A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992) - High Definition

[@selinaogorman8380]

Meredith Baxter performance in this movie was the absolute best she nailed it she deserves so much respect and credit and award the best acting by far.

[@skygazer6898]

Merdith is an excellent actress

[@linagiusto8965]

​@@skygazer6898 yes she is!!!!!😊

[@CharlotteFerrariBreton]

@@skygazer6898 Yes she is. However, in the real story, Betty was only about 35 when Dan started out with Linda. Meredith was about 50 or at least looks 50 in this movie. Linda was about 19 or 20 when Dan hired her. The actress that plays her is about 30.

[@astrangerhere]

Meredith played this part to perfection.

[@beverlywaits7663]

Ikr 😊👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️

[@alexandradane3672]

To include her cheap bleached hair !

[@scottdelong1]

Thx for the upload. I prefer this to the recent Netflix miniseries, primarily because the actors more closely resemble their real life counterparts. Meredith Baxter's uncanny portrayal deserved an Emmy.

[@formerfundienowfree4235]

I totally agree! Meredith Baxter nailed Betty Broderick's character!

[@scottdelong1]

@@formerfundienowfree4235 - Congrats on your evolution from primitive and damaging dogma to the joys of reason(!) Many, perhaps most, never recover.

[@ashleymartinez7237]

Nah, the Netflix one is a piece of fuxking art!

[@formerfundienowfree4235]

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[@scottdelong1]

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[@NatalieMcCabe-wh6ni]

I've lost count how many times ive watched this movie. It's fantastic!

[@anamarcotte]

Me too

[@anamarcotte]

Love Betty she was a good wife and a great mother

[@giatomazan1769]

these children were put in horrific situations I doubt their marriage was happy healthy and solid he was maybe tired of the domineering-abrasive harshness and fell.for first female who gave him warmth she should have let it play out that marriage would have failed those voice recordings the children heard made me sick all her actions were that of a personality disordered individual why she was never ordered into counseling is beyond me unfeeling for these kids -thw mistress makes my skin crawl and have no sympathy for BB she put more effort into vengeance than chosing to better herself and take accountability she showed no empathy for the kids perspective and it was much abput money status and me me me

[@Joy-qw3wm]

Meredith Baxter is brilliant in everything she does ,but she absolutely stole this movie here!! I`ve seen this film before and it never disappoints.Thankyou for sharing.

[@maryoleary5044]

The Mature Secretary: " YOU need to think how you treat all people..not just the ones you think are special" - nailed Narcissism

[@kate2661]

This proves he was indeed, a narcissist!

[@ashleygarden6906]

💯

[@tonysangster7383]

@@kate2661 This scene in both movies is one of those many details that get passed on via the dreaded '"Chinese whispers" & now is diagnosed by the even more dreaded "armchair experts" who, along with others who don't know the facts of what really happened or whether that scene even really occurred - which is a further reason NOT to make these frivolous "off the cuff" diagnoses. Comments like "this proves he was a narcissist" is beyond ridiculous - people listen to a few KZbin programmes or read some articles in a magazine & think they're experts - they're not. Narcissism now gets tossed around by these "armchair diagnosticians"" who have no formal learning other than the KZbin programs they watch That scene in both movies is nothing that points to narcissism - especially when one is the boss & employer & the other a long term employee. The boss/ employer is going to say & decide on matters & may appear harsh - that's not "narcissism" by a long shot, not even close. Bosses are in charge & decide on matters bc that's part of their job as boss/ owner & employer & rightly so. So were this situation real it shows " Dan" acting as the boss &, putting some boundaries around the matter. Further, in one movie the employee quits instantly & the other doesn't! So saying "he was a "Narcissist" is beyond ridiculous.

[@yc6018]

Dr Melvin Goldzband had diagnosed Betty Broderick as "severely narcissistic" and "histrionic," and clinical psychologist Katherine DiFrancesca, testifying for the defense, concluded Broderick was "histrionic" with "narcissistic features". Her husband was a real piece of work but let’s be honest she was the true narcissistic nutcase.

[@tonysangster7383]

Ummm you weren't there to witness what was said let alone use that one scene to " diagnose Narcissism"' am assuming you're an " arm chair expert" you've no formal training? Correct? smh

[@MelDally]

Meredith Baxter playing Betty Broderick in this true life crime story and her performance was amazing and she deserves a Oscar. I like watching true crime stories based on real life.

[@evernit]

Since when actors get an Oscar nomination for a TV movie? That's what Emmy is for.

[@catwomanh3603]

​@@evernitnobody likes a smart arse 🙄

[@evernit]

@@catwomanh3603 They're not there to be liked, but true. You'd know that if you were smart enough yourself.

[@catwomanh3603]

@@evernit what???🤔 you're the smart arse for correcting the person saying she deserves an Oscar instead of an Emmy!! Get over yourself!

[@evernit]

@@catwomanh3603 I don't protect delusional people, much less from themselves. Get some help, kid, and then some friends

[@magica1355]

Wow I wish I could find ALL the good tv movies in this kinda quality. Thank you!

[@anndaniels3545]

Me too! Can anybody recommend more like this?

[@surlywithfabshoes]

@Silver Rawr Thanks!

[@astrangerhere]

Darkness before Dawn is another excellent one with Meredith in the lead role

[@MSGC55]

​@@astrangerhereThank you for the recommendation

[@Freerangewords]

another good one on here with the same actor as the man is the babysitters seduction

[@cvdavison5209]

Thank you for this movie! As well as somehow adding much more detailed parts I hadn't seen before! Am grateful you're able to do this. xo

[@Funny-videos-more09]

This movie teaches us that who we struggle with or sacrifice everything for will not always be the person we grow old with smh , so sad 😞

[@yumiko0017]

True and to also make sure you have a life for yourself. You can’t make your husband, kids and home duties your life.

[@isabellerozycki2936]

She should have listened to her friend who advised her to ‘move on’.

