Kathy Griffin Loves Gays But Not Money-Stealing Husband
“To be trusted is a greater complement than to be loved.” — George Macdonald
Jeanine and I caught a rerun on Larry King on Saturday as we were cooking dinner. We ate at home because we were forced to order the “tasting” menu while at a restaurant the night before. That will be another post at another time, but in short, it seemed a bit like bait-and-switch to me especially since we were already sitting down (committed) before being told that the restaurant was a tasting menu (fixed-price) only after 7:00 PM.
Anyway, it was so outrageously expensive (in my opinion) that we decided to stay in and cook on Saturday night. It feels familiar to have Larry King playing in the background and it’s usually entertaining as long as he’s not interviewing people about one of the world’s wars. It also happens to be funny when his guest is Kathy Griffin.
So we’re drinking wine, chopping onions & garlic for the red sauce and learning all these great fun facts about Kathy Griffin. We had no idea how much she loved queers. She did this really funny bit about gays in the military and witnessing the “gay inhale” on her tour in Iraq when a soldier saw her in the mess hall and gasped in her diva presence. We became bona fide Kathy Griffin fans in 60-minutes of Larry King Live.
Although it wasn’t exactly Live. It was a repeat from early July so the news about her divorce isn’t really breaking news at this point. She mentioned that trust was behind the breakup so we were both waiting for the scorned woman rant when she threw us a curve ball with this revelation:
“My ex-husband, without my knowledge, was sneaking into my wallet when I was asleep in the mornings and taking my ATM cards of my own private accounts and withdrawing money,” she said. The money totaled $72,000 and the stealing happened systematically over an eighteen month period.
The recap on CNN.com continues about how they tried to work through their problems. “He admitted it and apologized and … we went to couple therapy, I really wanted to make it work,” she said. But in the end, they weren’t able to get beyond the trust issue.
Her husband took approximately $923 each week — based on my calculations. If Kathy earns $2 million a year, then the equivalent to someone making $100,000 a year would be something like $50 a week. Not a lot of money in the big scheme of things, but you would probably notice if $50 disappeared out of your checking account on a regular basis. At a minimum, we would all probably call the bank and ask about the missing funds.
Would we be able to forgive and be okay with it? Or is trust, once broken, able to be repaired? It’s just money, after all, but I’m curious what others think of the amount, the crime, and if a stealing spouse can ever be trusted again?
When you put it into perspective, it comes down to would I trust my partner if $25/week was being taken from my $50k income.
It all depends on the circumstance. If it was $25/wk that we just couldn’t TOGETHER figure out where the money was going- then I find out she’s buying lottery tickets or some other folly- then I’d be mad. Or if she was absconding with money earmarked for kids activities or something-
My hubby though, would not be one to do something like this. Yeah yeah= I can already hear the scoffing and everyone saying “no one thinks it could happen to them”- but she really is the salt of the earth.
I love Kathy, She rocks!
I love Kathy Griffin , and love her concerts and shows
on Bravo. It really hurts me when something bad
happens to her. I mean she almost went blind in one
eye, one of her dogs was hit & killed by a car, she
recently lost her father, and her husband ripped her
off. Kathy if you ever read this, God bless you girl.
I’m not gay but came upon your site while looking for info on Kathy Griffin.
I’m curious as to what her husband did for a living. On her reality show, he just hung around her, like an assistant. Did he work when they met? Did she decide to support him so that he could always be around her?
Or was this just during the reality show?
Her husband had his own company (He was the sole employee.) working with computers. I think he had it when they met, but I’m not sure.
why didn’t he just ask… she could’ve upped his allowance a little, probably would’ve given him more.
I think Kathy rocks, but thought her mindset on marriage was just crazy! My fiancé and I own a business together. We’ve lived together for 10+ years. I received an American Express card within months of moving in and some of my monthly bills are much more than my previous annual salary. I was put on all bank accounts and I’m generally the one writing the checks, although he looks at the monthly bills. He has hundreds in his wallet and if I need money for pizza or mobile dog groomer- I go in his wallet as it is easier than getting my purse. It is OUR money – not his or mine. When there were debts – they were our debts. I just hope that the money keeps Kathy warm! I don’t believe that Matt should have systematically taken her money-but obviously there should have been more division of the wealth! I was married for 8 years and we had separate checking accounts and he made 5x more than I made. I knew the first month that I had made a horrible mistake. He was such a miser and it was like I was there to be the maid and take care of his son. Money can make or break a relationship!