The Past is the Present is the Past. . .
Reading through current events, it is quite easy to spot interesting parallels between happenings past and present; let’s dissect a few of them, out of morbid curiosity if for no other reason. . .
Madonna
Then: In 1989, the Material Girl divorced her husband, actor and sometimes director Sean Penn, after starring together in the horrible film Shanghai Surprise.
The Penns, Circa 1986
Now: Madonna divorces her husband, director and sometimes actor Guy Ritchie, after starring in his career-destroying movie Swept Away.
The Ritchies, in Happier Times
Madonna supposedly had to pay the new ex-husband over $76 million to be free and clear, a testament to her three decades of financial acumen, and just how devastating Swept Away is to Guy Ritchie’s future earnings potential.
