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At first glance this story sounds completely reasonable, considering that Shania Twain’s ex husband was seeing her best friend and assistant behind her back when they were still together. Then you realize that Shania married the mistresses’ ex husband and is currently spending time with that woman’s daughter (it’s complicated, but if you think of it like a partner swap it makes sense). In that context she seems like she’s still got an ax to grind when she should maybe let it go and let her son see his dad with his new partner, presuming they’re still together. She got wronged, but she’s moved and it’s fine for her to see the other woman’s kid, but not the other way around. It’s been three years now. Here’s the story, and hopefully it makes more sense than I’m explaining:
Even though Shania, 45, allows her son, Eja, 9, to spend time with [her ex] Mutt, she’s made it clear that Marie-Anne [the mistress] can’t go anywhere near him. Meanwhile, Shania treats Frederic, 41, [Shania's new husband] and Marie-Anne’s 8 year-old daughter, Johanna, as part of the family. While the two kids are close, they can only spend time together when they are with Shania and Frederic. “Shania laid down the law with Mutt,” a source close to the family tells In Touch about keeping Marie-Anne away.
And who could blame her? Once her closest confidante, “Marie-Anne used all those private conversations they had just to get closer to Mutt,” the source says. “Shania will never forgive her, and she doesn’t want her around Eja.”
But despite Shania’s no-stepmom rules, Johanna often visits Shania and Frederic’s home in Canada and even tags along on family trips. “Shania told Frederic she thinks of Johanna as her own daughter,” says the source.
[From In Touch, print edition, May 23, 2011]
Shania said on Oprah that the other woman was her best friend. When she realized that her husband was acting weird (because he was boning the best friend, natch) Shania asked Marie-Anne if she saw a change in Mutt, and Marie-Anne was all “no, he’s the same” or whatever. So I get that she doesn’t want to see her, and that she doesn’t want her kid around that wench. However, this makes me realize how kind of vengeful Shania’s new romance seems. I like her and find her to be a genuine person who feels things deeply. Taken in this context though (she sees the other woman’s kid as her own daughter and is now sleeping with that woman’s husband) it just all seems kind of creepy, like Shania had an agenda and didn’t just fall in love when her heart was broken.
This is the other woman. No sh*t.
And this is Shania’s ex.
And this is her new man (inset photo)
Shania Twain is shown on 5/12/11, 5/9/11 and 5/4/11. Credit: WENN.com and Diane Cohen/Fame Pictures. She looks better when her hair isn’t poofed out. Photos of her ex and his mistress are credit: Bauergriffin
Written by Celebitchy
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Her ex husband and friend can go be ugly together. I hope they never have kids.
Shania looks great. I am glad she is found happiness.
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Ah, the wonders of photshop and the creepy, troublesome family dynamics…i’d hate to walk on their shoes.
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I remember when Shania said this on Oprah and my first thought was about the daughter. I know Shania hate’s her mother and wonder what she says about her when the daughter is around. Shania sounds like a mess to me.
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Well, the only reason Shania has a career is because of Mutt – he was the one who produced and wrote her two most famous albums and taught her how to sing like the way they produced her. There was a reason that her breakthrough album was released in 1993 and her first real tour was in 2000 – she couldn’t sing well. Mutt coached and trained her.
I”m not saying she deserved to be cheated on, but it would be nice if she got off her high horse and acknowledged that he is responsible for her entire career.
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This entire family obviouly needs help. However, whether or not this man made this woman’s career does not in any way shape or form gives him the right to treat her the way he did, as for her getting off her high horse …what??? Should all women or men get off their high horses (high morals) and allow themselves to be treated as dirt with no respect and have their family completely destroyed and their children lives changed forever…because a man or woman cannot control their sexual urges. This man did not respect or love his child…oh yea read that again! Had he loved his child he would have never cause such a situation to arise therein causing mental anguish to his child, harming that child forever…that is not acceptable…it is our acceptance of such behavior as being normal that is slowly degrading society (family life). Forget for a second about the adults feeling pain and hurt…the most important people in these situations are the children and they will always be the most important…men and women are constantly betraying their little ones for self gratification. Absolutely selfish, we all need to change our ways of thinking!!! Shazeda, New York
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It’s not vengeful – it’s NORMAL!
