The viability of the marriage of inflatable actress Renee Zellweger, 36, to country music star Kenny Chesney, 37, seemed somewhat improbable, with the couple tying the knot on a Virgin Islands beach in May, having met at the Concert of Hope tsunami relief benefit in January where Chesney — named Country Music Association entertainer of the year in November, with hits including "Me and You," "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" — was singing and Zellweger was answering telephones.
But stranger things have happened.
However, just four months later, Zellweger — who won a best supporting actress Oscar for Cold Mountain in 2004 and was also nominated for her roles in Chicago and Bridget Jones's Diary — has filed court papers seeking an annulment of the marriage, listing "fraud" as the reason for the split.
Annulment on the grounds of fraud involves proving a partner misrepresented some matter that was vital to the marriage, such as concealment of an existing spouse, permanent impotence or a criminal history, or if either party was under the influence of drugs or alcohol when the marriage took place.
Court documents and Zellweger's representative did not characterize the nature of the marital fraud.
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— go to most recent comments1 - JR
Maybe he's gay.
2 - Eric Olsen
maybe it's the hat
3 - Eric Olsen
or maybe it's a gay hat
4 - staci phillips
or maybe has something to do with her!!
5 - Antfreeze
I never noticed before how much she looks like a blow-up doll. No wonder I always felt like I knew her, (non-biblically), from somewhere. Knowing todays country music, she probably just found out Mr. Cowboy is from NYC or something.
6 - Silas Kain
In my circles it was a forgone conclusion that K.C. was gayer than a cowboy at the rodeo.
7 - alethinos59
Maybe she just came to her senses and realized COUNTRY SUCKS...
But I think there is something with that hat...
8 - Eric Olsen
Silas, but isn't it also someting of a foregone conclusion that everyone is secretly gay?
I know I think everyone is secretly Norwegian
9 - bhw
Stop the gays from destroying the sanctity of marriage ... between a man and a woman ... who met at a fundraiser and got married 4 months later ... only to get the marriage annulled 4 months after that.
God save marriage from the queers!
10 - Eric Olsen
maybe she heard her clock ticking
11 - Tracie
I guess this really was the "fairy" tale romance people were saying it was...pun intended!
12 - Natalie Davis
Not unexpected, this. It will be interesting to see how long Jack White's unexpected and quick union, which took place shortly after the Zellweger-Chesney nups did, will last.
13 - Red State
Maybe you people are all a bunch of fucking idiots for caring enough to speculate.
14 - alethinos59
Red State, some time we really must talk about your table manners...
Alethinos
15 - Bob A. Booey
If you've ever seen her interviewed, she's clearly a bit imbalanced and touched, to put it mildly. I think this is only further proof that she might be a little wacky.
That is all.
16 - Dave Nalle
She also looks like her face was hit over and over by a 2x4.
Dave
17 - Bob A. Booey
Dave, dude, you're not allowed to comment on the hotness of chicks.
But yeah, she's really hit the wall and she always looks like she's been sucking on a lemon.
That is all.
18 - Dave Nalle
I'm not? Why?
Dave
19 - Bob A. Booey
Cuz you're not a guy's guy :)
THat is all.
20 - Eric Olsen
she was quite appealing in Jerry Maguire, but she was supposed to be and had the personality/underdog angle working for her - she's never been HOT hot, but I still like her as an actress
21 - Bob A. Booey
She was way cuter then, but she got weird with the squinty eyes and the weight fluctuations for Bridget Jones.
Age may have something to do with it as well, but she doesn't look healthy to me.
Even that picture of her and Chesney on the beach, where she was really pale but had really pink makeup on that ended at her neck while squinting and doing some akward dance on the beach with Pop Cowboy, was more odd than cute.
That is all.
22 - Silas Kain
Silas, but isn't it also someting of a foregone conclusion that everyone is secretly gay?
Nah, Eric. If everybody was secretly gay the White House would be decorated fabulously and the Statue of Liberty would have a prettier gown.
I know I think everyone is secretly Norwegian
No doubt in my mind. They're either Norwegian or want to be.
23 - Bob A. Booey
Lady Liberty would look fab in a slinky off-the-shoulder D & G number, don't you think, Silas? And a feather boa!
I've always wondered myself is she weren't a bit of a drag queen. You know what I'm saying, darlings.
Norwiegans sound hot.
That is all.
24 - Bob A. Booey
And I can't spell Norwegians. I swear I just typed "Norweigans." There are so many ways to spell that wrong, and I was a two-time defending junior high spelling bee champion.
This site is so cool for having a link to buy a Neutral Milk Hotel album on the side. Who's responsible for that? Olsen? I still love that album, especially "King of Carrot Flowers Part I."
That is all.
25 - Eric Olsen
It's a rotating Amazon selection - I take no credit for anything other than not taking it down