Marriages sometimes fall apart in messy ways. Shannen Doherty and her husband, photographer Kurt Iswarienko, are in the midst of this. They filed for divorce in Los Angeles on April 22 of this year. It now appears as if the gloves are off.
Shannen’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, went on the record with Page Six to throw some shade at Kurt’s agent. Leslie believes that Collier Grimm is too involved in this private matter between husband and wife, and she is not mincing words. She even named Collier’s place of employment.
“Divorce is the last thing Shannen wanted,” Leslie said. “Unfortunately, she felt she was left with no other option. You can contact Kurt’s agent, Collier Grimm at PICTUREKID, as she is intimately involved.” Yikes.
Leslie picked her words carefully, declaring Collier is “intimately involved” in the divorce. This could mean so many things. Is she implying infidelity? Or is Collier simply giving Kurt bad advice? Either way, shots were fired at Kurt.
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Leslie even made sure to name Collier’s artist management agency, which she founded last year. This was a very calculated missive. For her part, Collier declined to comment to Page Six.
According to TMZ, Shannen and Kurt have been separated since January. The couple were married for 11 years prior to that. Kids are not part of the equation.
In 2015, Shannen was diagnosed with breast cancer, which went into remission in 2017. Unfortunately, it returned early in 2020. A source told TMZ that Shannen is “not well” and called the separation “acrimonious” and difficult.
On April 21 of this year, just one day before the divorce papers were filed, Shannen posted a preview of what was to come on Instagram.
"The only people who deserve to be in your life are the ones who treat you with love, kindness and total respect," she wrote. The very next day it appears she took her own advice.
Before marrying Kurt, Shannen opened up to People magazine about the importance of the institution.
"Marriage to me is such a gigantic commitment that it's not something I'd ever go into lightly anymore," she said. "I've learned my lesson."
Shannen has been married three times in her life. She was married to Ashley Hamilton from 1993 to 1994. Her marriage to Rick Salomon lasted from 2002 to 2003. We can infer this divorce will feel like a failure of sorts, adding insult to a strong but wounded person.