Ex’s side-piece decided it was OK to feed the kids chocolate ice cream for breakfast – F&#%! She was a TEENAGER! – and I had to politely inform her (via the ex) that, while ice cream IS calcium-rich, it’s STILL not an acceptable breakfast for little ones.
And if there was a way to bar “her” from seeing my kids, bet your ass I’d've done it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You go girlfriend!! (“,)
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You go girlfriend!!
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i dont get it, it’s sad, whatever. sounds like a double standard to me. and plus, i highly doubt her romance with the mistress’s ex was kismet.
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Mutt and Mrs. Mutt are quite a pair.
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I understand that she is upset with this woman, but why does she get to wield that kind of power? What is she going to do if disobeyed?
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Unless it was written into the divorce agreement, I don’t see how Shania, or anyone for that matter, can keep their ex from introducing their kid to the new partner.
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I know that everyone is going to hate me for saying this, but I see nothing wrong with what Shania is doing. This woman was her confidante, and all she did was betray Shania. The ultimate betrayal! This woman is a manipulative BITCH. If they were my children, I wouldn’t let her anywhere near them, because who knows what lies she might tell them about their mother. She is a p.o.s. that only is out for herself, and screw everyone else.
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I’m not going to judge her or make a pile of assumptions, we don’t know the whole story, this is gossip/rumour not necessarily fact.
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Time to let it go, but it must be hard given she had such a rough childhood. Something this major must bring up a lot of those bad memories and feelings and it’s probably hard to disconnect them and be a grown up for the sake of the kids.
On a totally superficial note, she really needs to watch her hair and clothes. She is still pretty but she can look really country if she’s not careful. And I have jacked up hair like that, so I know how it can easily go frumpy. I feel her pain.
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I used to like her:then I read some of her sketchy back story. I wonder if she’s rewriting history on this too.
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I can understand she doesn’t want her kid around a liar and such flawed character. But a complete ban seems a bit extreme (her new husband is ironically hotter)
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@ dread pirate – Actually, it IS in the agreements in SOCAL (but that doesn’t mean much). Mum (who works in family law) told me: It doesn’t matter if he’s fornicating with his side-dish in front of the children; it’s v-e-r-y hard to deny them their right to see the children.
WHOOF, right?
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I bet it was written into the child custody agreement at the time of the divorce and before she and Fred got together. Who can blame Shania for letting the other woman feel something like the pain/betrayal and humiliation she caused her.
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I think people are a little too quick to bring new people around their kids in general, not just celebrities. The kids don’t need to be in the middle of all that adult created drama. I feel sad for them.
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NayNay:I know that everyone is going to hate me for saying this, but I see nothing wrong with what Shania is doing. This woman was her confidante, and all she did was betray Shania. The ultimate betrayal! This woman is a manipulative BITCH. If they were my children, I wouldn’t let her anywhere near them, because who knows what lies she might tell them about their mother. She is a p.o.s. that only is out for herself, and screw everyone else.
Not only do I not hate you…I totally agree with every last word you just posted.
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Mee too! Nicely said!
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She talked about this on Oprah and also made a comment about how she’d threatened to move far away if he didn’t agree to this or something along that line. Clearly, she’s still not completely healed from all of this.
I understand her hurt and anger but it pisses me off when people use their child as a pawn.
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Shania has every right to ban the other woman from going anywhere near her son. After all this is her son, her child. but it only gets nastier should lange decides to marry annie after all he is a son to Lange too.
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but then again banning the woman isnt all that wise. Lange is much more to blame after all her contract was with Lange not Annie. Annie just saw a good gud, maybe, more monied and she thought if lange can afford bread in the moring and fred cant……. why not. Shania, let go you got gold in your hands inform of fred.
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She isn’t keeping the child away from his father – but she is keeping him away from a person she has learned is a nasty piece of work. Any parent should be able to make that choice. And if that complicates Mutt’s life a little bit, well, too bad. When the son is older, he can choose to have a relationship with the “other woman”. Can’t really blame her, and I’ll bet this agreement came before her new relationship.
