
As I wrote a few months ago, the word on the street was that David Cook had a girlfriend (a "cougar" at that), and that he was keeping his new love interest on the down low. The assumption was most likely that he had already been overexposed in his first public relationship with fellow Idol contestant, Kimberly Caldwell, and had thus decided to keep things private. But new scoop on the popular rocker implies that David might have kept it from his fans for fear of their disapproval. Star Magazine reported:
"David changed my life in so many good ways," Kim, 35, tells Star in an exclusive interview. "But I also can't forget my feeling of abandonment, when I was being slammed left and right. I've never had a man treat me as if he was ashamed to be associated with me!"
Kim and David, 26, became friends through MySpace in August 2008. They soon met face to face at David's hotel in New York City — and Kim spent the night. "People will draw their own conclusions, so let them," she tells Star. The couple grew close over a year's time and saw each other as often as their busy schedules would allow.
Their romance became public this past August after a New York newspaper ran an item about them. Shortly after, says Kim, "There was a big change in David's attitude!" And it wasn't long before he cut Kim loose in the face of his fans' apparent anger.
"I know David is a good person," says Kim. "I hope he gets to the point where pleasing his fans doesn't affect his happiness!"
What's worse is what the former model tells Star about how he broke things off, as he allegedly texted her, "Dude, I'm losing fans over this!"
What say you about this report? Of course, we've got to consider the source, Star, which hasn't always been known to shoot straight from the hip. And then this woman could also be lying. To boot, I truly do not want to believe that David would break things off that way, and for that reason. All that said (or rather, typed), he did certainly try and hide the relationship. On another note, I just have to ask based on the photo of her from the article, "REALLY!?" "No, really?" That's all I have to say about that.