subject: Speidi Might Be Declairing Bankruptcy [print this page] The couple had also spread word not long ago that they were contemplating divorce, but Spencer admitted to creating the false drama in hope that it would boost their faltering careers. He told Life & Style magazine, "The divorce was real - just the idea behind it was different than most people's... Divorcing was the only way to keep Heidi's career going because everyone hated me so much."