The Real Reason Robin Thicke And Paula Patton Divorced

Publish date: 2024-05-05

When Thicke's marriage turned sour, he turned to music for healing. After all, many a timeless album has been forged by the fires of heartache. Thicke decided to make an entire album about getting his wife back. As romantic as that sounds, Paula was a complete dud. According to Billboard, it was one of the biggest flops of 2014, selling only 25,000 copies its first week. Beyond the numbers, the content was terrible—14 tracks with shameless titles such as "You're My Fantasy," "Get Her Back" and "Love Can Grow Back." A review in the Atlantic described the project as follows: "It's messy, it's generally grammatically incoherent, it's humiliating for everyone involved."

But the embarrassment didn't end there. Over the course of the album's promotion, Thicke proceeded to break down crying during various performances. During the 2014 BET Awards, he opened his performance of "Forever Love" by groveling (via Us Weekly), "I'd like to dedicate this song to my wife, and say, 'I miss you, and I'm sorry.'" His performance was emotionally moving...for him, at least. Thicke even paused a few times to wipe away his sniffles. Meanwhile, Patton's public silence during his apology tour was deafening.

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