it is to open up about your own personal issues.
It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. With the spending and pretentious life, there’s no way this marriage could have survived Simon losing his job and the decline in their income.
Next one to go this route: Lynne. Her and her stupid plastic surgery addiction are becoming big problems in her household. They can’t pay rent, don’t own a home and are being sued and evicted. Those things have to put quite a strain on a marriage, and it’s obvious her husband isn’t bringing in enough cash to support their family, let alone the luxuries Lynne insists on.
My prediction for the inevitable divorces: First Tamra, then Lynn, then Vicki, then Alex – probably all in the next 12-18 months. Serves them right for signing up for reality tv.
I wouldn’t say its *their million dollar home* – its the *bank’s* million dollar home. Its not that they want to leave – its that they *have* to leave.
Not sure why the Barneys took so long to accept the financially inevitable (lifestyle addiction? entitlement mentality?), but its people like them (Main Street) together with Wall Street that have taken the whole country down financially.
Simon, along with Tamra, lived above his means, saved nothing to take care of his family for a rainy day, made 3 kids with Tamra and now wants to “get while the gettin’s good.” What a class act… :/
Interesting, on his Blog he makes his case for being a good dad and husband and yet did none of the above.
And being gossipy like a 16 year old will not get you a job in the real world, Simon….
Sorry, no sympathy.
Congratulations to Simon!
Tamra is a trashy whore and a horrible mother. It’s about time he did something to save his kids from her, hope he gets custody so they don’t turn out like Ryan.
He accuses her of infidelity, no surprise. Nothing she does surprises me at this point.
Now she is broke and alone and no decent guy would ever have anything to do with someone like her.
I feel bad for the kids. Divorce is much more common nowadays then when I was a kid but its still tough on the families.
He is probably divorcing her because he doesn’t want to be married to an old Granny….
I do not feel sorry for Simon,what I find interesting from reading his Blog on Bravo’s site is that he takes no responsibity, nor does he mention that he filed for divorce.
Dyana I could be mistaken but going by past blogs I do not know if they are allowed to directly comment on the “future” or current events. Sometimes they will hint at them but say things like you will see in the future. Seems like they are encouraged to stick to what has already unfolded in the show in their blogs.
If as Simon said Tamra told him that she knows she could find a better looking richer husband last year than that marriage was probably doomed from that point on in my opinion.
I do agree with Simon that a husband and wife should be a team. They can disagree in private but to disparage each other on national TV is not the way to go if you have respect for your spouse and marriage.
Like I said previously I just feel bad for the kids.
Oh ok Mark, that makes sense, you I’m sure are right about mentioning future events( regarding Simon’s Blog).. My feeling is that there are more sides to this than we know,and I feel bad as you do for the children.
Karma’s a bitch honey!
Dyana I got the impression that they were encouraged to stick to what has already transpired on the show in their blogs but I may have been wrong because Gretch did mention the divorce filing. I dont know if Gretch made a mistake or if my own speculation was completely wrong, lol.
Simon is up to something. Tamra didn’t cheat on him. How could she? She’s barely let out of his site. He’s got a motive, don’t know what it is but he’s up to something. Probably trying to get his own show- who knows………….
I heard that they are divorcing because of all the arguments they are having over the older son, Ryan. I also heard that she smells down there. I don’t know but I am just sayin’. That is just gross. I would divorce her too.
“she smells down there”?? huh? who else would know that? and doesnt everybody smell down there b4 washing it? LMFAO!!!!
AnonymousLove01 wrote:
“I saw it coming, Simon just beat her to it! BUT what a DOUCHE for some of his claims. On the show, Simon is clearly a controling prick!..and one could easily imagine the verbal abuse that Tamra endures behind closed doors.”
I agree w/ this and Dyana who mentioned that he takes no responsibility for his failed marriage.
He was portrayed as a control freak b/c he is a control freak.
Something about this smells fishy to me. Tamra, to me, is the most “real” housewife. She makes no apologies for who she is, and good for her. She is my most favorite housewife of all, including all the other RH franchises. However, it appears to me that one of two things is happening. 1. This is fabricated for the purpose of raising their ratings (yes, I know the rating are great – still higher is better) or 2. Simon is mad because he can’t contol her. He says he didn’t want to do the show this season, but he did. He could have opted out like a few other husbands have done rather than airing his marital problems for all of us to see. Tamra is interesting enough independent of him. He sees Tamra taking full control of her own life and he’s not able to accept that she, too, is capable of earning a living. So, if he can’t control her then maybe he just decided to leave her.
