When Al and Tipper Gore publicly announced that they were separating from one another on June 1, the family decided to send an e-mail to their friends in order to notify them of the breaking news. The former couple revealed that the decision was amicable and mutual, which made it seem as if there was no controversy surrounding the divorce. However, The New York Daily News is reporting that an affair between former Vice President Al Gore and Larry David’s ex-wife, Laurie David, ultimately led to the divorce.
Gore and David were reportedly involved in an intimate affair for two years and she co-produced his global warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which won Academy Awards in 2007 for Best Original Song and Best Documentary Feature. An unidentified source commented on their relationship by saying, “Al and Laurie went from friends to lovers. It couldn’t be avoided.”
Laurie David is a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council and she is a well-known, outspoken environmentalist. She separated from her ex-husband Larry David, the co-creator and producer of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, after she cheated on him with the married caretaker of their summer home. After ruining her marriage with David by having an affair with a married man and heavily influencing the Gore divorce with yet another affair, Laurie David has likely earned herself a reputation as a homewrecker.