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I’d be very surprised if you could action this in real life – unless the mistress is abusive in any way.
I made nice with my husband’s mistress, she spends time with my child and I didn’t want her taking our problems out on him … not always easy to bite your tongue but then my child’s welfare is more more important than my need to be right!!!!
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@ Whatever – WORD.
REAL parents care for the well-being of their children. REAL parents don’t bring around every weekend-night-stand and Tom-Dick-and-Harry.
I didn’t date for 2 YEARS after my divorce. It took 1 year to “normalise” my son. And the year after that, it took 1 year to “normalise” my daughter.
That’s how it is, people. You have to acclimate your child(ren) to the “new norm.”
You NEVER bring ANYONE around your children unless you’re sure that person is willing to RAISE THEM.
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LeAnn Rimes and Brandi should take note. Don’t think we will see LeAnn Rimes reaching out to Shania anytime soon.
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I understand at the moment wanting to do this-but after this amount of time has passed-particularly since she’s happily remarried I think she should let this go. I think this makes things way more difficult and painful for both children.
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@:DianaPrince:
Thank you!!
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I don’t know exactly how she has it worked out, but in my ongoing custody dispute, we have it to where he cannot have any overnight non related guests (i.e. his girlfriend, whom I have zero qualms with) when our son is with him. We’ve caught him violating court order more than once, so it just strikes against him in the decision on who ultimately gets domicillary custody. Maybe Shania has the same thing going on, and it kind of got twisted?
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I know this is off topic, but Shania is going back to her Northern Ontario roots more and more as she ages. Just looking at her hair in the top photo reminds me Timbits and moosesteaks.
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Even though she has every right to feel pissed about what happened in the trailer park – she needs to get over it. It’s pure ignorance to hold grudges to the extent of manipulating other people’s relationships. He’s moved on and married, so did she – so why be a twat after all this time? True colors shine through! This just proves she really is a controlling a-hole.
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Get over it my a$$. They worked her over good, totally blindsided her and destroyed a family. I would not let this woman near my kids either, and I would in fact do everything I could to let her know how I felt about her. THis was her BEST FRIEND. Shania, embrace your bitterness and work it however you have to in order to feel even a tiny bit better about the crap these two laid on you. It’s not like it’s some great loss in her son’s life that he doesn’t get to spend time with this fugly homewrecker.
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Wow… who on earth did she let do that to her hair? And that outfit, too. Shades of the late 80s, early 90s. She looks much more modern (and photoshopped to shave off a few years) on the magazine cover. She should have stuck with that look.
No opinion on the whole sketchy story surrounding their relationships, other than I think we don’t have all of the details on what went down. It does seem to have been played out in the tabs much more than perhaps it should have, though, since both she and Mutt were all about how privacy-focused they were.
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Elin has essentially the same deal with Tiger. The kids can’t spend time with any of Tiger’s women until he actually marries one of them. Seems like a good idea to me; Shania sees the new husband’s kid because she’s married to the father; old mutt hasn’t made the same commitment to the mistress so Shania isn’t interested in her kid spending time with every girlfriend who comes along.
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Shania is fascinating – I’ll pick up the mags featuring her, the royals I could care less about.
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NayNay and DianaPrince, I absolutely have no hate- I completely agree!! Mutt and the ogre were disloyal and deceitful- I wouldn’t want my children around that quality of character either.
I’m not going to bother finding who wrote it, but whoever said that Mutt taught Shania to sing and is responsible for her career- thank you. I’ve never laughed so hard in my life.
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I agree with Shania. I would not want my kids spending time with an ex’s every girlfriend either. Once he marries someone, then its different, because then she’s their step mom. So until Mutt puts a ring on it, Shania can keep on stepping on.
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Whoa. “Embrace your bitterness?” Way to let those who have hurt you continue to hurt you. Bitterness makes a very cold companion.
