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09-23-2011, 09:41 AM
Sarah Palin's husband Todd 'considering divorce'
Sarah Palin has been hit by more negative reports about her private life, this time suggesting that she is heading for divorce.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01999/p1_1999408c.jpg Sarah Palin with husband Todd, who is allegedly filing for divorce, according to new reports Photo: AFP/GETTY
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By Nick Allen (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/nick-allen/), Los Angeles
6:09PM BST 22 Sep 2011
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The rumours, which have surfaced before and been furiously denied, were reported in the National Enquirer, which did not name its source.
The magazine claimed Todd Palin was "fed up" following the publication last week of Joe McGinniss's book The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.
A friend reportedly told the magazine: "The final straw was McGinniss quoting Sarah's brother Chuckie telling a friend they don't have a marriage."
Mr Palin has condemned the book as "full of disgusting lies, innuendo, and smears." In a scathing review the New York Times noted that the book contained "caustic, unsubstantiated gossip about the Palins, often from unnamed sources."
Last year, Mrs Palin reacted angrily to a similar tabloid report that she was heading for divorce. She was said to have been "steaming" about the suggestion.
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The National Enquirer was the first to report details last week from McGinniss's book, which made a series of allegations about Mrs Palin's private life including drug use.
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Sarah Palin has been hit by more negative reports about her private life, this time suggesting that she is heading for divorce.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01999/p1_1999408c.jpg Sarah Palin with husband Todd, who is allegedly filing for divorce, according to new reports Photo: AFP/GETTY
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01770/Allen_60_1770017j.jpg (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/)
By Nick Allen (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/nick-allen/), Los Angeles
6:09PM BST 22 Sep 2011
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The rumours, which have surfaced before and been furiously denied, were reported in the National Enquirer, which did not name its source.
The magazine claimed Todd Palin was "fed up" following the publication last week of Joe McGinniss's book The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin.
A friend reportedly told the magazine: "The final straw was McGinniss quoting Sarah's brother Chuckie telling a friend they don't have a marriage."
Mr Palin has condemned the book as "full of disgusting lies, innuendo, and smears." In a scathing review the New York Times noted that the book contained "caustic, unsubstantiated gossip about the Palins, often from unnamed sources."
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