RFK Jr.'s Marriage: Tragedy & Twelve-Step Programs

0:00It's April 7th, from Hollywood to your headphones. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, had a rocky marriage marked by substance abuse struggles for both. They shared four kids, Connor, Kyra, William, and Aiden and RFK Jr. filed for divorce two years before Mary's tragic suicide on May 16th, 2012. Both were in 12-step programs at the time, and friends described Mary as fiercely committed to the marriage despite the chaos. She saw it as, Kennedy's or nothing, even amid reports of bullying and fear. Mary hanged herself in her garage, dressed in black workout clothes, while the custody battle raged on. RFK Jr. had already started seeing actress Cheryl Hines, whom he later married in 2014. Two days before her death, Mary got bad news from her lawyer and asked the staff for to pray for her. The day prior, she called RFK Jr. and an autopsy showed anti-depressants in her system,

1:04that wait lingers for him and the family, a stark reminder of the toll from their shared demons and broken bonds.