Michaele Salahi was not kidnapped -- she ran off with Journey's Neil Schon

[Enrique]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/michaele-salahi-wasnt-kidnapped--she-ran-off-with-journeys-neal-schon/2011/09/14/gIQAsKmySK_blog.html

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Despite Michaele’s assurances to police, Tareq (who did not return The Post’s phone calls) gave tearful interviews maintaining she must have been coerced; Warren County authorities dutifully announced they were working with the FBI “to assure her well- being.”

Oh, she’s fine. Late in the day, a publicist for Journey — yes, the ’80s arena rockers — confirmed to us (following another TMZ report) that Michaele, 45, is shacking up with guitarist Neal Schon, 57, and is currently with him at a concert tour stop in Memphis. (Journey, before their recent career resurgence, had played at Salahi-run polo matches. Read more about the Salahi-Journey connection.)

“She’s not been kidnapped,” the rep told us. “Nobody kidnapped her.”

Sigh. And hmmm. Schon’s not looking to get into reality TV, is he? “Absolutely not,” she said.

[provis99]

1. poor Neal.

He probably feels sorry for the little dimwit, and doesn't have the heart to kick her out. I can imagine him desperately trying to get the husband to pick her up!

[Tom Ripley]

6. She just can't get enough lovin', touchin', squeezin'

[ProdigalJunkMail]

15. nicely done... n/t

[TwilightGardener]

2. Journey had a career resurgence? Must have missed that.

[Broderick]

3. too funny

My first guess was that she was getting the freak on.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

4. Reminds me of a country song done by the Bellamy Brothers

"My Wife Left Me For My Girlfriend" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_s4IwgZloU

Now imagine a mildly inebriated GLBT crowd singing it in a bar at the top of their lungs...

[otohara]

5. I Had Dinner w/ Him Once

all he did was whine about Steve Perry - I said, yeah, but Journey didn't really become famous until he joined.

[Raster]

7. Ouch!

[blogslut]

10. Here is where I stand up for Steve Perry

The boy could sing and the reason I will always plead his case is because of the way he was once described by some rock reporter. I paraphrase:

"As a vocalist, Steve Perry's real talent is being able to emphasize the good lyrics and fumble the words that suck."

[otohara]

13. Broken Arms

vs open arms?

Love SP voice

[Fumesucker]

8. A song for Tareq..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmh1Z3Em-Ok

[Angry Dragon]

9. I wonder if she is employed by Rent-a-Wife.com??

subsidiary of Rentboy.com

[JanMichael]

11. Why is this even news in this country? I give up.

The troglodytes have won.

[Nye Bevan]

12. Is this real, or is this a script from some reality TV show?

It's getting hard to tell.

[cutlassmama]

14. He probably has more "real" money than her husband's "fake" money.