[@juanareyes7119]

A true friend there Betty had a choice Shes no victim .

[@Squab1972]

I agree with that her best friend told her to move on with her life and let him go, Betty should of listened to her advice and stop her hateful and vitriolic behaviour towards Dan and Linda because she was destroying herself and losing a lot of her friends she was ready to snap.

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

She didn’t move on with her life with the kids because she wanted revenge on her cheating husband

[@riseevolution]

yes she was a friend. but she couldnt stop. she had all that in mind

[@isabellerozycki2936]

@@riseevolution I know. That’s why I specifically commented that she SHOULD have listened to her friend.

[@dzetagamma4287]

thats why one must have a good education and a stable job, so to not put his/her hapiness in this case in the hands of another..

[@patriciacook3981]

Being a divorced woman, I understand Betty rage, but she did wrong by her children, she could have had everything still and the children, but she wanted the impossible. He moved on and she couldn't accept that fact. She sat in rage until it devoured her soul

[@Helena88111]

He took her kids away from her and turned them against her...

[@zt1053]

She dumped them at his doorstep

[@moominmay]

Patricia Cook are you aware of all the facts? She couldn’t have had everything still as you put it. Her husband screwed her over in secret using his legal knowledge to continuously reduce her financial entitlement to a pittance and after years of bringing up their children almost single handedly he removed even visitation rights. I don’t agree with what she did but he also gaslighted the hell out of her and drove her to this temporary insanity where his own appalling behaviour backfired in a terrible way for all the family. There were no winners.

[@rachaelgunn-mugisha291]

Dan (R.I.P.) drove her insane. The series really show both Dan (R.I.P.) & Betty’s characters pretty well. She’d lived all her life for her husband & children; Dan (R.I.P.) ripped her of everything she valued. The devaluing, rejection, abandonment etc…can really drive you insanely off your supposed personality. They both needed help however, stubbornness leads to no one winning. May their souls (Dan & Linda) continue to R.I.P. & I hope Betty found her peace plus the children too.

[@patriciacook3981]

I appreciate any comments 🙂, he was terrible, but I'd just think putting the kids on his doorstep without any discussion was careless and reckless, I do see her point though, what she was trying to accomplish, she did not go about it right.

[@marthacrichard8088]

I've watched this movie on lifetime over and over and over and I must say she suffered a lot especially when Dan hit it BIG and no longer wanted her. As usual they always want a younger Woman. She should've moved on a let Karma get him 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@TrendSpotterpro]

I was one like her, build a husband and his company he is overwhelmed with he have and think he can get more woman ! At the end of course he said he is not cheating! Until divorce me one day ! I am mad at myself because I planned all for us yet I am not belong with his future plan ! I fully understand this woman !

[@irenewanjiru7346]

True perfect picture of Mid life crisis.

[@Squab1972]

There were reasons why he didn't want to be with Betty anymore her spending habits were one of those reasons, the icing on the cake was when she dumped her children on the doorstep of Dan's house thinking he could cope without her and he would see sense and come back to her. Dan used that as leverage to gain custody of their children, You are right she should of moved on with her own life and started again.She chose to kill her ex husband and his new wife she is now paying the price for it, unless she shows remorse she will not get past a parole board. Lesson of the day never rely on a man for your income always have your own income and a back up plan in case he decides to leave you.

[@amijack421]

He took everything from her , including her kids , further more , he stole her support system 😢 , her dignity and rubbed her face all over it , and expected her not to go insane 😮 And i cannot believe another woman can just walk in a family and destroyed it and reap what she didn't sow or toiled for

[@AL-ru3nk]

Agree. She was pissed and rightly so. I dont blame her for anything she did to that cheating manwhore!

[@Dustandfuzz]

She wasn’t perfect but he didn’t even try. He was selfish and did not commit to marriage. She went nuts when he left her. She didn’t go about things the right way for sure but I do feel sorry for her. Her friends turned against her. She had no support system. He wasn’t worth much. No respect for a man who doesn’t appreciate all his wife has done and especially none for one who dumps his wife. She just couldn’t start over making a new life for herself. Some people can’t.

[@JillHarvey-c1w]

This !!! 100%

[@gorillaglue7232]

A very childish comment. It takes two to tango, and she was a bully to him. Grow up!

[@amijack421]

@gorillaglue7232 I agree that it takes two to tango , but it was not a fair fight , she was isolated into a corner , provoked, humiliated and left with no justice and no hope What they expected to happen , he had no wisdom , neither did his home wrecking wife I can give you an example At his daughter graduation ceremony If I am an ex wife , and I knew that Mt presence will cause more hurt I would ignore my own ego and take a step back , by not being there Later on , I will have a separate celebration dinner later on at a restaurant or at my own home I am really sorry they lost their lives But their actions with extreme provocation is what caused that woman to snap Something I won't wish on anyone She was trying to move on , but they kept eating away at her own soul and turned her into a beast No one won , all the children lost their parents solely because an unfaithful unfair husband and a gold digger with no wisdom triggered this .

[@trudiebeadle7662]

You have to love your children more than you hate the man😢

[@Sophiamor-b7n]

the best revenge would have been to move on and be happy with someone else

[@tanithjackson8686]

I'm pretty sure that neither one of the Broderick boys EVER panted "Man, is she hot!" in reference to Linda. Neither one of them even liked her.

[@martinakuhnert9636]

I don't think so either. Boys were six and nine when Dan left Betty.

[@Pippa-pw3qw]

One of the daughters testified that Linda would call Betty "fat' at dinner in front of the boys and the boys would get upset. ☹️

[@LEGENDPantherJennings]

@@Pippa-pw3qw thats messed

[@LEGENDPantherJennings]

Omg

[@susanjensen4678]

Yeah that was so off. Boys that young wouldnt talk like that. And even a little older it would be so inappropriate to call their stepmom hot while she AND their dad can hear it. After all she is co-parenting

[@irisstuck4659]

My heart goes out to the children, they deserved loving parents, how sad when parents hate each other

[@JosieCotrona]

So sad for them, they didn't stop to think of the children and you should NEVER involve the children in adult situations, it's incredibly selfish & wrong!

