Celebrity divorces are rarely pain-free it seems. As the saying goes, more money, more problems. See, everyone — being middle class isn't all that bad! There are perks!
One of the most famous men in the world cannot even escape the woes of a messy divorce. That's right, Robert De Niro is allegedly struggling to pay spousal support to his ex-wife Grace Hightower.
Robert and actress Grace Hightower were first married back in 1997. The pair then split in 1999, only to renew their vows in 2004. Finally, the actor officially filed for divorce in 2018.
"Mr. De Niro is 77 years old, and while he loves his craft, he should not be forced to work at this prodigious pace because he has to," Caroline said.
"When does that stop? When does he get the opportunity to not take every project that comes along and not work six-day weeks, 12-hour days so he can keep pace with Ms. Hightower's thirst for Stella McCartney?"
Grace's legal team claims Robert is worth $500 million, but his lawyer has argued that the pandemic has left the actor in a difficult financial position.
Vanity Fair reports that Robert has lowered his ex-wife's monthly credit card limit from $375,000 to $100,000 as of January 2021.
However, Robert's legal team countered that Grace has been going through money at a rapid pace, going so far as to claim she spent $1.67 million in 2019 alone, which allegedly included buying a diamond worth over one million dollars.
The actor's lawyer went on to explain that in addition to demands Grace is making, Robert is also currently millions of dollars behind on his taxes, and that money from his next two film projects will have to go toward paying off that debt.
"When Mr. De Niro goes to brunch Sunday in Connecticut, he charters a helicopter up there."
Robert's lawyer refuted the claims that her client takes helicopters to brunch, while Grace's lawyer likewise denied she spent $1.2 million on a diamond.
"There is nothing ordinary about these expenses. For 99.9999% of the world, these are extraordinary to an almost unimaginable degree," he stated.
"They will still come out of this richer than almost any human being who walks this earth."
This story is still developing.
h/t: Vanity Fair
