"All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it"
About this Quote
The intent is both testimonial and boundary-setting. By refusing specifics, Nielsen makes "it" a shapeshifter: addiction, scandal, fame, betrayal - whatever the listener already suspects. That vagueness is strategic in a celebrity context where details become commodities. She withholds the salacious, offers the irreparable.
The subtext is a quiet indictment of the machinery around her. A marriage "to Sylvester" signals a relationship lived under a spotlight, where private failures become public entertainment. Naming Sylvester Stallone anchors the story in the cultural memory of an era when celebrity couples were treated like tabloid franchises. "I will never get over it" rejects the expected arc of redemption packaging. In a culture that loves a comeback, she insists on the truth we don’t sell well: some damage doesn’t resolve; it just gets carried.
Quote Details
| Topic | Divorce |
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| Source | Help us find the source |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Nielsen, Brigitte. (2026, January 16). All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/all-i-know-is-it-destroyed-my-family-it-destroyed-117083/
Chicago Style
Nielsen, Brigitte. "All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/all-i-know-is-it-destroyed-my-family-it-destroyed-117083/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/all-i-know-is-it-destroyed-my-family-it-destroyed-117083/. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.










