Singer Sinead O'Connor announced via her website in a blog post dated on Monday (December 26) that her marriage to therapist Barry Herridge has ended after 16 days of matrimony.<br/> The pair wed in a Las Vegas 'drive thru' ceremony on December 8 .<br/> On the blog, she blamed unnamed people close to Herridge for conspiring to ruin the marriage.<br/> Matters were not helped by the 45-year-old spending some of her wedding night looking for drugs, according to her confessional blog post.<br/> The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer, who is known for causing controversy, met 38-year-old therapist Herridge via email, after mentioning being 'sexually frustrated' in a series of postings on the internet.<br/> This was O'Connor's fourth marriage.<br/> Her new album, "How About I Be Me and You Be You", is due to release in February 2012.<br/> John Russell, Reuters.