'The Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown's ex-wife has accused him of having a string of "sordid" affairs while using large sums of money from their accounts to buy lavish gifts for one of his mistresses, according to reports.
The couple separated in December after 21 years of marriage, and it was only after the split that Blythe Brown discovered her husband had been "leading a double life for years," she said in a statement to The Boston Globe. Now, Blythe is suing her 56-year-old ex for reportedly misrepresenting the couple's assets in their divorce and for inflicting emotional distress upon her.
In the suit filed Monday in New Hampshire, she details one of her former husband's alleged trysts with a Dutch horse trainer who had initially been brought over from Holland in 2013 to work with the couple's Friesian horse, but who ended up in the arms of Dan Brown the following year.
He allegedly spent vast amounts of money to buy her a new car, truck, and a prize-winning Friesian worth $345,000. He also reportedly paid for renovations to her home in Holland. Blythe claimed that the costs resulted in a dramatic reduction in their marital estate.
When she confronted Brown, he allegedly admitted he had "done bad things with a lot of people." Blythe alleged her ex had affairs with a hairdresser, personal trainer, and "a political official" at their Anguilla vacation home.
Dan Brown has dismissed the "false" allegations.
"I am saddened that there is not enough goodwill from 21 years of marriage to temper her unfortunate actions," he said in a statement.
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