Judge Greg Mathis is going through it ... hot on the heels of his wife Linda rushing to court to pull the plug on their 39-year marriage.
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00:00Hey Judge Mathis, how are you today man?
00:03I'm good, how are you doing?
00:05I'm doing alright.
00:06I'm not good, rather, it's the worst days of my life, how about that?
00:10Okay, well I'm sorry to hear that.
00:11I wanted to ask you, you know, with news of the separation, how are you holding up?
00:15I'm not holding up very well.
00:18I would say the other man, maybe I'll be an example for the other man, cautionary tale.
00:26Don't neglect your wife.
00:29See, I'm here at the airport now, flying out, as I have for 25 years.
00:36My wife has been third.
00:38Serving the community, taping my show, having fun with friends.
00:43That's what happens, guys.
00:45Never be too busy or never have too much fun beyond your life.
00:49So I do want to ask, you know, the date of separation is listed back as July 17th.
00:53Has this been coming for some time now or was it something out of the blue?
00:56Well, ever since we started taping here in L.A., I committed to staying home more
01:02and making my wife more of a priority.
01:04But as you see, I haven't.
01:06I'm still here on the road, doing the same thing.
01:08And in terms of going out into another city.
01:13But I was gone for three weeks.
01:16That's what July 17th meant.
01:18Would you say you two are in a good place right now or able to maintain a friendship?
01:23Oh, yeah. We're still in the same house and we're maintaining a friendship.
01:26And I'm trying to get my wife back.
01:28I have to show her that, though.
01:31Hopefully I can show her why we were there together before.
01:33And hopefully she doesn't complete the process.
01:36But I'm changing in hopes that she will.
01:39I'm going to get my wife back. How about that?
01:41I just wanted to eliminate all the rumors, too, that it's something about a baby or even me molesting a child.
01:48It's none of that. I've just told you what it is.
01:50There were also some rumors of any infidelity.
01:53Did you want to clear that up at all? You say it's solely neglect.
01:56Well, neglect can create suspicion, certainly.
02:02And if you're gone as much as I am, you have every right to suspect.
02:06You go to work, you go serve in the community around the country.
02:09Then you go with your guys to sporting events around the country.
02:12You go to other events except without your wife hanging with you and enjoying herself with you.
02:19And so, yeah, she would have a right to suspect infidelity.
02:23But there's none of that going on?
02:25That's not the purpose. That's not the reason for this.