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I’ve been in a situation similar to Shania’s (my close female friend started sexting my husband – never went farther than that, but she was one of my closest confidants… grrrrr!). I understand Shania’s pain and anger at the betrayal. But she needs to let it go. It happened three years ago for goodness sakes! I think marrying the other woman’s ex is kinda sad, I don’t know if it’s more a weird co-dependent grieving thing than true love. If she wants that marriage to work, she needs to shut that door, lock it and stop revisiting it. It sounds like she’s still pining for Mutt – maybe it because he chose the other woman over her? I think that he felt bad for hurting her and agreed to keep his son away from the g-friend out of his guilt. Shania, honey, please let go. You’re rich, successful, healthy, accomplished, gorgeous and you have a healthy son and a cute, rich husband who worships you. Living well is the best revenge. You’ve won. Quit rehashing the past and get over it. You’re becoming toxic and you’re gonna drive people away.
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Team Shania on this one.
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Has anyone asked Eja how HE feels?
Everyone’s getting so worked up about everyone else, but I can’t believe no one has asked about the kid!!
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Mutt was a very controlling Svengali type and known for his obsession with privacy so it is interesting how much Shania has asserted herself since they split. It might have taken her a couple of years but it is no coincidence that she has come out with a book about her life, a reality show and is speaking her mind, every chance she gets. It’s like she had so much to say and was never “allowed” to say it. I hope she realizes that she is better off without the old husband and better off with the new one who seems to be very supportive. Sometimes things happen for good reasons. She needs to seek the positive in what happened to her. As for not letting her kid around the “other woman”. I don’t blame her one bit, as long as it’s for the right reasons.
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A.) Her clothes look like they’re from the 90′s. She’s in a time warp and needs a new stylist.
B.) What she’s doing is normal(as far as not wanting Eja to see Marie-Anne), but I don’t know how she managed to legally do it.
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Wow, people. I grant Shania the right to be pissed off; I even allow her some time to heal from the betrayal of her spouse and his new wife.
But doesn’t this ultimately punish the child?
For those of you who say that he can still see his father, uh no. Not if he is living with the woman that the son isn’t supposed to be around.
This is the effective equivalent of a restraining order; and while the former assistant is guilty of many things, she is not endangering the son of Shania.
The best thing that Shania can do for her son is to demonstrate the quality of resilience and live a good and happy life.
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oh jeez. this post brought out all the bitter wronged bitches. LOL.
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while I do thin that the side piece is unattractive..
What is Mutt marries her THEN what??
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It’s not clear that Mutt is still with the mistress, is it? Maybe she’s just one of a number of dates/girlfriends now.
I’m sure if Mutt marries her that she will be allowed to see the child.
Shania is not the equivalent of the mistress. 1. She did not cheat on anybody and 2. She’s married to the father of the mistress’s
I don’t think keeping a child away from a woman who helped destroy his family is necessarily a bad thing.
I think it may be best to really ask the child what he can handle. If he wants to see the mistress, he should be allowed to do so.
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Gotta love photoshop. She’s looking downright mom-jeans* like in the poufy haired photos with that dowdy outfit.
*I didn’t want to say “mom like” because not all mom’s are dowdy nor do any moms I know wear highwaisted jeans, if there is a term for what I am trying to say, (women who wear mom jeans) please advise.”
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YES I’m a wronged bitter bitch in that I HAD to spend time with my father’s slut who broke up my family. So yes this hits close to home, and for some people being vindictive is healing. If that’s what it takes, so be it. That’s what I meant by “embrace the bitterness;” if mistreating the ho is what it takes to move on, then I say carry on, Shania, carry on!
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You know YOUR truth- Remember that! I wish you well honey. Onward and Upward!
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Celebitchy – Shania is not sleeping with anyones husband. She is sleeping with HER husband
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Oh well she does blame the other woman, rightly.
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@thinkaboutit
Well the “slut” didn’t break up your family, your father did.
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i feel for her, but like some one said, she came out better than before, every thing happens for a reason, i don’t blame her regarding her son being around that type of character flaw, cunning,lying, back stabbing,sneaky, plotting, it’s dangerous. On her t.v. show she said it took her a long time to trust again, including her current husband, so, the marriage? it’s real love.
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NayNay and DianaPrince, totally agree. Not an ounce of hate here! If it were me, I would be doing the exact same thing.
