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Andre Agassi: love, marriage, and crystal meth

October 27, 9:37 PMLove and Marriage ExaminerRita Watson
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The year he fell in love with and married Brooke Shields, the famed tennis player Andre Agassi was using crystal meth, so says the soon-to-be released autobiography.

According to the Times Online (UK) Agassi, now 39, relates how he took crystal meth — possession of which carries a maximum five-year jail sentence in the US — in 1997, when his form was falling and he was having doubts about his impending marriage to the actress, Brooke Shields. Andre Agassi: I lied to escape a ban for taking hard drugs

Although the couple were married, the marriage was short-lived. Brook Shields often talked about what a terrific father Agassi would be, a story in 1999 in People.com noted, "Apparently, what she was getting from Andre was a good portion of grief. Shields is extremely reticent about her personal problems . . .according to a People source, " 'Even when times were good, if she didn't pay attention to him right away, there was a problem. He seemed pretty overbearing.' "Double Fault - Divorced, Andre Agassi, Brooke Shields : People.com

The couple was divorced within two years of marriage and Agassi reported said: "Love is not enough for a marriage to work." Andre Agassi Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos

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