Obama-Michelle divorce rumour shocks White House

Washington: It seems that "all is not well" in the 22-year-old marriage between the US President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama. According to a news report, the bombshell revelation says that Obama-Michelle are heading towards splitsville soon.

The speculations were first noticed when Obama spent his Christmas and New Year vacations with his two daughters-Sasha and Malia, in Hawaii, sans Michelle. The tabloid National Enquirer even said that Obama was once caught with a woman "in a compromising position" when Michelle was out of town. The report further says that one of the Secret Service agent saw this but the issue was allegedly "hushed up". Michelle was furious when she came to know about the alleged cover up.

Quoting a source, the report says, "She (Michelle) met divorce lawyers and told Obama that she wants a life apart from him." Michelle will live in Washington, D C until the couple's youngest daughter Sasha (12) finishes her high school. The elder daughter Malia (15) is a high school sophomore. "Michelle (46) will stay in the White House for the rest of Obama's term for appearances' sake, but she made it clear they'll be leading separate lives," says the report quoting an Oval Office insider.

The report quotes the insider as saying, "She (Michelle) is moving into one of the vacant bedrooms in the family's private living quarters and preparing to move his (Obama's) clothes and personal things out of their million-dollar house in Chicago." Another report said that the First Lady and Barack Obama are sleeping in separate White House bedrooms.

"Barack and Michelle have had a rocky go for years and mainly stayed together for their daughters and his political career. But now Michelle is mad as hell. She feels violated in front of the whole world, and screamed at him saying, 'I've had enough'", the report further quoted a source as saying. "She's moving into one of the vacant bedrooms in the family's private living quarters, and she's preparing to move his clothes and personal things out of their million-dollar house in Chicago", a White House insider said.

For now, Michelle is gearing up for a nasty divorce battle. But sources say she'll most likely wait to slap Barack with divorce papers until after he leaves the Oval Office, when he'll likely earn more than $30 million in book deals and bank $65 million in appearance fees. "Now that Barack has embarrassed Michelle in front of the world, he's going to pay a big, big price," said the insider. "Michelle has said she wants a huge chunk of his net worth. "This divorce is going to cost him a fortune."