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‘Melrose Place' star Courtney Thorne-Smith divorcing husband Roger Fishman after 18 years of marriage
Courtney Thorne-Smith is ending her marriage to husband Roger Fishman. The 'Melrose Place' actress, 57, filed for divorce from the talent agent after 18 years of marriage in Los Angeles Superior Court on June 17. In the documents, which were filed without a lawyer, Thorne-Smith cited 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the split, according to TMZ. Advertisement 6 Courtney Thorne-Smith and Roger Fishman at Courtney's book launch party in 2007. WireImage Thorne-Smith reportedly filed for joint legal and physical custody of the former couple's son Jacob Emerson, 17, and asked the court to terminate her and Fishman's rights to spousal support. The 'Ally McBeal' star also revealed in her filing that the exes have been separated since September 2021. Advertisement 6 Roger Fishman and Courtney Thorne-Smith at the 3rd Annual Pink Party at the Viceroy Hotel on September 8, 2007. WireImage The Post has reached out to Thorne-Smith's rep for comment. Thorne-Smith married Fishman on New Year's Day in 2007. Their son was born in January 2008. The actress was previously married to geneticist Andrew Conrad from 2000 to 2001. She also dated her 'Melrose Place' co-star Andrew Shue in the early 1990s. Advertisement 6 Courtney Thorne-Smith in 1993. Getty Images 6 Courtney Thorne-Smith visits Hallmark's 'Home and Family' at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2019. Getty Images In an interview with People last year, Thorne-Smith recalled being 'charmed' by Shue, 58, when they filmed the pilot of the soap opera. 'I did remember shooting with Andrew for the first time. The scene that I remember that we talked about that was so much fun was him dancing. When he's dancing — you can actually see it in my face — how charmed I am,' Thorne-Smith shared. 'I was being completely charmed by Andrew in that moment. It was so adorable.' Advertisement 6 Courtney Thorne-Smith with Andrew Shue at the Academy Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif. in 1993. Getty Images 'So I just remember him and him coming in with this sweet, sweet energy and how much fun it was to do that with him,' she added. Thorne-Smith reunited with Shue on an Aug. 2024 episode of her 'Still the Place' podcast, where she said that their breakup was 'shockingly not weird,' while Shue admitted that 'there was a little bit of time where it was tough.' 6 Courtney Thorne-Smith backstage at the 55th Annual Emmy Awards show in 2003. Getty Images The exes also reminisced on the 'no tongue' kissing rule for their characters that they set in place after their split. 'Our relationship, we helped carry each other through a very intense time,' Shue told Thorne-Smith. 'The show got a lot of attention. I know you had already been fairly well known, but we were dealing with a lot of, we'll call it Fox celebrity craziness.' 'And I remember just feeling safe knowing we were together guiding each other through it,' Shue added. Thorne-Smith and Shue starred in 'Melrose Place' with Heather Locklear, Thomas Calabro, Grant Show, Laura Leighton, Marcia Cross, Doug Savant and more.
New York Post
12-05-2025
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Ashley Judd reveals heartbreaking final conversation with mom Naomi as she lay dying
Ashley Judd is sharing new insight into her mom Naomi Judd's tragic suicide. In the new docuseries 'The Judd Family: Truth Be Told' that aired this weekend on Lifetime, Ashley, 57, opened up about the last conversation she had with Naomi as the country singer died by suicide at age 76 in April 2022. Ashley recalled that on the morning of her mother's passing, Naomi sent her a text that said, 'Please help.' Advertisement 8 Naomi and Ashley Judd attend the 2014 Nashville Film Festival. Getty Images 'When I got there, Mom was very uncomfortable in her body, pacing around the kitchen and expressing that she didn't want to be here anymore,' the 'Missing' actress explained. 'I put my hand on her leg and she patted me and she slowly softened and came back to herself and calmed down and shared a couple of things that I would say are private, between us, about why she chose to continue to live,' Ashley shared. Advertisement 8 Naomi Judd visits Hallmark's 'Home and Family' at Universal Studios Hollywood in March 2018. Getty Images 8 Ashley Judd attends Daughters For Earth, Vital Voices and International Center For Research on Women Campaign Launch in New York in 2023. Getty Images for Daughters For Earth Naomi went upstairs, Ashley said, but when the 'Divergent' star checked on her, she discovered that Naomi 'had harmed herself.' 'And then I spent the next whatever it was — half hour — just holding my mother and talking to her, and the first thing I said to her was, 'It's OK, I've seen how much you've been suffering,'' Ashley said. Advertisement 8 Ashley Judd and Naomi Judd arrive at the premiere of 'Twisted' in Feb. 2004. Getty Images 'And we just breathed together,' Ashley added, 'and I talked to her and told her how much I loved her, and it's okay to go.' Ashley said that once her mom passed of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, 'my most earnest wish was to make sure that she was relieved and absolved of her guilt and her shame.' 'I was holding her hand. I was kissing her,' Ashley recalled. 'She was so soft. She smelled so pretty.' Advertisement 8 Naomi, Ashley and Wynonna Judd at the ACM Awards in the 1990s. Getty Images 8 Ashley Judd speaks onstage at the Clinton Global Initiative September 2023 Meeting. Getty Images for Clinton Global Initiative She added of Naomi's final moments, 'It was like this final consummation of the love in the relationship that we had transformed. What an honor, to be born into this human life, to be chosen by her. I got to hold space, I got to bookend. And I'm just so glad I was there.' 8 Naomi Judd and Ashley Judd at 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2013. ABC Naomi struggled with mental illness for years before her death. The 'Have Mercy' singer allegedly wrote a suicide note that read, 'Do not let Wy come to my funeral. She's mentally ill,' in reference to her other daughter and singing partner, Wynonna, 60. Despite her mom's alleged wishes, Wynonna did go to Naomi's funeral. 8 Naomi Judd with her two daughters at the annual YouthAIDS Benefit Gala in Sept. 2005. Getty Images Advertisement Last year, Ashley appeared on Anderson Cooper's CNN podcast and called Naomi's death 'traumatic and unexpected.' Ashley added that Naomi told her while dying, 'Let it all go, be free, all is forgiven long ago. All is forgiven long ago. Leave it all here, take nothing with you just be free.' If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