[@isabellindlind]

@@JosieCotrona Oh, I know! The minute these two adults started fighting in front of their children instead of putting them first, they were equally responsible for whatever happened after that! Shame on parents who burden their children w/such emotionally, traumatizing events that they cannot possibly understand that scar them for the rest of their life. Children love both their parents! Their childhoods are suppose to be about going to school and having fun w/their friends and coming home to their safe place!

[@linagiusto8965]

Sooooo true!!!!!

[@Lillyxxxo]

Dan was terrible, he wrote his oldest daughter Lee out of his will, it was said that was because she seem to side more with Betty.

[@zoezwar9911]

I know Betty was nuts, but he was such a narcissistic sh*t of a husband and human being, he did drive her to do all she did. I feel so sorry for their children. I hope they have had a chance to find peace somehow.

[@BadPenny911]

Meredith Baxter, one of the greatest most underrated actresses ever.

[@anamarcotte]

She did a great job in this movie

[@opheliasfoxx7429]

I understand what it’s like to go through this and go crazy from the gaslighting. Being replaced with a younger version then purposely being drove crazy

[@ilonas7760]

It's funny how back in 90-ties Betty was portrayed as a lunatic and Dan here looks just an ordinary man, almost too goody shoes! The current version is a lot more pro-Betty. Time has changed perceptions and standards too! I don't know Dan exactly but I bet today he would be called a narcissist!!!

[@HopefulInterventions]

Very true. Question if it was the ex husband shooting and killing his ex wife and younger new husband would we still have sympathy for the husband? It seems like society has double standards.

[@zt1053]

Even the mini series that came out last year still has her doing her crazy stuff

[@terryrollins1973]

Sounds like something a narcissist would say to condone murder

[@maureenmeagher6415]

Dan's family oversaw this movie

[@martinakuhnert9636]

@@terryrollins1973 I don't think nobody is justifying murder. She is in prison for it after all. It's true though, Dan in this movie was NOT Dan who he really was and this version is not correct.

[@Alexiswill8188]

I know he hurt her but you gone spend your life in jail for a man that didn’t want you?

[@kammildred3634]

eish! truth.

[@alexandradane3672]

@MechPhoenixIMO , she destroyed herself. She drove him and her children away , an out of control maniac. No man should have to tolerate such sustained behaviour and conduct - no wonder he was exhausted and found happiness elsewhere . Watch the Court TV trial - her sociopathic narcissism is through the roof .

[@redorblue8124]

@AsianBeautyRiptomybabybrother By the looks of it the wife was the instigator so she deserves all she got

[@helmuthj.zotter7272]

@MechPhoenix 🤣

[@Lorry67]

Life is not fear moste of the time alsow man or women she hot puched over the edge..

[@September_Rains]

This movie didn’t show how Dan gaslighted his wife for a couple of years while lying to her about his affair with Linda. There are two sides to every story.

[@September_Rains]

The Netflix series called Dirty John: Betty Broderick tell a more detailed story.

[@zt1053]

This version shows him denying the affair before she set his clothes on fire

[@martinakuhnert9636]

@@zt1053 But he was having affair with Linda at that time. He was lying. He started sleeping with Linda very shortly after he hire her. It was a well known fact in San Diego legal circles and yes they were seen together everywhere and yes Linda could not keep her mouth shut about them.

[@shoptalk7415]

stop with that gaslighting shyt! lol it's making excuses! control yaself! not everything is going to go as planned... just lmk when it's ok for a man to b "gaslighted" and can kill his wife? what if she cheats? or lies to him or fuks his best friend... is that ok for them to kill then... bcuz men go thru this everyday and I don't see any1 making any excuses for them smh

[@Rose0004]

@@shoptalk7415 Amen. Dan shouldn't have cheated, but Betty had NO right to kill him. And really, what's the sense of rotting in prison for the rest of your life, not to mention destroying your own children in the process, just to murder a man whom you hated for leaving you? The only one for whom I feel NO pity is that farming tool Linda. She should've butt out and minded her own business.

[@belindacole71]

When you decide to have 4 children you should not let yourself get bitter. Even without children you should never allow yourself to get eaten up with hate and bitterness. It is a downward spiral not only for you but everyone around you.

[@wedeservetoheal]

What if you didnt want four children but your husband and the state forces you to have them?

[@jesusministry1367]

Good advice, bitterness, hate, envy, jealous, unforgivenes, can only hurt the person that has it inside of them. The best cure is to forgive them and move on ❤

[@hardwired8084]

Betty Broderick spoke for every women that has ever been used, abused, neglected, put down, spit upon, ignored, insulted, humiliated, lied to and wrongfully divorced only to be replaced by a better, stronger, younger, less tired model of them! Albeit she chose the most terrible method, but women like me understand.

[@majaharbig5326]

I totaly disagree. Betty Broderick is here shown as school example of person with narcisstic disorder . In wikipedia is simular..so she can't spoke for anyone. If the facts are truth that she destroyed his clothes, that she drow her car in his house when children were there then she is narcisst and psychopath. Divorces are never easy (I know that) but every person is responsible for his life...

[@ann2456]

This film portrays Betty as the bad person and in only one perspective. Dan is portrayed like an innocent angel, I feel it's not the whole and truthfull story.

[@EviMlcak]

Dan was no angel and I never liked the 'mistress'. She should have walked away from a married man.

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

Exactly they should of show more what the husband was like too they only show what Betty was like more!

[@williamf4544]

She lost the right to be played sympatheticaly when she comitted murder over not getting her own way

[@n9mone]

@@williamf4544 it's a Jordan Peterson lova

[@isabellindlind]

@@williamf4544 I think they were both selfish behaving like they were in Jr High when they had children to prioritize above all else and not be screaming & yelling and fighting and setting fires and plowing into homes and on & on...poor children!

