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Berlusconi Loses $105M Villa in Divorce

Veronica Lario will take reduced alimony payment

(Newser) - Love hurts, but it's divorce that's pummeling Silvio Berlusconi's wallet, reports the Independent . He's agreed to fork over a $105 million villa that soon-to-be ex-wife Veronica Lario is extremely attached to, and she in return will settle for alimony much less than the $5.3 million a month she had...

Revamped Bonuses Screw Up Wall St. Divorces

Deferred stock payments complicate settlements

(Newser) - Wall Street’s new post-crisis pay structures are making divorce a complicated proposition for many bankers, traders, and executives. To encourage long-term thinking, many bonuses are now composed largely of stock that can’t be converted to cash for years. It’s “throwing a massive monkey wrench into the...

Berlusconi Wife Seeks $64M-a-Year Divorce

Veronica vows to 'make things messy' if demands not met

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi's string of sex scandals may leave him saddled with one of the most expensive divorce settlements in human history. His estranged wife, Veronica Lario—who announced she was leaving the "ridiculous" Italian leader earlier this year after his bimbo eruptions—is seeking a divorce settlement of $5....

Cleese Not Laughing About $20M Divorce

(Newser) - Holy Monty Python. John Cleese has a whopping $20 million check to write in a California divorce settlement, and he's not happy about it. “What I find so unfair is that if we both died today, her children would get much more than mine," grumbled the 70-year-old star....

Prosecutors Eye Savio Divorce in Peterson Case

Ex-cop risked losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in split

(Newser) - Drew Peterson prosecutors are scrutinizing his divorce from Kathleen Savio as they ready their murder case against him, the Chicago Tribune reports. Peterson could have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the pair’s split—but Savio was found dead in a bathtub one month before the trial that...

$100M Divorce Is Made for Tabs
$100M Divorce
Is Made for Tabs
Mar 26, 2009 10:08 AM CDT

$100M Divorce Is Made for Tabs

Lavish spending, sex make for juicy battle between Swedish countess and CEO

(Newser) - The demands of a Swedish countess looking for a $100 million divorce settlement from her CEO husband are making headlines, ABC reports. Marie Douglas-David’s pursuit of $53,000 in weekly expenses stands out during a time when many are downplaying lavish spending. “She threatened him with a mud...

As Economy Tanks, So Does Alimony
As Economy Tanks, So
Does Alimony
Mar 24, 2009 9:39 AM CDT

As Economy Tanks, So Does Alimony

Wealthy argue that falling assets make old settlements unfair

(Newser) - The impact of plunging asset values is making itself felt in divorce courts, reports the Daily Telegraph. Celebrities and corporate high-fliers pleading poverty have managed to wrangle reduced payments to their exes in recent months. Lawyers warn that the trend toward cut-price settlements is now becoming mainstream and urge estranged...

Who Gave Guy a Shiner?
 Who Gave Guy a Shiner? 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
Mar 23, 2009 12:02 PM CDT

Who Gave Guy a Shiner?

Plus, credit crunch hits Cleese's divorce, and more

(Newser) - Uh-oh. Guy Ritchie showed up with a black eye after a night out in London, the Sun reports. No word on where the mystery shiner came from… could this have anything to do with his less-than-flattering nickname for tough ex-wife Madonna? More gossip:
  • The recession has hit celebrity divorces. John
...

Divorcé Sues Ex in Bid to Share Madoff Losses

Lawyer wants some of ex-wife's millions now that his are worthless

(Newser) - Bernie Madoff’s scam isn’t just affecting pockets—now it’s poking its nose into personal matters, too. A New York lawyer who says he lost millions to Madoff is suing his ex-wife in a bid to share the pain, the New York Post reports. Steven Simkin paid Laura...

Hubby Wants Kidney Back in Divorce
Hubby Wants Kidney Back
in Divorce
Jan 8, 2009 8:40 AM CST

Hubby Wants Kidney Back in Divorce

Doc wants cheating wife to return donation or pony up $1.5M

(Newser) - A doctor is demanding that his soon-to-be ex-wife return his donated kidney—or at least the $1.5 million he says the transplant is worth—as the pair divvy up their assets in a divorce, Newsday reports. Richard Batista says his wife jumped into bed with her physical therapist just...

