Here at Lemondrop, we know love is complicated. But you better sit down before you read the story of Lynn France, her husband's betrayal and his surprise second wedding to another woman, which she found on Facebook -- all of which she took public on the "Today" show this morning.
First, let's review: Last week, the mother of three from Cleveland was going only by "Megan" in a local TV report, and we can understand why. While it might sting to find out that an ex is now officially hitched via Facebook, it's another thing altogether to discover your current husband is not only having an affair, but that he married the Other Woman in a very public wedding at Disney World.
What's perhaps even more shocking is the fact that, after she discovered the wedding online, Lynn TOOK HIM BACK.
But let's back up. To 2005, to be precise.That's the year Lynn and her husband, John, tied the knot. They wed in Italy, in an elaborate destination wedding on the Amalfi coast. John became a stepfather to Lynn's son from a previous marriage, then the couple had two more boys together.
As early as 2008, John began taking more frequent business trips, and Lynn suspected -- upon finding his passport at home while he was supposed to be in China -- that he was cheating. Smart girl.
Then, in October of that year, she discovered him in a hotel with another woman, who, when Lynn confronted them, told Lynn she planned to marry her husband. John moved out.
Awful so far, but understandable. We really feel for Lynn.
Then one day, Lynn logged on to Facebook, and up popped over 200 photos of her husband walking down the aisle at Disney World with his Other Woman. Felled by privacy settings! Turns out the woman's friend had posted the photos, and She Who Shall Not Be Named had recently changed her settings to Public.
Indeed.
To make matters more surreal, at the wedding Lynn's husband was dressed as Prince Charming, the Other Woman as Sleeping Beauty.
And now comes the weird, we're-really-not-sure-what-to-make-of-this plot twist: Three months later, Prince Charming came crawling back, promising to annul his marriage to Creeping Beauty and make good with Lynn.Against her better judgment, and her lawyer's advice, she took him back.
On May 21, John returned, took the couple's two sons with him, and headed back to Florida with his other wife.
Now, says Lynn, she hasn't seen her kids since, and she's watching "someone else live her life online."
Though still being wed to Lynn would officially make John a bigamist, his lawyer says that the two were never legally married, citing legal loopholes about "crossing their T's" on the marriage certificate in Italy.
What We Make of All This
-- Sadly, as we've reported before, stories of guys living double lives are more common than you might think.
-- Even the fact that Lynn found the second wedding on Facebook is becoming hair-raisingly routine. "This is very common," one lawyer told WKYC. "People do and broadcast stupid things on Facebook ... because they're stupid, or because they want to be caught."
-- What apparently isn't common knowledge yet: If you catch your husband cheating and then marrying the Other Woman, it's not a problem with privacy settings. We suggest you quit clicking photos and look into divorce.
See the whole heart-wrenching clip below:












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Tuesday 03 August
By Lisette
Nothing was said about what this woman was doing to get her kids back---is she just gonig to let them stay in Florida with this lunatic? I think that would be considered "kidnapping", but I'm not sure---I don't think that one parent can "steal" the kids and move to another state with them. There's one thing for sure---this guy is a sociopath, and the woman he married must be one too if she is allowing him to keep the 2 children he "stole" from their mother. He is probably telling her some bullsh*t story too---like their mother died in a car accident or that their mother doesn't want them anymore, or something like that. You have to be so careful these days---people out there are crazy!!
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Tuesday 03 August
By Michele
It's not a secret anymore! lol At least now wife #2 will know and if she doesn't care, oh well.
Tuesday 03 August
By Kevin
technically its not kidnapping, He's their legal guardian. Best she can do is bring him to court for a custody hearing.
Tuesday 03 August
By BB
If they are still married, he has every legal right to take and keep the kids, till a divorce judge give her custody. Sick I Know
Wednesday 04 August
By Jeff
Yes, one parent can steal te children. It happens every day in the US, with no fault divorce. Women get the kids and simply ignore the visitation requirement.
Tuesday 03 August
By Kathy
Ditto!!!
Tuesday 03 August
By john
Her lawyer is an idiot.
She needs nothing to do with this chump.
Take him to court get kids...and support
shoot the bimbo
Tuesday 03 August
By Deb
I agree what is she if anything doing to get these kids back she did not seem to me to be that upset...I would be hysterical if my kids had been taken especially by their dad and taken away like this...JMO ;)
Tuesday 03 August
By aga
i think the 1st wife got what was coming to he here kids are gone but all she cares about is face book i bet the kids are glad to be done with a mom who lives on line
Tuesday 03 August
By Michelle S
My understanding is that if she let him take them, and there was no custody order....it is not kidnapping. Again she did not cross her t's and dot her i's. How can you be so ignorant!
Tuesday 03 August
By meno
terrible my ass, why is this woman acting shocked, obviously she didnt think it was terrible when she took him back the first time WTF.....i bet she would probably take him back a gain if he came back crawling like a little bitch. This is truly sad, this woman needs to grow some balls, and actually realize that this isn't healthy.........what's even more disturbing, is that guy's face
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Tuesday 03 August
By Dawn
What meno said, right!
Tuesday 03 August
By Bonnie
Did he just take the children? Who has custody of them? He deserves to be shot. And get ready "new bride" , it's your turn next!! Don't think for one minute it's not!
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Tuesday 03 August
By sheila
Wow...this is one for the lawyers to handle...different states have different laws about this kind of stuff...and Florida? Good luck. That much younger woman can have the muscle-shirted Creepazoid, but those kids deserve their mother in their lives.
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Tuesday 03 August
By Beth
First thing I did was add the numbers on a roulette wheel. OMG it's true, they add up to 666!
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Tuesday 03 August
By justme
kool.......never knew that!
Tuesday 03 August
By lisanie44
There is one word to describe a cheating, husband. Uh, I meant, two. One is Infidelity and the other is... Adultery. Lynn France should kick that sore loser John out of her life for good. I say that John is just using Lynn. He marries another loser who is a self centered beauty queen with no real purpose other to just fool around and to turn John into a duplicate of a self centered loser like she is. Lynn should annul her marriage to the loser and then, to set off and find a better man, who is not only handsomer, but to turn John, into an ugly frog once again. And John will live with the label of 'good for nothing' and 'disgusting womanizer' for the rest of his imbecile life! Good luck Lynn. You deserved a better man than that good for nothing loser John.
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Wednesday 04 August
By rosebud
Once #2 is gone he will probably find another gold digger who would take him even if she knew the whole story. Unbelievable what some will do for money. Lots of looney people out there thinking of themselves. If John thinks Amanda loves him for him he better think again too. Any young girl like that would be looking for someone a heck of a lot better looking than that. It's John's money that got Amanda. He is a fool. Thier brains don't seem to be working. Oh yeah . His brain is in his pants though.
Tuesday 03 August
By kellychic
I'm sorry but there is no sympathy for a woman who sees that her husband marries someone else and TAKES THEM BACK! That's a definite Here's Your Sign moment. And yes, what is she doing to get her kids back? Going on the Today show?
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Tuesday 03 August
By Dee
It doesn't matter if they were legally married or not....how DARE he take her kids away from her. She gave birth to those babies, and he has no right to take them, unless he can show abuse. As a mother of two children, myself, I find this man dispicable!!!!
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