Christiane Amanpour and husband, Jamie Rubin, are calling it quits after 20 years of marriage.

I think there was a time they were both supposed to be a "big deal" and that never really panned out for either one of them

A "friend of the pair," also known as FOP.

Christine was a big deal for a while, let's admit.

She did that sex show for CNN about all the sex people in different countries are having. She explored swingers, polygamy, bisexuality, the Kumar Sutra. It must have made her reflect on how lacking her own sex life was and gave her the courage to say adious and start over her sex life.

Met them both more than once. Awful people, both of them. Kiss up and kick down. There’s a reason they never really took off as a power couple - no one could stand them and everyone stopped sucking up to them as soon as possible.

She was pals (but how pally?) with JFK, Jr. at Brown.

In show business 20 years together is a lifetime and a minor miracle.

Now that their nest is empty, she’s exploring lesbianism.

Dreadful looking couple

R6 they were roommates in a house on Benefit St. I lived next door to thT house albeit two decades later. She didn't go to Brown but went to either Prov College or Univ RI. Never knew how they met.

R6, JFK, Jr. would have still been alive when they married in 1998.

No, now that the nest is empty, she is transitioning.

R8 is this true or are you just speculating the DL way?

Wasn't she chosen to replace Charlie Rose on his PBS show?

Yea this isn't surprising. First off, she went to URI not Brown - have no idea how she ended up living with JFK Jr in Providence. She was very courageous to have lived and reported from sarajevo. She's better at live shots then interviewing. She took over for This Week was it? and she flopped. Her show onPBS is unbearable with her overdone accent - having heard her in person it is not as pronounced as on air - and behaving as though she is more informed than those she interviews. The biggest obstacle with people like CA is that are a pain in the ass, coddled, minimally talented news readers - they dont create the news - they report on it being made. What happens is they get so caught up in being part of it they forget their role and attempt to eclipse. Having seen her in several social settings she is the type who is always looking over the shoulder of who she is speaking to - looking for the more important person. And, apart from her being a witness to astounding political events , there's not much else there, as is with a majority of reporters. They want to be part of something more than themselves to distract from their limited interpersonal social skills. There truly is nothing more boring than a roomful of reporters - they are purely selfish - and then attempt to be an expert on things told them by the experts. CA had her time but then it was realized she had limitations that didn't translate. And Christ all mighty Jamie looks like Melissa erhridge with bad hair

Love the dish on this thread. Keep at it!

I guess she just couldn't stand him having an opposing view to hers regarding Brexit.

God knows she tried to lecture everybody else on the outcome.

I'm r15 one more thing: the article mentioned they met in Bosnia over "late night margaritas" is so typical. Never trust a reporter as they are always attempting to get something from you so more than likely she entered this relationship over late night margaritas to engage him and provide her with information with the understanding there would be sex. Guys in government are dorks; reporters - male and female - are vultures and will do whatever it takes to get a story. And, no doubt, CA and Jamie shared the story of how their love flowered while drinking margaritas and noms were dropping overhead to add to their war torn romantic coupling. Amd, reporters are exclusionary: when within a group, especially CA " when I was in Cairo, when I was being shot at in Beirut, Arafat told me" this is what she/they are like - to always let you know they know or experienced or have an in that you never will - meamwhile, they are told simply pawns, messengers who act as though they were chosen - it truly is a life of ducked up dynamics and they lose themselves in pretending otherwise. I truly believe in the power of journalism and the truth it reveals - and I hope beyond anything it brings this current administration down, but the people who report on it are equally if not more ducked up than what they're reporting

How are the margaritas in Bosnia?

Oh I’m just making it up. She always seemed a little butch to me. And not uncommonly, an empty nest helps a woman rediscover her self. It’s liberating!!

R5 She always struck me as that type. Have any specific stories?

I love her work.

[quote]Met them both more than once. Awful people, both of them. Kiss up and kick down.

What on earth does that mean?

I think she's incredibly over-rated. She gives the impression of being interesting and knowledgeable, but she's really a big bore.

R23 I'm not the original commenter but "kiss up kick down "is an expression. It describes people who treat those of a lower social status than them like garbage while endearing themselves to anyone with power or prestige. Picture the callow social climbing type.

Thank you, R23, perfect explanation. R5 again. Saw them both in action in Bosnia. Don’t know where the hell they found margaritas - probably at an IFOR base. He was demanding and whiny, really arrogant to people who were busting their asses to help him with very few resources. She was sneaking around the embassy like a cat, always trying to get into places where she didn’t belong, trying to poke through documents, etc., and then acting like we should be honored to be in her presence. No, lady - get the hell out of here. Everyone was disgusted when they started hooking up - it was a total conflict of interest on his part, with no consequences. Well, until Albright left and he was out in the cold.