Housing Bust Makes Divorce Too Costly for Many Couples

Couples stick it out as tough market makes splitting too expensive

(Newser) - Breaking up is hard to do, but in a housing bust it can be well nigh impossible. With one in six homes worth less than the mortgage owed on it, couples on the skids are finding divorce plans scuttled by an inability to sell the marital home. And with job...

$92M? That's a Lie!
 $92M? That's a Lie! 
Dec 18, 2008 9:00 AM CST

$92M? That's a Lie!

Madge, Ritchie refute her flack's statement to press about divorce settlement

(Newser) - Madonna's mouthpiece is full of it, the singer says. Liz Rosenberg told the AP this week that the Material Girl would give ex-hubby Guy Ritchie up to $92 million in “one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement.” The couple denies the figure, the New York ...

Don't Feel Bad for $70M-Richer Ritchie

(Newser) - Guy Ritchie should have known what he was getting into when he married Madonna, writes Liz Smith in the New York Post. “She was the most famous woman in the world. Did he think that would change?” But Ritchie doesn’t need our pity. As for reports that he...

Guy Spurns Cash, Wants Kids
 Guy Spurns Cash, Wants Kids 
Nov 20, 2008 1:56 PM CST

Guy Spurns Cash, Wants Kids

(Newser) - Guy Ritchie will eschew a fight for the Material Girl's material assets, and instead focus on joint custody of their two sons, the New York Daily News reports, citing a settlement in the works. At issue is where the couple’s children, Rocco and David, will live; Madonna would relocate...

Paul's Money Can't Buy Heather Love
Paul's Money Can't Buy Heather Love
Oct 23, 2008 10:47 AM CDT

Paul's Money Can't Buy Heather Love

But with $16M spree in 7 months, she must have everything else

(Newser) - Snapping up everything from swanky real estate to savory soy dogs, Heather Mills has blown more than a third of her $40 million divorce settlement with Paul McCartney since March, The Sun reports. She spent some $13.7 million on property and donated $1 million in vegetarian food to homeless...

No Settlement Yet: Madge's Publicist

Denies media reports of $60M deal

(Newser) - Madonna's divorce settlement with estranged husband Guy Ritchie has yet to be finalized, the singer's publicist said today. In a brief email sent to the AP, Liz Rosenberg wrote, "I will not be commenting on the various reports regarding the divorce or of the settlement, which has not been...

Guy Snags $60M Settlement
 Guy Snags $60M Settlement 
Oct 19, 2008 5:58 AM CDT

Guy Snags $60M Settlement

Madge keeps her houses in NY and LA and most of her $520M fortune

(Newser) - Madge and Guy have already divvied up their loot, and Guy will walk away with $60 million in cash and real estate, the Sun reports. Ritchie adds the couple’s 1,200-acre British country estate and a posh London pub to his $43 million fortune, while Madonna hangs on to...

Christie Brinkley Settles Divorce, Gets Kids

Ex makes off with $2.1M; 'It's everything I asked for,' he says

(Newser) - After an intense all-night negotiation session, Christie Brinkley has settled her acrimonious divorce, the New York Post reports. The model got full custody of her two children, and will pay philandering ex Peter Cook a one-time $2.1 million, which will mostly cover legal fees. The rest of the settlement...

Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K

Paperwork's cheap, but hiring lawyers, dividing real estate, finding therapy adds up

(Newser) - In the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested)...

Murray's Divorce Settled in a Flash

After allegations from both sides a month ago, comedian's wife gets custody, houses

(Newser) - Gossip hounds hoping for acrimonious divorce proceedings for Bill Murray aren't getting their wish, TMZ reports. The actor's divorce has already been settled, with papers signed June 13. Wife Jennifer Butler Murray, 42, gets custody of the four kids; Bill, 57, will have to pay child support. Jennifer, who also...

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