August 18, 2008

Hefty Divorce Settlement

The third time was certainly not the charm for Phil Collins, who's facing yet another pricey divorce.

After six years of marriage and two children, the musician's former wife, Swiss-born Orianne Cevey, 35, has received a $46.76 million cash payout from Collins, 57, reports Britain's Daily Mirror.

The record settlement – Britain's biggest ever in a celebrity divorce – tops by some $2 million what Paul McCartney gave Heather Mills earlier this year.

Collins is no stranger to expensive breakups. Second wife Jill Tavelman received $34 million after he ended their relationship by fax in 1994. In all, according to a Daily Telegraph tally, Collins's divorces have cost him $84 million – nearly a third of his estimated $280 fortune. Collins and Cevey met on tour in 1994 while she was working as a translator. Their children are Nicolas, 8, and Matthew, 4.

Collins also has three other children: Lily, from his marriage with Tavelman, and Simon and Joelyi, from his first marriage – to Canadian-born Andrea Bertorelli. That union ended in 1979.

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1 Geez, I wonder if he'd be willing to marry a 41-year-old overweight woman who would only want 1/4 of what Wife #3 got. That's a bargain, isn't it?

Posted by: Venomous Kate at August 18, 2008 05:48 PM (VNlqK)

2 Memo to Phil: Give up.

Posted by: aeh at August 20, 2008 12:46 PM (OPOtI)

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