[@Jarvinator76]

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to view this midday movie. Very much appreciated.

[@ohwell94]

I hate how this movie makes Dan and Linda look like innocent victims and Betty a complete bit@@

[@Mgb-uo8mq]

Watch the trial and see all the evidence. Betty was a straight up psychopath.

[@anamarcotte]

Betty was a victim,Linda was a slate

[@maureenmeagher6415]

That secretary knew what was up!

[@martinakuhnert9636]

That secretary was first one ever hired by Dan when he started his own practice. She not only did not like the way him and Linda were open about their affair, but was put down by learning Linda with no experience got her own office and was making way more then her and everyone. When she told Dan, she got his "revenge" by not getting a dime as Xmas bonus and everyone else did. She quit.

[@MrsDeCastilloTube]

@@martinakuhnert9636wow how sad

[@Dustandfuzz]

She was a homewrecker. Happens lots. Sexataries!

[@brendaleverick3655]

Meredith Baxter rocked this role! 👏🏼

[@linagiusto8965]

She is an: "Awesome Actress"!!!!!!!

[@mariannbjorklund700]

The Perfect Storm... A narc husband, a borderline life and a home wrecker. 😱

[@ashleygarden6906]

💯

[@QuietClariti]

Very accurate.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

Add an insane, self absorbed, self obsessed wife and a ridiculous gun culture and this is the result. She wouldn’t have done it with a hammer

[@Lizzie71]

Borderline wife .. she indeed suffered from fears of abondonment

[@Stylebymotunze]

This woman is no victim. She had a choice! She should have moved on and think about what her actions would do to her kids but she didn't. I felt really sad when she started hurling insults on her little son because he told her to stop sending vulgar messages😢

[@ashantibillison]

Right she’s not the victim she could’ve left him alone and move on

[@anamarcotte]

She was a victim

[@MisFit_ness]

It seems very clear that this movie was produced with bias towards Dan Buderick. Its very different to the 2020 rendition that shows a much more sympathetic version towards Betty's state of mind and the events that drove her to do what she did on that tragic night.

[@zt1053]

Even the more recent version still had her doing the crazy stuff

[@martinakuhnert9636]

@@zt1053 Betty wanted Dan back , no matter what. That is why she stupidly drove their kids to him after he left, hoping it will make him come back. Huge mistake. Dan knew that. After Dan "kept" the kids, she went nuts. As a mother I feel for her. Imagine having house full of kids, husband and than in no time house is empty. She is simply had no identity beyond Dan and that is sad.

[@surlywithfabshoes]

I think that the time passed between 1982 and 2020 has brought new info to light so it somewhat changed the story.

[@samiahw3667]

Yes literally!💯🤦🏾‍♀️

[@pizzakrydder2515]

Imagine a movie having a bias towards the murder victim. How shocking!

[@stoneychi8648]

Hot damn me and my aunt use to watch this faithfully thank u

[@fridaytieday]

I know it's wrong but Betty's revenge and refusal to apologise just feels so good.

[@ShekosteMundia]

Oh Betty Im so sorry...😢 You should have just moved on... Dan wasn't worth it 😢

[@curoseba5363]

It’s quite sad how in real life Betty’s kids turned against her. They never understood how a woman can be mentally driven to madness by gaslighting.

[@carolinemarchand4743]

He isn't great that's for sure, but she is crazy! I wd have dumped her when she burned the clothes... who does that? If the role were reversed and it was him acting like that, everyone would be against him, but because it's a woman , people find her excuses...

[@cecilelyons7178]

@@curoseba5363 People who unfortunately marry these criminally minded 'human defects' that these monsters lack all capacity for empathy. Empathy wasn't present in the marriage and therefore does not exist in seperation/divorce. They are sadistic sociopaths. Any children of these unions are always the pawns and it is a standard outcome for the children to turn against the 'normal' parent. She wasn't mad Betty Broderick. She was victimised legally, subject to perjury in court of law and violated and denied rights to her children who were being abused, neglected and forced to demonize her. Dan Broderick should have been jailed not her. He also should have been denied access to his children until they were age appropriate to curtail his mental/emotional assault on their mother.

[@sugarplum1369]

She should listened to her friend...is so sad, I was reading that maybe she'll free at age 85😢

[@DessyFerdinandus]

I feel so bad for Betty. The people around her are unbearable. I wish I could take her and live with us in Asia eating tropical fruits

[@maryoleary5044]

The Actress who plays Betty's friend is excellent! This is a quality movie...the child actors are very good too. Good lines, good direction also.

[@barbmccafferty4533]

M.B.B. deserved every award she got for her portrayal of Betty Broderick. (edit typo)

[@MooseCall]

You don't need to tell us why you edited your comment.

[@leanderrowe2800]

This movie makes the cheater and the gold digger look innocent and depicts the wife as someone who was born crazy. 🤔🤔🤔

[@MiaLgdo]

Real life movies!

[@nickhiggins1091]

Note to their selves: divorce the old wife before getting on with the new one.

[@vikkiipele]

Idk, I like Netflix version better.. I feel like it showed their story from the beginning and captured the gaslighting and the desperation better. Amanda Peet was absolutely brilliant! ❤

[@teexuo]

What is it called ?

[@glassonion5474]

​@@teexuoYes. Name please.

[@Squab1972]

@@teexuo Dirty John The Betty Broderick Story, I think that is more accurate, but well worth watching.

[@yehmen29]

Wonderful performance from Meredith Baxter. I've seen so many families like this, it's one reason why I never married.

[@TheresaCullen-ey8rw]

I love watching this film, Meredith Baxter was beautiful playing the part ,and there are 2 sides to every story,❤❤❤❤

[@mariazouaniaagustin9910]

Thank you for the upload

[@MalonsMilk]

I have no sympathy for Linda. By all accounts she knew that Dan was a married man and actively went out to nab him once she knew he had a crush on her. She was fired from a previous job for being unprofessional - sitting on people’s laps and calling the mother of her boyfriends children fat etc in front of them. I would imagine she did send her nasty messages through the post.

