[JennysCool]

The last paragraph seems to negate the whole story:

But a Bruce pal said, "He's just a really big flirt. There's nothing going on." Another friend said, "Bruce and Patti are very much partners. They go at it a lot and fight, but they also work at it a lot . . . Patti is a strong woman. They are not going anywhere."

[operation clinton cleanup]

But a Bruce pal said, "He's just a really big flirt. There's nothing going on." Another friend said, "Bruce and Patti are very much partners. They go at it a lot and fight, but they also work at it a lot . . . Patti is a strong woman. They are not going anywhere."

I suspect the pal and the other friend were Bruce's Lawyer and Publicist.

[HairOfTheDog]

The last paragraph seems to negate the whole story:

It does doesn't it... didn't stop them from whipping up the gossip any did it?