As previous posters have said, she is not refusing her son to see his father, she is refusing to let her son see the twat that broke up his family.
And to all the haters out there that say Shania was plotting with the other woman’s husband, I don’t believe it. When 2 people have been wronged in such a huge and humiliating way, they probably had no one else to turn to but each other. And friendship can easily turn into love, especially when such serious feelings are involved.
Go Shania!
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@ DiMi – Yeah, Mutt is still with the mistress, as far as we know.
@ kazoo – NO. The “been there; been through it” bitches, thank you. (We’d like you to get our paraphrase/nickname correct.)
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@thinkaboutit: Being vindictive is not healing. Being able to sit there and say, “meh”, is, but I grant you it takes a lot to get there.
Hatred is toxic. Shania will find that out when her son resents her control over time with his dad.
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Stepbrother and sister must have some heartbreaking conversations about this.
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LOL Kazoo ITA!
She was wronged, yeah yeah, the best friend blah blah. Get over it already! It’s been three years and she married her friend’s ex. What a joke.
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Kaiser.. is that right, she’s only 45? Are you buying that?
I’m not saying she doesn’t look good, but just older than 45.
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There could be far more to the story than we are being told. I totally agree with Shania and if Mutt chooses to spend time with his nasty ass gf and not his kid, then that is kinda telling about him, isn’t it?
I say, Go Shania!
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Woah, that hair has gone way country. Damn, girl. She’s still gorgeous though.
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@Crash2GO2 – have you ever been cheated on? It’s a lot easier to say “amen, sister” to the “embrace your bitterness” comment if you have. After I discovered my fiancee cheated on me, I was bitter for a long time. Being bitter for awhile helped me realize that I don’t like being bitter. It helped me move on. I’m now with a guy that i’ve known since college and I’m really happy, so yes, the bullshite I went through led to better things for me as well.
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I do like her and I give her props, but she does need to let it go. I think she is trying though. After the show is done she may be able to move on. She was utterly devastated when she found out the truth; it’s just taking her awhile to move on. Her child being so young makes it a lot harder.
She also needs to realize that her dress sense has always been pretty much along the lines of Snookie. Just horrible x 1000. She shouldn’t ever be allowed to pick out her own clothes. I’m reminded of some gig where she wore a sequinned modified baseball uniform, with hiphuggers and contrasting sequin-strapped EXPOSED THONG (UGH!) a few years back. But she looks good in the beige jacket and green tank above, and she looked okay on Oprah.
Bulletin: Neon colors look Snookie on everybody, and that jewelry is worse than horrific. Money cannot buy class.
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There’s something seriously twisted about the behavior of all four adults involved in this situation. Yes, betrayal by people you love and trust is terrible but I can’t say I have a lot of sympathy for someone who will splash her personal drama all over the media and squeeze a reality show out of it for cash, 3 years after the fact no less. If she’s really moved on and happy, then it’s way past time to let it go and stop whining. She sounds bitter, petty and desperate.
@Sassy #19 – Agreed, I can’t stand it when parents use the children like weapons against each other.
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I just gotta say one more thing about this. While I understand how Shania feels (not wanting her son near Marie-Anne), I wonder if Shania gave thought to the spouses of the men she’s cheated with over the years? There were rumours about her and Sean Penn (he directed one of her videos before she made it), in her pre-Mutt days when she was struggling. That’s just one example. Shania’s career was basically paid for by married men from the get-go.
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I am not mad at Shania, I would probably do this as well. But at some point indifference needs to take over and she will have to find a way to deal with the situation the way it is. But if Mutt isn’t complaining about it then why should Shania make any changes.
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I’m sorry but even if she didn’t marry Mutt’s mistress’s ex-husband, preventing her son from being around the woman his father is in a long-term relationship with is not in the boy’s best interests. Add in the fact that she is now step-mother to that woman’s daughter and, as former besties, the children probably spent a lot of time together and with both sets of parents before the affair was known, further vilifying the mistress is just allowing Twain’s anger to negatively impact the children.