She must live near me in London because I saw her in the local supermarket and did a double take which seemed to make her laugh. You don't expect to see Christiane Amanpour at the local M&S.

Her interviews are boring and flat.

She has a good speaking voice and a strong presence. It's misleading.

Once you've had JFK Jr, you can never really love another, can you?

I think she might have fooled around with him too.

She's stuck with the same hair-style all these years.

r25 everyone was disgusted? Seriously? The elitist media do that bullshit all the time-it's all the same 1% who go between press jobs, government, corporations & "think tanks". A lot are adrenaline junkies who live to drink & fuck in war zones they can leave at the drop of a hat. All due respect, I'm surprised anyone even batted an eyelash at that aspect of it-not so much the asshole part.

Unless you're military, then that's a bit different.

"Darius Rubin" (son) is a terrible name.

Her accent got her very far in the business.

He used to be so hot...wow!

Egotistical cunt, who made it all about her and her ego. Surprised they lasted as long as they did.

I know them both. I first met Christiane in Sarajevo, Jamie much later. No idea what some of you jealous bitches are whining about. CA is a lovely individual and one example of this is that plenty of network news shows offered her 10 times what she was making at CNN, but she stayed loyal to CNN because she was grateful to them for for the break they'd given her

Her show on PBS is excellent.

Yes, R29, those of us in our community who were forced to interact with them were disgusted. It wasn’t right and we didn’t care for it. You don’t know who I am, so please don’t invalidate my experience.

the "kumar sutra," R4?

Christiane's interview with Tony Blair last week was fantastic.

The reason she's so well known is because she's distinguished herself in her field.

Any man named James who calls himself Jamie says it all. Never saw what she saw in him and there were plenty of men (in govs) who were interested in her back in the day.

I used to think Jamie Rubin was hot as fuck (we didn't say "af" then).

He looks like JFK, Jr in R38's picture. CA must have a "type".

That's a three-way I'd've volunteered for, r39.

She never had JFK Jr. She was house mother to a group of Uni students including JFK Jr living in a rented house.

She's over-rated and he's aged horribly.

With all his money, why was JFK Jr. living in with roommates?

They both seem so... asexual.

[quote]With all his money, why was JFK Jr. living in with roommates?

Maybe he was trying to be "normal".

[quote] Maybe he was trying to be "normal".

Maybe his mother cut his allowance.

I remember reading articles at the time she announced her engagement that said the wives and girlfriends of males reporters could breathe a sigh of relief, since she was settling down. It all but said outright that she was sleeping with everyone. I guess when you are on deadline, and you don’t have your copy, a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. Or, she just liked cock.

Hardly. S he was the only woman in the field with all the drunken guys. Of course they all wanted to nail her. But she has never been a putana.

R34=Cristiane Amanpour

Putana? She is by far the ugliest woman on CNN. Candy Crawly was the ugliest, but after she was booted out, it is between Barbara Star and Christian Amanpour. I still think our Christian takes the lead, mainly because of that snooty accent of hers.

JFK Jr and CBK went to Amanpour's wedding in Italy.

Clinging to Jr. She looks extatic, he not so much.

She was on CNN earlier, ranting about Trump in the UK. Miss Know It All.

Surely an intelligent person would give a broader view. Maybe I'm wrong.

Saw her on CNN yesterday and thought she looked the best she's looked in a long time -- radiant, nicely pulled-together. Hmmmm, must be that post-breakup, "I'm back on the market" zest! Agree that that international love and sex series she did, which was actually fascinating, must have made her think about her drudgey marriage. Good for her, and best of luck.

Her voice has actually physically sickened me. I don't get sea sickness on the water nor car sickness ever but when I would be watching a tragedy unfold on CNN took awhile to realize her voice not subject was to blame. Couldn't even switch to another channel. TV off and resting on couch or bed until it passed.

R8 , She's already had Kate Hepburn.

She's always ranting about Trump, immigration and multiculturalism r52. It's like listening to a broken record. Talk about something new. Oh, and Obama could do no wrong. When he was in office she was ranting about him, always positive. CNN is not news, it's like watching a long editorial.

R57 Somebody's got to do it. Makes a nice counterpoint to the Fox noise machine.

Major pussyhound. Big bush. Don't know much about him.

[quote] Candy Crawly was the ugliest, but after she was booted out

She wasn't booted out, they just kind of ditched her. Sort of like taking the dog out for a drive, but in this case the drive was a $2.99 all you can eat in upstate Wisconsin. She's fine, she'd send her love, but her mouth's full.

Sun damaged!

Christiane aMANpour look like a man !

She's good fun a nd always the best informed in the room because she's a dogged researcher. Hard worker