Joost, Amor 'not speaking'

Johannesburg - "All hell has broken loose" between the former Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen and his estranged wife, singer Amor Vittone, according to a source.

The ill feeling between the two of them is so serious that Van der Westhuizen has not seen his two children, Jordan, 6, and Kylie, 4, in more than a week.

"All hell has broken loose between them," said the source close to the couple.

In further developments, it was confirmed to Beeld on Monday that the mysterious third person associated with the divorce is a man who is allegedly being linked to Vittone.

Despite speculation over the weekend that Vittone was interested in one or more South African singers, it was confirmed on Monday that the man is not a South African.

"He is a foreigner but not an Italian."

Vittone's parents were Italian.

Joost 'worried'

Until very recently, when there was still talk about the couple saving their marriage, Van der Westhuizen had taken his two children to school every day and fetched them again in the afternoons.

He is apparently no longer doing this. He is also not going near the couple's upmarket house in Dainfern Valley in Johannesburg.

He and Vittone are not speaking. He contacts his children by SMS.

Van der Westhuizen is still staying with a friend after leaving the house in May.

His lawyer, Robert Klikenberg, did not want to confirm or deny the information revealed by the source.

"I can confirm that a third party was mentioned in the court documents. Joost is very worried about his children and the fact that he is currently not seeing them."

He said discussions would continue this week with a view towards a settlement.