A BLESSING

Oscar 'Curse' Is Reckoning For Women Who Deserve Better

By Madi S.

Madi S. THE HEADLINES SCREAM BEWARE OF THE OSCAR CURSE.

The recent reports state the theory that after an actress gets the most desired trophy, The OSCAR, she gets the boot from her significant other. It's more likely these ladies were married to some guys who couldn't deal with these ambitious, powerful ladies.

Let's look back at some of the the winners. Most recently is Sandra Bullock. That's a no brainer: her husband made headlines cheating on her a with a Nazi-outfitted posing stripper just days after she got the golden guy.

Another recent breakup is that of Kate Winslet and her husband-director Sam Mendes. That''s easy: he needed a new muse. (Rumors are that he got too close to his much younger leading lady, Rebecca Hall.)

Let's move on. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe.

It seems he just couldn't deal with her newfound fame after winning the Oscar in 2006, and he jumped in the arms of his younger STOP-LOSS costar, Abby Cornish.

Hllary Swank and Chad Lowe. She blamed his drug addiction. Of course, how he could have deal with her fastclimbing star power?

And the list continues with Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt, Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend, Halle Berry and Eric Benet.

These are just regular Hollywood breakups, in my opinion.The movie citadel is hit by breakups more than it's hit by earthquakes.

As an Oscar winner, I'd be more worried about my career disappearing like that of many Oscar winners who vanish from the list of most-desired leading actors.

I wouldn't call it the Oscar Curse. I'd call it the Oscar Blessing. These beautiful, smart ladies deserve so much better.

Madi S. is mom to two kids and three cats. She loves pop culture news, movies, fashion, travel, reading and observing the world.