a paralyzing fear that makes a tough guy whimper. you are not a coward. tonight, extreme animal phobias, from snakes to spiders, and the humans struggling to face their fright. announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is nightline, november 17th, 2011. good evening, i m cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with marriage and regret. the actress demi moore today announced she plans to divorce her much younger husband, ashton kutcher. they ve been married six years. some marriages don t make it nearly that long. exhibit a, kim kardashian and her 72-day union. the authors of a new book say, don t be shocked. 30% of divorced women put on their white dress and march down the aisle even though they had a sinking feeling it wasn t going to work. the question tonight is, why do they do it? here s abc s andrea canning. reporter: it was billed at kim s fairy tale wedding. it cost a reported $10 mi
good evening, i m cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with marriage and regret. the actress demi moore today announced she plans to divorce her much younger husband, ashton kutcher. they ve been married six years. some marriages don t make it nearly that long. exhibit a, kim kardashian and her 72-day union. the authors of a new book say, don t be shocked. 30% of divorced women put on their white dress and march down the aisle even though they had a sinking feeling it wasn t going to work. the question tonight is, why do they do it? here s abc s andrea canning. reporter: it was billed at kim s fairy tale wedding. it cost a reported $10 million. a custom dress by vera wang. $15,000 wedding cake, six feet tale. and that multimillion dollar deal signed with e entertainment to make it a television spectacular not to be missed. you may be seated. reporter: but in the end, it all added up to a fizzled fairy tale that lasted just 72 days. was it a hoax? was it a scam? shocking