How Much Did William Shatner Have To Pay His Ex Wife In Their Divorce?
As everyone knows, 2020 was a year like none other in Hollywood history. After all, almost all of the major movies that were set to be released that year were postponed for months on end and it is still unclear when many of them will come out. Despite that, it could still easily be argued that 2021 is a great time to be an actor. After all, there are so many shows and movies being produced during the pandemic that there arguably are more successful actors than at any other time in history.
Even though there are so many actors who’ve managed to make a name for themselves in recent years, there are only a handful of Hollywood performers who truly are legends. When it comes to William Shatner, even if he never acts again, he will go down in history as one of the best-known actors of all time.
Given all of the success that William Shatner has enjoyed, it makes sense that many people adore him to this day. However, given the fact that Shatner hasn’t appeared in a major movie in a while, a lot of people have stopped paying much attention to his personal life. For example, many of Shatner’s fans are unaware that he got divorced in 2020, let alone the fascinating details of the settlement he came to with his now ex-wife.
An Acting Legend
When you look back on the careers of actors like Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, and Denzel Washington, it could be argued that several of the movies they starred in were their most impactful. On the other hand, when people look back on William Shatner’s time in the spotlight, there is no doubt at all that he is best known for bringing Star Trek’s Captain James T. Kirk to life.
After debuting as Captain Kirk in television’s original Star Trek series, William Shatner has gone on to play the character repeatedly over the years. Most notably, Shatner played Kirk on the big screen in several hit movies. While it is amazing that Shatner brought Captain Kirk to life so many times over the years, the most important thing is that his portrayal of the character was truly beloved by legions of fans.
A Unique Divorce
When most celebrities get divorced, the headlines often tend to focus on the massive numbers that are negotiated as a part of their settlement. For example, when the details of William Shatner’s 2020 divorce were revealed, the public learned that he paid his ex-wife Elizabeth a lump sum of $2 million.
While it was fascinating enough to learn that Shatner paid his ex-wife $2 million as a part of his divorce, the way they divided their assets was much more interesting. For example, as it turns out, Elizabeth and William Shatner are both very passionate about their horses so they worked out an elaborate deal to split them. As a result, the couple divided up their horses. More notably, William even agreed to give Elizabeth the right to visit the horses he was keeping as long as she gave him advance notice when she was coming. If that wasn’t remarkable enough, their divorce agreement stipulated that William got to keep "all horse semen" and horse equipment since he is a breeder.
In terms of the homes William and Elizabeth Shatner bought together, “she gets their Malibu Cove home and their home in Versailles, Kentucky and a share of her family farm in Indiana.”. Amazingly enough, William is keeping is a ranch in Three Rivers, California that Elizabeth gets visitation rights to since her first husband’s grave resides there. On top of her visitation rights, Elizabeth “gets to 'occasionally harvest some fruit' from the trees at the ranch.” Additionally, Elizabeth will keep a 2015 Mercedes Benz ML65, 2007 BMW X5, and a 2004 Ford Explorer.
William’s Romantic Past
In Hollywood, so many celebrity marriages have quickly fallen apart that it no longer seems overly noteworthy a lot of the time. Considering that William Shatner’s most recent marriage lasted nearly twenty years, he certainly beat the odds in that regard. Unfortunately for Shatner, however, his most recent marriage is far from his only one that has gone down in flames.
Married for the first time back in 1956, William Shatner and Gloria Rand would go on to get divorced in 1969. Four years later, Shatner would walk down the aisle again and his second marriage wound being his longest lasting as he stayed with Marcy Lafferty from 1973 until 1996. Unfortunately, the third of Shatner’s four marriages fell apart a lot quicker as he wed Nerine Kidd in 1997 and they went their separate ways in 1999.
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