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maybe it would be different if they were married 2 a step mom is one thing but i wouldn’t want a mistress near my kid either
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@orignal bellaluna, nah i think mine is more accurate.
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I do feel bad for Shania because it must have been an unbelievably painful, humiliating experience to go through. Not sure how I feel about the whole Eja thing or if I even think it’s true… The one thing I will say though, is I think it’s a little hard to believe that she just happened to fall in love with Frederic, Marie-Anne’s ex. It’s EXTREMELY disappointing that she couldn’t be single at all after Mutt left her; she just went right into hanging out with Frederic and eventually married him. To me, it just makes her look weak and co-dependent.
Ladies- it’s not going to KILL you to be single, learn how to be independent and self-sufficient, Jesus Christ!
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Actually, the ex-husband and her ex- friend look like they could be related. Maybe they were all like, ‘Oh! You’re just as fugly as I am!’
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Whew! The “other woman” is a bow wow! Shania is displaying a lot of class by forbidding the woman from seeing her son. I’d allow her to see him and then be ready for her with my Louisville slugger!
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I can understand that she’s still really angry at her friend/mistress/other woman. But you can’t enjoy a stepdaughter and keep your son from his stepmother. It’s hypocritical. It would be nice if she’d grin and bear it, simply because it’ll be easier for the kids if they aren’t in a tug-o-war.
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Christ on a bike! These people look like those homeless living rough at the city’s main train station. That said, all pictured apart from Shania.
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@ pantyhose – We call that a Puppy-Chow Princess.
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Shania needs a stylist. Damn! Everyone is commenting on how ugly the mistress is but the ex hubby isn’t a prize either. He got lucky with Shania.
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I think she probably has move on; she just doesn’t want her child to be exposed to every girlfriend Mutt brings home. This sounds ok to me.
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I just can’t get over her “Dallas” outfit.
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Shania didnt cheat – her ex best friend did so i think its completely ok and normal for her not to trust her around her son.
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Shania suffered a pretty major betrayal. If I was in her shoes I would likely do the same thing (apart from marrying my ex-best friend’s ex-husband). I still can’t believe someone so gorgeous married that Mutt creature. Judging by that photo of the other woman they are well suited.
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Sorry just have comment. How do we do that Shania is telling the entire truth here? Mutt Lange is a notoriously private person that would never have an interview in People magazine telling ‘his story’ or an autobiography complete with talkshow circuit. So in this case we are left with her version of events. And yes the details sound bad but let’s be honest she’s been economical with the truth in the past? She always said in interviews her parents were poor but they were loving. In her book she now says her step father was very abusive to her mother? Nevermind she has a son and they say she considers his daughter part of the family –hmm then quit hanging the dirty laundry, its not like she needs the money. And she doesn’t need the money because? ooohhh right Mutt Lange gave her a career
Who knows maybe they switched partners and in order to keep her reputation it was decided betrayal and affairs sounded better then we like the other person better? Sorry but I don’t buy her wrong done woman act.
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Shania looks horrible in the first photo. I don’t know if it’s a good idea to keep her son away from the mistress. I can understand for the first year but the bitterness must have an effect on her son.
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Shania definitely upgraded and her ex definitely downgraded. Don’t blame Shania one bit for not wanting her child around the woman who betrayed her and was involved in the dissolution of her marriage. Good for Shania!
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I’m with Starling on this. In the past, Shania has told a story, gotten called on it, sent it to re-write, and then gotten called on it again.
She has picked a very supportive demographic (women with philandering mates)for this new aspect of her career. Usually this sort of stuff is a goldmine for real country artists, but because Mutt was the musical brains, Shania has “written” a book and is on Oprah-land rather than Opryland (where she lipsynched). Can’t stand this talentless woman, and haven’t believed a word from her since about 1991.
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@badrockandroll – I remember when she claimed she used to live on a reservation. In her book, she has photos of the houses she lived in growing up. Guess what? Not one of them was on a reservation. She does still claim to have Native Indian blood even though that was disproven because a.) her mother allegedly said she did, and b.) because how can any Canadian truly know their heritage? I kid you not.
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Wow, this scandal really aged her.
