Jessica and Nick meet in the middle (sorta)
Although it’s not yet been officially filed, TMZ reports that Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey have come to an agreement on their divorce settlement- Nick has agreed to less than his legal share in order to avoid fighting with Jessica in court.
The couple, famous for The Newlyweds (along with the many associated endorsements and other deals), earned an estimated $36 million dollars while they were married and according to California state law Nick and Jessica should divide the money straight down the middle (especially considering Jessica refused to sign a pre-nup before the marriage). But instead, Jessica’s representatives offered Nick only $1.5 million to walk away.
Nick refused the original offer and the final settlement has Nick getting significantly more than 1.5 million but significantly less than the 50% of what they earned together. Reps for Lachey stated clearly that he chose to accept the settlement because he doesn’t want to hurt anyone through an ugly court battle.
This seems a bit ridiculous. Let him have the money! Jessica’s career is in no immediate danger and she’s already set for life anyway. Nick, however, doesn’t have a whole heck of a lot going on and like it or not Jessica couldn’t have been a “newlywed” without him.
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On September 6th 2006, jill wrote:
I recently came across this page regarding Jessica Simpson, and
it’s true her mom made the claim that her IQ is 160.
http://www.celebritybrains.com
On September 6th 2006, Chris wrote:
Let him have the money? If he wants his half, he should go to court. If he doesn’t want to, too bad. What’s wrong with 1.5 million (or whatever he’s up to now).
On September 7th 2006, Wendy wrote:
Seriously! If he is trying to win more sympathy votes by him doing that, it’s not going to work. He should think about himself and not how things will appear to other people. He has a right to that 50%! It’s not really fighting for more, it’s fighting to get what you are owed.