As for what caused the rift between himself and his wife, with whom he reportedly carried on an affair before his marriage to second wife Donna Hanover ended in 2000, Rudy Giuliani had this to say: “In these divorce situations, you cannot place blame, it is 50/50, there are problems on both sides.”
In 2000, Giuliani announced his second divorce, from Hanover, at a news conference before alerting his wife to his plans. At the time, he acknowledged a close friendship with Judith, whose last name then was Nathan. Hanover subsequently obtained a temporary restraining order to keep Nathan out of Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence.
After Rudy's presser was done his wife called her own.