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'We were happy': Bernie Madoff's daughter-in-law hits back at claims she was divorcing husband before he committed suicide




  • Bernie Madoff finally admits from prison he and Ruth attempted suicide
  • Stephanie said she and her husband were planning more children

  • By RACHEL QUIGLEY
    Bernie Madoff's daughter-in-law has hit back at claims made by Ruth and Andrew Madoff in their recent '60 Minutes' interview and describes the dramatic change her life has taken since the Ponzi scheme was discovered.
    Stephanie Madoff-Mack sits down with Anderson Cooper to 'put right' some of the revelations made by the pair in the revealing interview aired on Sunday.
    Stephanie was married to Madoff's son Mark, who was 46 when he committed suicide on the second anniversary of his father's arrest.
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    Stunned: Stephanie said she was shocked by some of the things they said, particularly that Andrew said he wasn't surprised by his brother's suicid
    Stunned: Stephanie said she was shocked by some of the things they said, particularly that Andrew said he wasn't surprised by his brother's suicide
    Reaction: Stephanie sat down with Anderson Cooper to discuss her feelings over some of the revelations made in the '60 Minutes' interview
    Reaction: Stephanie sat down with Anderson Cooper to discuss her feelings over some of the revelations made in the '60 Minutes' interview
    In love: Stephanie told Anderson that she and her husband were talking about having more children and were absolutely not splitting up
    In love: Stephanie told Anderson that she and her husband were talking about having more children and were absolutely not splitting up
    Madoff's wife Ruth revealed in the interview that she and her husband tried to commit suicide together on Christmas Eve by taking all the sleeping tablets they had in the house.
    But they simply woke up the next day. Anderson Cooper asks Stephanie what she thought when she learned that.
      She said: 'I have no idea what went on in that penthouse that night but for Ruth to talk about trying to kill herself so flippantly like that is so offensive to me because that's how my husband died.  
      'Ruth says she was happy that she woke up. I'm happy for Ruth that she woke up but I just wish that my husband had and he didn't.
      'Its not a laughing matter. It's not funny. It's what killed my husband.'
      Tell-all: Ruth Madoff gave the first interview since her husband's arrest and revealed they had tried to commit suicide
      Tell-all: Ruth Madoff gave the first interview since her husband's arrest and revealed they had tried to commit suicide
      Son: Andrew Madoff said he never suspected his financier father of running a Ponzi scheme because he grew up hearing what a legend he was
      Son: Andrew Madoff said he never suspected his financier father of running a Ponzi scheme because he grew up hearing what a legend he was
      Happy times: Stephanie denies Andrew's claims that she was seeking a divorce, saying they were in a 'good spot'
      Happy times: Stephanie denies Andrew's claims that she was seeking a divorce, saying they were in a 'good spot'



      Madoff's wife Ruth revealed in the interview that she and her husband tried to commit suicide together on Christmas Eve by taking all the sleeping tablets they had in the house.
      But they simply woke up the next day. Anderson Cooper asks Stephanie what she thought when she learned that.