# Robert De Niro 'forced' to work to fund ex's 'thirst for Stella McCartney' **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239 "2021-04-18T07:51:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/1 "2021-04-18T07:51:34Z")
I put this here because it’s about an actor … feel free to have it moved if it doesn’t belong Robert DeNiro’s divorce is getting messier in court as he’s crying poor due to her high maintenance lifestyle… Here’s my thing ok he married her when he had money so she acquired expensive taste all of a sudden it’s a problem now? The judge’s response is right on the money, [https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/ar-BB1fLhqQ?ocid=SK2DDHP](https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/ar-BB1fLhqQ?ocid=SK2DDHP) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/2 "2021-04-18T11:27:15Z")
He’s made plenty of money. It’s his fault if he doesn’t have any left. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/3 "2021-04-18T11:56:38Z")
But Hightower’s lawyer said that De Niro’s “admitted worth” is only $500,000,000. Surely he deserves a break. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/4 "2021-04-18T14:38:00Z")
Ok, I get that he’s rich, but I don’t understand why he should have to subsidize her lifestyle. I didn’t understand this when my multi-millionaire FIL split with his second wife - nobody needs thousands of dollars in jewelry and fur coats. The first thing she did after filling for divorce was spend extravagant amounts of his money to make it appear that she was used to an even more extravagant lifestyle. She made off with far more than she ever contributed. She didn’t work, they never had kids and she didn’t do much housework, even. So why is she entitled to half his assets? I understand that when the partner has raised their kids, supported them through school, or they still have minor children, it’s important to provide alimony, but I don’t understand why the alimony is so much money vs a reasonable standard of living. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/5 "2021-04-18T14:39:43Z")
It’s good news if you’re a Robert De Niro fan. I don’t think I would have had the opportunity to see John Cleese live three times in the last ten years if his divorce settlements didn’t force him to keep working. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/6 "2021-04-18T15:07:14Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Ok, I get that he’s rich, but I don’t understand why he should have to subsidize her lifestyle. Because that’s what the law says. It’s a stupid law, but it’s not some kind of secret law either. I just can’t make myself feel sorry for rich people who throw their money away. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/7 "2021-04-18T15:17:37Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > It’s good news if you’re a Robert De Niro fan. If you’re a Robert De Niro fan, do you really want him to be making movies like _The War With Grandpa_? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/8 "2021-04-18T15:33:42Z")
I dunno. The last time I was a De Niro fan was, maybe, Goodfellas or Casino. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/9 "2021-04-18T15:37:41Z")
I want to know why the pre-nup was so badly written that it hasn’t kicked in yet. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/10 "2021-04-18T15:47:17Z")
Because they’re still married. I’d guess each side is being difficult about finalizing the divorce/separation, so the whole thing is in limbo. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/11 "2021-04-18T15:48:28Z")
That’s what I mean by “badly written.” A competent lawyer would have included clauses that would have prevented such shenanigans. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/12 "2021-04-18T15:59:26Z")
No idea what “thirst for Stella McCartney” meant. Stella Artois makes an expensive premium beer under the name McCartney and his ex drinks a lot of it? (Looks it up) Oh, apparently Paul McCartney’s daughter is a high end fashion designer and DeNiro’s ex likes to buy a lot of her clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/13 "2021-04-18T16:44:46Z")
Yeah, that’s how I read it. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/14 "2021-04-18T17:04:37Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I dunno. The last time I was a De Niro fan was, maybe, Goodfellas or Casino. He was great in [_Heat_ (1996)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113277/) and the underappreciated [_Ronin_ (1998)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/). Since then it has strictly been cash gabs and the occasional decent if unmemorable supporting roles in _The Good Shepherd_ and some David O. Russell films. Somebody conned me into watching _The Irishman_ and now I have to wonder how much back taxes Scorsese owes as well. > [@silenus](#): > > That’s what I mean by “badly written.” A competent lawyer would have included clauses that would have prevented such shenanigans. “When you love someone, you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way. You’ve got to give them the key to everything that’s yours. Otherwise, what’s the point? And for a while, I believed, that’s the kind of love I had.” — ‘Ace’ Rothstein, [_Casino_](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/) Life imitating art and so forth… Stranger ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/15 "2021-04-18T17:18:12Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > He’s made plenty of money. It’s his fault if he doesn’t have any left. Why is it his fault that he’s plagued by an ex who “needs” $375,000 a month because she’s “become accustomed” to it? No wonder the judge didn’t seem very sympathetic – frankly, to either of them. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/16 "2021-04-18T17:22:48Z")
He voluntarily entered that marriage. He’s worth half a billion dollars. Why should either one of them deserve any sympathy? There are people in much worse financial straits that I have sympathy for. He had it and couldn’t hold on to it, why is that anyone else’s fault but his own? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/17 "2021-04-18T17:28:04Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > He’s worth half a billion dollars. > [@TriPolar](#): > > He had it and couldn’t hold on to it Those two statements seem strangely at odds! ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/18 "2021-04-18T17:29:53Z")
He could supplement his income by doing television commercials. That’s what James Mason did when he was broke after a divorce. You didn’t see Mason whining about it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0xY7mBQrzXU/hqdefault.jpg "James Mason says: Thunderbird Wine Has An Unusual Flavor") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY7mBQrzXU) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/19 "2021-04-18T17:33:32Z")
If he doesn’t have the money it’s his fault. If he does have the money then I would care less about this if I could. Whatever is going on he is in this position voluntarily, why should anybody care? Have you or he not heard about California divorce law before? There’s no crime here, no fraud, this is what he signed up for. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-de-niro-forced-to-work-to-fund-exs-thirst-for-stella-mccartney/940239/20 "2021-04-18T17:42:15Z")
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