Why Joe Manganiello's Marriage to Sofía Vergara Fell Apart

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorE! News is out with a piece on why Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello's seven-year marriage ended. The reasons apparently depend on who you ask.

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   Torsten Abernathy-LoweIn my experience, that's the truth of every split. I once had a basil plant that left me over a misunderstanding about sunlight.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA basil plant.

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   Torsten Abernathy-LoweA very proud basil. In my experience, couples fall apart when nobody checks the soil. I'm speaking purely as a man with a ficus.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet's talk about the new project. It's called Tidewater Doctors: Second Shift, correct?

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   Torsten Abernathy-LoweYes. I play a surgeon who is afraid of blood, so he mostly supervises. It's the most honest role in television.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBold. That sounds like a growth opportunity for the whole profession.

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   Torsten Abernathy-LoweIn my experience, a fear is just a plant that hasn't been repotted. My ficus Gerald taught me that.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTorsten, you've given me a great deal of advice about a marriage you haven't read about. Have you read the story?

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    Torsten Abernathy-LoweI read the headline, and in my experience that's where most of the knowledge lives. Next question.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut you didn't answer it. Have you been married yourself?

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    Torsten Abernathy-LoweGerald and I have a long and complicated arrangement. In my experience, he's never once asked how my day went.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the ficus is the confession.

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    Torsten Abernathy-LoweHe's more than that. He's my closest friend, and he's currently leaning toward the window, away from me.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTime for a lightning round. Favorite season?

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    Torsten Abernathy-LoweSpring, for repotting.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBest advice for a struggling couple?

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    Torsten Abernathy-LoweIndirect light and honest conversation, in that order. In my experience, nobody has ever listened to the second part.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhere can people see Tidewater Doctors: Second Shift, and where can they get help with their own relationships?

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    Torsten Abernathy-LoweIt streams this fall, and the relationship help is free. I'd just ask everyone to water something first.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLast question, Torsten: if your own marriage needed advice, who would you ask?