Behind the Fugly That Was Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010No, no, this isn’t Eva caught reading Tony Parker’s text messages, this picture is what we call irony. When Eva was playing a fake crying scene during a fight with her husband on the set of Desperate Housewives. Because as you well knew, there is more to the story…and it ain’t as pretty as she is, even when she’s fake crying. Basketball bride Erin Marie Barry claims she hadn’t even heard that she was the other woman in Eva Longoria’s split from Tony Parker. Between struggling through a divorce, studying for law school, saving child abuse victims and who knows what else (would it kill her to knit some vests for orphaned pandas?), she just hasn’t had the time for such petty matters as the international sullying of her reputation. She’s now officially responded on her website, and she wants you to know she’s annoyed. And pissy. Don’t forget pissy.
“I DID NOT HAVE AN AFFAIR WITH TONY PARKER, nor did I ‘pursue’ Tony Parker. Unfortunately, because our divorces are occurring at the same time, great speculation has been cast on our friendship. My friendship with Tony Parker had nothing to do with the end of my marriage (which is painful enough without this added drama), and to assume that we had an affair is naïve, ridiculous, and completely misguided.”
Eva decided to divorce her husband of three years after she found hundreds of text messages between him and one of their friends, some of which were eyebrow-raisingly adult in nature. But whether or not that friend was Erin, who is currently divorcing San Antonio Spurs player Brent Barry, the basketball ex didn’t get into. She also noted that having to address the gossip was an “annoyance,” as she is a very busy lady who barely has time to answer all of her dirty text messages let alone respond to the gossip hounds.
“I am so busy with my children and law school studies that to take even a few moments out of my day to address this ludicrous issue is an annoyance. I only take the time to explain myself because apparently my silence, as a result of my indifference, has been construed as an admission of guilt. These are my words and this is the last you will hear from me on this subject because I have more important things to do.”
Ya! You know how those Sudokus pile up. Eva and Tony haven’t had nearly as much to say since Eva filed for divorce on November 17. Eva’s pal, Mario Lopez, had an update, saying she was “devastated” but “strong,” like someone in a Cher song. She was seen out for lunch with Tony at Santa Monica’s Shutters on the Beach, but nobody’s getting their hopes up. “It was just a friendly lunch to work out the details of the divorce,” a source told Us. Apparently sometimes a salad is just a salad. Aw. And I kind of had my hopes up there. *sigh*
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