Behind The Breakup -- Inside Arnold & Maria's Split

Posted on May 11, 2011 @ 12:27PM

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By Cliff Renfrew
Radar Staff Reporter

They were one of Hollywood's oddest couples,and yet they lasted for 25-years -- so what finally caused the shocking breakup of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver?

Perhaps, the answer lies in Schwarzenegger's sometimes sordid sexual past.

Powerhouse attorney and women's advocate Gloria Allred tells RadarOnline.com exclusively: "Maria and the people of California deserve so much better than they have had with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I hope that she holds him fully accountable for his behavior during the marriage."

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The behavior, to which Allred refers to, has been widely reported over the years.

Allred personally represented a stunt woman, Rhonda Miller that sued Schwarzenegger for sexual harassment in 2004, when Arnold was running to be Governor of California. The lawsuit against Arnold was eventually dismissed.

But that was just one of several sexual scandals which dogged Schwarzenegger during his 25-year marriage to Shriver.

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Among the other allegations: Schwarzenegger reportedly had a seven-year affair with former child actress Gigi Goyette.

Then came a series of embarrassing headlines during a trip to Britain where he was accused of groping three female journalists while promoting a movie.

Just before the 2003 gubenatorial election, Schwarzenegger was accused of sexually harassing several women over a 25-year-period.

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Six women came forward with three of them claiming he had groped their breasts; a fourth said he had put his hand on her bottom beneath her skirt.

A fifth woman alleged that he had tried to take off her swimsuit in a hotel elevator while the last woman said he tried to sit on her lap.

Four of the women remained anonymous, but the other two, Elaine Stockton and British journalist Anna Richardson, went public.

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Richardson went on to sue Schwarzenegger and his aides when he claimed she had encouraged his behavior; they settled out of court in 2006.

Schwarzenegger eventually apologized and admited that he had “behaved badly sometimes” but also stated that “a lot of what you see in the stories is not true.”

Allred did not represent any of the other women reportedly involved with Schwarzenegger.

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What did she see in him in the first place?

by samstark
Posted Wed, 05/11/2011 - 7:54pm

Actually, it's all true. My sister-in-law had him at a corporate event she produced. She had to change her staff because the women were so harassed. He's a PIG. He has absolutely no respect for his wife or other women.

by nyrebel
Posted Wed, 05/11/2011 - 4:42pm

I always get a kick out of people when they say they love each other so much and have the deepest respect etc etc etc etc for each other but they are splitting and they are just fine and the kids are fine lol

by earlybird
Posted Wed, 05/11/2011 - 2:36pm

and they're not going to say anything else and want everyone to respect their privacy. ROFLOL!!!

by BlogDog
Posted Wed, 05/11/2011 - 3:08pm

allred is a sicko man beater. at least after marias man beating arnold, arnold spoke only good about maria..and said they both love each other very much. he only thinks of their children. he is a good man. maria and allred. ballbreakers.

by mous
Posted Wed, 05/11/2011 - 2:13pm

I hope she leaves his ass though. He has a problem keeping it in his pants. She needs to set a better example for her children than turning a blind eye and being a doormat. Be strong Maria!

by TorontoPerezFan
Posted Wed, 05/11/2011 - 12:17pm