hey judge mats how are you today man I'm good how you doing I'm doing all right I want to ask I'm not good rather it's the worst days of my life how about that okay well I'm sorry to hear that I wanted to ask you you know with news of the separation how are you holding up not holding up very well I would say to other man maybe I'll be U example for other man cautionary tail don't neglect your wife you see how many a there Port now flying out as I have for 40 or for 25 years my wife has been third serving the community taping my show having fun with friends that's what happens guys never be too busy or never have too much fun beyond your wife so I do want to ask you know the date of separation is listed back to July 17th has this been coming for some time now or was it something out the blue well ever since we uh start taping here in La I committed to staying home more and being making my wife more more of a priority but as you see I haven't I'm still here on the road doing the same thing and uh in terms of uh going out into another city but it was I was gone for 3 weeks that's what July 17th meant would you say you two are in a good place right now or able to maintain a friendship or oh yeah we're still in the same house and we're maintaining a friendship and I'm trying to get my wife back trying I have to show her that though um hopefully I can show while we're there together before and hopefully she doesn't complete the process but um I'm changing and hopes that she will I'm going get my wife back how about that I just wanted to eliminate all them rumors too that it's something about a baby or even me uh molesting a child it's none of that I just told you what it is there were also you know kind of some rumors of any infidelity did you want to clear that up at all you say solely neglect well neglect um can create suspicion certainly and if you're gone as much as I am you have every right to suspect you know you go to work you go serving the community around the country then you go with your guys to sporting events around the country you go to other events with except without your wife hanging with you and enjoying herself with you and so yeah she would have a right to suspect infidelity but there was none of that going on that's not the purpose that's not the reason for this