<![CDATA[Deadspin: Divorce]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Divorce]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/divorce http://deadspin.com/tag/divorce <![CDATA[After Divorce Settlement, Kobe Goin' Broke]]> Kobe Bryant's wife of nearly 11 years, Vanessa, filed for divorce just over a month ago. They had no prenuptial agreement, and Vanessa will reportedly receive about $75 million in the settlement—so about $1.4 million for every alleged affair Kobe had during their marriage. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5877920&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kobe Bryant's Wife Has Reportedly Filed For Divorce]]> Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa (née Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo Laine) has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years. TMZ reports that her filing cited "irreconcilable differences" and suggests that she "believes Kobe has been unfaithful." No. Way. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5868948&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Hulk Hogan Got Atomic Legdropped In His Divorce]]> There goes any chance of Hulk Hogan staying off our wrestling and reality programming and retiring with dignity (dignity being a relative word, of course). The Hulkster is going to need more money, because his ex-wife took most of his. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5862192&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Last Night's Winner: Tiger Woods, Entering His Media Redemption Phase, Again]]> In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like Tiger Woods, who, now that he's single again, should finally be able to focus on what truly matters—golf— and win every tournament ever. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5620619&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gabrielle Union Got It On In Front Of Dwyane Wade's Kids]]> That's according to a lawsuit filed by Wade's estranged wife, which he calls "baseless." Because, c'mon, who hasn't had stepmom fantasies about Gabrielle Union? Wait, what was I talking about? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5531819&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tiki Barber Pulls A Tom Brady On His Pregnant Wife]]> Famous people don't just get divorced. They have scandals. Like Tiki Barber who is leaving his wife—who is eight months pregnant (with twins)—for a blonde intern half her age. Now that's a breakup. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5511490&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jim Nantz' Divorce Trial Gets Its Own Sad Play-By-Play]]> CBS's omnipresent talking guy Jim Nantz is divorcing his wife of 26 years. This is not at all scandalous or shocking, yet the local newspaper provided us all with a depressing blow-by-blow that just might break your heart. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5384895&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Sports Wives Don't Remain Sports Wives For Too Long]]> In the non-news category, professional athletes divorce far more often than the national average. The real question is why do they bother getting married in the first place? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5333411&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Next Game, the Knicks Won't Even Let Stephon Marbury Onto the Team Bus]]> Once again, the NBA's highest paid bench-warmer did not take part in the Greek tragedy that is otherwise known as New York Knickerbockers basketball. After conferring with head coach Mike D'Antoni at the team's hotel in Philadelphia last night, Stephon Marbury and his annual salary of $21.9 million were asked not to put on a uniform. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5073337&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Michael Strahan's Life Became A Whole Lot Easier In More Ways Than One]]> Perhaps this is what he meant when he said he was enjoying retirement and declined to rejoin the Giants. You'll recall that Strahan and his wife entered into a rather stormy split. Included, among other things, were allegations that Strahan was gay. In the end, Strahan's wife, Jean Strahan, received a judicial award of $18,000 a month in child support for the couple's twin daugthers. To be fair, the girls are currently three years old. And everyone with kids knows it's impossible to make do with twin three-year olds for anything less than 10k a month. Everyone except for the New Jersey appellate court, who found this amount of money both exorbitant and unfairly apportioned against Strahan. In pertinent part the appellate court found that the trial court did not make the appropriate fact findings to support raising Strahan's child support from the statutorily prescribed $35,984. In doing so, the trial court cited a seminal law school theory—the three pony rule. Namely, that "no child, no matter how wealthy the parents, needs to be provided [with] more than three ponies." I missed this damn question on the bar exam. I thought it was two ponies. But why did Jean Strahan need that much money for her twin daughters. Well, thanks to Law.com we can see what she needs to get by:
Those "needs," wrote Appellate Division Judge Lorraine Parker, included the children giving their nanny a 10-day vacation in Jamaica; diamond jewelry for their grandmother; $30,000 yearly for landscaping expenses; $36,000 a year for "equipment and furnishings"; and $3,000 yearly for audio visual equipment. Jean set their clothing needs at $27,000 a year, since the children needed new outfits every time they saw their father and one of them demanded a new purse every time she left the house.
$27k a year for three-year old twins? Right now some poor three-year old future boyfriend/husband is playing in his sandbox and has no idea what a holy hell his adult years are going to be. Grin now, little boy, grin now. Three Pony Rule invoked to cut former NFL player's monthly 18k child support [Law.com] More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5042463&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Shaunie Loves Shaqie]]> A couple months ago, Shaq was in New York jokingly (but bitterly) freestyle rapping about Kobe Bryant, asking his former teammate to comment on the savoriness of his gluteus maximus. The source of Shaq's ire was apparently revealed in the freestylin' line: "I'm a horse, Kobe ratted me out, that's why I'm getting divorced." Well, maybe the Big Angry can finally turn that frown upside down and forgive the Mamba/Doberman/Whatever: He and his wife Shaunie have called off their divorce. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5037633&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[And Michael Strahan Got... JACKED UP!]]> The offensive linemen who line up against Michael Strahan on Sundays just got a whole lot of new ammunition for trash tralk. And Strahan can't run from it, either, because he's going to have to play football for a loooong time. He can't afford not to. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=228614&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Michael Jordan Clears Himself of Excess Baggage]]> Well, now I get to post while drinking. Fun. For your information, I'm drinking Yuengling because I'm at my parent's house and it's a choice between this and lactose free milk. More »
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