At the time, Tmime called the verdict the only possible decision in the face of a criminal fiction alleged by the public prosecutor, according to the French paperLe Parisien. $modal.css({ }, 7500); // Does the email match our regex? The divorce that followed contained allegations of astonishing excess $350,000 for a Chanel dress, $10 million jewellery shopping trips and millions spent on extreme plastic surgery. The Wildensteins did not appear in court on Friday. Think Aladdins cave and then some., A Paris art dealer, who wishes to remain anonymous, says, Every now and then, the Wildensteins will sell a painting which hasnt been heard of for about 50 years and the art world will say, Ah, so thats where it was.. She was angry because Guy and Alec had reduced her monthly cash allowance, sold the familys Paris apartment, and moved her to a smaller oneafter, she said, they had convinced her to sign away her inheritance to avoid possible tax bills and a criminal investigation, the Independent reported at the time. Much of the Wildensteins fortune involves priceless artwork by painters such as Fragonard, Monet, Renoir, and Picasso secreted in anonymous vaults on several continents. The women feared they were being cheated out of their inheritances by the suspicious manipulations of the vast estate after Daniels death. Jocelyn Wildenstein, 71, is accused of slashing Canadian couturier Lloyd Klein with a pair of scissors and gouging his face with her manicured nails. // ------------------------------------------------------------------- //show automatically after delay Wildenstein was awarded $2.5billion and an additional $100million a year for 13 years after splitting from her husband of 21 years, Alec Wildenstein. The fatal mistake the Wildensteins appear to have made was trying to fool the women in their lives. script.integrity = "sha256-hVVnYaiADRTO2PzUGmuLJr8BLUSjGIZsDYGmIJLv2b8="; // Append ouibounce to page Thats how he was. var i = cookieNames.length, Sarkozy friend. Sylvia was in an even stronger position, having been married to the patriarch, Daniel. var ouibounceScript = '