*Tony and his third wife Lhotse, in 2009.
I was looking to see if we’d ever covered anything to do with Tony Hawk, and I don’t think we have. So our inaugural Tony Hawk-as-a-target-of-salacious-gossip story is here, and it is intense. As you probably know, Tony Hawk is a living legend in the skateboarding community, and he’s also built an incredibly wealthy empire out of skateboarding, and his own celebrity branding. I knew that Hawk had been married a few times, but I thought that his current wife, Lhotse (in these photos), was around for the long haul. I was wrong! According to Page Six, Tony and Lhotse, his THIRD wife, are currently divorcing, and Tony is likely hooking up with the wife of his best friend. SCANDAL. Seriously, that’s rough.
Wealthy skateboarding legend Tony Hawk dumped his third wife, Lhotse Merriam, for his best friend and business partner Matt Goodman’s wife, Cathy, sources told Page Six.
Sources said Merriam found out about her action-sport-star husband’s new relationship in December after she found a plane ticket for Cathy that Hawk had booked for her to join him in San Francisco — despite his being lifelong friends with Matt Goodman.
Hawk filed for divorce in San Diego from Merriam on Feb. 11. They have one child together, Kadence Clover, and Hawk has three sons from two previous marriages.
“We remain deeply committed and loving parents to our daughter, and out of respect for that responsibility we ask that people honor our family’s privacy during this important time of transition,” the couple said in a statement at the time.
Hawk married Merriam, his former publicist, in 2006, two years after divorcing his second wife, Erin, his former nanny.
Cathy was married to Goodman for nearly 20 years, and they have two kids. Sources said Goodman and Cathy have now separated.
Hawk — who’s credited with putting skateboarding on the map and who became a multimillionaire from his Tony Hawk Pro Skater video games — and Cathy were recently spotted in New York together, sources said.
Hawk and Goodman had been friends since childhood. Sources told us Goodman stood as a groomsman at every one of Hawk’s three weddings.
Goodman and Hawk also together founded action-sports movie company 900 Films. Goodman is now working with media company Bandito Brothers.
Merriam had no comment when we called for a response, and neither did Goodman. A rep for Hawk said, “We do not comment on the personal lives of our clients.”
[From Page Six]
This is why there are Guy Codes. Guy Codes dictate that that your jumpoff cannot be your best friend’s wife. That’s just all kinds of wrong. But I will say this – if the Goodmans had been married for 20 years, chances are pretty good that Tony Hawk just fell for some 40-something mother of two… which in my mind is more interesting than Tony falling for the standard-issue, young, blonde, vapid jumpoff. I’m not saying it’s a good situation or anything, I’m just saying that at least the jumpoff isn’t some 22 year old. Silver lining?
Also – married and divorced three times? Tony is 42 years old – it’s time to stop marrying them, you know? Marriage is obviously not his thing.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
How do these women even agree to marry him? Holy crap, what an asshole!
Then again, what level of maturity do we really expect out of a guy that rides a skateboard around for a living?
What an a hole.
So I’m guessing Kelsey Grammer is one of his role models?
Sometime in the next 3 years he will have moved on from this one too.
I also wonder why men marry, knowing that they don’t plan to stop dating.
Dude clearly has no boundaries.
Major Douche. I hope his former best friend gives him a knuckle sandwich.
Hmmm, I guess he gets Board.
Disgusting!!! Pig!!! Baby is adorable, too bad her father is an asshole.
That is one pretty baby! Due to a childhood infatuation with skater boys, I so want Tony Hawk to not be an asshole, but he probably is. Sads.
I feel bad for his ex bf. Betrayed by both his wife & friend. That sucks. Cathy’s an idiot if she thinks she’ll be Tony’s forever one.
Tony has spend way too much time in the sun. He looks much older than 42. What a douche.
Nice Peachy. Board, ha.
I think it’s interesting that he’s not just jumping off, he’s jumping off to employees and now family friends. It’s like, I didn’t mean to, but oops, I just fell in love with her… 3 freakin’ times!!!! First wife to nanny, nanny to publicist, and now publicist to best friend’s wife…
This is clearly a guy with no respect for boundaries-and clearly women have encouraged this. While I am a firm believer in blaming the cheater, not the other party who may have been told, we’re not together anymore, etc…these women KNEW Tony Hawk was married and in all probability KNEW his wife. That makes them culpable as well. So he’s a skank, and he’s marrying skanks. Lovely.
Good One Peachy!
I had quite the skater boy obsession in my youth and as a result wore some horrible pants. Skater clothing was seriously unflattering to females.
Tony’s been a known cheater for years – like original X-Games years. I will never understand why women marry serial cheaters.
Edited to add: @dread pirate cuervo, due to the skater connection all your previous references to E makes a lot more sense!
