At that time, she already had several decades of acting success under her belt, perIMDb.

Dru and Malcolm grew close, and he developed a romantic interest in his brother’s wife.

The couple were not able to reconcile their differences and eventually divorced in 1997.

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By 2000, Drucilla decided to relocate with Lily to Europe where she would have better modeling opportunities.

However, it soon became clear that Neil was struggling with his own issues, particularly drinking.

Carmen got a restraining order against Drucilla, but the scorned wife continued to break it, perSoap Central.

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Dru was then fired from Newman Enterprises, arrested, and sentenced to community service and court-ordered counseling.

Afterward, Neil made the decision to break off his burgeoning relationship with Carmen to stand by his wife.

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