Sherri Shepherd in People Magazine
by Winnie McCarthy
There is an article about View host Sherri Shepherd in People Magazine’s December 17th issue. It is a two page article which focuses on the difficulty that she has had being separated from her son Jeffrey since she moved to New York City. She also addresses in more detail the health problems that he has had since his premature birth.
Click on each page below to see each page of the article. Once it opens, you may need to click again to enlarge it so that it is big enough to read the print.
Source: People magazine, December 17, 2007
Sherri Shepherd, Jeff Tarpley, The View
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December 11th, 2007 at 2:23 am
Winnie- I don’t know if it’s something about the computer I am using or if it’s your settings, but all the images in this post are just huge, like bigger than my monitor screen huge.
December 11th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Kate: I switched it to links, hopefully that will help. I know that when you click on the links and then click the images to enlarge them it makes them huge, but I did that so it could be read.
Let me know if anyone is having trouble reading the article.
December 11th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Thank you Winnie,
I didn’t have any trouble reading the article.
My heart goes out to Sherri. I know it can’t be easy to have to leave your child states away. She’s a strong person, and I
give her a lot of credit, and I think she is handling things well.
Jeffrey is so cute.
December 11th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Haven’t read this yet, but will do so. Thanks for posting it. I can’t imagine how difficult this must be for her.
December 12th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
I loved the pictures of Sherri & Jeffrey-he really looks a lot like his mom, and I love his big beautiful smile!
December 13th, 2007 at 9:29 am
I’ve been waiting for awhile to see if someone shared my opinion on this - no one does. I can’t believe that she would take a job on the other side of the country. She can barely see him. Forget how hard that is for her - I can’t imagine how hard it is for him. Also when you consider his health problems I think it was extremely poor judgement on her part. I know the debate of it is not the quantity of time that you spend with your kids it’s the quality but this is completely different. IMHO.
I just can’t imagine making this choice.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Viva,
I totally agree with you. My sister and her husband are a military family. Her husband was in the Gulf war. When my nephew’s were two and three she moved to Panama. When they came back a year later, my nephews didn’t remember my other sisters and I. They spent just as much time with my family as thy did in their own home, so that was a little surprising. It took them awhile to warm up to us.
That’s why Rosie didn’t want to take the Price is Right job, she didn’t want to relocate.
Sometimes it’s not always about money, it’s about being there each and every night for your children.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:53 am
“Sometimes it’s not always about money, it’s about being there each and every night for your children.”
Exactly!!
She can spin it any way she wants but bottom line is theses are the formative years AND he has special needs.
December 13th, 2007 at 10:54 am
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December 13th, 2007 at 11:09 am
“She can spin it any way she wants but bottom line is theses are the formative years AND he has special needs.”
I agree.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
A job is job and having a child with special needs can be rather costly. This was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for her. Not like she could pick and choose jobs like Rosie. Rosie doesn’t even need to work. She has loads of money that she is living off of right now.
I could understand why she might have taken the job at “The View.” Sometimes parents have to sacrifice to provide for their children. I wonder if she is working on having her son relocate to NYC with her. I know on “The View” she talked about purchasing a place in the city. I hope things work out for her.
December 13th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
“Sometimes parents have to sacrifice to provide for their children.”
I agree, I’m sure she’s doing what she thinks is best. Hopefully in the end it will be the best thing for her and more importantly her child. I also think Sherri is a good actress and I can’t see why she would have a problem finding work.
December 13th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
My nephew was born with special needs. He’s only one and my sister thinks about what will happen to him when she passes.
Sherri is doing the right thing. Not only are medical expenses high but she must ensure that there is enough money for her son to be taken care of when she is gone. And that takes money. Lots of it.
December 13th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
“I also think Sherri is a good actress and I can’t see why she would have a problem finding work.”
I agree with you.
When she first got the job at the view I just assumed her son was with her. When I found out he wasn’t I had an immediate gut reaction. It just bothered me. I’m not finding fault with her wanting to make money and provide for her son. I just don’t think it had to be a job so far away. She was establishing herself as a good sitcom actress. I think she would have been successful even if the view job hadn’t come along.
I don’t think she’s a bad person for making her choice. It just surprised (shocked?) me.I couldn’t have done it.
December 13th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I read the article a few days ago so I may not remember all the details. But it seems that she is fighting for full custody, is looking to buy a place in NY, NY isn’t always cold…we do have fall, summer, and spring…she probably has a plan that will allow her to work at the view and also be a full time mother to her child.
December 13th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
I also read that she is planning to file for custody (once the divorce moves forward). Hopefully that doesn’t take too long. But I’m curious - What does this mean for future winters? Would he have to go back to LA every winter? That would be disruptive when he’s of school age. I’m not familiar with his condition so I don’t know if his intolerance to cold weather is just because he’s young.
December 13th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
“just don’t think it had to be a job so far away. She was establishing herself as a good sitcom actress. I think she would have been successful even if the view job hadn’t come along.”
I agree, but on other other hand it’s hard for women to find work in Hollywood. Especially if they’re not the Halle Berry , Angelina Jolie types.
December 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
I personally can’t imagine ever being away from my son for that long. But I assume (and hope) that she’s doing what she feels is best for her son. It had to be a tough decision.
It’s definitely not the choice I would have made, but everyone is different. And, like everyone else said, maybe she is filing for full custody, so he’ll end up with his mom where he belongs. Poor little guy…
December 14th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Well, maybe the View offers her the kind of livelyhood and stability she needs. Sitcoms and other programs are not always viable and I imagine it is hard for actors to find jobs immediately after their shows are cancelled. I agree, the boy needs his mother. But, his father is also on the other coast during the summer months, so he lives long periods of time without either parent. I don’t know if she flies back and forth on weekends. She sure is trying to do the right thing for her son, even though not everyone might agree on her decisions. After reading the article, I see Sherri in a diff. light. I kinda get the ‘earth is flat’ fiasco. Maybe it was unfair of BW to pose tht question to her. Of course she knws it’s round. It caught her off guard,and whn she said that she is too busy worrying about her son, now I know what she meant. Maybe her response should have been more consice(sp?). Now, what she needs to do is brush up on current issues if she wants to conserve her job. GOT CARRIED AWAY!
December 14th, 2007 at 11:05 pm
Also, in an age of every well-know person wanting to shield their privacy, she has been very frank and open about her feelings of betrayal. She exposed her ex for who he is. But, then again, she reveals too much.