For some reason, I find the following information surrounding the Jessica Simpson / Nick Lachey split quite funny:
Published reports have suggested that Simpson’s refusal to sign a prenuptial agreement at the time of her marriage to Lachey could come back to haunt her. At the time the couple tied the knot, Lachey was the wealthier half of the couple, as a member of the successful boy band 98 Degrees. According to TMZ.com, Lachey went so far as to get a prenup drawn up, but couldn’t get Simpson to sign.
Because the couple had no prenup, earnings amassed during the marriage are split down the middle under California law–a detail that would work nicely in Lachey’s favor, considering his singer-actress wife earned $35 million in 2004 alone.
So she wouldn’t sign the prenup. Then her career explodes while his fizzles and she stands to lose 17.5M just from her 2004 earnings. Apparently, even going through a divorce, Nick Lachey is still the luckiest guy in the world.
