Harvey Weinstein told his ex-wife Eve Chilton he couldn't afford to pay child support for "at least one year" as he dealt with fallout from a cascade of sex abuse allegations, a court order unsealed Friday reveals.
The Daily News previously reported Weinstein advised Chilton he planned to halt his support payments amid a cash crisis, but the scope of his financial forewarning wasn't clear.
In the new order made public Friday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Katz said he denied Chilton's request for a $5 million child support pre-payment because Weinstein hadn't fallen behind yet, only suggested he would.
Chilton appeared in court last month to ask that the $5 million be placed in an escrow account.
Her lawyers argued she and two of her three daughters with Weinstein were due the money under her 2004 divorce agreement — and that Weinstein shouldn't be allowed to spend it on legal bills tied to his downward spiral.
The Daily News previously reported Weinstein advised Chilton he planned to halt his support payments amid a cash crisis, but the scope of his financial forewarning wasn't clear.
In the new order made public Friday, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Michael Katz said he denied Chilton's request for a $5 million child support pre-payment because Weinstein hadn't fallen behind yet, only suggested he would.
Chilton appeared in court last month to ask that the $5 million be placed in an escrow account.
Her lawyers argued she and two of her three daughters with Weinstein were due the money under her 2004 divorce agreement — and that Weinstein shouldn't be allowed to spend it on legal bills tied to his downward spiral.
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