From left: Margot Robbie in “Barbie”; Taylor Swift; Beyoncé.Photo:Warner Bros.; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Warner Bros.; Kevin Mazur/Getty; Kevin Mazur/WireImage
The blockbusterBarbiemovie and world tours fromTaylor SwiftandBeyoncémight be inspiring an uptick in divorces, according to a divorce attorney to the stars.
Laura Wasser— whose A-list celebrity clients include Ariana Grande, Kevin Costner and Britney Spears, to name a few —toldCosmopolitanshe thinks those pop culture behemoths could be linked to many recent breakups.
The ongoing writers’ and actors' strikes have also played a part, she said.
“Something going on with a lot of my clients and what I’m seeing here in Southern California is that we’re in the middle of one of the worst strikes in history for the writers and the actors,” said Wasser, 55. “So you’ve also got people who have more time on their hands.”
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Laura Wasser.Cindy Ord/Getty
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“And they’re like, ‘I don’t need this. I’m the one making this money and I’m not comfortable, not working, and have this spouse who’s either also not working or never was working.’ "
Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in “Barbie”.Warner Bros. Pictures
Swift, 33, isbringing her Eras Tour concert film to movie theatersnext month, and Beyoncé, 42, continues toperform her Renaissance World Tour to fansfar and wide.
Afterbecoming the highest-grossing movieof the year with over $1 billion at the global box office,Barbieis now dominating the streaming charts at home.
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Wasser represented Baumbach’s now-ex-wife Jennifer Jason Leigh in their divorce — and the attorney isbelieved to be the basis for Laura Dern’s Oscar-winning performanceas a divorce lawyer in Baumbach’s 2019 movieMarriage Story. Some of Dern’s scenes were filmed at Wasser’s offices.
In herCosmopolitaninterview, Wasser shared her advice for people going through divorce.
“I think you really have to embrace the fact that this is the next chapter. This is not a sad death,” she said. “This is the first day of the rest of your life, and you are going to be stronger as a result of coming through this. It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s a challenge filled with promise.”
source: people.com