If she’s going to try to get her career back, she’s going to have to leave Mutt and his atrocious looking side-piece out of it.
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Man…girl has some BAD taste in clothing! (and hairstyles…)
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NayNay:I know that everyone is going to hate me for saying this, but I see nothing wrong with what Shania is doing. This woman was her confidante, and all she did was betray Shania. The ultimate betrayal! This woman is a manipulative BITCH. If they were my children, I wouldn’t let her anywhere near them, because who knows what lies she might tell them about their mother. She is a p.o.s. that only is out for herself, and screw everyone else.
This is exactly right. She was supposed to be her friend!
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Hey Shania, you don’t have to wear everything in your jewelry box all at the same time.
Quick question though, why does everyone somehow see it worse that her husband cheated with someone not particularly attractive?
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I’m one who would wish nothing but happiness for all however this ‘stuck on herself’ bish need not try to sell me on her b.s.
Years ago I saw her at an event – with other country music singers – an EVENT, I asked for her autograph and she gave me a severe ‘up down’ while making a face that said nothing less than ‘eat my sh!t’ and said “you are causing trouble.” Wait, what? She then proceeded to have her security people kindly escort me out of her sacred space. I’m sorry you b!tch, I paid my $ to be here and so did the other people who came to see you and you want to be offended by us? WTF?
How STUPID do you think the public is? You’ve lost your divine ability to sing due to stress? Ha Ha!! You think you are the only woman in the world to be cheated on and have a hard life? Oh boo hoo! Poor you! We all know that Mutt synthesized your petty talent in order to make you marketable – word is he was only interested in your – um – other talents and beauty. Judging by the above pics, that sure went out the window! You have NOT aged well at all and that is terrible considering how truly beautiful you once were. Sad!
Shania, I wish you nothing but good however it seems that the old saying “karma is a b!tch” has come back to haunt you. You shouldn’t act as if you are better than most, resent your celebrity, try to ‘fool’ others that you have a talent when the fact you never would tour is surely proof you did NOT. The public isn’t stupid!! We don’t give a rats a$$ about your book and it will quickly fade off the radar, just as you did.
Face it, you are washed up. That’s life, deal!
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Oh cry me a river, i think you are the one who is washed up. How can you be so mean to a fellow human being? why the bitterness? If she didnt sign your whatever, does that mean she is bad? Its not a must….. its a choice and you should have been prepared for it regardless of how highly you believe you should be held.
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WHAT happened to her beauty? Holly God.
I’m not buying her book, it will likely be lies. The same habit she has displayed in the past. When you start out telling lies, don’t expect anyone to believe you.
It’s no secret she married Mutt only to advance her career and make a name for herself. Her fame quickly faded because she couldn’t perform in public. The lip syncing doesn’t go over well in public/stadiums and when you can’t be authenticated as a performer, you are done. Duh!
I predict the book will quickly fade and she will slide back out of the public eye for the last time.
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Every keeps talking about not wanting the mistress around the kid…Well the husband did just as much sneaking around, lying and cheating! He’s the one that took the vows and broke them.
And what kind of example is Shania showing their son? That when someone hurts you it’s okay to take matters into their own hands and continue to punish them? That it’s okay to use your child as a pawn in this punishment?
While it’s true that I wouldn’t want a bunch of women brought around my child these people have been together for what I assume to be three years.
It’s time to let it go. What they did was wrong. But it’s very hypocritical that she gets to be a part in her step daughter’s life while not allowing the woman to be a part in her son’s. It seems likely that they will eventually marry.
Unless this woman is being a single white female like Leann Rimes Shania needs to let it go, instead of trying to cause problems.
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Seeing the cheater’s photos, I’ll bet the child doesn’t want to see her. She looks like a mean and hard. The ex hubby has a red nose like an alcoholic….hmmmm.
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Dear Shania,
That woman wronged you indeed , but it doesnt mean you should lose all fashion sense by wearing ALL the jewels that you own at one time. You want to always look BETTER than her.
Less is best, have a breeze through ” Parisian Chic” by Sophie Gachet.
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if Shania keeps holding on to this, she is gonna look just like the mistress in the face in 5 yrs..
