Biden Family in Turmoil: Ashley’s Divorce Drama Sparks Fears for Ailing Father

The Biden family is once again under the microscope—this time over former first daughter Ashley Biden’s explosive divorce and troubling relapse fears. Insiders warn the mounting chaos could push her frail father, ex-President Joe Biden, to the brink.

Ashley, 44, quietly filed for divorce last month from her husband of 13 years, Philadelphia plastic surgeon Dr. Howard Krein, 58. But hours before filing, she posted a shocking Instagram Story that ignited whispers of betrayal.

The since-deleted post showed a man and woman holding hands from behind. Her caption: “My husband and his girlfriend holding hands.”

She followed it up with a thumbs-up selfie set to Beyoncé’s anthem “Freedom,” signaling she was ready to cut ties.

“She’s spiraling,” one family source told me. “And it’s the last thing Joe can handle right now. He’s fighting cancer, he’s weak, and Ashley has always been his soft spot.”

Ashley, the only daughter of Joe and Jill Biden, has long battled personal demons. Six years ago, she completed rehab in Florida for drug addiction. Her struggles were laid bare in 2019 when her private diary was stolen and sold for $40,000 to activist group Project Veritas.

Though Biden lawyers fought its release, another outlet eventually published it weeks before the 2020 election. Ashley herself later admitted the writings were authentic.

In its pages, she described brutal cocaine binges—“Red, crusted, f–ked-up nose, tired, lethargic”—and a dangerous sex addiction. She even confessed to cheating on Krein while in treatment, detailing “insane sex” with a fellow patient.

Even more disturbing was an entry about showering with her father as a child, where she questioned if early trauma fueled her destructive patterns.

Ashley’s erratic past makes her current behavior even more concerning. “God help her without Howard around to keep her in check,” another insider said. “She’s been reckless before. Everyone fears she could go down that road again.”

Her father, meanwhile, is locked in his own battle. At 82, Biden is fighting advanced prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Friends describe him as “fragile” and warn his daughter’s meltdown could break him.

“He’s literally fighting for his life,” a longtime ally explained. “Ashley should be by his side, not turning her marriage collapse into a social media spectacle. Her duty now is to her dying dad.”

For the Bidens, family loyalty has always been both a rallying cry and a source of scandal. From Hunter’s legal woes to Ashley’s troubled history, the turbulence shows no sign of slowing.

As one Washington insider put it bluntly: “This family has weathered storms before, but Joe’s health is hanging by a thread. Another Ashley relapse could send him to his grave.”