translated from Spanish: Billionaire claim of Grace Hightower, ex-wife of Robert de Niro

An unexpected turn surprised Robert de Niro: his ex-wife Grace Hightower demanded a sum of money after having signed a prenup in November 2018, when they decided to end their relationship.

The Oscar-winning actor met the former TWA flight attendant in London during the year 1987. They had two children. They were married in 1997 but two years later they parted. However, the couple decided to give themselves a second chance in 2004, which culminated finally at the end of last year. Before divorcing, they both signed a contract with the terms that Hightower now claims. The pact stated that it was worth a department valued at six million dollars, more than half a million dollars in cash and added to an annual pension of one million, according to what was published by the middle Page Six.

Robert de Niro divorced his wife in November 2018

Despite this, Hightower argues that he is responsible for half of the actor’s earnings (more than USD 500 million) of his films, Chain of sushi restaurants Nobu, hotels and producers. According to their lawyers, the sum would be the product of “35 business and 38 films”. For her part, Caroline Krauss-Browne, an advocate for De Niro, considered that her former partner is trying to take advantage of the actor.  “He is dedicating himself to basically looking for every little receipt of meals, expenses, credit card charges and payments to every employee of Nobu,” he said. Between comings and goings everything indicates that it will be one of the most resonant and expensive divorces of history. 

Original source in Spanish