Mary Kate-Olsen filed for divorce after Olivier Sarkozy moved ex and kids into their house, claims insider
Mary-Kate Olsen recently officially filed for divorce from estranged husband Olivier Sarkozy. And since then, sources have come up to say how Sarkozy moved his ex-wife and his children into his home to protect them from the coronavirus pandemic at the beginning of the lockdown, just after the couple's split in April.
Immediately after New York courts reopened on May 25 to new cases following the lockdown, the 33-year-old actress-turned-fashion designer officially filed for divorce from French banker Sarkozy, 50. It's been revealed that Olsen and Sarkozy actually split in April when Sarkozy moved his ex-wife Charlotte Bernard, the former couple's two children and his mother from New York City moved into the five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot Bridgehampton mansion he previously shared with Olsen, Page Six reported.
Apparently Sarkozy had been telling Olsen about the move and this triggered the split. “Olivier was concerned for the safety of his family in New York during the pandemic. He insisted to Mary-Kate that he wanted to bring his ex-wife, their kids and his mother from the city, to their Bridgehampton home," the source said. "Maybe French people culturally have a different view of marriage, and while Mary-Kate loves his children, it was too much to have his ex-wife living with them during the pandemic. Would you want the ex-wife living with you for an unforeseeable amount of time in the middle of a crisis?”
However, the present arrangement did not mean that Sarkozy was thinking of getting back with his former spouse. “The moment MK drove out of the driveway in April, Olivier had his mother, kids, and wait for this... Charlotte, his ex-wife, move in to keep them in a safer place, away from Covid. There’s no romance between Charlotte and Olivier, he wants to keep everyone (including Charlotte) safe from Covid," the insider said.
Although there was no somatic relationship as such between Bernard and Sarkozy ever since they divorced, she has always been a big part of his life, even after he remarried. “It was not uncommon for Charlotte to be around and stay in a separate bedroom in the Hamptons on holidays or birthdays. They have two kids and have always put them first. In their French way, family comes first, even with a divorce. Charlotte was even at Olivier’s wedding to Mary-Kate," the source said.
The source went on: “His first divorce was actually smooth. French law had allowed him to give her a very small amount, 10 percent, but he gave her 50 percent. He and Charlotte are on good, very friendly terms... right now in Bridgehampton they are happily all eating long lunches.”
Following the split, Bernard penned the book, “Men Are Like Melons: A French Woman’s Guide to Surviving Divorce and Finding Love in the Era of the App.” The book’s publicity campaign read: “There’s an old French saying: Men are like melons. Out of ten, you’ll find one that’s good.”
As for the split between Olsen and Sarkozy, the source said that the reason was nothing dramatic like adultery or betrayal. “It was simply erosion... growing apart. No cheating or betrayals... sometimes couples just run their course. The plan to move in his family was his way of moving on, and the final straw for Mary-Kate," the tipster added.
Olsen filed for divorce after Sarkozy ended their marriage by canceling the lease on their Gramercy Park apartment without her knowledge.
