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RHOBH star Erika Jayne, 49, is asking Tom Girardi, 81, for spousal support amid divorce


Erika Jayne is asking ex Tom Girardi for spousal support.

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star, 49, is also requesting her attorney ex, 81, pay her legal fees, according to documents obtained by Us Weekly.

Defending her own assets, the pop singer/reality star is also asking the judge to bar Tom from seeking spousal support from her.

Pay up: Erika Jayne is asking ex Tom Girardi for spousal support in addition to money for her legal fees. She's seen at Coachella 2019 above

Pay up: Erika Jayne is asking ex Tom Girardi for spousal support in addition to money for her legal fees. She’s seen at Coachella 2019 above

Mrs. Girardi is said to be worth $15million on her own, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Erika ‘filed to dissolution of marriage’ from Tom after 21 years of marriage, with the news emerging last week. 

In 2017, the reality TV star admitted she and the high-powered lawyer do not have a prenup. 

‘After much consideration, I have decided to end my marriage to Tom Girardi,’ the singer told E!News

However there didn’t seem to be any ill will from the TV personality, with Jayne adding that she has ‘great love and respect for Tom and for our years and the lives we built together.’ 

Hello: The pair were married in 1999, after meeting while Erika was serving cocktails at Chasen's in West Hollywood, where Tom was a frequent patron

Hello: The pair were married in 1999, after meeting while Erika was serving cocktails at Chasen’s in West Hollywood, where Tom was a frequent patron

The pair were married in 1999, after meeting while Erika was serving cocktails at Chasen’s in West Hollywood, where Tom was a frequent patron.  

‘After a year of working in the restaurant, one night I decided to slip Tom my telephone number,’ Erika wrote in her 2018 memoir. 

In 2017, Erika told Andy Cohen she and Tom did not draw up a prenuptial agreement before their marriage.

Paperwork: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 49, 'filed for dissolution of marriage' from her attorney husband, 81, last Tuesday

Paperwork: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 49, ‘filed for dissolution of marriage’ from her attorney husband, 81, last Tuesday

Risque: In 2017, the reality TV star admitted she and the high-powered lawyer do not have a prenup. Jayne seen here last month

Risque: In 2017, the reality TV star admitted she and the high-powered lawyer do not have a prenup. Jayne seen here last month

‘Let me tell you something, let me be very clear. I’m married to a very powerful lawyer,” she shared. 

‘A prenup wouldn’t stand in his way anyway…It’s gonna be all Tom’s way, I assure you. He’ll rip that piece of paper to shreds in two seconds.’

The Roller Coaster hitmaker has previously complained on RHOBH that she’s ‘tired’ of the grief she gets over the 33-year-old age difference between her and her husband. 

History: The pair were married in 1999. The couple seen here with Jayne's son Tommy Zizzo

History: The pair were married in 1999. The couple seen here with Jayne’s son Tommy Zizzo

May-December romance: The Roller Coaster hitmaker has previously complained on RHOBH that she's 'tired' of the grief she gets over the 33-year-old age difference between her and her husband

May-December romance: The Roller Coaster hitmaker has previously complained on RHOBH that she’s ‘tired’ of the grief she gets over the 33-year-old age difference between her and her husband

‘I’ve dealt with this forever: the younger woman that married the wealthier, older man,” Erika said on the Bravo show. 

‘I mean, I’m tired of having to justify my 20-year marriage. Go get a 20-year marriage, then come f***ing talk to me.’ 

Jayne was previously married to Thomas Zizzo, with whom she shares 26-year-old son Tommy.  

Earlier this year, Jayne had spoken favorably about the marriage and how they were coping in quarantine together.

‘Tom and I spend a lot of time at the kitchen table chatting. We go to bed early, which is I know kind of lame, but kind of nice,’ Jayne told Jenny McCarthy on her SiriusXM in April this year. 

Through thick and thin: The pair - pictured out in 2017 - had been quarantining together in LA

Through thick and thin: The pair – pictured out in 2017 – had been quarantining together in LA

‘We’ve been married for 20 years, of course we get on each other’s nerves. But lately, we’ve been OK, I mean it’s fun.’

‘Maybe it’s because we’ve had a four-month break (when I was in NYC on Broadway), but so far so good. I mean, we haven’t been ready to kill each other.’

Jayne has often bemoaned being asked about her sex life with her much older husband, though she has often addressed their age difference. 

Writing in her book Pretty Mess, she said: ‘Tom is 33 years older than me. It was always a bigger deal to everyone else than it was to either of us. All a couple really needs is to have the same life philosophy. If you see things the same way, then age, race, religion – none of that comes into play.’

She added: ‘I have a thirst for knowledge and Tom has a wealth of it. He is a great mentor, a great teacher and somebody I really admire… That kind of stuff is a powerful aphrodisiac.’ 

Love affair: Despite their age difference, Erika had previously protested her love for Tom

Love affair: Despite their age difference, Erika had previously protested her love for Tom



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