Ellen Barkin is an actress who starred in Switch, The Big Easy and many others. She won an Emmy award for Before Women Had Wings and also a Tony Award. She got married to Gabriel Bryne and has two children with him. The marriage ended in 1999, but, they managed to remain as close friends. She got married to Ronald Perelman in 2000 and divorced in 2006. The divorce was ugly when Perelman said that he would not give a penny more than 20 million dollars to his wife. She sued her former husband for investment fund fraud for $3.4 million. She won the case and got $4.3 million dollars. She got married to Sam Levinson in 2011.
She and Ronald had a brutal fight on the New Year Eve and she was not seen with him in the New Year of 2006. It was said that he was with her because he wanted to marry a Hollywood woman and she married him for money. It was said that he gave expensive gifts to his girlfriend, like gold Cartier watch just two weeks after they started dating. He proposed her and she accepted it. Her friends said that they both used to fight a lot, but would get back very soon. It was said that the fight started several months ago when Barkin had a doubt that Ronald was having an affair. Though she did not have any concrete proof, she was certain. This was the reason for the fight. The fight went for a few weeks and Ronald gave her the separation paper and asked her to leave his house.
The separation was very ugly. Though the agreements were very confidential, due to their anger and accusations, the agreements became a public matter. It was said that Ronald was ready to give her $20 million dollars and she wanted more than that. She brought the investment fraud case into the trial. He said that she broke the separation agreement by talking about the issue. She also sold all the jewelry he ever bought for her for $20 million dollars. She said that she did not want to have any memories that he made for her. The trial ended making Ellen richer by $60 million dollars. She once said that she still has every piece of jewelry that Gabriel got for her. The separation of Gabriel and Ellen was very smooth and they stayed as friends, even after the separation.
Ronald did not comment on any questions asked about the separation. The reason for separation was assumed to be infidelity. Ellen did not have any secret boyfriend, when she was married to him. She also refused to comment on the reason for the separation and started refusing to answer anything related to Ronald. The other settlements of the separation were not known to the public. It was said that Gabriel was with Ellen when she got divorced from Ronald. Gabriel said that he felt bad for her. Her relationship with Sam is smooth and has no rumors about any fights or other marital problems that might lead to a separation.
| Birth Date: | 22 Jan, 1965 |
| Age: | 55 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | New York City |
| Education: | Hunter College High School |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress |
| Spouse: | Josh Brolin[2004-2013] Christopher Lambert[1988-1994] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 80 million |
