Shane Richie, 62, and his wife Christie Goddard, 47, 'officially divorce' after 19 years of marriage - just days before he was arrested for drink-driving

One headline details a divorce and links it to a recent arrest, while the other attributes the divorce to the wife having 'had enough'.

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What happenedThe actor and his wife Christie Goddard have officially divorced after 19 years of marriage, according to reports.

What changedThe left frames it as "Shane Richie’s wife of 19 years divorces him after she’d ‘had enough’". The right frames it as "Shane Richie, 62, and his wife Christie Goddard, 47, 'officially divorce' after 19 years...".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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65WORDING GAP

2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Shane Richie’s wife of 19 years divorces him after she’d ‘had enough’". The right frames it as "Shane Richie, 62, and his wife Christie Goddard, 47, 'officially divorce' after 19 years...".

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Aug 15, 9:28 PM: Metro UK joined the source map.

Aug 15, 10:55 PM: Daily Mail joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 65/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Daily Mail15m ago

Shane Richie, 62, and his wife Christie Goddard, 47, 'officially divorce' after 19 years of marriage - just days before he was arrested for drink-driving

officially divorce

The actor and his wife Christie Goddard have officially divorced after 19 years of marriage, according to reports.

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Center-left ·News report

Metro UK2h ago

Shane Richie’s wife of 19 years divorces him after she’d ‘had enough’

divorces himshe’d ‘had enough’

She grew 'fed up' with his behaviour.

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