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Demi Moore is seeking spousal support and money for legal fees from estranged husband Ashton Kutcher in their divorce battle, it emerged on Thursday.
The news comes more than a year after the pair split and three months after Kutcher filed papers to legally sever their six-year marriage.
Moore finally responded on Thursday by lodging her own application at the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Moore cites 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the split, stating the date of marriage as September 24th, 2005 and the date of separation as November 17 , 2011 - two months after Kutcher's alleged one-night stand with party girl Sara Leal.
While the couple have no children together, the financial stakes are high.
Costly split: Demi Moore is seeking spousal support from Ashton Kutcher in their divorce battle after lodging an application at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday
The pair are jointly worth a reputed $285m and in the last year alone Kutcher earned $24m from the CBS show Two And A Half Men.
On Wednesday it was reported how talks between the couple have broken down over money.
The pair could now be facing a courtroom showdown to resolve their differences.
Kutcher, 35, is said to have become ‘hostile’ whilst Moore, 50, has supposedly ‘had enough’ of his refusal to budge.
The pair are jointly worth a reputed $285m and in the last year alone Kutcher earned $24m from the CBS show Two And A Half Men.
On Wednesday it was reported how talks between the couple have broken down over money.
The pair could now be facing a courtroom showdown to resolve their differences.
Kutcher, 35, is said to have become ‘hostile’ whilst Moore, 50, has supposedly ‘had enough’ of his refusal to budge.
The couple split in 2011 after six years together and since then there has been much speculation about why they have not formally divorced.
Rebuttal: Moore filed her own divorce application, three months after Kutcher started the severance process
A source told the New York Post that money could well be the issue - Kutcher is the highest paid actor in US TV.
His personal fortune is estimated at $135 whilst Moore’s is thought to be around $150m thanks to her hit films in the 1980s and 90s.
A source told the New York Post: ‘Ashton made a lot of money after marrying Demi - a lot more than she made - but despite him becoming just as famous through her, he believes he doesn’t owe her that much.
‘Ashton has been very difficult during the talks. You could even say he has been hostile. ‘After over a year of attempting to reach a settlement, Demi is definitely ready to move on. It’s hoped lawyers for both sides can reach a settlement this spring, otherwise the divorce will go into litigation and trial.’
A source told the New York Post that money could well be the issue - Kutcher is the highest paid actor in US TV.
His personal fortune is estimated at $135 whilst Moore’s is thought to be around $150m thanks to her hit films in the 1980s and 90s.
A source told the New York Post: ‘Ashton made a lot of money after marrying Demi - a lot more than she made - but despite him becoming just as famous through her, he believes he doesn’t owe her that much.
‘Ashton has been very difficult during the talks. You could even say he has been hostile. ‘After over a year of attempting to reach a settlement, Demi is definitely ready to move on. It’s hoped lawyers for both sides can reach a settlement this spring, otherwise the divorce will go into litigation and trial.’
