Report: RFK Jr. Files for Divorce

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. the son of the late Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, filed for divorce from his wife of 16 years, Mary Richardson Kennedy, The Journal News reports. The divorce papers were filed May 12, and is one in a series of rocky incidents for the Kennedys. On May 10th, Mary Kennedy called police alleging her husband was “verbally abusive to herself and children,” but officers on the scene reported she was “visibly intoxicated” and had “great difficulty collecting her thoughts and her reason for calling.” On May 13th, police were called to their residence after an alleged domestic incident where Mary Kennedy was reportedly intoxicated, and finally, on May 15th, Mary Kennedy was arrested for drunk driving. The couple has four children, and this will be the second divorce for Kennedy. He has refused to comment on his personal life.