Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne files for divorce from Tom Girardi
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne has filed for divorce from her 81-year-old husband, multi-millionaire lawyer Tom Girardi.
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Erika Jayne has split with her husband of 21 years, Tom Girardi.
The 49-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star announced the news in a press statement today, saying she had filed for divorce from her high profile 81-year-old lawyer husband.
Girardi, who has a reported net worth of about $US30 million, is best known for his 1993 case against Pacific Fas & Electric, which inspired the 2000 movie Erin Brockovich starring Julia Roberts.
“After much consideration, I have decided to end my marriage to Tom Girardi,” Jayne said in a statement given to E! News.
“This is not a step taken lightly or easily. I have great love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we built together. It is my absolute wish to proceed through this process with respect and with the privacy that both Tom and I deserved I request others give us that privacy as well.”
Jayne revealed in 2017 the pair don’t have a prenuptial agreement.
“Let me tell you something, let me be very clear. I’m married to a very powerful lawyer,” she told Andy Cohen.
“A prenup wouldn’t stand in his way anyway … It’s gonna be all Tom’s way, I assure you. He’ll rip that piece of paper to shreds in two seconds.”
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Jayne, who is best known as a housewife on the hit reality show which streams on Binge, met Girardi in 1999 when she was a waitress at a Los Angeles restaurant he frequented.
The pair share a 33-year age gap which Jayne has previously defended.
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“I’ve dealt with this forever: the younger woman that married the wealthier, older man,” she said on a recent episode of RHOBH.
“I mean, I’m tired of having to justify my 20-year marriage. Go get a 20-year marriage, then come f**king talk to me.
“Yeah I married a guy that’s 33 years older than me and yeah he’s got a lot of money, but you know what? He’s a f**king good man. And that is the most important thing.”
Jayne is also a singer and actress, making her Broadway debut in Chicago as Roxie Hart in January.
Originally published as Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne files for divorce from Tom Girardi