Erikafiled for divorcefrom the former attorney, 82, in November 2020 after 21 years of marriage, telling PEOPLE at the time, “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.”
Since then, theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 50, and her ex have weathered variouslegal controversiesin the public eye.
Erika is the artist behind pop songs like 2007’s “Roller Coaster” and 2017’s “XXPEN$IVE.”
Erika and Tom Girardi.Jerritt Clark/Getty; Steve Eichner/Sipa
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The court ultimatelyruled in favor of the creditors, ordering that Erika’s accountant Michael Ullman, divorce lawyer Larry Ginsburg and landlord Benjamin Khakshour supply various “key documents,” including her pay stubs, bank statements and any emails and text messages pertaining to her finances.
Erika has also been accused of conspiring with Tom and using her “notoriety” tohide assetsas the bankruptcy trustee continues to investigate both Tom and his firm.
In addition to his legal woes, Tom has been diagnosed withdementia and Alzheimer’s diseaseand placed under aconservatorship. His younger brother Robert was named as his temporary conservator in February, and the appointment was thenmade permanentin June.
“It’s obviously a heartbreaking situation for Robert, but we agree with the court’s rulings yesterday,” Robert’s lawyer, Nicholas Van Brunt said in a statement to PEOPLE at the time.
source: people.com
