By ALAN BUTTERFIELD
Demi Moore has been
branded a marriage-wrecker
by Ashton
Kutcher's angry sister-in-law. Melissa
Kutcher blames the
superstar couple for destroying her
relationship with Ashton's twin
brother Michael.
And, in an exclusive interview with
The National Enquirer, the 24-year-old
store assistant spoke out for the
first time to reveal secrets behind the
Hollywood romance everybody has
been talking about since the 42-year-old
actress hooked up with her
27-year-old lover two years ago.
"Demi broke up my marriage," insisted
a tearful Melissa, the mother of
Ashton's nine-month-old nephew, after
she was served with divorce papers
on June 9. "Demi hasn't liked me
since the moment we first met almost
two years ago. It's hard to be in a marriage
when the entire Kutcher family
doesn't like me. I blame Demi Moore
for our break-up."
Melissa, who is still living with her
husband in Cedar Rapids, Ia., said
she believes multi-millionaire Demi
looks down on her hardscrabble
background — even though the Indecent
Proposal star herself came
from humble beginnings.
While Demi and Ashton fly between
their three homes, the actor's
brother and his wife lived until recently
in an $8,000 trailer before
moving to their modest $58,000
rented house in Cedar Rapids.
With a wedding looming for Demi
and Ashton, Melissa said the couple
no longer wants her around. "Demi
always gets what she wants," Melissa
said. "Ashton's family knows she doesn't
like me, so they made a choice and
have sided with Demi and Ashton. "I
feel sorry for my husband — he's being
controlled and pressured by his family
and he's not thinking rationally."
Melissa revealed her problems with
Demi began right at their first meeting
when the actress visited Ashton's
mother Diane in Homestead, Ia.,
soon after she started dating the
That '70s Show star.
"A 12-year-old girl I babysat wanted
to meet her and have her picture
taken with Demi," Melissa explained.
"Demi begrudgingly said it was okay
and posed with her little fan. Before I
finished taking the photo, Ashton's
mother literally jumped down my
throat for taking Demi's picture. Diane
told me Demi was upset and that
when Demi comes to her house she
shouldn't have to worry about getting
her picture taken. Demi just sat back
on the couch and looked on as the entire
family was scolding me.
"From that point on, I could tell I
wasn't one of her favorites. In front of
my face she always acted polite, but
you could feel her coldness.
"Before this incident I got along
okay with my husband's family, but
afterwards my relationship with
them went downhill."
To read the rest of Melissa's story, pick up the Current Newsstand Issue on sale June 24.
