The divorce between this former child/tween/teen/adult actress with the very lucrative side gig and her ex went really smoothly.

Apparently, he was told to make it quick so no one would discover the bribe money his brother passed along that he had received from a foreign government for a soccer tournament.

Mary-Kate Olsen

Olivier Sarkozy

Brother: Nicolas Sarkozy

Qatar – FIFA World Cup

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy Reach Divorce Settlement

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy are moving on. E! News has learned that the former couple has reached a settlement in their divorce.

The news comes eight months after fans first learned about the split. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the 34-year-old fashion designer signed a petition to divorce the 51-year-old banker in April 2020. However, the coronavirus pandemic led to a delay.

As a result, Mary-Kate requested an emergency order to end the marriage, alleging that Olivier terminated the lease on their New York City home and expected her to move out in the middle of the pandemic.

“I am petrified that my husband is trying to deprive me of the home that we have lived in,” she stated in a copy of the affidavit obtained by People, “and if he is successful, I will not only lose my home but I risk losing my personal property as well.”

However, the request was denied in mid-May, with a New York courts spokesperson telling E! News that only “essential, emergency” filings were being accepted at that point. But by the end of that month, the Full House alum was able to officially file for divorce and her summons and complaint were accepted and processed by the Manhattan County clerk. – Source

FIFA’s former leader says making Qatar a World Cup host was a mistake

Picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago, FIFA’s president at the time Sepp Blatter said Tuesday, again citing a meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and Michel Platini for swaying key votes.

The 86-year-old Blatter spoke with the Swiss newspaper group Tamedia in his first major interview since being acquitted with Platini in July of financial misconduct at FIFA after a trial at federal criminal court.

“It’s a country that’s too small,” Blatter said of Qatar, the smallest host by size since the 1954 tournament in Switzerland. “Football and the World Cup are too big for that.”

The 32 teams will play 64 games in eight stadiums in and around the city of Doha which has been transformed since 2010 by massive construction projects to prepare for the World Cup. – Source

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