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Exes can be friends. Christiane Amanpour’s former husband defending her is not suspicious

The irony of the Amanpour moment was that while Rubin was defending her work, the public conversation also shifted to their relationship.

When journalist Christiane Amanpour’s ex-husband, former United States  diplomat James Rubin, defended her and her career on a recent episode of her podcast, The Ex Files, the moment felt refreshing.

Rubin said he had watched with “horror, shock, and fury” as people attacked Amanpour over her reporting on the Iran war. Critics, he suggested, did not understand journalism. He defended her dramatically, loudly and without a pause. Amanpour responded with an embarrassed laugh, “I’m blushing. All I can tell you is that I’m being defended by my ex.” This was by no means Rubin’s first appearance on the podcast; he is a frequent guest on his ex-wife’s show, and the two can often be seen in public together.

They even laughed about a rug Rubin got in the divorce settlement that Amanpour had sent his way. It was an unusual moment because we are no longer used to seeing camaraderie, that, too, public, between former partners. 

The couple were married for two decades and, by most accounts, parted with dignity. Listening to Rubin speak with visible admiration about her courage and........

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