Billionaire Petra Ecclestone and 'violent and abusive' husband to divorce: James Stunt swears at heiress's father Bernie and makes gun gesture during bitter courtroom battle that could result in biggest settlement ever
PUBLISHED: 22:00 BST, 28 June 2017 | UPDATED: 05:42 BST, 29 June 2017
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They married in an Italian castle and were serenaded by an array of pop stars.
But almost six years after their £12million fairy-tale nuptials, Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Petra is divorcing her husband James Stunt in what could be the biggest settlement in celebrity history.
The youngest daughter of the billionaire Formula One tycoon is embroiled in a bitter battle with her estranged husband over their £5.5billion fortune.
The pair have hired some of the country’s most high profile divorce lawyers to represent them in High Court hearings, which are expected to start next month.
Their £158million mansion in Los Angeles and a Grade II-listed pile in the fashionable London district of Chelsea – worth up to £100million – are expected to just some of the assets fought over.
Extraordinary details of their bitter marriage were laid bare during a highly-charged court hearing yesterday.
Petra, pictured left with her father today and right with Mr Stunt, married the businessman in a lavish £12million wedding in an Italian castle in 2011 but they could now end up with a landmark divorce settlement
Stunt, pictured left and right with his legal team, was accused of 'disgraceful behaviour' during the hearing, including 'making a gun gesture with his hand'
Her sister Tamara, with daughter Sophia, and father Bernie joined Petra and Lavinia for a meal at C London restaurant in Mayfair, formerly known as Cipriani, in a show of solidarity after the hearing
Mr Stunt, once rumoured to be worth an estimated £3.3billion, was abusive, violent and took overdoses during his marriage to the glamorous heiress, the court heard.
The couple are believed to have first met on a blind date in 2006. They have three children together - daughter Lavinia, four, and twin sons James Jr and Andrew, who are two.
The businessman, who runs an international gold bullion firm, was yesterday accused of behaving in a ‘disgraceful’ and ‘unedifying’ way prior to the hearing.
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- Bernie Ecclestone's daughter Petra divorcing her husband James Stunt six years after they married in 2011
- She married the businessman in lavish £12million wedding at an Italian castle surrounded by pop stars
- Court heard Mr Stunt, 35, was 'abusive, violent and took overdoses' during their relationship
- Mr Stunt, who has three children, was said to have 'made a gun gesture' at Central Family Court hearing
- Also accused of 'disgraceful' behaviour towards former F1 boss Ecclestone, who was told 'not to respond'
- Divorce settlement could be the 'biggest in celebrity history', the court heard, with couple worth £5.5billion
- They also bought famous LA property The Manor in 2011 - built for producer Aaron Spelling - for £65million
PUBLISHED: 22:00 BST, 28 June 2017 | UPDATED: 05:42 BST, 29 June 2017
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...estone-James-Stunt-DIVORCE.html#ixzz4lN5jylgj
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They married in an Italian castle and were serenaded by an array of pop stars.
But almost six years after their £12million fairy-tale nuptials, Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Petra is divorcing her husband James Stunt in what could be the biggest settlement in celebrity history.
The youngest daughter of the billionaire Formula One tycoon is embroiled in a bitter battle with her estranged husband over their £5.5billion fortune.
The pair have hired some of the country’s most high profile divorce lawyers to represent them in High Court hearings, which are expected to start next month.
Their £158million mansion in Los Angeles and a Grade II-listed pile in the fashionable London district of Chelsea – worth up to £100million – are expected to just some of the assets fought over.
Extraordinary details of their bitter marriage were laid bare during a highly-charged court hearing yesterday.
Petra, pictured left with her father today and right with Mr Stunt, married the businessman in a lavish £12million wedding in an Italian castle in 2011 but they could now end up with a landmark divorce settlement
Stunt, pictured left and right with his legal team, was accused of 'disgraceful behaviour' during the hearing, including 'making a gun gesture with his hand'
Her sister Tamara, with daughter Sophia, and father Bernie joined Petra and Lavinia for a meal at C London restaurant in Mayfair, formerly known as Cipriani, in a show of solidarity after the hearing
Mr Stunt, once rumoured to be worth an estimated £3.3billion, was abusive, violent and took overdoses during his marriage to the glamorous heiress, the court heard.
The couple are believed to have first met on a blind date in 2006. They have three children together - daughter Lavinia, four, and twin sons James Jr and Andrew, who are two.
The businessman, who runs an international gold bullion firm, was yesterday accused of behaving in a ‘disgraceful’ and ‘unedifying’ way prior to the hearing.
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