Six months after her very public divorce from Revlon mogul Ronald Perelman, actress Ellen Barkin is opening up about her six-year marriage, which hit rock bottom when the billionaire⿿s security men escorted her out of his townhouse and onto East 63rd Street. ⿿It⿿s certainly not the shining moment of my 53 years on this planet,⿿ the glamorous blond star of ⿿Sea of Love⿿ tells Parade. ⿿What the hell was I thinking? Marry a rich guy? Was I crazy? I was already at the party. I didn⿿t need someone to get me through the door. How could I be so clueless?⿿ Stories of Perelman⿿s controlling attitude included him demanding his fourth wife not film sex scenes, kissing scenes or tape outside of New York. And her agreement to do ⿿Ocean⿿s Thirteen⿿ in 2004 infuriated him. ⿿Did I actually think I was going to give up working? It⿿s important for me to work,⿿ she said. Of the $20 million worth of jewelry she sold last October, all gifts from her ex, Barkin said, ⿿I didn⿿t want to look down at my hand and be reminded of why I left him. I didn⿿t need to carry around the baggage of a man who had tried to make me Mrs. Somebody. The jewelry wasn⿿t a trophy for me. It was more like a battle scar.⿿ (source)

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