The Real Reason Nicole Kidman Could Owe Millions of Dollars to Keith Urban Due to a Shocking Prenup Clause
With the news of their sudden split, many people are wondering if Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban signed a prenup right before their marriage. The Australian actress and singer had been together for nearly two decades.
TMZ was the first to report about the breakup with sources saying that the ex-couple have been living apart “since the beginning of summer.” However, it didn’t seem like it was a mutual split. “She didn’t want this,” a source told People. “She has been fighting to save the marriage.”
Urban had been married to Nicole Kidman since 2006. The two met in 2005, and though Kidman was instantly charmed, Urban didn’t call her back for months. “I had such a crush on him and he wasn’t interested in me. It’s true!” Kidman told Ellen DeGeneres in 2017. “He didn’t call me for four months.”
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Did Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban sign a prenup?
Keith Urban signed a prenuptial agreement with Nicole Kidman right before their 2006 marriage, which awards him $900,000 for every year of marriage, according to Radar Online. The “cocaine clause” in the prenup guarantees Urban a certain amount of money every year if he steers away from drugs and alcohol. After 19 years of marriage, it would award him a sum of $11.4 million.
When they first dated, the country singer had been battling drug and alcohol addiction, and he credits the Baby Girl actress for helping his sobriety. “We got married in June 2006 and barely four months into our marriage, my addictions that I’d done really nothing about, blew our marriage to smithereens,” the country singer said in a speech dedicated to his wife at the AFI awards.
“And I went into the Betty Ford Center for three months. Four months into a marriage, I’m in rehab for three months,” Urban recalled. “I had no idea what was going to happen to us. And if you want to see what love in action really looks like, give that a whirl. Nic pushed through every negative voice, I’m sure even some of her own and she chose love.”
“I caused the implosion of my fresh marriage,” he told Rolling Stone Australia in 2021. “It survived, but it’s a miracle it did. I was spiritually awoken with her. I use the expression ‘I was born into her,’ and that’s how I feel. And for the first time in my life, I could shake off the shackles of addiction.”
What are Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban’s net worths?
Keith Urban has a net worth of $75 million, while Nicole Kidman has a net worth of $250 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. The two share a property portfolio worth around $282 million spanning from Los Angeles, New York City, and Sydney, per Daily Mail.
E! News reported that Urban was trying to be a resident of Portugal earlier in the summer. “Keith was unable to be in Portugal for this appointment as he is currently on tour in the U.S.,” the source explained, “and it is mandatory for applicants to be physically present in order to apply for the visa. He is scheduled to submit his application at a later date that works with his tour schedule.”
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