Ren\u00e9e Zellweger has spoken openly about her brief marriage to country singer Kenny Chesney and the rumors that surfaced after their split. In a new interview with The Advocate published on September 8, the actress addressed the speculation that arose when she filed for an annulment just four months after their May 2005 wedding, citing \u201cfraud\u201d as the legal reason.<\/p>\n
The filing sparked widespread gossip that Chesney was gay \u2014 something Zellweger says made her deeply uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
\u201cI forgot about that. It\u2019s a pretty big thing to forget, isn\u2019t it? That made me sad,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cIt made me sad that people were using that as a way to be cruel, and that calling someone gay was treated like a negative, which can have real consequences. And, of course, the bigger issue is why anyone had to invent a story in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shortly after filing in September 2005, Zellweger released a statement clarifying that \u201cfraud\u201d was simply legal terminology and \u201cnot a reflection of Kenny\u2019s character.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked if she felt compelled to defend Chesney at the time, Zellweger said, \u201cI\u2019d said all I needed to say on that subject. I\u2019m old-fashioned and don\u2019t think it\u2019s right to air personal matters publicly. You diminish yourself when you share intimate details with countless strangers who are mocking you. There\u2019s no dignity in that. But it can be hard to let something go when it\u2019s unnecessary ugliness. Once you\u2019ve said your piece, shouldn\u2019t that be enough? And why is that kind of negativity so appealing to people?\u201d<\/p>\n
At the time, the couple also released a joint statement, attributing the end of their marriage to a \u201cmiscommunication of the objective of their marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chesney has since addressed the rumors directly. Speaking to Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes in 2007, he said, \u201cIt\u2019s not true. Period. Maybe I should have said, \u2018No, I\u2019m not,\u2019 but I didn\u2019t want to bring more attention to it. I didn\u2019t feel I needed to prove anything to anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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