(Page Six) - Hyatt hotel heir Anthony Pritzker’s divorce from his wife of 34 years, Jeanne, is turning nasty.
A source close to the situation told Page Six that Tony is desperately trying to get her to stick with their prenuptial agreement in “his latest effort to strip her of her rights in their divorce.”
“He is now engaged in controlling… and unfair behavior towards her to hold her to a prenup that currently has no basis in reality of their current life,” the insider claims.
The couple were married in 1989, and has reportedly been separated since September 2022.
He quietly filled for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences” several months ago.
But the writing was seemingly on the wall the moment they said, “I do.” We’re told a then “naïve” 20-something, Jeanne, signed a “a very restrictive prenup,” one week before walking down the aisle.
“He stuck it under her nose… and now he’s trying to get her to live by it, which is nothing,” the source claims.
Forbes reported Tony’s net worth to be over $3 billion, but our insider claims “he is crying poor.”
The source told Page Six that Tony is claiming in the case that his net worth is only $55 million, rather than the more than $3 billion that has been reported by the outlet.
Tony amassed part of his fortune with Pritzker Group, a private equity firm he operated with his brother, JB Pritzker, who left the firm to become governor of Illinois in 2019.
Tony and Jeanne share one of the largest estates in Los Angeles County, and he’s looking to give her the boot from the 50,000 square-foot property in the Beverly Crest neighborhood.
Tony allegedly claims the family home is owned and operated by a family trust, but has not yet produced a copy of the trust, which he also claims pays all of his expenses, according to the insider.
Meanwhile, he allegedly refused marriage counseling despite Jeanne’s constant requests.
“He’s now walking away from his responsibilities to the very people who built him up for so many years,” the source said.
But Jeanne is not waking away without a fight. She’s hired power attorney Daniel Jaffe to defend her against Hollywood disso queen, Laura Wasser, who is representing Tony.
Jaffe commented, “Tony was required, as part of a divorce case, to see exchange with the other side, a Declaration of Disclosure which contains a schedule of assets and debts, and an income and expense declaration. On his schedule of Assets and Debts, he listed net assets of $55 million. He did not include any assets from family trusts.”
Wasser did not get back to us.
By Carlos Greer
November 1, 2023
