Robert De Niro, ‘Aging Bull’, is being put to death to keep up with his estranged wife’s extravagant lifestyle – including her ‘thirst for Stella McCartney’ and more than $ 1 million worth of diamonds, his lawyer claimed in court on Friday.
The elderly acting legend is once again a tax criminal – with the salaries from his next two films to reimburse his latest multimillion-dollar bill to Uncle Sam, his divorce lawyer claims.
“Mr. De Niro is 77 years old, and although he loves his trade, he should not be forced to work at this amazing pace, because he should,” Caroline Krauss, De Niro’s lawyer, told a judge in Manhattan said during a virtual divorce hearing. .
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“When does it stop? When does he get the opportunity not to take every project that comes along and not work six days or 12 days so he can keep up with Ms. Hightower’s thirst for Stella McCartney?” Krauss said, referring to her ex, Grace Hightower, and the famous designer.
“He could get sick tomorrow and the party is over,” she said of the famous ‘Raging Bull’ and ‘The Irishman’ star.
“He could get sick tomorrow and the party is over.”
De Niro calls the procedure, while Hightower appears via video link.
Cut?
The trial took place as the couple continued to quarrel over how much money De Niro should pay to Hightower until the terms of their 2004 agreement begin before the start-up period, presumably after their divorce is finalized.
Hightower’s lawyer Kevin McDonough has argued that since the divorce application in 2018, De Niro has unfairly continued to reduce the amount he sent to his estranged spouse, including her credit card expenses, from $ 375,000 a month to just $ 100,000. monthly as recently as January.
But Krauss claims that in the years leading up to their separation, Hightower spent more and more. In 2019 alone, she spent $ 1.67 million – including buying a $ 1.2 million diamond from jeweler Kwiat, the lawyer said.
Krauss said De Niro stands behind millions of dollars in his taxes and that he will use the money from his next two film projects to pay off the liabilities. De Niro – which was hit by a $ 6.4 million tax bill in 2015 – said earlier that the pandemic had reduced its finances.
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De Niro does not want Hightower and their two children to move out of their Manhattan apartment according to the advance, which asks the former couple to sell the amount of $ 20 million, divide the profits and then give him a new $ 6 million must buy. home for the trio, Krauss said.
But “if the choice is to sell the apartment and honor or pay the deal according to Ms Hightower’s demands – which are rich in indulgence, and waste and greed – then we will go with the former,” Krauss said. said.
‘Maintain the status quo’
McDonough said that until the marriage terms come into effect, De Niro is supposed to pay her so she can maintain the ‘status quo’ lifestyle she had when they were married – while she is also dirty about Krauss’ claims that De Niro is struggling financially.
‘If he wants to order or force his family to leave their long-standing home while he spends millions and millions and millions on himself at his own homes, on the renovation of what his lawyers call tongue-in-cheek his cottage in Montauk, ‘he has poured millions and millions over the last few years, he can take the position,’ McDonough claims about the actor.
“If he wants to order or force his family to leave their long-standing home while spending millions and millions and millions on himself … he can take the position.”
“There have been no cuts and no slowdown in Mr De Niro’s lifestyle,” McDonough said. “When Mr. De Niro goes to brunch in Connecticut on Sunday, he rents a helicopter upstairs. If he flies off to see his friends in Florida or anywhere else, it’s a private jet.”
Robert De Niro arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards in Beverly Hills, California, Nov. 1, 2015.
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Krauss denies allegations that De Niro took a helicopter to the brunch, while McDonough mocked his client for spending $ 1.2 million on a diamond.
“I want to separate these parties,” Manhattan High Court Matthew Cooper said. “I want me. Hightower and Mr. De Niro gets to go their own way.
“I want these parties to separate. I want Ms Hightower and Mr De Niro to run separately.”
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“They will still come out richer from this than almost anyone who walks this earth,” Cooper said.
Earlier in the trial, Cooper reminded both sides: “There is nothing ordinary about these expenses. For 99.9999 percent of the world, it is extraordinary to an almost unimaginable extent.”
De Niro and Hightower were married in 1997, divorced in 1999, reunited and renewed their vows in 2004 before filing for divorce three years ago.