He has always looked like the biggest prick. For some reason I am not surprised. He married his children’s former nanny, sigh.
Eww.. that’s messed up. My son loves this douche and his video ganmes : /
That baby is adorable.
He has no morals.
What an asshat. Hey Tony, Karma is a bitch!! You’ll see.
On a side note, his daughter in that second to last pic is absolutely adorable.
I remember seeing an episode of Cribs and it featured Tony Hawk’s house and all his kids bedrooms and it was pretty spectacular.
I just assumed that he was married to some cool chick and this was their golden life.
Guess I was waaaaayyyy wrong on that.
Disappointing. Sometimes I think I wouldn’t wish success on anybody. It seems like people get successful, and they turn into self absorbed moral-less aholes.
WTF!!!
This is all kinds of wrong and sad! I know that this happens on a regular to not famous people, but come on. From his track record, I think it’s safe to assume that he propositions any woman that comes within 10 feet of him.
For that special woman who’s really willing to go all out while he’s still married to the current wife, her prize is to be the next woman to be impregnated and dumped!
Good Luck with that, Merriam!
@Roma, did you have Skidz? I found my black & red checked shorts-overalls Skidz (yes, all that together) while renovating my house a few years back. I’ll never wear them again, but I just could not bring myself to throw them out. They were my favorite outfit when paired with Doc Martens & a black & yellow Vision shirt I traded a Union Jack tee for. Oh, early 90’s how I love you so!
LOL @ dread pirate cuervo & roma!
I, too, had an obsession with skater boys, and, since I live at the coast, their equally hot “cousins” the surfer boys :drool:
The baby is a cherub. so cute!
Whoa, that wife has crazy ass eyes. She reminds me of Sid from Ice Age.
@Isabel: I can give you millions of reasons and they are all in the bank.
cute baby tho. hopefully the situation is more…layered than what we know, but there’s a whiff of douche on it.
I’ve been in a similar situation and yes, it’s pretty damn tough. One has to have tons of inner strenght to pull through without doing anything daft. Just when you think you’r friends are solid, people will prove you wrong. Anyone is a potential asshole really, in general. Good luck to all concerned.
@ dread pirate cuervo & Bodhi:
I still love me some surfer boys! I take a trip or two every year to some random surf locale just to hang out with the boys. Except this year my boyfriend is coming along.
But yes, of course I had Skidz! I used to wear my black/white checked pants with a few Billibong and Quiksilver tees my brother brought me back from Australia and my bright pink Doc Martens! I thought I was hot. Sometimes if we were going out I’d throws some twists in my hair, grab a glowstick and go! Kids these days will never understand Doc Martens.
Edit: I just remembered – Manic Panic Hot Hot Pink streaks.
re: pretty tarheel
you’re right – wife 1 knew/hired wife 2 (the nanny for husband’s and her kids) – wife 2 knew wife 3 (publicist who worked for husband)- wife 3 knew wife 4(?)(socialized with husband’s best friend’s wife)
point 1 : only wife 1 is free from the blame (i.e. stealing another woman’s husband – even if he went willingly)
point 2 : this guy tends to go for proximity jump offs (whoever is close by)
point 3 : I agree with the guy code here – no guy should break up his best friend’s marriage to have the wife as a jump off!
Anyone who would consider going out with their best friend of 20 years wife is a true, total and complete scumbag. If this is the way he treats his “friends” imagine what he’s like with everyone else. And the woman is an equal scumbag.
Nina nailed it.
these women all get big fat settlements, if they were smart enough not to sign tony-friendly prenup
Huh. I would have thought his wife would be prettier. Wonder what the Cathy chick looks like. It is odd that he is that famous and is actually going for women his own age. Maybe he is in “love” with this new woman.
Dang – that TOTALLY sucks! LOVED him before – especially after he appeared on Yo Gabba Gabba – thought he was super cool.
Elizabeth – totally agree. Wife #1 is only one with a pass, but I do love Lhotse’s rad maternity dress….
While trying to find a picture of Cathy, I read that Tony’s kids and the Goodman kids are like best friends too. Talk about a royal cluster….
How old is he and he is on his 3rd divorce?! He is an immature man child. And if he really is hooking up with his best friends wife he is a total loser!
What a beautiful baby!
Gosh, that baby is gorgeous.
@Kim: I was thinking the same thing. That’s a whole lot of wives to burn through in a relatively short amount of time. What a dick.
I predict DWTS rehabilitation in 3….2….1….
What a douche. He’s probably got a bunch of other women he’s with too, not just his best friend’s wife.
that baby is absolutely adorable!!! he ain’t bad either.
He looks ridden hard for 42.
Cutest baby ever.
Darn it, I always thought he was so cute, and such an improvement on douches like Bam Margera. But maybe not so much, huh?
*strikes Tony Hawk from “yes I would” list.