Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:48 PM

Mitt Romney: Court Battle Over His Involvement in Bitter Divorce

Source: TMZ

Mitt Romney was heavily involved in the extremely messy divorce of one of his key supporters ... and the Boston Globe is going to court first thing Wednesday morning in an attempt to unseal the court file as well as lift a gag order ... TMZ has learned.

The divorce was between Staples co-founder Tom Stemberg and his first wife Maureen. We're told the divorce battle lasted for years and was extremely ugly.

Sources tell us Romney gave both a deposition in the divorce and testified in the trial. According to our sources, the Boston Globe got a tip that there was "juicy information about Romney" in the sealed documents.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/23/mitt-romney-divorce-thomas-stemberg-maureen-staples-gloria-allred-boston-globe/

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Mitt Romney: Court Battle Over His Involvement in Bitter Divorce (Original post)	MotherPetrie	Oct 2012	OP
oopsie!	leftofcool	Oct 2012	#1
Oh Snap. He Banged his friends wife? Shame on you Mitt	Thrill	Oct 2012	#2
Thats a huge assumption Thrill	cstanleytech	Oct 2012	#51
This is a DIVORCE action, it has something to do with MONEY	happyslug	Oct 2012	#82
Well, I wonder	EC	Oct 2012	#3
Didn't Romney "save" Staples and then Staples	powergirl	Oct 2012	#4
Maybe he testified that he told the wife she should just shut up and obey.	randome	Oct 2012	#5
WOW...	Fred Bastiat	Oct 2012	#6
BOMBSHELL: imagine a married couple going through a rough patch and reconciling!	myrna minx	Oct 2012	#13
Too bad for Trump	amuse bouche	Oct 2012	#15
it's the boring Republican mirror trick that doesn't work any more because it's so obvious.. nt	Voice for Peace	Oct 2012	#17
There's this Grieg composition called Peer Gynt	BeyondGeography	Oct 2012	#21
Slagt ham! nt	msanthrope	Oct 2012	#81
...	BeyondGeography	Oct 2012	#105
Enjoy the pizza with your tombstone, troll. Five posts and toast.	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#44
oh please... I'll bet Trump knew that the Boston Globe was going to expose their story	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#76
I wonder if he was named as a thrid party	Angry Dragon	Oct 2012	#7
I don't know I can get behind this one. Unless of course Romney did something illegal.	nolabear	Oct 2012	#8
You don't have to get behind it, since you weren't voting for him anyway...	regnaD kciN	Oct 2012	#18
So, he had an "(Owner's Wife Is) Easy" button...?	regnaD kciN	Oct 2012	#9
ow.. snap	Voice for Peace	Oct 2012	#20
Duzy!!!	berni_mccoy	Oct 2012	#39
Oh, interesting. Sounds like the wife is trying to get it unsealed.	progressivebydesign	Oct 2012	#10
I think the paper, the Boston Globe, is asking for the details . . .	fleur-de-lisa	Oct 2012	#19
So they can sell more Papers!	Cha	Oct 2012	#25
The Boston Globe has a solid reputation has one of the best newspapers in the country.	avaistheone1	Oct 2012	#31
Understood. It would sell more Papers, though nm	Cha	Oct 2012	#41
True, but there has to be something more. The ex-husband spoke at the RNC.	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#45
I know..intriguing for now. I would think	Cha	Oct 2012	#49
Since it's the Globe and not a tabloid, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#58
Maybe he had an affair with her sister, someone related, and it all came out in the dirty laundry nt	flamingdem	Oct 2012	#50
Ack! More images I don't want in my head!	Indpndnt	Oct 2012	#57
My hunch is that it is something along the lines you are suggesting. Mittens probably helped	avaistheone1	Oct 2012	#64
Dan Rather had a solid reputation to until he reported on a story without investigating the source	cstanleytech	Oct 2012	#53
who are they endorsing for president?	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#77
Romney strikes me as asexual. But then again, he did have all those kids. Interesting	Laura PourMeADrink	Oct 2012	#29
Maybe He Paid The Butler To Sur-O-Gate Queen Annie.	Guitarzz	Oct 2012	#55
Well, his wife	Rincewind	Oct 2012	#74
It will be revealed that	TlalocW	Oct 2012	#40
Usually the reason fo a sealed divorce record is minor children	marshall	Oct 2012	#56
This may vary, but that wasn't true for my divorce in Wisconsin	HereSince1628	Oct 2012	#75
The sealed testimony in question was related to child custody	marshall	Oct 2012	#95
Most cases are sealed, as part of the marital settlement agreement	happyslug	Oct 2012	#85
Maybe	itcfish	Oct 2012	#98
I really wish they would drop this	onenote	Oct 2012	#11
True	MSMITH33156	Oct 2012	#16
Since when is a Newspaper asking for the truth to be revealed the same	R. Daneel Olivaw	Oct 2012	#32
Its being characterized as an effort supported by Obama supporter Gloria Allred	onenote	Oct 2012	#36