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

It’s his fault and choice to cheat on his wife with her it’s not only her fault why do people always blame the other woman

[@calistacain9914]

Because it is up to them to shut the door

[@n9mone]

@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 it takes two to tango

[@pamelapamper]

​@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241 it was Betty's fault for being an insufferable angry cow, that's why he cheated on her.

[@RebeccaMayeHoliday]

Exactly. I would pity Linda if she had thought that Dan was single and stayed with him, but she knew he was married with children and that he hadn't divorced Betty yet. They were having an affair before Betty was even separated from him. She was a homewrecker. She didn't deserve to die but she never should have walked into that relationship in the first place. The minute she aged and a younger girl came in, she'd be kicked to the curb just like Betty was. There will always be someone younger, prettier, different, and men who only care about physical looks will trade up and out whenever they can.

[@RSAkimmaps87]

I know she’s the killer & she did a horrible thing…but my sympathy is with Betty. I felt her pain & rejection every step of the way.

[@zt1053]

Oh yeah just getting half $1 million a year in alimony and a house paid for is the worst thing in the world

[@martinakuhnert9636]

@@zt1053 STOP lying!!! SHe never got half a mil a year in alimony!

[@MrsDeCastilloTube]

@@zt1053he made 140k a mth and she was getting 17k i think. Not much compared if she would have remained married to him… Also he cut her checks and brought her back to courts on the slightest reason

[@tyrellanderson4722]

Wow...don't tell anyone you wrote this.

[@anointedone1995]

@@tyrellanderson4722 The fact that 70+ liked it is even more alarming.

[@Rose0004]

IMO: *Betty* had no right to kill Dan. Yes, she gave him the best years of her life only for him to leave her for a younger woman, and I get that frustration, but she was a mother and should've prioritized her children's needs. They'll suffer forever for this. *Dan* was the lesser of 2 evils. He shouldn't have cheated, and the problems he and Betty had could've been handled better if they were both simply more mature. Still, he didn't deserve to die. *Linda* is the only one for whom I feel NO sympathy. She should've minded her own business. Instead, she messed with a married man and fanned the flames to an already problematic family. I once had a married man try to get with me, but I told him I wanted NONE of that trouble and then blocked him. I have enough problems in my life, lol. P.S.- However you feel about the story in real life, I think we can all agree Meredith Baxter is a PHENOMENAL actress!

[@tonysangster7383]

When i first saw this in my thirtys I felt so bad for this woman, many years later - I understand dans pov much more, however I think its too complicated to tease it apart. So true or false, fair or unfair, it belongs to the observer

[@seer1623]

I saw the American Justice episode on this case and have zero sympathy for Betty, despicable woman. So glad she's rotting in prison. @@tonysangster7383

[@wcolautti]

@@tonysangster7383me too. I see Dan’s perspective far more than I did.

[@tyshanwright1890]

​@@wcolauttiplease explain

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

It’s not all Linda fault the husband choose to cheated on his wife with her! It’s the husband fault too he cheated on his wife with Linda! Why just blamed it on the another woman

[@Gnoremak]

This movie definitely is told to make Betty look terrible and insane when in actuality Dan drove her there interesting to see the other side

[@shoptalk7415]

so a man can control a woman? it's 2021.... wat happen to all that women are equal shyt? ooo only when it's convenient ... stop whining! You can't have it both ways... either women r strong and strong enuff to get thru watever or they r weak and we have to handle with kid gloves

[@puppylove1985]

@@shoptalk7415 Whatever incel...

[@pamelapamper]

I mean there's no actual way to portray someone as the victim when she smashed a car into the home where her kids are in and then murdered her ex husband and his new wife in their sleep.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

How do you know that? The only people that truly know what went on in the relationship were Daniel and Betty

[@tonysangster7383]

The movie describes the facts of Betty's long term obsession with her ex husband, - try & get your facts straight.Theres plenty of records available Incidentally, Dan & Linda's bodies are also buried bc Betty wouldn't allow them. to live - I suppose you think all of that was making Betty " look bad" too? She did it, all of the tapes, burned all of his clothes, broke in & vandalised his home many many times - get your facts straight!! Look up the fact so at least you may learn the facts

[@francinariske9896]

He is so horrified and indignant, as if hed go off with the 19 year old assistant, come ON !! And then he was ...what a surprise.

[@mariamjaziri6719]

Very good movie, thank you

[@lorikoenig6111]

According to her children she was always saying she wanted a divorce! 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

She should of divorced him and moved on with her life with the kids staying with her husband only hurt them more in the ended

[@SLIIM_SLIIM993]

18:41 ..😂😂😂 "It's his birthday today" No duh🙄 One of my favorite parts And 21:15.....she wasn't playing with him ...

[@Student-kb2gk]

I don't feel sorry for this woman. Can't put her children first for a single moment.

[@anamarcotte]

I think Betty was a victim

[@isabellindlind]

Thank you, Igor Leoni.🎬

[@shicruisin7004]

I can't feel sorry for these 2. He was a low life cheating b.... (lawyers = liars) and the receptionist, knew that he was a married man when she started a years long affair with him. They took everything from her, and typical of many successful man, he let his wife give up her life to make him successful, then dumps her for a young kid and leaves her with nothing, not even her kids.

[@mcrow9599]

Exactly same thing happened here I made him successful. He had nothing before I made him successful. I gave him my heart, soul and money for 25 years He destroyed me, my youth and my life Skank secretary got her claws into him and he threw me out like a piece of garbage You cannot imagine how devastating this was And how it blew me apart and changed me I fought him hard in court but did not communicate with him or his skank directly I often pray to the karma gods that they will suffer a long, painful, lingering fatal illness for destroying my life. He was very sick when the divorce was granted. The skank got my poor droopy leftovers, him. His business took a big hit. Lawyers got it all. Sometimes there is no need to lift a finger, the cheating husband a d the skank end up destroying themselves!

