Phil Collins might finally be rid of his ex-wife, Orianne Cevey.
On Friday, Judge Alan Fine tossed out her $20-million suit against him in which she claimed she was owed half the proceeds from the sale of his Miami estate, which he sold for $40 million in January 2021.
Fine ruled that she made 10 separate violations of the court’s orders, saying, “I’m done with this. You can go ahead and prepare the order of dismissal … I feel comfortable that enough is enough.”
Phil’s lawyer, Jeffrey D. Fisher, says, “Before she filed this case, Orianne threatened to make disparaging remarks about Phil Collins unless he caved in to her demands for 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of his former Miami Beach home.
“Phil Collins has steadfastly maintained that Orianne’s lawsuit claiming an interest in his home was baseless because he never made an agreement with her regarding the home. The court’s decision today to dismiss her case vindicates Phill Collins’ decision to fight for the right outcome rather than give in to her threats.”
Collins married Orianne, his third wife, who is 23 years younger than him, in 1999. They divorced in 2007 and they reconciled in 2015 before splitting again in 2020.
They have two sons — 17-year old Matthew, and 21-year old Nicholas who played drums in his dad’s band as well as on the Genesis farewell tour, which ended in March.
Phil now lives back in Switzerland.
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