If the first option is correct, then we may see some reconcilliation down the road – maybe next season. Ratings-ratings-rating!!!
If he does follow through with the divorce, I predict they will both land firmly on their feet and make lots of money because of it. In fact, if they kept their problems a secret, would we be here at all?
Karen, Tamra and Simon have never landed on their feet, they are rednecks both of them. Which explains why they are losing their house and are broke.
Where exactly do you think they will make all this money? They haven’t so far even after pimping their little kids on tv for the whole world to see and they are paid very little to be on the show.
They have no education, no talent and no brains. They will both be working at McDonalds once this show is cancelled.
tamra is a p.o.s. for all her self confidence she is totally lacking. her son is a scum bag and her karma is coming back to haunt her.
I think he saw her on the show, and I don’t think he liked what he saw. She’s very trashy, and loves to think of herself as the moral authority of the neighborhood. She loves to say, “They may come younger, but they don’t come hotter”. Well Tamra, they do come classier.
I think Tamra is like most women – we need to talk things out to get over them or even deal with them. Simon would be like talking to a judgmental wall.
The show gave Tamra an oppertunity to talk and deal with things – and she is so honest! She said how she felt. if growing (as we all do) is what Simon means by “the show changed her” then she is lucky to be away from him! He would just continue to smother her. He needs a submissive mrs!
People, Gretchen IS a lying cheater! Did you not see the photos…read her contradicting statements…look at her guilty face on The Reunion Show? WTF? I bet Tamra didn’t cheat, and Simon is looking to place blame on somebody else, other than himself. He even tried to blame Vicki for their marriage troubles. Simon is obviously controlling as well. You could see it.
Anyway, back to Gretchen…Don’t go cheering her on, as if she’s getting her revenge against Tamra, or maybe this is Karma. What Karma? Tamra WAS and STILL is telling the truth about Jay and Gretchen.
CONGRATULATIONS TO TAMRA, BECAUSE SIMON FILING FOR DIVORCE IS DOING HER A HUGE FAVOR!!!
How the heck do you all know if Tamra cheated on Simon or not?!? Were you there with her?!? Simon made those remarks upon filing for divorce– only he and Tamra know if either cheated or not. Meanwhile, we can only hope Tamra did not cheat with another man. I wouldn’t know since I don’t live with her. I will tell you this though, Tamra lost interest in Simon when she kept comparing her marriage with the marriage of Vicki and all the nice jewelry Vicki would acquire. Tamra lost interest at home because she was wayyyyyyyyy too busy in Gretchen’s’ business. Now the table has turned– Gretchen just came out with a singing career making her own money like she should– yet Tamra is in the process of divorcing and probably will be in a huge battle over custody rights. Either way, Tamra knew what Simon was like before the cameras started rolling. She just loves the attention the camera (viewers) gave her and although not always great feedback, it’s still attention. I do not pity Tamra because she showed her true colors at the beginning of the show– she’s mean, evil and lovesssssssss to get into everyone’s business other than minding HER OWN. Like many of you have said, KARMA baby! You dished it out– now it’s time to pay the piper!! I’m just happy that Simon FINALLY saw through Tamra’s’ agenda-WEALTH. Simon, I really think you need to get away from Tamra as much as possible and make sure your kids not being raised by Tamra– look at the mess she made with her eldest son.
I really feel for those kids the most.
Tamra’s a bitch, Simon a bastard. Some dogs shouldn’t breed and these two are among them. Hope they will just fade away and soon!
Even though Divorce is a terrible thing for children, I think alot of good will come of this for sevral reasons, for 1 her insecure controlling husband will have no one to control anymore. As well this will teach Tamra a lesson, hopefully with the next relationship she is in she will focus less on hating people that are prettier that her (meaning gretchen) and focus all that time and energy that she put into investigating other peoples lives and focus on her own problems. This was so predictable , Tamra was someone who had a gang of problems of her own and just didn’t know how to channel her fustrations. at the end of the day this will be a reality check for her, Gretchen cannt help that fact that she is beautiful on the inside and out. Also weather Gretchen was using her fiance or not and weather she cheated on him or not , and weather Tamra was getting calls in regards to Gretchen , why did Tamra take this shit so personal ?!!!!! like what the hell is Gretchens personal affairs to her , and when its all said and done it turns out that this is a typical case of the pot calling the kettle black. I would normally end this by saying Tamra get a life, but I think Tamra now knows that she needs to do this, hopefully next time she will find something better to do with her time a little earlier.
