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 McGreevey
Divorce Battle Turns Nastier
by The Associated Press
Posted: June 14, 2007 - 9:00 am ET
(Trenton, New Jersey) The estranged wife of
former Gov. James E. McGreevey claims that his accusations of homophobia have
hurt her book sales. He blames her taste in clothing.
Dina Matos McGreevey, who is
in the midst of a bitter divorce from the former governor, has charged in court
papers that his comments calling her homophobic harmed the sales of her recently
released memoir.
But in a letter to a family
court judge, McGreevey blamed his wife's May 1 interview on "The Oprah
Winfrey Show," citing "her awful appearance" in "an
inappropriate and ill-fitting ballgown with a plunging neckline."
He also called her book
"poorly written" and "dull" and derided as
"unbelievable" her assertion that she didn't know he was gay,
according to a story posted online by The Star-Ledger of Newark.
The letter was sent as
Superior Court Judge Karen Cassidy considered whether Matos McGreevey can claim
that her former husband libeled and defamed her when he called her homophobic.
James McGreevey, 49,
proclaimed himself "a gay American" in 2004, acknowledging he had an
extramarital affair with a male aide and announcing he would resign that
November. The aide denies having an affair and claims he was sexually harassed.
Telephone messages left
Wednesday for James and Dina Matos McGreevey were not immediately returned.
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