[@jbellbird9050]

Meredith Baxter was brilliant in this movie, very convincing as the complicated and troubled Betty.

[@GoWithDaFlowMo]

I can understand her pain, my ex husband had an affair too... But never ever did I let it get the best of me, I just tried to let life be as normal as possible for our son... Divorced and moved on... We co parent and are pleasant to each other, we are both his parents no matter what happened between us, we both want things to be peaceful for him... I cannot understand how a mother can traumatize her children like this and let them grow up without their parents... It's beyond me... I feel so incredibly sad for those kids...... 😢

[@ingaudez8341]

I totally agree with you. This woman was psychologically ill and unstable. She did not play mothers figute for her children at all. And took away a father from their lives. I think by todays law she would immediatley be check edby psycologist and be locked up or woudl receive some professioanl help. You do not ruin childrens life just because your husband cheated.

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

Disgusting how the writing, production, and direction of this movie is entirely against Betty and sympathetic to the troll husband!!! Making her out to be a monster adn the totally narcissistic abusive husband out to be so innocent and "oh the poor man". While this tart female crawls into the office and beds him down ASAP. Never mind she was FIRED from an airline for sexing pilots ON THE JOB!! Never mind she had a reputation for snarking people over behind their backs unethically in previous jobs. Never mind that one boss PAID her to go away and keep things quiet. She was a home wrecker and he was an abusive narc.

[@ugnulanila]

Linda got what she deserved just like the narcissist that used his wife and then throw her to garbage..like she never matter! Betty she deserved so much better!

[@majaharbig5326]

So if someone left you and went with younger person it is ok to kill them? Are you all run from psychiatric hospital or what?😄It is funny that this actually happend to me, my husband fall in love with 12 years younger woman and left, it was like world crashing down, it hurts like hell, but you stand up and go on ,you rise above your shadow. What does not kill you make your stronger, something like that. The problem is that many woman when they come in marriage loose their own identity ,and if marriage breaks it is end of the world for them..That's not good way to live a life

[@anamarcotte]

Agree 100%,Linda was a gold digger who knew

[@Dustandfuzz]

She should have moved away to start over working on building a new life for herself. It was all flaunted right in front of her in a small town. It’s very hurtful.

[@Lizjemej]

What a crazy, demented woman... she did not care two hoots about her kids and their feelings, it was all about getting him back.

[@izzydeadyet7336]

I see a lot of people act that way when they break up! They seem to hate each other more than they love their kids..

[@anamarcotte]

Betty was a victim

[@amazinglyjustme]

I can understand Betty's anger.She stood by him when he had nothing.When he made it big he replaced her with a younger beautiful secretary.The second wife literally took over her life, everything she ever was.Betty wanted some sort of control that she started harassing the new couple.A lot of couple put their kids on crossfire when they seperate.But seriously, driving car into the house,leaving vulgar messages , endangering both physical and mental well being of her own kids can't be tolerated.Anger management and therapy should be mandatory in 'restraining order' cases.She should have just moved on,no matter how painful and hatful the situation was. Like they said in the movie,she is not the first wife who was replaced by a young secretary and she won't be the last.Its not pretty, it's not fair,but heck that's life.

[@funnystuffonlylm8201]

Even if you have 4 children with a man, even if you gave him your best years, even if he left you for a younger version, even if he was not worth your love, he is not your property. You don't own him. You dry your tears and learn how to move on. And you never do anything to hurt your children. They were both self-centered. And what a price to pay!

[@antheairenedevilliers1657]

Cannot condone her actions. Everyone suffers disappointment in life. Being rejected in love doesn't give you the right to commit murder

[@maxinerobb5942]

I believe Betty Broderick was a very sick woman Narcissistic behaviour is a real illness. In her mind she was entitled, she was in control, and she was always right.I have had first experience of that and the moment you decide to pull away that's when hell is unleashed. When seeing that control dimensioning it tipped her over the edge. I feel empathy for all parties especially the children.

[@geneziogenezio3299]

AN INTELLIGENT WOMAN WHO HAS EMOTIONAL BALANCE DOESN'T FIGHT, DOESN'T GET DOWN, DOES NOT GO CRAZY, BUT KEEP QUIET, ENTER A GOOD DIVORCE AGREEMENT AND LET HER CHEATING HUSBAND GO! MOST MEN/HUSBANDS DO NOT VALUE A WIFE HOUSE WIFE, THEY JUST DON'T, THAT IS IT THE SAD TRUTH!

[@suzyq4982]

Interesting that Betty had a boyfriend when she decided to murder the father of her children. So all this was about revenge . Her poor kids . She deserves to stay in prison for good .

[@jennifercooljeo6552]

Where did you see that?

[@suzyq4982]

@@jennifercooljeo6552 internet - BRADLEY WRIGHT .

[@princ3ssshay88]

He was the man sitting on the couch with the kids when she went to get the gun that night

[@cc35506]

I understand it hurts to watch another woman enjoy the fruits of your labour. She could have made it with counselling and maybe a break somewhere. She was early 40s with her eldest kids already college age. She had plenty of time to recover and even find love again. And in my culture family would have moved in with you for support. It really helps. Anyway I feel sorry for the kids but its in the past now. I hope theyve made their peace.

[@puppylove1985]

When she called the ring a piece of crap....lol

[@Squab1972]

What an ungrateful bitch, that ring is beautiful I would of cried if somebody gave me an expensive ring like that.

[@Squab1972]

That ring was beautiful there was nothing wrong with it.

[@keithstebbing436]

​@@Squab1972It was not the one she wanted,

[@googleuser7999]

This one was def biased to Dan, the Netflix one showed more of Betty's side.

[@TheLamarWorship]

Whats the name of the Netflix one?

