Burt’s side claims she cheated on him with an exfootball player, and Burt has challenged Loni to a truth-serum test. (She and the alleged lover deny it.) Lonni’s camp says Burt has taken up with a cocktail-lounge manager. (Reynolds reportedly admits to the affair.)
Burt: National Enquirer, “Good Morning America” (P.M. Edition), the “Tonight Show.” Loni: Good Housekeeping, TV Guide.
Burt has offered a $10 million settlement; Loni is said to want $15 million or $75,000 a month in support.
Burt said Loni wouldn’t cuddle their adopted son, Quinton, in her lap out of fear he’d wrinkle her dress. Loni says that the night before Burt’s lawyer appeared to serve her with divorce papers, Reynolds told her, " You are the love of my life."
Burt: vintage Liberace. Loni: Tammy Faye Bakker.
