With estimates of just one month to live, actor Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years, Victoria. Why, you might ask? Apparently it’s all about the Benjamins.
The 73 year old actor filed for divorce last week, despite a 17 year relationship with his 5th and current wife, while he spends his final days in the hospital, eased by copious pain medications. Unfortunately for the family, it may be the same medications that are helping Dennis ride out his end of days that are adding to the tumultuous period his family is going through. Or are they?
Conflicting reports suggest very different versions of the situation in which Dennis finds himself. According to a family friend who spoke with the Huffington Post, Dennis may be mentally incapacitated due to his medication. This suggests that Dennis may not be of sound mind to make such life altering decisions and thus capacity could enter any decision made as to whether to grant Dennis with his dying wish, divorce.
Other reports suggest that Victoria has become increasingly hostile with the actor over the last few years as she requested Dennis change his will and destroy the couple’s pre-nuptial agreement so she can get more of his estate than initially agreed. This suggests it is not an issue of capacity and just a matter of Dennis seeing Victoria’s true colors, caring more about the actor’s finances than the man himself.
Exactly how the cookie crumbles when all is said and done remains to be seen but all is fair in love and war I guess, and it may be just getting started as the actor lives through his end of days.
Assuming Dennis’ pre-nuptial agreement is well written, at least he will know that no matter what happens with the pending divorce, the woman with whom his relationship crumbled over the last year or two will be limited to the original agreement between the couple. If so, it will be another example of how proper planning can help you after you are no longer able to help yourself.
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