‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein once worth $2.5 Billion files for bankruptcy

[gregjrichards]

“Jocelyn Wildenstein received a reported $2.5 billion in her divorce from her art dealer husband Alec back in 1999, and 19 years later it appears that it is all gone.

The Swiss-born socialite, who earned the nickname Catwoman in a nod to her cosmetically-altered feline features, has filed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection according to federal court papers which were obtained by DailyMail.com

It is a shocking turn of events for Wildenstein, who first became a fixture in the New York press around the time of her split as she bragged about the high costs of her lavish lifestyle and penchant for plastic surgery.

Two decades later, the woman who once purchased a capuchin monkey as a pet finds herself with no checking or savings accounts, no retirement fund or pension plans and no investments according to her filing.

The filing also lists the $900 check Wildestein gets from Social Security each month as her only source of income.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...CY-claims-no-savings-stock.html#ixzz5FoWlChpH

Zero sympathy for her it is disgraceful the money she has wasted.

 

[Roswell]

Much sympathy for her. She is ill.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Jocelyn Wildenstein discusses her engagement to Lloyd Klein at Baccarat Hotel on August 5, 2017 in New York City.

Published on August 25, 2024 10:30AM EDT
Jocelyn Wildenstein may not necessarily be a household name, but she has an undeniably recognizable face.

Nicknamed "Catwoman," the New York City socialite became a tabloid fixture in the 1990s during her divorce from her billionaire art dealer husband Alec Wildenstein, with her distinct facial features keeping her in the spotlight. Though she was well known, she rarely spoke publicly, a choice she told Paper in 2018 was deliberate.

"When the children were growing, I didn't want to speak about the family. I didn't want it to fall back on them," she said. "But now they are adults, so I am free and can speak freely. But before so many events happening, their godfather died, then their father died, then the divorce. So it was a lot for some 16 and 17-year-old kids. Now they're grown up."

Here's everything to know about Jocelyn Wildenstein, from the start of her fame to her life today.

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[whiterhino]

She passed away

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/01/style/jocelyn-wildenstein-death-cec/index.html

Jocelyn Wildenstein, the Swiss-born socialite famous for the surgery-enhanced feline features that earned her nicknames in the American press like “Catwoman” and the “Bride of Wildenstein,” has died. Her partner Lloyd Klein told AFP she died of a pulmonary embolism in Paris.

Wildenstein, who sometimes spelled her name “Jocelyne,” was a staple of New York tabloids for much of her adult life, due to her tempestuous love life, drastically changing appearance and the hefty payout she received in her divorce from an art world bigwig (though she eventually claimed she’d gone bankrupt, having depleted her billions).