Vanilla Ice & Wife Divorcing After 20 Years of Marriage
Vanilla Ice's wife Laura Van Winkle has reportedly filed for divorce after nearly 20 years of marriage.
According to TMZ, Van Winkle filed paperwork in Florida on Tuesday. The site also reports the two have been separated for a few years.
The couple have two daughters together, aged 18 and 16.
Despite nearly two decades of marriage, the couple have not had an easy marraige. Ice (real name Robert Matthew Van Winkle) was arrested on domestic battery charges in 2001 and 2008. In 2011, the Huffington Post reported Ice moving out of their family home due to alleged cheating.
Ice recently appeared on season 23 of Dancing With the Stars, competing with dance pro Witney Carson. They were eliminated after the fourth week.
Source: BillBoard
2015-02-19
Vanilla Ice Facing Burglary Rap Over House Break
Vanilla Ice has been charged with breaking into and stealing from an abandoned home in Florida.
Police in Lantana, Palm Beach, say the recording artist and home-improvement-show host had been renovating a property next to the victim's house.
Investigators said some of the items, including furniture, a pool heater and bicycles, were found at his home.
They are believed to have been taken during December and February.
Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, rose to fame following the 1990 release of the hit song "Ice Ice Baby".
More recently he has hosted The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network.
The 47-year-old has been charged with burglary of residence and grand theft. Source: Ananova