Doherty Does Marriage. Again.
by Josh Grossberg
Feb 5, 2002, 1:30 PM PT
Shannen Doherty's personal life just entered rerun season.
The former star of Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed, known for her instant engagements (and quickie separations), has gotten married after a whirlwind romance. Again.
The actress' rep confirmed Tuesday that Doherty, 30, exchanged "I dos" with 32-year-old movie producer Rick Solomon in Las Vegas.
"She got married last weekend and she's happy," says Leslie Sloane, Doherty's publicist.
The wedding was attended by a handful of friends and family.
No word yet on where the newlyweds will be vacationing.
Sloane said she did not know exactly how long Doherty and Solomon have been an item, but if reports are to be believed, the newlyweds apparently have not been together more than a month or two.
As late as November, gossip columnists and supermarket tabloids still had Doherty romantically linked with Australian actor Julian McMahon, who costarred with Doherty in Charmed and on last year's TV movie Another Day (which Doherty also directed).
Of course, blink-and-you-miss-it romance is a Doherty specialty.
Back in her 90210 days, Doherty infamously swapped vows with Ashley Hamilton, son of preternaturally tanned actor George Hamilton, in September 1993 after knowing each other for a whole two weeks. To no one's surprise, the couple separated five months later and divorced the following April.
For those keeping score at home, Doherty has also had several false starts at the altar. She was briefly engaged to photo-studio owner Dean Factor in 1991 before calling off their one-year relationship to hook up with real-estate developer Chris Foufas. They exchanged "commitment rings" in 1991 and separated in 1992. In December 1995, Doherty got engaged to actor-director Rob Weiss (Amongst Friends) before the two split five months later. She's also been linked to former Brat Packer Judd Nelson (one of the few she didn't get engaged to).
Doherty has cultivated a reputation for being a tad tempestuous onscreen and off. Her prima donna antics led to behind-the-scenes strife and her eventual exit from both 90210 and Charmed. Her legal dossier includes a 1992 nightclub scuffle, a 1994 lawsuit by an ex-landlord who said she trashed her rented house and stiffed him on the rent and a 1997 lawsuit by a woman who alleged Doherty's dogs bit her. She was sentenced to anger-management counseling in '97 after she smashed a car window with a beer bottle during an argument outside another L.A. club. And just last year, she pleaded no contest to drunk-driving charges and was sentenced to five days in a work-release program.
According to Sloane, Solomon is an independent movie producer (not to be confused with the other Rick Solomon who produced Free Willy, Traffic and I Am Sam) and owner of an online gambling site (hence the Vegas nuptials). According to the New York Post, Solomon has previously been attached to such model-heiress types as Devon Aoki, whose family owns the Benihana chain, and Paris Hilton of the famed Hilton Hotel clan.
The Post also says Solomon once was kicked out of a trendy New York nightspot after trashing the place.
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Doherty Does Marriage. Again.