It’s a Stressful Summer in Hollywood. Lawyers Say That Could Spell Divorce.
Relationship headlines have started to read a bit like Mad Libs. “Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello Announce Divorce After Seven Years of Marriage." “Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez Divorcing After Two Years of Marriage." “Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef Announce Divorce After Six Years of Marriage." Behind all those announcements is a busy summer for divorce lawyers juggling a slew of high-profile splits and a wave of anxiety from celebrity clients. Summers are always stressful.
Covid continues to be stressful. Now the writers’ and actors’ strikes in Hollywood are adding even more stress. Laura Wasser, who represented Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears and Johnny Depp in their divorces, said the strikes could take a toll on those union members’ relationships.
“Everything has shut down, and what that means is anxiety is high. People are concerned about their finances and—maybe more importantly than anything else—they have time," said Wasser. “People who have been married unhappily for a while realize that they’re not going back to shoot the next season of whatever they were working on." That’s when they call her.
Wasser said she’s been fielding calls from worried clients over the last couple of weeks. “People say, ‘How long is this going to last?’ ‘What’s going to happen?’ ‘Do we have to pull our kids out of private school?’" She said her business picks up during periods of financial precarity, such as the 2008-09 crisis. Summer can be a busy time for divorce lawyers, said Nancy Chemtob, who represented Mary-Kate Olsen, Tory Burch and Bobby Flay in their divorces.
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