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  • Giada Divorce: De Laurentiis Paid Big To Divorce Todd Thompson

    Giada Divorce: De Laurentiis Paid Big To Divorce Todd Thompson

    Giada’s divorce is final from her hubby, Todd Thompson.

    However, the newly minted Miss De Laurentiis has paid dearly.

    Giada divorced Todd Thompson with no pre-nup, which means he gets half of pending advances for Giada’s cookbooks that are in the works.

    That sum includes a $2.5 million balance for Giada at Home/Weeknights with Giada. It also includes $2.3 million for Giada Feel Good Food, and $757,000 for Everyday Pasta/Giada’s Kitchen.

    In addition to that, Todd made out like a bandit, garnering $9,000 per month in child support from Giada in the divorce.

    Todd also gets to keep the couple’s home in Pacific Palisades, valued at $3.2 million.

    Going with the pricey home into Todd’s possesion are $300,000 in art and furnishings and a membership in the upscale Bel-Air Bay Club.

    Giada’s divorce decree dictates that the couple will share custody of their seven-year-old daughter, Jade Marie.

    However, neither one will get spousal support since they’re both independently wealthy.

    Giada De Laurentiis is reportedly worth around $20 million, while her ex-husband is worth closer to $15 million.

    Way back in January of 2011, it seemed Giada De Laurentiis had this marriage thing tied down after a rumor surfaced that she had an affair with John Mayer.

    She said of her relationship back then, “I think it can be hard for any man to sometimes be upstaged by his wife.”

    She added, “So when I’m home, I work very hard to be Todd’s wife and Jade’s mother. I have no problem going back to those traditional roles. I try to be Giada, the young girl that he met 20 years ago and fell in love with.”

    She continued, “All men want to be treated like kings in a relationship, and I think if women don’t indulge that sometimes, their men are likely to stray and look for someone who can give that to them.”

    What do you think went wrong between Giada De Laurentiis and Todd Thompson since then?

  • Giada De Laurentiis Says Star Tabloid Cheating Claims are Bullsh-t

    Giada De Laurentiis seems to be pissed off. After the Star tabloid ran with a cover story about her recently-announced divorce in which they claimed it was the result of her cheating on her husband, De Laurentiis is firing back.

    When Giada De Laurentiis and husband Todd Thompson announced on Facebook that they were amicably parting, RadarOnline and sister rag Star ran with a story claiming Giada has cheated on Todd with John Mayer, Matt Lauer, and Booby Flay. They also said that there were three men who knew dirt on De Laurenttis that they were going to go public with unless they received a payoff from her.

    Now Gossip Cop, which seems to have a lot of fun poking holes in stories run by Star, has an exclusive statement straight from De Laurentiis.

    “I have never ever been romantically involved with John Mayer. I met him twice at least 5 or 6 years ago at public events along with hundreds of other people.The small amount of face time with John was in rooms filled with other attendees at these events. I have not seen or even heard from him since.The allegation of an affair was a fabrication back in 2010 and remains so today.

    “My long-time friendships with my co-workers Matt Lauer and Bobby Flay are exactly that — long-time friendships.There has never been a romantic relationship with these two men.”

    Star printed that De Laurentiis had an “outburst” at The Standard hotel in New York on December 10 because someone was leaking information about her to the press. De Laurentiis begs to differ.

    “I was not at the Standard Hotel on December 10th. I was on an early morning flight back to Los Angeles, and I have not stayed at the Standard Hotel for at least the last few years.”

    As for the three men supposedly seeking hush money, she says:

    “This is a complete fabrication. There are no men out there making any such claims, and I have never been contacted by anyone.​”