Come on, you didn't really expect Guy to take any of his wife's money, did you? Really? Anyone who's seen his gangster films - Lock, Stock, Snatch and now RocknRolla - will have told you that his male pride simply would not have let him. Guy's a man's man, right?
That's why he's fought for the kids and hired Stephen Cobb, QC; if cash was the goal, he wouldn't have called in Britain's finest legal brain on children and custody, particularly when an ocean separates both parents.
Apparently, Guy has 'done a Piper' ie he's copied Billie Piper who left her marriage to Chris Evans empty-handed. Actually, I am sure the Piper/Evans situation was very different - there were no kids and the couple are still friends, even though they are now married to other people. The friendship has endured. Good for them.
But just as divorced women are a fund manager's dream - just think of all that cash they have to spare -the walk-away-with-nothing folk believe that there are some things money just can't buy. Like...dignity. Of course, Guy's a multi-millionaire in his own right so he doesn't need the money. But what happens if you're the partner left with the kids and no money? Then what? Then dignity flies out of the window.
But is Guy setting a new legal precedent? Is walking away the recession version of the have-it-all divorce? Who can say. In the meantime, good for Guy for fighting for his kids. Those boys will need his influence more than ever.
Divorce is a messy, messy business. And remember, couples don't just argue over the kids - dogs (well, their custody) can cause MAJOR problems in proceedings, particularly if the owners can't agree who gets the pet pooch. That's why the divorce lawyers don't need to worry too much about today's news. There will still be plenty of work, regardless of the financial settlement!
In the meantime, just WHO is doing Madonna's cosmetic surgery/assistance these days? She looks...AMAZING!
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