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Gucci

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I cannot believe Nick Lachey is seeking alimony from Jessica Simpson.  I think it's totally fair they are splitting all monies made during their marriage (hey, he *was* the other half of Newlyweds, afterall), but to expect her to dish out money to support a lavish lifestyle for him, every month?  That's bull, especially since he supposedly has a career of his own.  I could see if he never had a career, or ended it for Jessica to pursue her own, but he didn't.  He came out with several flops during their marriage, and I am sure he continues to look for work (who wouldn't?). 


According to what I know about alimony, it is paid out to a spouse who didn't work and is unable to make money on their own, because they don't have education or whatever. 


I am disgusted with him.  How about you?


Below is the article from people.com


Nick Lachey filed papers in L.A. Superior Court on Friday requesting spousal support from soon-to-be ex-wife Jessica Simpson, PEOPLE has learned. In her Dec. 16 divorce filing, Simpson, 25, had petitioned that Lachey, 32, not receive alimony.

According to his divorce response, Lachey cited irreconcilable differences for the dissolution of the marriage. In addition to financial provisions, he is requesting miscellaneous jewelry and other personal effects, his earnings from and after the date of separation as well as additional property assets to be determined.

In his filing, Lachey reports the couple's separation date as Dec. 13 while Simpson cited it was Nov. 23 in her divorce papers. The discrepancy in the dates is particularly relevant because of the nearly $1 million Simpson earned during those weeks that she'd have to split with her former husband under California law.

The couple, who married in 2002, sold their $3.75 million Calabasas, Calif., home to Malcolm in the Middle actor Justin Berfield last month. Simpson has since purchased a $3 million Beverly Hills home. "She's happy to have a home that's hers," a source close to the pop star told PEOPLE. "This is the first time she's making her own decisions."

In a Feb. 7 radio interview with Ryan Seacrest, Lachey said, "The hardest part of this breakup is the media coverage."



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I don't know what to think about that, actually.  It doesn't seem quite fair, but I would think that it would be a real kick in the balls for a man to have to ask for alimony from his wife.  So part of me thinks he wouldn't be doing it if he didn't have to.


What kills me though is that between Nov. 23rd and Dec. 13th, Jessica made a million bucks.  How is it possible that someone so talentless and self-absorbed makes a million dollars in less than a month?!?!?!  Yeah, that's fair. 



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I don't know what to think about it either.  Apparently Jessica cheated on him a long time ago w/Adam Levine, which makes me disgusted w/her.  But who knows the real story.  You know if the situation were reversed, and Nick had made more money during their relationship, Jessica would be seeking alimony, so why is it ok for the woman and not the man?

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nah, I think he has every right.  plus it can be argued that the fame and fortune she continues to earn after divorcing him is due to their togetherness (Newlyweds), but even without that, it's just within his rights and it doesn't disgust me, especially because it appears that Jessica is the one who gave up on him...not to criticize her, as I obviously don't know the personal story, but in general, it's not like asking for spousal support is unheard of in unbalanced-fortune celebrity break-ups.  The extreme example being J.Lo and Cris what's his name second husband.

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"According to what I know about alimony, it is paid out to a spouse who didn't work and is unable to make money on their own, because they don't have education or whatever."


umm, this kind of sounds like nick to me -- his career would be even more nowhere than it is today if he didn't marry her and get envolved in the newlyweds stuff.   



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I think it is fine for Nick to get alimony. I mean Jessica changed man, she changed. He does not even know her anymore she changed.

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I think it's ok, especially if there are rumors that she cheated on him.

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I agree, if the sexes were reversed in this situation and it were a woman seeking alimony, no one would care. Jessica was an even smaller deal than Nick was when they first got together, and now she owes essentially her entire career to the success of Newlyweds. She couldn't have done that without Nick, while obviously his own career seems to be in the toilet for good. I say sure, give him alimony.

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I say he deserves alimony for the simple fact that he had to have her freaky father for a father-in-law for several years. That alone deserves alimony to pay for the therapy Nick will need. I am sure it is not cheap to figure out why your father-in-law was a pervert to your wife and broke up your marriage. That whole situation is just not normal!

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I agree with everyone, I think he deserves something for putting up with her ego (you can totally tell that she changed) and for putting up with her crazy family who will go any lengths in order to captailize (sp?) on their daughters.

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Shame on her for not signing a pre-nup because at the time of their marriage he was more financially stable / in better shape than she was. He should get whatever he can. I think if the gender roles were reversed it wouldn't even be a story.

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laken1 wrote:


Shame on her for not signing a pre-nup because at the time of their marriage he was more financially stable / in better shape than she was. He should get whatever he can. I think if the gender roles were reversed it wouldn't even be a story.


 


Ditto, ditto, ditto.


P.S. I am just hoping Nick doesn't turn into a slime and make us all feel stupid for supporting him. Why, oh why, do I care about this celebrity breakup?



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Oh, well, I guess I'm alone on this one.  For the record, I would be just as annoyed with any man or woman in hollywood who tries for alimony.  None of them NEED it.  And it's supposed to be for NEED only.

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i am all for Nick getting alimony from JS. 


I can't stand the girl... it makes me mad that I loved her so much in the begining....



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alimony info

i googled "alimony" to see what it's intended for, and here's what i found (from the link above):

What is it?

Alimony is also sometimes called spousal support. It's designed to provide the lower-income spouse with money for living expenses over and above the money provided by child support. Alimony is different from child support. Where child support is a simple mathematical calculation using guidelines published by your state, alimony is very much in the discretion of the judge.

Can I get it?/Will I have to pay it?

There are several factors a judge considers when deciding whether to grant alimony. These differ from state to state, of course, but they usually involve things like the parties' relative ability to earn money, both now and in the future; their respective age and health; the length of the marriage; the kind of property involved, and the conduct of the parties. In general, about the only time a judge will award alimony in most states is where one spouse has been economically dependent on the other spouse for most of a lengthy marriage.


So, from reading this it could be that Nick was economically dependent on Jessica, and that's why he's filing it. And just because he asks for it doesn't mean he'll get it. And if she did cheat on him, thereby contributing to the breakdown of the marriage, it could be one more reason.

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Oh, well, I guess I'm alone on this one.  For the record, I would be just as annoyed with any man or woman in hollywood who tries for alimony.  None of them NEED it.  And it's supposed to be for NEED only.

This is a really good point Drew and I agree - there's not one celebrity who needs more money.  I guess I just don't like Jessica Simpson.

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I think it's totally fine that Nick is going for alimony.  It happens in a lot of divorces, and IMO his divorce lawyer would not be doing his job if he didn't suggest it.

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