Shania has alot of issues and telling the truth being on of them.
move on lady, your son is in the middle and probably hears you bashing your ex.
you married HER husband..even trade eh???
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This story is far too inbred to have a sympathetic character.
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@ Toothachesbythedozen – Well, it IS fact that rich married men have paid for Shania’s teeth, plastic surgery, and career over the years, and that their wives have publicly said they suspected affairs. It’s also FACT that Shania has a living, breathing father walking around Canada, a father who supported her til she made it big. In other words, it’s a FACT that Shania lied that he was dead. She is NOT an orphan. It’s also a FACT that her bio is not part Native Indian like she has claimed he is. Anymore FACTS you’d like to go into?
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@esblondie: Yes, cheated on, but certainly not by a husband or fiancee, so I cannot say first hand that my experience relates. I’m glad you were able to move, and I’m sorry for anyone who has experienced this kind of betrayal.
My point was simply that EMBRACING bitterness hurts you more than anyone else. Certainly anger is one of the emotions you have to deal with when processing, but bitterness by definition is a frozen form of latant anger and resentment – it means someone is stuck and unable to move on.
And yes, I lifted that term off the internet, because it was so apt in its description of bitterness.
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Crymeariver, great story, these inside stories are the juiciest and reveal the “stars” true character. I’m glad I came back to this post after first reading, the comments are very entertaining!
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I think a proper mom should never badmouth the stepmom (and vice versa). Whatever happened to balance and putting your kid first????
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I get annoyed that folks bring out their dirty laundry tout shows. Mutt has an appropriate name but let go.
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i like the switch way better. they are a very attractive couple and for them exes of theirs, i most say that is one ugly couple inside and out,they are meant to be.to me all i can say is that they were just good enough for an egg and sperm donations. i think both kids should live with shania and her MAN(frederic). shania did nothing wrong nor did marie-ann ex, two broken hearts became healed by each other. they just consoled one an other and just so happend to fall in love. perfectly normal.
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it’s so easy for some people to judge shania without knowing the whole story and without going through her pain. having your bestfriend betraying you and sleeping with your husband should be one of the worst experiences to go through.
i’d never let my child be around such deceiver and trash either.
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Shania’s handler is a GENIUS. I did not care at all about her new show until THIS came out, now I HAVE to watch. And look at how many comments on this website alone. People are touched by this story, fabrication or not.
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I can’t IMAGINE how confusing this situation must be for the kids. How did the parents explain this spouse swap to them??
Those kids are going to need so much therapy…..
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If I remember correctly, she started dating the ex before he was an ex – right after she found out Mutt was cheating. At the time, I thought it was weird, and they said something about being able to find solace in one-another. Now this much time has passed, and she’s pulling stunts like that? Nope, she hasn’t changed much. (I don’t remember exact details, but when all that was going down, some very unflattering things were said by her in interviews and whatnot that made me not a fan anymore.)
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As much as I don’t like her singing voice and she does seem pathetic, her series on OWN is interesting in that I don’t think I have ever seen a train wreck happen in front of me. She is the poster child for someone needing therapy. She is so not over the betrayal…. it’s annoying to hear her discuss it on this series, I can’t imagine what it is like to be stuck on a bus with her! Get over it babe!
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All you nasty people out there, just frikin leave shania alone okay, she may be controlling obsessive, but shes bought and paid for me and i will defend her till my last breath. so backoff all yous haters out there, i think i need a woody’s(burp)
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Now I understand why Shania is upset this other women is ugly. Must hurt her ego. I was thinking that this other women is gorgeous and here she looks like a monkey. And so as her husband he is ugly. If I was her I should be happy I let go of two ugly people in my life. No need to be bitter.
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I think all but Shania look like rag-muffins, but I’d take Fred over Mutt anyday for looks and personality.I read her book recently… “Shania” A little dramatic in some areas, but I’m glad she found happiness, and someone who appreciates her.. I like her and hope it lasts forever..
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I Hate His/Her Ex is a book for anyone having difficulty coming to terms with their partner’s past relationships – brilliant read! Available on Amazon or most bookstores – Kindle or paperback!
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