No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. I do believe some the allegations are farfetched, not all. My dad's in a wheelchair and there's no way he could pull all those along while crawling on the floor unless a few items were strapped to his back, then to have no one help? Unless it was within private surroundings (I doubt she'd go commercial airliner and crawl through the terminal thru security and everything without assistance) and paul's help was instructed not to give her assistance. That portion could be exagerrated but then again she's up against an icon and may feel the need to do so. It's not to say there wasn't abuse and to me the timing isn't always a factor. I don't know if she was held captive or mentally helpless enough to stay with him, but just who he is would make it a hard thing to do as the backlash was predictable.
The difference between denise and heather is that denise was married to a publicly known schmuck (Like Kim & Alec). Not so sure if anyone would believe her as much NOW after her affair with Richie and her lies. I can't stand denise either because of what she did to heather L (that IS the ultimate in betrayal to do to to a friend or any woman for that matter) and knowing charlie's unsavory past, a half a brain should have told her to steer clear. But some women also think they're the ones who can change that man who has charmed them. Also, in the public jury they see denise coming from a decent acting career, money, and marrying a man her own age, while heather did not (who was homeless for a time being) and marrying a man 26 years her senior. Also, she somewhat took the place of his previous wife, a well respected woman on her own, who was with him for for decades and *seemed* to have a fairytale marriage. She's not anna nicole, but just two different worlds. It's too general to form a judgement from these reasons but it does factor in to why the public would feel differently of these two couples. Like I said I'm not a fan of denise at all, and it was extremely hurtful to Heather L, whom was a confidant of hers. I still wouldn't wish abuse on anyone even if he/she knew what they could be getting into. These are very serious allegations so I'm not sure if I want her claims to be the truth or otherwise.