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Dec. 24, 1990: The Trumps:Surviving At The Top
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
Dec. 24, 1990 What Is Kuwait?
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
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PEOPLE, Page 75
Surviving at the Top
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<p>By SOPHFRONIA SCOTT/Reported by Georgia Harbison
</p>
<p> Is this where it all ends? The glitz, the scrumptious
scandal, the media parade that for 10 long months filled the
eyes and ears of the citizenry, enabling every breakfasting
American to pick up the paper each morning and ask, "What's
Donald saying today?" or "What's Ivana accusing him of now?"
or "How 'bout that Marla?"
</p>
<p> It was just last February when word got out that billionaire
Donald Trump had left his Czech-born wife of 13 years, Ivana,
and taken up with a 26-year-old nymph. Suddenly, everyone was
a Trump watcher, relishing such headlines as GIMME THE PLAZA!
and BEST SEX I'VE EVER HAD and devouring the drama that was
played out from the ski slopes of Aspen to the sets of ABC's
PrimeTime Live.
</p>
<p> The story reached its climax last week as a tearful Ivana
left the Manhattan courthouse on the arm of her lawyer, having
cut her losses and dissolved her marriage in a trice. It was,
said Ivana, "a sad day for everyone, particularly our
children." State Supreme Court Justice Phyllis Gangel-Jacob
took only 10 minutes to grant Ivana a divorce decree, "based
on Mr. Trump's cruel and inhuman treatment," which made it
"improper" for the couple to remain married. The reference was
to Donald's alleged affair with actress Marla Maples, who gained
more than her allotted 15 minutes of fame by way of her
proclaimed love for Donald.
</p>
<p> For those who find parting with the scandal difficult, not
to worry: the final battle is yet to be joined. According to
Donald's lawyer, Jay Goldberg, there are two parts to any
marriage: "One, `Are we married?' and two, `Do I owe you any
money?'" The marriage's dollar dealings will be sorted out at
an April 11 trial, during which Trump will try to make his
ex-wife stick to their prenuptial agreement, which says she
walks away with only $25 million and the family mansion in
Connecticut. But Ivana has shown signs of wanting much more. "I
hope that Ivana will honor our agreement," Trump told TIME.
"Some people thought $25 million sounded low; some thought it
sounded high. She's lucky to have such an agreement."
</p>
<p> But with Trump's finances in disarray and his net worth
rumored to be not even a fifth of what it once was, many
believe Ivana waited too long, and will now be lucky to get
even the $25 million. "She did the right thing but too late,"
says Raoul Felder, a top Manhattan divorce lawyer. "She had the
right medicine, but the patient is half dead."
</p>
<p> In the meantime, the divorce has spawned a new school of
rumors, most prominently involving the future of young Ms.
Maples. A relative pronounced a marriage to be imminent, but
the Donald insists he is staying single--for now. "I'm not
planning on getting married anytime in the near future," he
says. In fact, it looks as if he will play the gay divorce for
a while, since Marla is off in Los Angeles pursuing her acting
career, and he continues to exude golden pheromones. Trump's
people report that he is "seeing" others and receiving countless
bouquets of flowers and calls from--what else?--"very
attractive women." One of them he has been squiring is model
Rowanne Brewer, but Donald cautiously says she's "just a
friend"--the same thing he first said about Marla.
</p>
<p> As for Ivana, she'll keep the couple's three kids and
continue to be the brave and smiling socialite. But it's
doubtful that she'll remain head of Donald's Plaza Hotel, since
he may sell a portion of the business. Chances are, though,
that Ivana will make out. Trump says he has "no doubt that she
will do very well in the years to come." And why shouldn't she?
She had 13 years of learning from the ultimate dealmaker.
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