Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa outside the Count Basie Theatre last May.
Almost three years after Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa went shopping at the Antique Center of Red Bank to help dispel rumors of a split, a West Long Branch man claims in divorce papers that his wife committed adultery with Springsteen "at various times and places too numerous to mention," according to a report in Star Magazine.
Star cites divorce papers filed March 27 in Monmouth County Superior Court by Arthur Kelly against his wife, Ann.
The Star quotes an unidentified source thusly: "Ann says she and Bruce are just friends, but there have been rumors
going around the area for more than a year that they had gotten way too
close after meeting at a local gym."
Springsteen and Scialfa, his wife of 18 years, have homes in Rumson and Colts Neck and are frequently seen around Red Bank.
The celebrity couple were the subject of breakup rumors in August, 2006, when the New York Post reported that the Boss was making time with an unidentified September 11, 2001 widow.
Amid the media frenzy that erupted as a result, Springsteen and Scialfa gave put on a scruffy little performance with some old string instruments at the antique center and told patrons the rumors untrue.
On his website, Springsteen called the report "unfounded and ugly rumors" and termed his time with Scialfa "the best 18 years of my life."
They have three children.
This is not news.
Haha. What's the betting this guy's full of crap?
doubt it there wesley..he's done it before.
I think it's awesome that Springsteen is still popular enough to garner unwanted attention in the form of divorce paper name dropping. Here's to the Boss, who will forever be in our hearts!
Now, I do feel that the man citing the Boss' adultery as the cause of the divorce is going a little unjust. I would think that a woman cheating on her husband would be a cause for divorce, but with whom she cheats is not necessarily the man's fault.
Unless, of course, Springsteen was the one who initiated this alleged illicit affair, in which case he IS at fault, and the man shouldn't be divorcing his wife, but giving the Boss a good, swift one-two into his face.
Not that I condone violence or anything.
who cares? Mr. Ward, this is well below your usual good standards. The Boss (& in particular his family) should be left alone – I would expect there are far more important things to report on these days…. like bowling alleys running massive 50/50 scams, muddy river bank non-parks to be named, and elusive white dolphins no longer swimming in our waters….
I agree with Captain Nemo - what is the point of this, "news worthy" anyone who lives on the peninsula knows that Bruce is a descent guy, and just because some whack-o thinks he's been porking his wife, does not make it a story or give it credence. There is GANG GRAFITTI on the front of "Red Ginger" Homes on Monmouth Street across from Teak - 3 foot tall in Bright Blue Spray Paint on 4 of the 5 pillars out front - done by what appears to be the Mexican gang MS13 right done the street from city hall and all RBG can come up with is a story like this? why has no one made mention of the CRIME?
it's part of the gig nemo…if you're famous you're fair game. lots of people pay good money to see bruce.
good guy but still a possible philanderer. he is an admitted customer of strip joints so he is no saint in the city. He's in the public eye so it's news, good story
MadMartha Exactly!! As a matter of fact I sent pictures of recent gang graffitti sprayed on the middle school & at china palace on broad that was done over the weekend to Red Bank Green last night Lets see if it gets posted
Bruce has been droppin loads in different area codes since the 80's
Boo Hoo Hoo, Poor Bruce, leave him alone,he has a family.
Mr. Ward how dare you report this.
So if a Politician sold albums with very poor vocals and a bunch stupid stories that were not his own, should Mr. Ward dare report anything on him?
Bunch of blow hards, get bent !
Bruce Obama can handle the heat, and all you idiots will still do what he tells you and vote for who he wants you to vote for.
I met a young woman who works as a bartender in New Jersey and she told me three years ago that Bruce had hit on her and the other women bartenders. It was common knowledge that he cheated.
He's one messed up dude. Never liked his music anyway.
Uh, remember that Bruce was quite married to Julianne Phillips when he had an affair with and then married Patti. Patti, you got what you caught, a man who cheats.
