Jennifer Tilly is spilling some piping sizzling tea on her profitable divorce from the late animator Sam Simon.
Tilly, identified for her performances in “Bound” (1996), “Liar Liar” (1997) and the “Child’s Play” franchise, joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” this season — and has already revealed some eye-popping particulars about her 1993 settlement.
“My ex-husband was Sam Simon, who created ‘The Simpsons,’” she stated throughout Tuesday’s episode of “Housewives.” “I was married to him for seven years. We were together for about 10 years, and then when we got divorced, I got a piece of ‘The Simpsons’ in the divorce settlement.”
Whereas the animated collection was formally created by Matt Groening, Simon co-developed “The Simpsons” and has remained credited as an government producer for the reason that 1989 premiere. Tilly married Simon in 1984 and reportedly filed her divorce petition in 1992.
A 1993 judgment obtained Wednesday by In Contact Weekly confirms that Simon agreed to pay Tilly half of all his producing or writing residuals from a selected interval of their marriage — and no less than 25% of all revenue he constituted of every “Simpsons” episode or movie.
“And nobody knew that ‘The Simpsons’ was going to go on for trillions of years,” Tilly stated on “Housewives” Tuesday. “Honestly, every day, I’m like, ‘Thank you, Sam.’”
The world-famous cartoon, now in its thirty sixth season, has been a cultural mainstay for many years, with greater than 750 episodes and a 2007 film that grossed over $530 million worldwide.
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Simon left the present as a author after 4 seasons in 1993 however retained his producer title and royalties from house video gross sales, in line with The New York Instances. He reportedly stated in numerous interviews over time that this left him with “tens of millions” of {dollars} yearly.
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Tilly stated Tuesday that it “takes a really long time to get over a divorce.”
At one level within the episode, she sported a $33,000 Louis Vuitton boat purse, which fellow “Housewives” star Erika Jayne couldn’t assist however discover — and really feel slightly envious about.
“What Jennifer’s holding, that looks like a boat, isn’t,” Jayne stated throughout a confessional, per E! Information. “It’s actually art, and it’s very pricey.”
“She has very unique pieces,” Jayne stated of Tilly. “And I know, because I’m looking at them. And I am coveting thy neighbor’s goods. I’m like, ‘Goddamn it.’”