[@googleuser7999]

@@TheLamarWorship Dirty John

[@zt1053]

Even that version still has her doing the crazy things like driving a Car into the house and the threatening phone calls

[@googleuser7999]

@@zt1053 well obviously, normal people dont go around killing people...but in her mindsight ? What he put her through...see how much you can take before you go off the deep end too

[@marymary20]

Yes. This one rightly favors the victims.

[@ramonayoung4836]

This version doesn't quite go in depth as the latest Netflix version so I feel safe to say this is more of dan's version whereas netflix's version shows how mean and disgusted dan was with betty after hooking up with Linda. He totally gaslighted betty and even though I wish she'd been stronger and loved herself more than him, her esteem wouldn't allow her to move on. Murder wasn't the answer but I could see how she got there. Linda also should've refrained from being with a man who was still very much married when they begun to sneak around!

[@zt1053]

I think both versions just showed he wanted to be left alone. he was willing to pay alimony and pay for a house for Betty. The things he did like deducting her alimony checks were in retaliation to vandalizing his home driving a car into his home and the obscene phone messages

[@ramonayoung4836]

@@zt1053 yes, betty went over the top with the constant harassment and the total disregard for dan and linda's privacy. Betty felt that Dan was hers and no youngster was going to just snatch her husband from her but let's be real, both men and women alike become very territorial in relationships especially when children are involved. According to the latest version, betty spent 6 years wanting dan back and when she couldn't win, murdering dan and Linda was inevitable! She couldn't lose dan to a 19 year old period! May have had a different ending IF the female was younger and IF they were already separated before dating another woman.

[@zt1053]

@@ramonayoung4836 Linda was in her 20s when she started working for Dan

[@zt1053]

@@ramonayoung4836 I’m unsympathetic to Betty Broderick because my sister was in a far worse situation. She was married to a total loser that refused to work. She had to get a job to make sure her children had health insurance and was expected to be the homemaker and the breadwinner. She wouldn’t leave the creep because of religious reasons and partially out of fear. She finally became such a fragile mess he asked my parents to take her in. When a priest finally suggested that they marriage be annulled he was trying to get her to pay him child support every month. That’s why I don’t feel the least bit sorry about Betty Broderick getting almost half a million a year in alimony and a house paid for by her ex. Dan Broderick was an adulterer and could be a jerk but at least he went to work every day provided for his family and was willing to pay his ex-wife more than enough to live on

[@ramonayoung4836]

@@zt1053 same here with 2 sisters and they're both great now. But the point I was making was the comparison of the 2 versions of this story of which the Netflix version makes betty less aggressive than the first and like most cases, there's 3 sides to every story. dan and Linda didn't deserve the death that betty imposed on them. Hope your sister is now a strong and successful role model for her children and that they're all good now.💗

[@roxannemoser]

Betty's done her time. She's no danger. Set her free.

[@ScoutsPatterson]

Murder has consequences. Doesn’t matter how crappy the victims were.

[@suzyq4982]

She needs to admit her guilt first .. not just ‘ the gun went off !’ 🙄

[@terryrollins1973]

Otay Judge Judy

[@moominmay]

@@suzyq4982 I do agree and wish she would! She has nothing to gain by not doing so 😕

[@ABC-pw5fq]

Seems like Betty Needs to B sorry for her actions Before they allow her to get outta Prison. A few more yrs n she will have another opportunity. But until she has remorse for her Actions than she's spending more time locked up.

[@brendahedden2683]

Hell Haven't no Fury As A Woman Scorned. ❤❤

[@holylandfan3275]

Why did this happen? It's because he opened the door to the devil with his adulteress affair. When you open the sin door, it's a tough one to close. Normally, all hell breaks loose because of it. He brought it on himself. 💯

[@shoptalk7415]

wow !! so when a woman cheats can we up and kill them... b serious

[@reginabarron9389]

Yes, adultery, is wrong. But, look at the way, the wife, was treating him.

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

@@reginabarron9389he probably cheated on his wife because she was acting crazy all the time I don’t blame him she was a nac too not just him

[@user-lk8bz7hg2b]

Yeah Linda not so smug when she was facing that gun barrel I bet.

[@stefs7141]

How can you be a legal secretary at nineteen? Seems a bit far fetched

[@saintsinner7565]

I would never ruin my life for a man,the way she talked to her kids is disgusting,everybody only jutted her,she was extremely mean and a full blown narcissist.

[@sonianaiba5000]

I’m sorry for Linda, it’s true she got involved with a married man, but it’s also true that said man was the one who had made vows. Also, she was extremely young. I’m sure Betty has no regrets. My only problem is seeing Stephen Collins in this role and knowing he was molesting children at the time. Repulsive.

[@Ace-ke7fq]

Linda should've known better, she knew what she wanted..like any other gold digger ho!

[@ninawestlake14]

What? The actor who portrayed the role of Dan was a child molestor? Omg😢. He should have been banned from acting if this is true.

[@judithwilliams3147]

​@@ninawestlake14they didn't know then

[@anamarcotte]

Not a bit sorry for Linda who was a gold digger knowingly got involved with a married man with four children,she was a home wrecker

[@nadiabrstak5646]

​@@anamarcotteExactly..if he had " nothing" she wouldn't have gone near him...

[@FreddieandBrenda]

I just got through watching Netflix, The Betty Broderick Story.. its even better than this movie 🎥

[@ANELISAJACENI]

I think the director of this movie really was on the side of the husband ....Justifying his cheating....This movie is justifying cheating

[@linagiusto8965]

I agree!!!!

[@JacquelineEitee]

Bogus movie

[@anamarcotte]

But director is wrong

[@margaretdesaubin4456]

I had a very similar marriage for 31years 5 daughters and grandchildren when my ex traded me in on a younger model with one difference I didn't kill them they are both still very much alive

[@SaoirsenahÉireann1]

He took everything from her.....I'm on your side Betty...♥️

[@anamarcotte]

Yes so am I

[@winthrop2005]

Wow, the Coral Reef house is NOW worth 2 times what Betts insisted

[@riseevolution]

she was totally upset without her wisdow being listen on that .. have he listen no... had that final

[@winthrop2005]

@@riseevolution I think you might be missing the point of my comment. I meant that irrespective of the real outcome of sale, and the television show, the property is NOW (30+ years later) worth twice* what she thought was fair, etc. The comment had not bearing on her judgement, but I believe, by coincidence, my comment was complementary with her judgement of property values--including her Coral Reef house. Perhaps she was able to see that real estate would become the new gold rush, I don't know. SET BETTY FREE!

