Salman Rushdie To Divorce

Author Salman Rushdie and his wife Padma Lakshmi, host of TV show "Top Chef," are getting divorced, his spokeswoman said on Monday, just two weeks after he was awarded a controversial knighthood.

Rushdie is the 60-year-old writer whose novel "The Satanic Verses" outraged many Muslims and sparked death threats that forced him to live in hiding for nine years. He married Lakshmi, a former model born in 1970, in 2004.

"Salman Rushdie has agreed to divorce his wife, Padma Lakshmi, because of her desire to end their marriage," spokeswoman Jin Auh said in a statement on his behalf.

While no reason is given to end their marriage, I wonder whether the multiple fatwas and death threats had something to do with it. (HT: anonymous emailer)

UPDATE:
It appears that Sir Rushdie's having a real bad day. As noted by LGF, the usual suspects in Britain are blaming his knighthood on the latest terrorism.

In an exclusive interview with Alalam, Al-Sayyed Farjani said while Britain Muslims are strongly condemning the terrorist attacks, unfortunately there are always charges against the Muslims accusing them of involving in these attacks.

Referring to the vital role of Muslims in fighting against terrorism and extremism as well as encountering with violence against the innocent people in Britain, the official said while no group has claimed the responsibility of bombings yet; some extremist parties are trying to accuse the Muslims.

Farjani also strongly condemned the knighthood conferred on Salman Rushdie, adding this odious behavior could have be a main factor in preparing the ground for the youth to join terrorist groups.

I wonder when the British car bombers decided to start their plot against London and Glasgow airport. I suspect that the plot was well underway before Rushdie was knighted.