Forbes: Athletes paying expensive divorce settlements is bigger problem than domestic violence

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www.salon.com/2014/08/15/forbes_athletes_paying_expensive_divorce_settlements_is_bigger_problem_than_domestic_violence/



Tiger Woods had to pay $100 million in his divorce settlement

Forbes: Athletes paying expensive divorce settlements is bigger problem than domestic violence
Katie McDonough
Friday, Aug 15, 2014 03:21 PM EST

A Forbes contributor named David Lariviere has “been covering sports and business intensely for 30 years.” He also, sadly, happens to have no brains in his brain hole. Which must be the reason he believes that “while much of the media focus lately has been on domestic abuse” the “biggest issue” facing athletes today is actually expensive divorces.

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I, personally, will not live in a world where Kobe Bryant is left with only $175 million dollars after his divorce! That is unacceptable. And Tiger Woods was ruined by his divorce settlement. Ruined. I just checked and his net worth is currently a measly $600 million. I actually had to stop typing that sentence because I fainted. I actually fainted from how hard up Tiger Woods is right now because of his marriage settlement. Can someone check on Tiger Woods to make sure he has his electricity turned on and milk in the fridge? Guy might need some help. I just fainted again even thinking about poor Tiger Woods.

But domestic violence, on the other hand, is just some public health crisis that kills around 1,500 women every year, is linked to a long list of other health issues, as well as homelessness and joblessness, among other things. It is also wildly underreported.

Really, Lariviere is right to remind us to keep our priorities straight. Why are we wasting our time thinking about the one in four women who will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes when we could be worrying about whether or not Kobe Bryant is going to be able to buy a planet made of gold or whatever stupid bullshit millionaires do with their money.

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1. Interesting

Even on this board several have brought up Robin Williams' divorce settlements as being unfair and contributing to his death.

You could bring up the parallel issue of having children from high earning athletes to establish a guaranteed income stream through the support.

No way is it a bigger issue than domestic violence though. If you have children you have an obligation to support them. If your spouse was a partner while you were earning the income, then they have a right to that portion of the assets.

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2. Go David

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3. Idea

Stop paying athletes so damned much, they aren't worth it! Personally, every professional athlete I have met is an asshole who thinks the world owes them. Coincidence? Maybe, but its the truth. I do not patronize any sports events that charge ridiculous ticket prices (anything over $10). I will never give them any money because I think it is ridiculous to pay a person millions of dollars for one season of play. I do not watch football or baseball or soccer or basketball games. They don't send me a check and they don't earn my respect, so why should I? They can remove every one of them from being televised and it would only make me happy.