Melissa Etheridge's Ex-Wife Claims She's Too Broke to Feed Their Kids

By Zach Dionne Posted Oct 12th 2010 11:09AM

Melissa Etheridge's ex-wife Tammy Lynn Michaels has exhibited a long, bitter streak since the couple ended their nine-year relationship in April. Over the weekend, Tammy's blog featured a post titled "Just a Cornucopia of Thoughts," railing against her famous ex.

"Her lawyer lies about / me using the kids as pawns," Tammy, 35, writes in a long poem ruminating over the personal and monetary difficulties Etheridge, 49, is reportedly putting her through.

Most notable is the claim Etheridge hasn't supported her ex and their almost-4-year-old twins with enough money to eat -- "when i went to get cash / just last week / for the three of us to eat / nothing," Michaels wrote, later saying, "I might never trust another soul again."

Michaels is currently fighting for custody of the twins, Johnnie and Miller. She carried the twins to term after being impregnated by an anonymous sperm donor. In addition to requesting full custody, Michaels is also petitioning Etheridge for spousal support.

Etheridge's attorney, Neal Hersh, told PEOPLE in July: "[Tammy] is being completely supported by Melissa and has been since they separated. She's being well-provided for and then some, as are the children, which are Melissa's first priority."

See more of the poem from Tammy Lynn Michaels' blog, Hollywood Farm Girl:

"pays all the bills"
not entirely true

"pays all the bills she chooses to pay"
"pays all the bills her people thinks
are important enough to pay"
is more accurate

today i was shopping for birthday decor
4th next sunday!
little cash for lunch?
nope- not enough funds
no food

Tags: Melissa Etheridge, Tammy Lynn Michaels

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Tuesday 12 October

By grapost

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As a cold hearted Republican would say, Get A Job Tammy!

Wednesday 13 October

By xiangyxiang

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Michaels is currently fighting for custody of the twins, Johnnie and Miller. She carried the twins to term after being impregnated by an anonymous sperm donor. In addition to requesting full custody, Michaels is also petitioning Etheridge for spousal support. I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By Valerie

Politics has nothing to do with it. I'm a Democrat and say the same thing... get a job and quit whining.

By flat top

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What do you want Tammy to do? She's been away from acting for a few years - do you think she's in any shape to do a reality show? Or pose for Playboy? She doesn't sound like a golddigger to me - more like another brokenhearted suddenly single mom with a cruel ex-partner.

By Jake

I am not a republican. But, I would say get a job too! Stop hanging on the coat tails of the famous person you were once married to. Plus, feel lucky you were able to marry her in the first place. Some of us STILL can't get married!

By charisse

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THATS RIGHT!!!!!!!

By Frieda Jayne

This is to flattop...She could do what I did...I was over 60, as a result of surgery had one kidney, one lung and was a breast cancer survior when I found myself left high and dry. I got off my duff, quit feeling sorry for myself and found a couple of part time jobs to take care of myself. I really had nothing as far as a "career" to fall back on but I did what I had to do. Most of my adult kids did not have a clue for weeks as I chose not to go public.... So yes, she needs to get off her duff and figure out what life is all about and best of all MOVE ON. the time she is spending with the so called poems and rants could be better spent looking for work, any kind of work...

By florida1

I thought carpet-munching was a lucrative business.

By Slash

Breast cancer , 2 failed marriages,and letting David Crosby shoot his sperm into your ex's love canal. Yea Melissa you got your sh*t
together Q

By Lordsd

Aparently you don't.

By ajschrod

There;s a thin line between "being blunt" and "telling it like it is", Slash, but what you say is right on! If ever the anti- gay-marriage people needed ammunition, how Malissa treated her ex sure gave thwm some!

By Polar Patrol

@ajschrod
Right, one high-profile gay marriage failure - and in Hollywood of all places, home of the stable relationship. Great ammo.

By Tex

Actually, the failed marriages just proves they are as normal as the rest of us.

By Juli

I have a difficult time believing Ms. Michaels. Is there no type of legal arrangement in place to ensure she is being supported? Or did she perhaps sign a prenuptial agreement which did not entitle her to spousal support in the event the marriage dissolved? She's not the custodial parent, so so is not entitled to child support and I highly doubt Ms. Etheridge would allow her children to want for anything. This just seems like a bitter person trying to cause trouble.

By Kat2988

As far as it goes, too bad Tammy, your marriage isn't really legal anyway, Melissa isn't any way related to the children biologically, so get a job and quit sponging!

By carol

i totally agree- since the united states really does not reconize same sex marriages, you are not really married, i dont care what your state says, there for you should not get anything. Anyone can have sex with someone does that mean that we all get money when we leave them, that is what you would call prostitution, grow up you got into a queer relationship so bite the bullet, get a job like the rest of us and quit whining, you knew it would probably not work out.

By RogerBTX

Well that is what you get when you have people jacking around with the norm. Each one, not sure who is playing the man waiting on the other to provide for them.

By mmiet

Yeah Rog, because most hetero marriages work out so well.

By fretplayer

It is disgusting that homos pretend to be married and have children, these kids have zero shot at having a normal life. Sorry for all you politically correct folks out there that want to convince yourself and everyone else this is normal, but the truth has never changed, this is NOT a normal lifestyle

By frank

how can a female have an ex-wife? oh...I forgot...this is hollyweird where this sick perverted behavioer is normal.

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