Julia Haart just closed the book on one of the messiest celebrity divorces in recent memory, and she closed it as the winner. After four and a half years of litigation, a judge awarded the My Unorthodox Life star 100% ownership of Elite Models and the couple’s $57 million Tribeca apartment. Back in 2022, her ex, Italian businessman Silvio Scaglia, claimed she owned zero percent of the company. The final ruling flipped that completely.
The court documents are packed with eye-catching allegations. A forensic accountant found that Scaglia allegedly used company funds to buy two Bentleys, a Porsche, and Van Cleef&Arpels jewelry, and court papers say he transferred tens of millions to third parties, including his alleged paramour. His former assistant testified that he withdrew more than $25 million in total, and Haart will receive half of that amount. Scaglia’s attorneys have denied the allegations, and he did not respond to requests for comment.
Beyond the money, Haart says pending arrest warrants against Scaglia remain unresolved, and she made her position clear:“There cannot be one set of laws for the rich and powerful and another for everyone else.”Since Elite Models represents stars like Kendall Jenner and Adriana Lima, the fallout could reach well beyond this courtroom. What do you think, did the court get this one right?
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