Linda Evangelista Wants $46,000 in Child Support from Ex
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Supermodel Linda Evangelista is asking for $46,000 per month in child support from French billionaire Francois Henri-Pinault, the father of Augustin James, her 4-year-old son.
The New York Post reports that Evangelista, 46, arrived at Manhattan family court on Monday to argue her case; Support Magistrate Matthew Troy called the request "probably the largest support order in the history of the Family Court."
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Pinault, 49, is the CEO of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute, a Paris-based congolmerate that owns Gucci, Yves St. Laurent and Bottega Veneta; his family is worth an estimated $11.5 billion.
Evangelista's lawyer argued that monthly sum -- totaling $552,000 a year -- would cover costs for round-the-clock nannies, drivers and security detail to keep little Augustin well-adjusted and safe.
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Although he dismissed her demand for $7500 in vacation expenses, the judge largely sided with Evangelista, noting, "these are the extraordinary expenses that may be a part of the child's life."
The supermodel herself explained her hectic professional life in court. "When I work, it can be a 16-hour day...on days when I do not work, I am working on my image," she said, noting appointments at the gym and the salon.
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Indeed, Henri-Pinault already spends a five-figure monthly sum on Valentina Paloma, his 3-year old daughter with wife Salma Hayek -- spending $50,000 on a trust on top of lavish vacations and gifts, Evangelista's lawyer argued. Meanwhile, Henri-Pinault has not yet offered any support to Evangelista since his son's birth.
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After four years of absolute secrecy, Henri-Pinault was revealed as Augustin's father last month. The pair hooked up in 2006 when he was briefly broken up from Hayek. He eventually went on to father Valentina with Hayek in 2007, and they married on Valentine's Day in 2009.
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10She won't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day, and she won't go to bed for less than $46,000 a month.
Henri-Pinault got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. This is pocket change to him. Pay up, Frenchie!
Are you kidding me round the clock security for a 4yeard old kid? yeah thats the way you keep them grounded. She is a disgrace to woman, I'm am all about making any man pay child support, but talk about milking it
Most of it will go up her nose.
this girl is a world class idiot. I hope she only gets a fraction of that. If she is incapable of taking care of a child on her own and be a hands-on mother - she shouldn't have had a child in the first place. She's pathetic.
um Child support is based on what the paying parent makes annually and it's usually about 10% of annual salary. Pinhault is gonna be a deadbeat and not pay child support
I can't even get my dead beat sperm donor to pay his court ordered $500/mth & she wants 46k??!! WOW!!
Isn't this the bim who said she wouldn't get out of bed for less than $10k a day? Let her eat cake.
wow and i thought my 135 a week in child support was enough to take care of my child......sheesh.
What a pig. She has her own millions of dollars. Since she kept who the dad was a secret for 4 years, let her raise the kid by herself with her money