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Danny DeVito’s ‘wandering eye’ caused split from Rhea Perlman: report

New details have emerged about the shocking split between diminutive duo Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.

The news blindsided Hollywood yesterday but according to RadarOnline, the last 10 years of their relationship was “hanging by a thread.”

Perlman was allegedly fed up with DeVito’s “flirty and inappropriate ways” and gave him the boot for his wandering eye.

“He may not appear to be a ladies’ man, but Danny certainly gets a lot of female attention,” a source close to the family told the gossip site. “Danny can be quite the flirt and because of his powerful status in Hollywood, he’s not ashamed to abuse his position and chat up young, aspiring woman looking to make it in the industry.

According to the source, even though the “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star has an onscreen reputation as a harmless funny-guy, he was allegedly quite the womanizer. “Like a lot of red-blooded males, if he sees an attractive girl in a coffee shop or walking down the street, he will give her the eye,” said the source.

“After years of turning a blind eye to it, Rhea finally snapped. She had enough of his bad-boy behavior and wanted an end to their marriage,” the source continued. “The break-up has been on the cards for a long time, probably over 10 years, because they haven’t been happy for a long, long time.”

Perlman and DeVito had been married for 30 years and together for 41 and have three grown kids. There were rumors late last year that the couple was on the rocks, but DeVito gave no hint of it in an interview in March.

“After the initial salad days, you get to be more than lovers and mates,” he told Parade. “You get to be friends. We go through ups and downs, but if there is more there than what you normally think of as romance, you can stick it out with each other forever.”