Padma Lakshmi Wants a Divorce

No this is not a picture of her father or some lucky guy who jumped in the picture at the last minute. This guy is actually married to Padma Lakshmi, host of ‘Top Chef.’ But not for long. After getting married in 2004, Padma has filed for divorce from Salman Rushdie, his fourth failed marriage.

Rushdie is best known of his novel, ‘The Satanic Verses,’ which outraged many Muslims and sparked death threats that forced him to live in hiding for nine years. He also garnered media attention two weeks ago when he was selected for knighthood by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, provoking renewed anger among some Muslims in Iran and Pakistan.

“Salman Rushdie has agreed to divorce his wife, Padma Lakshmi, because of her desire to end their marriage,” spokeswoman Jin Auh said Monday in a statement on his behalf.

When the Indian-born Rushdie started his romance with the model more than 20 years his junior, the British tabloids made much of their differences in age and intellectual stature.

Anyone who’s met Padma knows she’s as intelligent as they come,” he told The Times of London in a 2005 interview. “But, you know, it’s not supposed to be permitted to be gorgeous and really smart and also very nice.”

“It feels very odd to see newspaper articles saying ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Why Do Beautiful Women Love Ugly Men?’” he said in the interview. “But at this stage, I’m kind of resigned to it at — as you say — pushing 60.”

There are plenty of attractive 60-year old men out there. However, you Rushdie, are not one of them. On the other hand, you’ve instilled hope in men everywhere and Viagra’s stock just shot through the roof.

Source: CNN

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Padma Lakshmi Wants a Divorce

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