All things are not equal, but the Repugs want you to believe that.	R. Daneel Olivaw	Oct 2012	#46
Oh, well then, if Republicans are characterizing it, we have to just sit down and	Bluenorthwest	Oct 2012	#79
Not necessarily.	JimDandy	Oct 2012	#73
Staples and Stapled	russspeakeasy	Oct 2012	#12
Meh.	Canuckistanian	Oct 2012	#14
I hope this is true	Politicalboi	Oct 2012	#22
When Mitt does a takeover, he goes all the way.	JohnnyRingo	Oct 2012	#23
Good old TMZ	AspenRose	Oct 2012	#24
I found article about the divorce	marlakay	Oct 2012	#26
No wonder she wants to unseal. Bad blood against Robme. But, it may fit into the women's issue	Laura PourMeADrink	Oct 2012	#33
He Lied In Testimony Saying The Value Of Staples Was Far Below What Was True Which Means......	Guitarzz	Oct 2012	#52
I think so too..	dooner	Oct 2012	#59
This is the only sensible thing that I have read on the whole thing	grantcart	Oct 2012	#63
That doesn't seem election shattering.	HooptieWagon	Oct 2012	#35
It May Have A Detrimental Effect If It Is Found Money-Boo-Boo Lied Under Oath	Guitarzz	Oct 2012	#54
Even the republics know Romney's a liar. Won't stop them from voting for him.	HooptieWagon	Oct 2012	#62
omg "Money Boo Boo"..Hysterical !	Laura PourMeADrink	Oct 2012	#78
If Romney lost 1% of the women's vote that he currently has, it would be	pnwmom	Oct 2012	#66
If it caused 1% of women to switch votes,	HooptieWagon	Oct 2012	#102
Women voters won't like this. I think you're onto something.	pnwmom	Oct 2012	#65
Romney perjured himself by undervaluing the company while he was working to take it public!	Cassotto	Oct 2012	#71
This is a salvo being fired over the Trump tower.	truthisfreedom	Oct 2012	#27
looks like it's already been unsealed.	defacto7	Oct 2012	#28
If the teabaggers and talibornagain don't care about Newt, Rudy, and all the other Repuke affairs...	HooptieWagon	Oct 2012	#30
that's what I thought. Think it has something to do with whether or not they were	Laura PourMeADrink	Oct 2012	#34
It's not about the crazies. It is about all the undecided voters that may	R. Daneel Olivaw	Oct 2012	#37
I'm sure the undecideds already know rmoney is a liar.	HooptieWagon	Oct 2012	#104
This isn't about adultery, it's about perjury	Wednesdays	Oct 2012	#61
Romney being a liar is old news...not a game-breaker.	HooptieWagon	Oct 2012	#103
No Chance the rest of MSM covers this -- It Hurts Romney	boingboinh	Oct 2012	#38
Something murky when Stemberg continues to support Romney even though he had his wife.	LiberalFighter	Oct 2012	#42
That's why I think its about something else connected to the divorce.	LisaL	Oct 2012	#43
Perhaps it wasn't the wife.	Bigleaf	Oct 2012	#48
I think that's a big and dangerous assumption	Texin	Oct 2012	#84
Hmmm -- first the Rethugs start insisting that Gloria Allred has dirt on Romney	rocktivity	Oct 2012	#47
why is this anything out of the ordinary for gopper politician? Whatever it is.	olddad56	Oct 2012	#60
could be they hired a forensic accountant who found the settlement was based on fraudulent info	tomm2thumbs	Oct 2012	#67
OK-This is going to be big!! Article about divorce case from 2008.......	Cassotto	Oct 2012	#68
How "big" can today's news, if there is any, be if this was reported in 2008?	onenote	Oct 2012	#83
That sounds about right, old Mitt told to low ball Staples stock price	happyslug	Oct 2012	#87
It would be delicious irony	fleabiscuit	Oct 2012	#69
lol	dooner	Oct 2012	#70
Whatever happens	mimi85	Oct 2012	#72
The UK's Mail	Texin	Oct 2012	#80
In a case like this one, the only time a Child would be a factor is if the Child has the money	happyslug	Oct 2012	#86
Hmmm, this reminds me of Obama's campaign for the senate in 2004.	Beacool	Oct 2012	#88
Er...can you please show me where Obama has anything to do	TwilightGardener	Oct 2012	#89
The Boston Globe is not a RW paper.	Beacool	Oct 2012	#90
They're practicing investigative journalism, and that is Obama's fault...how?	TwilightGardener	Oct 2012	#92
It IS about Romney. It's about his testimony.	randome	Oct 2012	#94
The Boston Globe actually favored several liberal Republican governors	karynnj	Oct 2012	#101
No - it was used by his primary opponent	karynnj	Oct 2012	#99
Go Gloria!	Megahurtz	Oct 2012	#91
Mittens lied under oath re: the value of Staples	magical thyme	Oct 2012	#93
It's a little more nuanced than that	marshall	Oct 2012	#96
Well, wait a minute, then.	randome	Oct 2012	#97
I don't know if the term "accurate" can be applied to it	marshall	Oct 2012	#100
in that case, I'd say it's nothing	magical thyme	Oct 2012	#106

Response to MotherPetrie (Original post)

Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:49 PM

leftofcool (19,460 posts)

Mitt Romney: Court Battle Over His Involvement in Bitter Divorce

1. oopsie!

