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Tammy Lynn Michaels Blogs About Being Broke

Oct 122010

Almost exactly three months after accusing ex Melissa Etheridge of leaving her and their children strapped for cash, Tammy Lynn Michaels has taken to her blog to say nothing’s changed.

In a Saturday post titled, “just a cornucopia of thoughts,” Michaels wrote, “‘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.”

Etheridge and Michaels split in April after nearly nine years together. Michaels, 35, is fighting for full custody of their twins, a son and a daughter who turn four on Oct. 17, though Etheridge, 49, has filed for joint custody.

The former “Popular” star then recounted having no money to purchase food.

“when i went to get cash/just last week/for the three of us to eat/nothing” Michaels declared in her usual poetic style. “today i was shopping for birthday decor/4th next sunday!/little cash for lunch?/nope- not enough funds/no food.”

Michaels’ attorney, Steven Knowles, told People.com in July that his client “literally … has no cash.”

Etheridge’s legal team soon struck back, dismissing the claim and explaining that Michaels and their kids are “being completely supported by Melissa.”

In the new blog post, Michaels accused Etheridge’s attorney of lying and calls out her ex for not speaking for herself.

“she plays the games with her lawyer now/by being quiet,” Michaels wrote.

The actress turned more philosophical towards the end.

“and i don’t think i know what love is, or a promise. and romance?” she wrote. “smoke and mirrors, ladies!!! smoke and mirrors! don’t fall for it! it’s all/a line up for bull that’ll leave you with saggy boobs and stretch marks/ in the end.”

Melissa Etheridge’s Ex Is Demanding $12000 A Month

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Jul 162010

Melissa Etheridge’s estranged partner is demanding the rocker pay her in excess of $12,000 a month, so she can look after the couple’s kids and seek work now she’s an unemployed single mom.

In newly-released court documents, obtained by People.com, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels insists she’s a full-time homemaker and has no income.

She lists her monthly expenditure in the papers, stating that her rent is $6,000 and detailing how she spends $1,500 on groceries and household supplies.

She adds on $50 for laundry and cleaning expenses and a further $800 on dining out with her twins.

Estimating that her ex-partner earns at least $600,000 -a-month, Michaels is also asking for $4,300 -a-month for childcare.

In court on Monday, Etheridge’s attorney revealed his client gives the actress $2,000 -a-month and pays all her bills.

The Come To My Window hitmaker announced she had split from Michaels earlier this year.

Singer Melissa Etheridge has said her breakup was mutual, but partner Tammy Lynn Michaels suggests otherwise

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May 252010

In a rambling confessional poem posted Thursday on her blog, Hollywood Farm Girl, Michaels suggested that she had been “sideswiped and left mangled.”

Michaels has hinted in the past that she was jilted by Etheridge, but her latest blog post is her most explicit statement yet.

“i did not go anywhere, honey./and you and i both know it/please stop telling the press it was mutual,” Michaels wrote, seemingly addressing Etheridge, with whom she has two children.

“sideswiped and left mangled/up to my eyes in toilet training toddlers/and sounds of a guitar wailing/letting me know/you would probably leave me soon/i know those heart-ache wails by now.”

The poem appears to make several references to the role Ethridge’s music played in the couple’s household. According to the poem, Etheridge would reach for her guitar as a way to avoid confrontation.

Michaels suggests that Etheridge was seeking “disappearances into the/hourglass-shaped wood with strings/never to finish a fight/never interested in clarifying,/making sense, making it right.”

In spite of all her supposed accusations, Michaels appears to admit that she is still struggling to overcome her feelings for her ex-lover.

“i love that damn woman so much, i’m still trying to stop,” she wrote. “i had a dream last where/honey and i were fighting and going to get a divorce, and i woke up sobbing … then i/realized. oh. it’s true.”

Etheridge and Michaels were together for nine years before breaking up last month.

Michaels posted an emotional message on her blog in February, which was eventually deleted. She recently implied that it was an example of “censorship” by her ex.

Melissa Etheridge Is Getting Married!

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Oct 022008

Singer Melissa Etheridge is ready to wed longtime partner Tammy Lynn Michaels!

“Yes, we have four children and we’re trying to find the right time,” she told Extra.

Etheridge, 47, and Michaels, 33, first exchanged vows in Malibu in 2003.

Now that gay marriage is legalized in California, the couple will make it official.

“We are so grateful for the blessings from our friends and family as we commence our vows, and begin the rest of our lives together,” the pair, who exchanged platinum-and-diamond wedding bands, said in a statement at the time.

In 2006, they welcomed twins, a boy named Miller Steven and a girl named Johnnie Rose.

Etheridge already has two children from a previous relationship with Julie Cypher: daughter Bailey Jean and son Beckett. (Bailey Jean and Beckett were conceived via artificial insemination courtesy of friend and rock legend David Crosby.)

Etheridge, a breast cancer survivor, also told Extra how she broke the news to her children four years ago.

“They were there when I discussed the lump with Tammy…and [we] said, ‘Mama has a lump in her breast and this lump could be many things, but we need to check and see what it is because if it is a cold, it might spread to her whole body and be really bad for it,’” she said.

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