Comedian was 'broke' in $3M house after water shut off during divorce

Laura Clery is giving fans an inside look into some of her darker moments in her memoir.In her new memoir, "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter," the 39-year-old actress and comedian opened up about her relationship with her ex-husband, Stephen Hilton, and their tumultuous separation.The "Shanked" star described the day she found out Hilton had allegedly been cheating on her by visiting massage parlors that seemingly offered "happy endings." She explained that "it was hard not to take it personally," as they had just been intimate earlier that day, and even though it left her feeling she wasn't "enough," she writes what she "mainly felt was hurt, and empathy toward him.""It wouldn’t be my lack that drove Stephen to a stranger," she alleged in her memoir. It would be the thing we’d both tried to fill with drugs and alcohol and sex—the hole in the soul that, if we weren’t careful, could take us down to the rock bottom we both knew so well.
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Laura Clery is giving fans an inside look into some of her darker moments in her memoir.In her new memoir, "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter," the 39-year-old actress and comedian opened up about her relationship with her ex-husband, Stephen Hilton, and their tumultuous separation.The "Shanked" star described the day she found out Hilton had allegedly been cheating on her by visiting massage parlors that seemingly offered "happy endings." She explained that "it was hard not to take it personally," as they had just been intimate earlier that day, and even though it left her feeling she wasn't "enough," she writes what she "mainly felt was hurt, and empathy toward him.""It wouldn’t be my lack that drove Stephen to a stranger," she alleged in her memoir. It would be the thing we’d both tried to fill with drugs and alcohol and sex—the hole in the soul that, if we weren’t careful, could take us down to the rock bottom we both knew so well. I decided that I would meet him with grace and love and empathy, because if he was spiraling, the last thing he would need is to feel alone."LAUREN SILVERMAN BREAKS SILENCE ON GETTING PREGNANT WITH SIMON COWELL'S CHILD WHILE MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSEAfter Hilton returned home, Clery allegedly confronted him, noting she was initially met with apologies and promises to call his sponsor, which left her feeling as if "Stephen and I could manage this challenge together" and eventually "move forward."Later that night, however, she claims her ex-husband called her and allegedly began hurling insults at her, telling her, "I don’t have a problem. You’re just so f---ing controlling!" Following the phone call, she checked his location and found he was allegedly at yet another massage parlor."If I could say anything to my then-self, I’d tell her to buckle up," Clery wrote.
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- Laura Clery is giving fans an inside look into some of her darker moments in her memoir.In her new memoir, "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Hotter," the 39-year-old actress and comedian opened up about her relationship with her ex-husband, Stephen Hilton, and their tumultuous separation.The "Shanked" star described the day she found out Hilton had allegedly been cheating on her by visiting massage parlors that seemingly offered "happy endings." She explained that "it was hard not to take it personally," as they had just been intimate earlier that day, and even though it left her feeling she wasn't "enough," she writes what she "mainly felt was hurt, and empathy toward him.""It wouldn’t be my lack that drove Stephen to a stranger," she alleged in her memoir. It would be the thing we’d both tried to fill with drugs and alcohol and sex—the hole in the soul that, if we weren’t careful, could take us down to the rock bottom we both knew so well.
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