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Springsteen Affair Allegation Still Out in the Open
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Ah, for the glory days before Arthur Kelly had sued his wife for divorce.
A New Jersey judge on Tuesday refused to seal the divorce proceedings between Kelly and his wife, Ann, whom he has accused of carrying on a longtime affair with Bruce Springsteen.
The accusation became part of the public record when Arthur filed court documents March 27 naming Springsteen as his wife's so-called lover—an allegation the Boss and his supposed extramarital paramour have both adamantly denied.
But Ocean County Superior Court Judge Patricia B. Roe, citing New Jersey's "tradition of open public courts," refused to grant Ann Kelly's motion to have the case sealed.
Divorce battles "by their very nature are emotional and bitter," Roe said, adding that a celebrity's involvement in the case also was not reason enough to close the proceedings.
Ann's attorney, Noel Tonneman, argued that the "very, very, very private details" that could end up being disclosed would cause irreparable harm to his client's two daughters, ages 10 and 13, and that even now, Ann can't return to her home because of the rampant media attention.
Arthur Kelly's attorney, meanwhile, argued that Ann had brought the scrutiny upon herself.
"Mrs. Kelly, because of the nature of the allegations, has stepped out of being a private person and into the public," lawyer Edward Fradkin said in court yesterday, per the New Jersey Star-Ledger.
"Family Court is not unique in presiding over cases that involve enormous personal embarrassment. Openness is the norm; it's not the exception," Judge Roe said. "Mere embarrassment or a desire to avoid the potential criticism doesn't suffice to make good cause."
Meanwhile, Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa will celebrate their 18th anniversary in June.
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