2. Oh Snap. He Banged his friends wife? Shame on you Mitt

51. Thats a huge assumption Thrill

82. This is a DIVORCE action, it has something to do with MONEY

3. Well, I wonder

4. Didn't Romney "save" Staples and then Staples

5. Maybe he testified that he told the wife she should just shut up and obey.

6. WOW...

13. BOMBSHELL: imagine a married couple going through a rough patch and reconciling!

15. Too bad for Trump

17. it's the boring Republican mirror trick that doesn't work any more because it's so obvious.. nt

21. There's this Grieg composition called Peer Gynt

81. Slagt ham! nt

105. ...

44. Enjoy the pizza with your tombstone, troll. Five posts and toast.

76. oh please... I'll bet Trump knew that the Boston Globe was going to expose their story

7. I wonder if he was named as a thrid party

8. I don't know I can get behind this one. Unless of course Romney did something illegal.

18. You don't have to get behind it, since you weren't voting for him anyway...

9. So, he had an "(Owner's Wife Is) Easy" button...?

20. ow.. snap

39. Duzy!!!

10. Oh, interesting. Sounds like the wife is trying to get it unsealed.

19. I think the paper, the Boston Globe, is asking for the details . . .

25. So they can sell more Papers!

31. The Boston Globe has a solid reputation has one of the best newspapers in the country.

41. Understood. It would sell more Papers, though nm

45. True, but there has to be something more. The ex-husband spoke at the RNC.

49. I know..intriguing for now. I would think

58. Since it's the Globe and not a tabloid, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

50. Maybe he had an affair with her sister, someone related, and it all came out in the dirty laundry nt

57. Ack! More images I don't want in my head!

64. My hunch is that it is something along the lines you are suggesting. Mittens probably helped

53. Dan Rather had a solid reputation to until he reported on a story without investigating the source

77. who are they endorsing for president?

29. Romney strikes me as asexual. But then again, he did have all those kids. Interesting

55. Maybe He Paid The Butler To Sur-O-Gate Queen Annie.

74. Well, his wife

40. It will be revealed that

56. Usually the reason fo a sealed divorce record is minor children

75. This may vary, but that wasn't true for my divorce in Wisconsin

95. The sealed testimony in question was related to child custody

85. Most cases are sealed, as part of the marital settlement agreement

98. Maybe

11. I really wish they would drop this

16. True

32. Since when is a Newspaper asking for the truth to be revealed the same

36. Its being characterized as an effort supported by Obama supporter Gloria Allred

46. All things are not equal, but the Repugs want you to believe that.

79. Oh, well then, if Republicans are characterizing it, we have to just sit down and

73. Not necessarily.

12. Staples and Stapled

14. Meh.

22. I hope this is true

23. When Mitt does a takeover, he goes all the way.

24. Good old TMZ

26. I found article about the divorce

33. No wonder she wants to unseal. Bad blood against Robme. But, it may fit into the women's issue

52. He Lied In Testimony Saying The Value Of Staples Was Far Below What Was True Which Means......

59. I think so too..

63. This is the only sensible thing that I have read on the whole thing

35. That doesn't seem election shattering.

54. It May Have A Detrimental Effect If It Is Found Money-Boo-Boo Lied Under Oath

62. Even the republics know Romney's a liar. Won't stop them from voting for him.

78. omg "Money Boo Boo"..Hysterical !

66. If Romney lost 1% of the women's vote that he currently has, it would be

102. If it caused 1% of women to switch votes,

65. Women voters won't like this. I think you're onto something.

71. Romney perjured himself by undervaluing the company while he was working to take it public!

27. This is a salvo being fired over the Trump tower.

28. looks like it's already been unsealed.

30. If the teabaggers and talibornagain don't care about Newt, Rudy, and all the other Repuke affairs...

34. that's what I thought. Think it has something to do with whether or not they were

37. It's not about the crazies. It is about all the undecided voters that may

104. I'm sure the undecideds already know rmoney is a liar.

61. This isn't about adultery, it's about perjury

103. Romney being a liar is old news...not a game-breaker.

38. No Chance the rest of MSM covers this -- It Hurts Romney

42. Something murky when Stemberg continues to support Romney even though he had his wife.