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usually the biggest mouth can hold the most bullshit
Yeah for Tamra. Tamra is too beautiful, too smart, to out-going to be stifled by someone like Simon. Jim continously blamed Vicki for his troubled marriage…..wow, I didn’t mean Jim, I mean Simon (easy to get the two mixed up…..they are both losers) anyways, it was Jim’s possessive ways, inability to be accountable and lack of trust and respect for Tamra that ended the marriage. Tamra is much better off. She will find someone else that will deserve what she has to offer which is a lot!!!
Hey, I have an idea. Simon can move in with Jim and Alexis. Her past eludes to the fact that she likes having more than one man. Hmmmmmm……..
i’m not a huge fan of tamara but her husband seemed like a controlling ass. i couldn’t stand him. he wouldn’t let her work??? how insecure can a person be? i’d be miserable in that kinda marriage too. it’s not healthy.
ok, I DID like Tamra…until last night’s episode. When Gretchen was upsetting Lynn at the cooking party that Alexis had, Tamra had a smirk on her face..not like she was concerned with Lynn…just that she was glad it wasn’t her. And then she even said “better you than me, bitch.” ok, I thought you were friends with Lynn? She seems like such a backstabber.
In my opinion I think Tamra had the smirk on her face because Lynne brought up the(ugly) pictures on the internet of Gretchen,and she ither thought Wow Lynne went there,or was going to start laughing because she did. As far as her comment, I think she was just glad that it wasn’t her and Gretchen fighting, and it was directed at Gretchen..Just my opinion.
You could be right…it’s hard to tell sometimes what exactly is going on b/c they cut things out and edit alot. I definitely think Gretchen was out of line. Yes, Lynne is too lenient with her kids, but no one has the right to tell her how to parent, that is just a line you do not cross with ppl unless they are being abusive. Lynne was definitely on something though! I felt so bad for her!
You are right it is hard to tell sometimes with editing, anyhow it was just my take on what happened.. I think Gretchen was out of line also, she knows it is a rough subject between herself and Lynne, it was just wrong on so many levels.
Tamra is so jealous of Gretchen it is not funny. That is why she raised such a stink about her.
She wishes she were young, single and as beautiful as Gretchen. With her whole life ahead of her.
Instead she has 3 children Oh yes then there is Ryan OMG loser
She is getting a bit of her wish she will be single but that is all.
Tamra face it we all grow old and it is now your turn
Well I think no one is shocked they have split. Simon thought he owned her like a piece of property. Don’t get me wrong. I do not like Tamara at all. I did at first then she started her obsession of Gretchen. I think she was just jealous because Gretchen was so pretty and had a rich man who really loved her and trusted her. So the next season will be interesting.
What I think is funny. Vickie may be the only one who stays married. She has done a bit of a turn around this yr. At least Vickie works and brings money in to help support her life style.
Lynn. Now I do not know what her problem is. Getting all that plastic surgery and can not pay their bills. She is a bit ditsy.
Alexis, She is just ugly. And her husband is even uglier. They are so fake. Gretchen is just what you see. She does not care if you like her or not. She is my favorite one on the show. I miss Jeanna. She was the only level headed one that has been on the show.
Good, hope they all go broke and see what reality is!
Mostly true, that the one that’s most critical of someone else probably has more to hide about themselves! It’s pathetic how these guys think these phony lazy women will make good wives and mothers! I’d much rather have someone like Vicki or Jeana because they are smart, attractive and have their own careers.
It’s sad that she got his name tattooed on her finger…and she even said “they say when you tattoo someone’s name on you, you split up soon after”…look what happened!
Well…I for one am not in the least bit surprised…Tamra and Simon, even when things were supposedly “good”, never appeared in love. They never appeared especially afffectionate or crazy about one another. There just always appeared to be this tension between them. And Simon is incredibly controlling! Not that Tamra is one of my favorites, but I think Simon is really just trying to publicly humiliate her by claiming “infidelities”…when did he ever let her out of his sight??
Controlling Simon is getting his just desserts. Going crazy, obviously because he can’t be in control. Guess he should have stayed with Merecedes……he probably drank all of his tequila!
Tamra is a mean spirited two-faced bitch. She comes from a trailer park background. She was so critical of Gretchen,when she really had no right to be–she should have taken a deep look at herself instead. Her behavior was immature, as for her arrogant pompous clinging husband–good riddens
I cannot beleive it! Do any of them really thing morals and rules do not apply to them?
wait, are they really getting a divorce, how come on the show they look so normal?