Bad Grammers! Kelsey Vs. Camille: The War of Words Escalates
Kelsey Grammer and his ex-wife, 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Camille Grammer, have been engaged in a war of words since their messy split in July 2010 -- and the 'Real Housewives' cameras were there to capture every moment.Since the divorce, both Kelsey and Camille have moved on with new relationships. Kelsey married British flight attendant Kayte Walsh in February, two weeks after his divorce was finalized. Meanwhile, Camille has been out-and-about with 35-year-old bankruptcy lawyer Dimitri Charalambopoulos. But just because these two have moved on romantically doesn't mean they'll stop rehashing the past.
After all, it's been pretty ugly from the start.
"Looking back, maybe he wanted to keep me preoccupied in California while he was off having his affair in New York," Camille, who has two young children with the actor, told the New York Post in October 2010. "I really didn't want to do the show," she continued. "I think it was more Kelsey's agenda. I was very reluctant, because I am a very private person."
A year later, however, Kelsey was singing a different tune to CNN's Piers Morgan. This week, Grammer revealed that 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' was a "parting gift" to Camille.
"It was my way of saying, 'Look, you always wanted to be famous. Here you go,'' he said. "Everybody knows that reality shows are not particularly a great way to be famous, but you know what? You still get attention and all those things that come along for the ride, which I think is what she was most interested in."
"I knew that when it came up, we would be saying goodbye," he continued. "I remember saying, 'Well, don't worry about it after the first season. You'll be doing the 'Divorced Wives of Beverly Hills' next season.'"
Grammer said he believes Camille married him because he was 'Frasier,' referring to his iconic TV role as Dr. Frasier Crane​ on the sitcoms 'Cheers' and 'Frasier.' But Kelsey wasn't finished digging into Camille. "I should have walked home and said, 'We're done, you can finally have everything you wanted, I found a new life,'" he said, regarding his affair with Walsh.
Asked on Twitter whether she watched the interview, Camille tweeted: "I couldn't watch. I had heard that he was going to be mean and disrespectful."
Perhaps Kelsey was upset after Camille called him small in a promo for Season 2 of 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'?
In the clip, Camille references her ex-husband, saying "Big hands, big feet, big disappointment." Asked to elaborate, Camille responds, "I had that for 13 years, unfortunately."
In a recent interview with TV Guide Magazine, Camille also revealed more about their split, including Kelsey's suddenly cruel attitude. "[Kelsey became] a different person than the one I was married to. I said, 'We've been together 14 years. How can you just throw us away?' And he said, 'Fourteen? Oh, that's just a number.' I said, 'What about our kids?' and he said 'They'll get over it.' He was very cruel. He even said, 'I feel no remorse.'"
Since the divorce, the couple has also engaged in an ugly custody battle over their two children. Last week, Camille and Kelsey were in court to discuss their custody arrangement while Kelsey is living in L.A. Camille tried convincing the judge that Kelsey would not take the kids to their pre-arranged activities because he didn't want to see her face-to-face. The judge gave Kelsey custody for the week anyway. Since then, TMZ reports that Kelsey has not been seen at any of his children's activities and that Camille and their nanny have been shuffling the children back and forth.
But that won't stop Kelsey from battling for more control. According to TMZ, Kelsey is also trying to get a gag order on Camille.
Following a recent run-in with the paparazzi -- during which the couple's son was asked what he liked to do, and Camille then urged him to respond -- Kelsey went to court, asking to prohibit Camille from allowing their children to become tabloid targets.
Both Kelsey and Camille have TV shows to promote. Tell us: Do you think they are actively courting publicity?
Below, check out a video of Kelsey Grammer talking about his new show 'Boss' on 'Live With Regis and Kelly':
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