First of all Mr. Springsteen never had sexual relations with that woman. Secondly, all of you middle-aged women trying to make yourselves hot down at the gym are tempests. You are all insure and unloved because your husband just hired a beautiful 25 year old skinny blonde and he has been working late. All you can do to try to get back at your husband is to attempt to hook up with this great rock star. We stand by the statement that Mr. Springsteen has never cheated on his second wife and only cheated on his first wife with the person who become his second wife so he really is not the cheater you all claim him to be. And if for some reason he did cheat on his wife with you or your friends please keep your mouth shut as you promised. Everyone wishes they could be Bruce Springsteen but there is only one, so learn to appreciate him and his generocity to the community. Thank you.
it should be insecure not insure. I've been with Bruce since the 60's, so enough said
It’s a sad, sad day when ones alleged marital indiscretions are the subject of tabloid news reports.
Back on my planet we have a much more evolved and mature marital structure. Very similar to your motor vehicle department here on earth, a marriage license is good for 2 years, either party may elect to renew or allow it to expire every two years.
The renewal process includes fairly stringent inspection standards relative to marital weight limits and operability of features. The inspector can even fail you if you or your spouse does not meet minimum performance standards.
Personally I’m on my 5th wife, started with the lovely Lotus, subsequently downgraded and now happily married to Yugo.
Mad Martha, DON'T YOU KNOW THERE ARE NO GANGS IN RED BANK. When I made mention of this several months ago I was accused of being a racist, but I guess that's what we call the truth in this politicaly correct age.
Nice tag on the Chinese restaurant on Broad, LordJohn posted about the same tag at Juanito’s bakery by the train station. Have not been able to find out its meaning; SGD 12 if I recall.
Right on Broad Street, seem to be marking territory, if I were the property owner I’d leave it there for a while, time to shine a light on this issue. Our miscreants appear to be getting a lot more brazen.
1. RBG, please don't use "thusly".
2. This business of "he's got a family" is BS. So does the guy he cuckolded.
3. That said, the graffiti story is more important. In times like this, it is CRITICAL to keep fixing the broken windows. Keeping town from going to hell doesn't necessarily take either money or rocket science.
Lord John, apparently you can do whatever you want when no one will admit that you actually exist. It should be interesting to see how out of control this situation gets before RB wakes up and admits we have a problem.
Here's another one: Anyone know anything about the kid / person taken out of the Middle School on Monday by RBPD? Three PD cars there, took away a male late morning.
I don't know anything about the Middle School,my kids are in RBR but I do know that a student was taken out of the high school on a trauma board about a month ago after being jumped by two other students, ALLEGEDLY gang related. This is the crap that our kids experience at school in OUR TOWN. This is not simple school yard squabbles. I will be relieved when my children graduate, I can't afford to send them to private school.
I asked my kid who is the middle school, he says he knows nothing about an incident (and you'd think he'd have heard something) on Monday - the "Tag" on the "Red Ginger" Store front is "SGD 12" as well and can't find out the meaning either, amazing that it is in "BRIGHT Blue" paint and the Building owners the Noglow's haven't done anything about it yet - feel bad for the store owners. I guess it's not too important to the local PD, City Council or the Mayor.
that graffiti tag is also on Joline in Long Branch by the way.
i have a question. is it really "reporting the news" when you read it in another publication and then re-write it on your website?
that seems to happen rather often here.
The script of the tag looks like the same person on the Chinese restaurant and Juanitos Bakery. Very similar.
Dick, no offense, it is no different than the NY Times reporting news from AP, UPI or Reuters.
There is a "tag" on the post box on the corner of Maple and Peters Place. What do tags mean? The police station is right around the corner. Red Bank has become a scary place to live.
It is usually a gang marking their territory as a warning to others, most likely whoever is doing it, and it looks like the same delinquent from the style, are harmless juveniles.
Better safe than sorry though, should not be too difficult to catch whoever it is with some surveillance, cameras, patrols, and neighborhood awareness.
Might be time for residents to request a meeting with the counsel and explore ways to help the police.
regarding the "tag"… SGD = Spanish gangster disciples
Dick,
You do not have to act like your name sake. The Greenman works very hard to uncover the news to give us idiots something to do. See Mr. Greenman, I am not always giving you a hard time and questioning what you wish to report on.
If we help the police will they share their raises with us ?
Rbers, thanks, been looking on the internet and came up with nothing.
