Peter Getty: Heir To Getty Billions Accused Of Addiction, Adultery "OUCH"

Billionaire heir Peter Getty and wife Jacqui (n`ee de La Fontaine) are splitting in what the Daily Beast calls "one of the ugliest divorce cases Los Angeles has seen in years" - which, considering the tumultuous and scandalous love lifes of Hollywood, is saying a lot.
Peter, the grandson of Billionaire oilman John Paul Getty and heir to an estimated $2 billion fortune, faces allegations of adultery, cocaine use and Internet porn addiction in the messy divorce. His estranged wife, Jacqui, is gunning for $300,000 per month for her expenses and $200,000 in pocket money.(To put things in perspective: The couple shared a brand-new $30 million San Francisco home - complete with a bed that cost $1 million.)
"We had a lifestyle that I am certain is beyond what most people could imagine or will ever be able to enjoy,"
Jacqui said in court. "But as I was told, that was 'just the way it is' when your name is Getty."

Jacqui is a stylist and costume designer who worked with Wes Anderson on "The Darjeeling Limited.' Her daughter, Gia, 23, was conceived during her marriage to Francis Coppola's son Gio, who died before the child's birth. Peter met Jacqui during Gia's childhood and treated the girl like a daughter. Jacqui wrote in court documents that Peter was physically abusive, choking her and breaking her arm during a drug-fueled rage in 2008.

"He told me, I could kill you and get away with it."

Peter has admitted cocaine use in court. Failed attempts to get her husband to seek help culminated in Jacqui leaving. When she left, she thought the family would step in and say,'OK, go to rehab' and they'd get back together a friend tells the Daily Beast. Another friend says Jacqui never expected to be divorced, but hoped for "a reality check" for Peter.

That ended up never happening - court documents report Jacqui saying, "He wanted to live a 'rock and roll party life' and I would have to decide whether I wanted to stay married to him." His words were , "it's my way or no way or the highway."

Adultery runs in the family - Peter's father, "Gordon P. getty, kept a secret from his wife and the world for more tham a decade - a second life with a mistress and three children," a 1999 reports reads. The brutal split may have spilled into Peter's parental role with Gia. Peter not only missed Gia's graduation from Bard College in May 2009 after promising he would attend, but shortly thereafter stopped paying her health and car insurance. Peter has not responded to numerous calls and e-mails from Gia.
When the court case began earlier this month, "Peter fell asleep in court and dozed throughout the proceedings." witnesses told the Post.
In the heyday of their marriage, Jaqui told Harper's Bazaar that she and her brainy husband were "so opposite, I'm like, hey, lets go have some fun ! and he's like , by the way, the science theory on this is ..."
Peter's legal representation is Laura Wasser, an attorney who has counseled Britney Spears and Angelina Jolie. Jaqui is backed by Stephen Kolodny, whose services have been untilized by Whitney Houston and Barbra Streisand. Neither lawyer commented on the case.

My spin on these crazy rich ass-holes: There is such a thing as having too much money just handed to you with little or no work involved...that's where a lot of rich people make their first mistake . Children need to learn the responsibility to stay sane and sober and also how to appreciate and how to handle wealth...but it starts at home and from the cradle. Wealthy people have a very bad habit.... hiring nannies and others to raise their children...wrong, wrong, wrong. A lot of 'for hire' people are just that...eight (8) hour jobs, kids need love and nurturing...remember the nut don't fall from the tree.( A lot of mothers/fathers need to have help to see after their kids because the both have to work ) But hey, that's just me.