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In the recent wake of a number of high-profile celebrity divorces, I pondered the future of the wedded bliss of one of the most famous athletes on the planet, Tom Brady.
Brady, who will be leading his New England Patriots against the New York Giants in the Super Bowl this Sunday, has been married to Brazilian-German super-model Gisele Bündchen for just under two years (or less than two Super Bowls ago).
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The couple has a baby son. Brady also has an illegitimate child that he sired with actress Bridget Moynihan.
Before she became involved with Brady, Bundchen was the main squeeze of actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Brady and Bundchen will likely get divorced soon, perhaps in a year, or maybe two -- their marriage simply cannot last, nor was it meant to.
Forget the 50 percent divorce rate that already exists in the U.S. - Tom and Gisele do not live in the real world; they reside in the rarefied atmosphere of the super-wealthy, super-beautiful and super-glamorous celebrity elite. For these people, divorce is as common (and in fact, as necessary) as publicists, champagne, luxury hotels and caviar.
In recent days and months, we have been bombarded by a wave of celebrity splits, including Kobe and Vanessa Bryant; Seal and Heidi Klum; Will Smith and Jada Pinkett, among others.
In each case, millions of dollars and assets will change hands, but no one will really be left destitute or desolate.
Celebrities generally do not marry for love; that concept is simply not in their vocabularies. For them, marriage -- and divorce -- are basically publicity stunts to keep their names in the media spotlight and to maintain the machine called "fame."
Among actors, musicians and now athletes, a long and happy marriage is absolute anathema. Adulterous affairs and scandals are what keeps the fame machine oiled and the cash registers ringing.
Does anyone really want to hear about a happily married celebrity couple who truly love each other and stay together forever? Of course not, that would bore us senseless.
There is no taboo in being divorced in the mainstream society; among celebrities the taboo is actually being monogamous and faithful.
Consider the recent "marriage" of fake-celebrity Kim Kardashian and NBA player Kris Humphries - a "matrimony" that lasted less than three months. It was (most likely) an orchestrated stunt to keep the grotesque, vulgar Kardashian TV franchise going - you might consider it "manufactured drama."