MadMartha and LordJohn,
the tag on Broad St. and Red Ginger is SGD13 and IS a gang tag. it was also painted on the side of the Middle School in HUGE letters. When parents pulled in to drop their kids off on Monday morning it was the first thing they saw. Unfortunately, i didn't have my camera with that morning. When I went back later that afternoon the school had powerwashed it off, but the image is still recognizable and I took a picture. When the knife incident at the Middle School was reported I, like Done in RB, was called a racist AND accused of spreading rumors for mentioning the gang issue. That same person also called John Ward an irresponsible web-master for allowing my post. How could there possibly be gangs in RB? How could I say this about 12-14 year old children? This kind of stick your head in the sand mentality is ridiculous and ignoring this problem is not going to make it go away.
Sickofit,
Thank you, I enjoy messing with some of the issues here, some deserve it. But this does appear to be serious.
Make rb a better place is afraid, that is a natural response, but its how you respond that matters. Best to make some noise, organize and do something about it.
Get know your neighbors, your counsel representative. Make some noise/ Remember, cockroaches only come out in the dark, it’s our town, we can make it inhospitable for whoever is doing this.
This has been whispered about for a few years in the Rumson area-a redhead at the gym. He sure likes redheads.
Bruce is great. The pride of NJ. And believe me, NJ needs pride. My wife has often said Bruce is the only person she would sleep with other than me. And you know what, I'd be OK with that. Everyone needs a fantasy. All the negative remarks I have read are from people who still live in NJ and are too "small town" to understand the impact Bruce Springsteen makes on the rest of the world. Wake up and realize his presence in your community is a gift. I don't agree with his politics, but he makes great music, inspires others and is very very generous. I see it everywhere and I don't even look real hard. And before you are all so quick to cast stones, look in the mirror. What positive impact have you ever made in life? Then look at what Bruce has done and you'll realize that you will never measure up and your only pleasure is his potential pain.
Hey, Dick at April 8: 9:44pm
All papers routinely report news broken by other papers. The New York Times and the Washingtong Post does it. In this case there are court documents, so the story is fair game.
I for one am not surprised at this story. I have been hearing from women for years who have been hit on by Springsteen in New Jersey.
The KBinAZ post must be a troll. But I'll run with it.
You'd be ok with some guy (albeit someone you regard as a minor deity) sleeping with your wife? Really?
Really?
Why do we waste time with something that is between Springsteen , his wife ,and kids? If you enjoy his music,OK.If not,there's plenty of other stuff out there.Get with it,make sure your own world is where it should be.
Is this story tuff on all the white,middle aged squares who consider BROOOOOCE their king of rock n roll? Get a life.
Fox 5 reported this morning that the husband naming Brooooose in the divorce is a Red Bank resident married for 17 years.
Well that explains it.
The tags mean "Springsteen Goes Downtown"
13 married woman and counting maybe.
Boys watch your girls, after all he is the "BOSS" ya know.
Just to be clear, the poster above "Maple Ave. freeze out" is just making things up. Mr. Springsteen is not a gang-banger. He only bangs one woman. We also noticed that some disrespectful punk posted on the Asbury Park Press website that "Mrs. Springsteen should get on her broom and pick up some weatherguard down at Sears." We take great offense at this as Mrs. Springsteen has never shopped at Sears. Thank you.
oh bet its true jimmy buffet because some wannabe girl told you he hit on her.
If you were Bruce Springsteen would you not hit on women everywhere, or are the women hitting on him? who cares live and let live. Besides it's a no brainer in NJ courts- Judges can and often say "it's my court and I can do what I want" (emphasis on "I") they have complete discretion whether their actions are contrary to NJ law or not.They will squash the party that wants to involve Springsteen in this litigation, Good o'l 1960's Alabama style.
I would think Mr. Kelly is taking a big risk naming Springsteen in court papers. If he's making it up, don't you think he's in bigger hot water with the law, than a simple divorce case?
He's asking for trouble if he's lying !
Wonder if Springsteen will go after him for damages?
Kelly's asking for trouble even if he's being perfectly truthful. BS can afford the best lawyers in the world who will seek to destroy him regardless. This will be regarded as "deterrence" - a lesson to other cuckolds: don't even think about trying.