Celebrity / Bruce Springsteen Boss 'Mistress' to Have Public Divorce Trial Judge denies bid to seal off proceedings from media onlookers By Amelia Atlas, Newser Staff Posted Apr 15, 2009 2:51 AM CDT Copied Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band perform in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, April 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) A New Jersey court rejected a bid by alleged Bruce Springsteen flame Ann Kelly to close her divorce proceedings to the public, reports the New York Post. Kelly claims the media attention is bad for her children, but the judge isn't hearing it. "Mere embarrassment or a desire to avoid it doesn't suffice as good cause," she said. (More Bruce Springsteen stories.) Report an error