Who cares if they had an open relationship ? You just don’t strive to appear as a grieving, caring widow while you cash in and hump your gardener. Doesn’t have anything to do with paganism either (and since I’m honestly not willing to engage in such a debate with you, Bill, I’m going to ignore this offensive comment).
Anyway, I don’t really give a shit. She’s a tramp. Big deal. It’s a shame but she won’t be the last. How much are you willing to bet that Sharon Osbourne will also unveil a longtime boyfriend when Ozzy dies ?

she pushes dio merch on facebook endlessly…its overkill…..did I say cash cow…sorry

From all reports they had broken up and gotten back together several times over the years but remained friends. At the time of his death, they may have been married, divorced or legally separated. Nobody really knows except the two people involved. However, her taking bows as his “widow” is disingenuous to say the least. That is why she is getting so much flack for capitalizing on his name. She is taking bows as his widow, not as his former or estranged wife and manager. I do remember seeing Wendy Dio on a talk show (possibly Sally Jesse Raphael) back in the early 90s accusing Ronnie of spousal abuse (verbal abuse and threatening behavior). Nobody seems to remember this show but I saw it. She said he woke her up screaming one night accusing her of adultery and she had to flee their house in just her nightgown because she was afraid of him. On MTV, there was a report that Ronnie filed to divorce her for adultery and that she called the police on him. Then it was reported that they were settling amicably. It was afterward, that I saw her on the talk show, which was about rock wives and the abuse they take. THIS IS TRUE. Yet, I defy anyone to find reference to this show or Wendy’s accusation anywhere online. It was their personal business, but SHE went on that talk show and attacked his good name out of spite. Maybe they got back together afterward, but that would be a lot to forgive on Ronnie’s part. Does anyone else remember this?

I find this a little discouraging. However, I’m too old and jaded to be surprised.

I have known Ronnie for over thirty years, and they were legally separated since ’83. She treated him like dirt, and cheated on him a lot more than once and he knew it and finally had enough. It was NOT an open marriage. She has been living with Omar for over 20 years. Ronnie was enough of a gentleman not to bash her in public, but she had no problem bashing him in the media, but then, it was always all about HER. Is she “cashing in?” OH HELL YEAH!!!!! Ronnie was always a dollar sign to her and she is STILL squeezing every penny she can out of his name. As for the backstabbing Disciples….if any of them had any real talent, they would be writing and performing their own music. How can you have a Dio band without Dio????? These clowns rode his coat tails to fame and are STILL doing it. And these were Ronnie’s friends????? Wendy put this mess together just as another cash grab. THAT is how much she cared about and respected Ronnie. When Ronnie passed, he asked to have a gold Celltic cross that was very dear to him around his neck, and it was put there. But before he was buried, Wendy removed it, replacing it with a cheap imitation. Her excuse was that someone would steal it. The real reason? It was worth a lot of money and she wanted it for herself. This is the woman that many fans think is a wonderful person.