[@lianadevilliers9058]

The bxxxx knew he was married why did she start sleeping with him? Theres a name for such woman!! Im all for Betty!!

[@2010cmarie]

I feel so bad that she married a narc and this was the ending for her and her children.

[@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241]

I believe she was a nac too not just him! This movie only shows her side of the story not really his!

[@riseevolution]

​@@lyndsaysrebornnurseryoffib4241i think he had a woman stronger than him

[@dali2314]

It seems no one locks their doors in this neighbourhood.

[@VANSLEEK1]

Very articulate script. Profound acting

[@lostintheseventies7969]

WHATS CRAZY HERE,SI-NOT THE EX WIFE...BUT THE NEW WIFE...THINKING SHES SPECIAL...YOUR JUST NEW...YOU SOON WILL BE REPLACED,BY A NEWER MODEL

[@jmjm7012]

Yes...she was a big trouble maker....no pity 4 her at all...

[@selinaogorman8380]

I don’t ever agree with Betty killing both Linda and her ex husband but Dan was a jerk to Betty lying and cheating on her when he denied it all and she did almost everything for him he did not appreciate what all she done for him this will drive a wife absolutely crazy and bring out the worst so I do feel so bad for Betty she not perfect but didn’t deserve to be taken advantage of like this.

[@Lambsy523]

You don’t do something for someone u supposedly love for payback, you do it unconditionally. I understand how she must’ve felt I been there, but I put my kids first and wouldn’t put them thru that. Add the fact I’m not capable of murder.

[@fredawadeley6472]

I had a friend back in the day that was so ungrateful towards her husband. He threatened he was going to divorce her at one stage. Shortly afterwards died of heart attack. We met and became friends. She tried her stunts with me then her son told me how she used to manipulate and how ungrateful she was to his dad. Always complaining and never satisfied regardless of what he did for her. So happy I moved too far away for her to bother me now. They don't see or acknowledge their flaws, really sad.

[@jayjazzed]

So many women sympathizing with the ex wife and her lunacy. There damn sure wouldn’t be any sympathy or empathy for her husband if the script were flipped.

[@Dorothyjt]

The only thing that surprises me is that he stayed with her as long as he did - he didn't push her over the top - her crazy behavior and temper tantrums pushed him into leaving her. RIP Dan.

[@nowirehangers2815]

@MechPhoenixI hope you are speaking with a professional

[@opaulamorgan4265]

As always, there are two sides to every story! From the beginning, when confronted by Betty about his affair with Linda, Dan denied it.! When Dan told her he was leaving, Betty's behavior became erratic and agressive. Dan served her with divorce papers after she entered his home and smeared cake over his bed, walls, etc. She returned to his home and broke furniture, dishes, and pictures. In the divorce settlement she was awarded $16,000 per month, but this did not satisfy her, nothing seemed to satisfy her! she fought about the money, the house, etc., But it was really about the betrayal! She was jealous of Linda because she had taken over her life with Dan. I think, given her behavior, Dan tried to deal with Betty as best he could, The more outrageous her behavior, and the more out of control she became, the more he reacted! His was the cool head! With his high profile and legal expertise, he had the edge. He fined her for leaving vulgar messages on his answering machine, which by the way, the children heard, and he was awarded custody of the children because of her unstableness.During this long drawn out battle with Dan, was she thinking about what effect her behavior was having on the children? Betty was a smart, attractive, woman, who could have made a life for herself without Dan Broderick, but unfortunately, to her detriment, she could not let go! Every woman who has experienced a similar situation, can identify with Betty's anger and bitterness, but she carried things too far. I think she intentionally killed Dan and Linda, for which she shows no remorse, and the jury got it right the second time, and she is now paying the ultimate price.

[@elizabethjoypodesta3827]

I think when a husband picks a ring it's a lovely gesture

[@niqi9116]

Its so easy to take over what another woman sacrificed to build.so easy for a man to just start over ..just wow.

[@Beatslager]

being a jealous person and act all up over small things or act like a spoiled brat > does not make you a great person to be with. It's just a matter of time that your partner will leave silently or fall in someone elses arms..... etc. They were BOTH WRONG on so many levels!! Thanks for the upload!

[@carolinemarchand4743]

she was more wrong than him! She is insane!

[@chikochiringa7247]

She will was a lunatic

[@geneziogenezio3299]

Sept. 23rd, 2024. Linda knew very well that Dan was a married man, she was wrong also Dan, they both started it all, they both were guilty and still guilty of committing Adultery! Too bad Betty didn't control her emotions...the only thing she had to do was to stay quiet and nice and get as much money possible from Dan from divorce, and start her life over but... Within a year, Betty suspected he was having an affair, but Dan called her crazy and subjected her to gaslighting for years, proclaiming his innocence and suggesting she was imagining things until he finally moved out of the family home in 1985 (he later confessed to her that she had been right all along about only after he Dan messed up with her mind...He was extremely cruel to her in all aspects, the law should take that in consideration.

[@MuseLaBet]

No, the only person to blame was Dan. Stop blaming mistresses. This kind of man would go for another woman if Linda would say No. Men just like that. You should never blame women…, men knows already that women are so naive, and by your comment you giving them more credits. Seriously?

[@TerriGreen-wx9mw]

The husban evil he drive the wife to this he msde hrr believe she was crazy wen she knew he was cheating evil

[@ingaudez8341]

I dont get this wife character. She hates her husband, but wants to stay in the marriage?? Even before this assistant lady showed up, she was nagging and critisising her husband.