Nanny drama, part two.

Jude Law, you now have a partner in crime. Singer and recent Dancing with the Stars alum Sara Evans, 35, filed from divorce from her husband Craig Schelske, 43, earlier this week. Part of the reason? Craig was having an affair with the nanny, Allison Clinton. A personal friend of Sara’s and nanny to celebrity babies Avery, 7, Olivia, 3 1/2, and Audrey, 2, Allison is alleged to have been sleeping with her employer. Sara was so distraught that she quit Dancing with the Stars earlier this week.

Source: People

Comments

M on October 15th, 2006

I was so sad to hear what had been going on in her life. She was getting really good on “Dancing w/ the Stars” and looked like she was having fun. Will miss her when she is gone.
Being a nanny myself it makes me sick when I hear these stories about the fathers and the nannies. It was a whole story line on “ER” last week also. All of it makes it really sad when there are nannies out here who are working very hard for the families and the first thing I get asked when I say what I do is” ohhhh do you sleep with the dad?” It is so sad when I hear this on a weekly basis. But at least I know that it doesnt happen as the norm, just wish the celebrity nannies would stop already when engaging in a relationship with their employeers.
My prayers go out to Sara and her girls. This is a really hard time for them and they are in my thoughts.

lala harris on October 15th, 2006

i’m confused. are you saying that the nanny and the cheating husband might live happily ever after(hope not..he’s garbage if it’s true?)

ally on October 15th, 2006

I don’t really care for the part about ‘maybe there will be a happy ending a la Robin Williams’. Sara and her children must be going through such a difficult time right now and that comment just seems unnecessary and harsh, something I wouldn’t normally expect from CBB. And from other things that have come out about the situation so far, it sounds like he was doing a lot more than just having an affair with the nanny.

Sarah, CBB News Editor on October 15th, 2006

I edited it, so hopefully it sounds better now. It was an attempt to keep the post celebrity baby related, since we no longer post about splits unless it someone relates to the children.

lisa on October 15th, 2006

When I saw that Sara Evans was filing for divorce I was shocked. I hope all goes well for her and her kids.

Abby on October 15th, 2006

Cheating on the wife: not a smart move for most guys!

Um … not a smart move for ANYBODY. Guy or girl (man or wife.)

Beth on October 15th, 2006

I feel so bad for her and her children.

ally on October 15th, 2006

Avery is a boy, I think. They had a son and then two daughters together. I still hate the whole second paragraph, but I guess it’s just me. I really don’t see how it makes it more celebrity baby related, and it just seems awkward and kinda weird. Regardless, it is a very sad situation for their entire family

Sarah, CBB News Editor on October 15th, 2006

It’s gone.

Heavenly_Hibiscus on October 16th, 2006

Tsk, some people…..

This disgusts me. What I don’t understand is didn’t these two people (husband & nanny) think about the impact this would have on the kids?! How awful. Imagining the kids asking their dad: how come you live with nanny now?
And given she was the ‘nanny’ how can you participate in breaking up a marriage/family/childrens stability?

alexp on October 16th, 2006

I feel so sad about this whole situation, because if any of you have heard Sara speak about her husband in the past, it was with such love and admiration. Judging by her full story, it sounds like he’s got some real problems – soliciting sex online, alcohol, porn. photos of himself with other women, and verbal abuse.

What a mess, but the funny part (if the accusations are true), is that he’s unemployed. He’ll really miss Sara, and the lifestyle she provided him, now.

Steph on October 16th, 2006

I was shocked when I heard about all of her husbands problems and secrets. Sara seems so nice, levelheaded, and just a really down to earth person. I wish her and her kids the best.. It is a devasting situation for her and her family. After spending 13 + years of her life with someone and having 3 children together. It goes to show you never know.

joy on October 16th, 2006

I agree with “M”…these nannies are giving other nannies bad raps!

I am a caretaker for a little girl and some other children during the day so I don’t consider myself a nanny but still this is just wrong!

I mean it’s one thing to cheat but to do it with the women who is taking care of your children is even more sick imo.

I wish her the best, and I am so sad if she leaves Dancing with the stars bc of this but she said she needs time to spend with her children.

and yes Avery is her son.

tera on October 16th, 2006

I think we are jumping the gun a little here. The truth is that we have no idea what’s going on in their relationship. I think it’s strange for a celebrity divorce petition to be so detailed. It makes me very suspicous that there’s more to this story than we are led to believe. The first one to throw stones usually has skeletons in their closet as well. I don’t think we should crucify a man just because the estranged wife is throwing accusations around even if they do end up to be true.

alexp on October 16th, 2006

Tera – You’re absolutely right about there being two sides to the story. None of us really know what was going on behind closed doors.

However, I’ve heard a couple of theories about why she was so detailed.

1. She needed to provide such details for the restraining order she’s placed against her husband, and also so that she would get custody of the children (supposedly there’s fear that he’ll take the children away from her to Oregon).

2. She got everything out in the open so there wouldn’t be any guessing as to what she might have done wrong in the relationship. As they suspected, his reply was to place everything back on Sara saying that “she’s become a different person”, “they’ve failed in trying to deal with it”, and “to pray for her”.

I have a hard time believing that she’s gone from a decent, level-headed woman married to him for 13 years with three children and that in one year she changed so much that she would destroy her marriage, her family, and the man she was so committed to. I’m pretty sure we’re getting the truth from her, but then again, you never know.

Jennifer on October 16th, 2006

I was so shocked to hear about Sara & Craig. They always seemed like the “perfect couple” with the perfect marriage to go along with it. Sara’s absolutely stunning and didn’t deserve to have to go through any of this. I must say that as of now, I honestly believe we’re hearing the truth from her, and I’m not just saying that because I’m a Sara Evans’ fan. His statement doesn’t seem to cover it all, or at least, that’s my opinion. I feel for her and the kids, and my thoughts and prayers definitely go out to them.

Lulu on October 16th, 2006

The sad thing is he’ll probably seek (and win) spousal support.

alexp on October 17th, 2006

I read that Sara had to put a hold on their checking accounts because when things started to hit the fan he pulled $300K out of their joint account and put it into his personal account. Sounds suspicious to me.