Burton Gets Sued By His Ex

Us Weekly reports that director Tim Burton's ex, Lisa Marie, is suing him for fraud. She argues that "Burton, Marie’s lawyer and her friends conspired to fraudulently strip her of her right to palimony when the couple broke up." The story is an oldie but a goodie. She claims they agreed to combine assets and that he said he would take care of her for the rest of her life. He will likely call bullshit on her.

The couple dated for about ten years, when Burton broke up with her and began dating "actress Helena Bonham Carter, 40, whom he directed in Planet of the Apes (they now have a son together, Billy-Ray Burton, 3)." Shortly thereafter, Burton stopped supporting Marie.

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