Current:Home > ContactBob Saget's widow Kelly Rizzo addresses claim she moved on too quickly after his death -WealthRoots Academy
Bob Saget's widow Kelly Rizzo addresses claim she moved on too quickly after his death
View
Date:2025-04-17 23:34:00
Bob Saget's widow is pushing back against claims she moved on too quickly after his death.
Kelly Rizzo, who was married to Saget from 2018 until his death in 2022, responded to those who have said she moved into a new relationship too fast in a TikTok, telling critics, "You don't know anything unless you've been in the situation."
In February, the blogger made her red carpet debut with "Road Trip" and "Clueless" star Breckin Meyer.
"Unless you are a widow or a widower, you truly have absolutely no place and no right to comment on this because you do not know what it's like," Rizzo said. "You just don't understand the incredibly complex and difficult and dynamic thoughts and feelings that come up during this entire process."
Rizzo explained that after losing a partner, "you feel guilty" and "ashamed" even thinking about starting to date again, "but yet you also feel lonely, and so you want to do it."
In her case, she said she did not begin a new relationship until 18 months after Saget's death, and his daughters and friends encouraged her to do so.
"Now people are seeing me with my boyfriend, and it's two years and a few months after, and maybe some people think Bob passed like a minute ago because they're like, 'This is so fast,'" she said. "It has been well over two years, and for every person it's different."
Bob Saget's widow,Kelly Rizzo, dating Breckin Meyer two years after husband's death
Rizzo stressed that "there is absolutely no room for judgment" and "it is not your place to judge because everyone goes through it differently."
She added: "Whether somebody moves on a month after or 10 years after does not diminish or take away from the love and the relationship that you had with your partner."
Saget died in January 2022 after being found unresponsive in his hotel room in Florida after a stand-up performance. His cause of death was determined to be head trauma, and his family shared authorities "concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep."
In an Instagram post in January on the two-year anniversary of Saget's death, Rizzo said it "simultaneously feels like a week and an eternity" has passed.
Kelly Rizzosays the 'world still isn't the same' 6 months after Bob Saget's death
"I will forever be grateful that I got to share life with this extraordinary person for 6 years," she wrote. "What a blessing. And grateful I can look back on endless memories and photos and videos with smiles, laughter, and yes…still tears. It is such a gift I was able to know his complete and all encompassing love and heart."
In her TikTok, Rizzo also said it was important for her to date someone who understands "that Bob is always going to be a part of my life," and she found that in her current partner.
"He always asks questions about him and keeps him a part of the conversation, and that means so much to me because I knew that I was gonna have to find somebody who just got it," she said. "And fortunately, I was lucky enough to find that."
veryGood! (292)
Related
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Former Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris remains enrolled at KU amid rape charge
- A child sex abuse suspect kills himself after wounding marshals trying to arrest him, police say
- Group of homeless people sues Portland, Oregon, over new daytime camping ban
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Girl Scout cookies are feeling the bite of inflation, sending prices higher
- Former Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris remains enrolled at KU amid rape charge
- SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites today. How to watch the Falcon 9 liftoff.
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Revisit Senator Dianne Feinstein's top accomplishments following the trailblazer's death
Ranking
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Keleigh and Miles Teller Soak Up the Sun During Italian Vacation With Julia Garner and Mark Foster
- How much was Dianne Feinstein worth when she died?
- California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- What is Sukkot? And when is it? All your 'Jewish Thanksgiving' questions, answered
- South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied
- South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied
Recommendation
Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
Tennessee teacher accused of raping child is arrested on new charges after texting victim, police say
The Meryl Streep Love Story You Should Know More About
Collection of 100 classic cars up for auction at Iowa speedway: See what's for sale
Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor
Louisiana Tech's Brevin Randle stomps on UTEP player's head/neck, somehow avoids penalty
Which jobs lose pay in a government shutdown? What to know about military, national parks, TSA, more