Sportsweak: A broken spine is like a bad marriage

The racing world was stunned this week when Ashley Judd’s estranged husband was seriously injured in an Indy Car race.

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The “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”star’s ex-partner went airborne when Chiharu Sato’s husband shunted him into the safety fence at over 100mph. After being taken to hospital, the leading lady from “Dolphin Tale”‘s recently-divorced spouse is said to be “awake and alert”.

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Best remembered for her leading role in “Tooth Fairy”, Ashley Judd’s husband had recently divorced Dwayne Johnson’s co-star after they allegedly split by mutual consent. However, one racing source states: “They can be having a drink or dinner and all of a sudden sparks will fly, and they will be fighting over something that was said in their group of friends”

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Who was the mysterious character lurking at the entrance to the corner just previous to the collision?

If this speculation is anything to go by, this should be a stark warning to all Scottish-born, Italian-named open-wheeled racing drivers – Paul di Resta won’t sleep too well tonight.

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