I'm Guessing These Two Loved Each Other At Some Point

John Cleese and his wife of 15 years are getting divorced. I'm surprised that they both made it out of the marriage alive to actually get divorced. There is such an intense level of hate between the two that it makes you wonder what the hell they ever saw in each other. Yesterday, in the first skirmishes of the divorce, a judge ordered that she receive about $160,000 a month in temporary support which will be effective until their trial.

I didn't know John Cleese had that much money. I guess he thinks he doesn't as well saying that she is basing her demands on one great year he had in 2007 where he voiced a character in Shrek The Third and sold some property.

She left him in January and has repeatedly told the court she doesn't even have a penny to her name yet she somehow is managing to afford a $1200 a night hotel room. Umm, anyone heard of apartments? She needs that much money because she is used to staying in castles with royalty. So, what? She's going to buy her own castle and stock it with royalty? How does someone put a price on that?

Anyway, John says that the divorce will be expensive and may bankrupt him, but that it is worth each and every penny as long as she is removed from his life forever. That is a lot of angst. They must have had some terrific arguments to reach that level of hate and anguish. I don't think I've ever hated anyone like that who I had previously loved, but I have said just give them whatever they want so I never have to deal with them again. That was more of a pain thing though rather than a I hate you so much I hope you die before you see a penny kind of thing.

She probably feels the same way as well, but it was nice of both of them to suffer through the holidays together before she left. Do you think they exchanged gifts?