Giada's divorce settlement

Aurelio just escaped death, his yacht caught fire in the Bay of Napoli. He had to be rescued by helicopter. Giada is recouping her losses with a new FoodTV show Giada in Italy. It's a proven strategy, Jamie's Italian Escape remains the highest rated show on that channel.

The Di Laurentiis are an old Roman family that initially made their fortune in the dry pasta business. In 2006 Napoli SSC went bankrupt, Aurelio bought them for a bag of chick peas (figuratively). Since then the club has become one of the top teams in Serie A, recently they've outscored their opponents 10 - 0, including a 5-0 shellacking of Lazio (Rome). Aurelio's routine was to sail his yacht into Napoli from Rome to attend league games. Looks like he'll have to find a more modest means of transportation in the near future.

http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/napoli-president-aurelio-de-laurentiis-rescued-by-helicopter-after-his-yacht-caught-fire-video/
 
Btw, whomever mangiacake came up with Naples should be shot and pissed on. I can accept Rome, Turin and Milan, but Naples - NEVER.

One of the reasons why The Sopranos was so great, they got the vernacular correct:

 
Insidious Von said:
Exactly he could have gotten much, much ,more. She is a member of one of Italy's richest families. Their holding company has stakes in shipping, refrigeration, food, entertainment and sports. Zio Aurelio, the family patriarch, is probably worth more than Lord Bunga Bunga.

She was willing to give up physical equity to keep her brand. She deserves credit for creating her own brand without pigging out like Paris Hilton. And the family knows how to make money, Nono Dino put up $700,000 to get this film made. Rest assured they got a percentage of the profits.

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Paris Hilton has created her own brand of celebrity and makes her own money (sort of like Kim Kardashian), or at least, used to.
 
Insidious Von said:
Btw, whomever mangiacake came up with Naples should be shot and pissed on. I can accept Rome, Turin and Milan, but Naples - NEVER.

One of the reasons why The Sopranos was so great, they got the vernacular correct:

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I used to get my hair cut from a guy who's relative was Furio. He had his autographed picture on his counter.
 
Federico Castelluccio (Furio) did a meet and greet at D'Aversa's in Woodbridge. It was as if a member of the royal family was visiting. Very simpatico in person, unlike the menacing Furio. He took it all in stride and saw to it that anyone who wanted an autograph got one. And he is Napolitan boen and raised.

 
Insidious Von said:
He created his own controversy a few years ago when he said English women are not big on hygiene.
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I looked this one up....

Apparently, he was more specific than that. In order to dissuade Italian soccer players from defecting to the English premier league, he said that English women don't wash their genitalia regularly because they don't have bidets in England.

On this, I would agree with him, and further, I would lump North American women (and men) in this category. Bidets are just so much more dignified really. If you've been working since 7 a.m. sitting at a desk, and it's now 9 p.m., things can get a little ripe down there. A quick squat on a bidet and you're good to go. So much better. For some reason, in England, and North America (in particular), bidets are not very common and people look sideways at them. (I think they're great.) My buddy has one in his ensuite and his wife just uses it to store junk in. (And knowing her, that is not surprising, trust me.)

Mind you, I would have thought that some of those soccer players that he was trying to keep in Italy probably like a stinky cat or two.
 
Insidious Von said:
Btw, whomever mangiacake came up with Naples should be shot and pissed on. I can accept Rome, Turin and Milan, but Naples - NEVER.

One of the reasons why The Sopranos was so great, they got the vernacular correct:

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I've thought the same about Florence = Firenze.

Mind you, Florence has a nice ring to it. Amazing city as well. I'd love to live there in the early spring every year. More so than Rome.
 
Insidious Von said:
For you guys who've gone through the financial sting of divorce, it seems the sword cuts both ways.

Giada's ex-husband's career as a fashion designer never took off and the settlement was expensive for her. Taking into account that she comes from a wealthy family, she got off relatively lightly. She didn't have a pre nutual agreement. Strange that she would chose so poorly, doesn't money always marry money?
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Her ex-husband may be no Tommy Hilfiger or Ralph Lauren, but he is a successful designer and has earned millions in his own right. This article lists his wealth at about $15 million.

http://www.designerfashionclub.com/todd-thompson-as-fashion-designer.html
 
Originally Posted by Insidious Von He created his own controversy a few years ago when he said English women are not big on hygiene.Is it true Italian women don't shave "down there"? When I asked my Italian dancer why she doesn't shave "down there", she said when she goes back to Italy to see her mom and they go to a nude beach her mom will ask why she is shaved so she doesn't shave to avoid being asked by her mom why she doesn't shave down there.
 
Aurelio is only partially right. Great Britain never endured the terrible cholera epidemics that Italy was prone to. That's partially why the British are looser about personal hygiene than Italians. Italian food used to be much spicier, partially to kill the microbes that they were exposed to.

Trust me, the morning after having Sri Lankan curry for dinner, the bide is your best friend!
 
Insidious Von said:
Aurelio is only partially right. Great Britain never endured the terrible cholera epidemics that Italy was prone to. That's partially why the British are looser about personal hygiene than Italians. Italian food used to be much spicier, partially to kill the microbes that they were exposed to.

Trust me, the morning after having Sri Lankan curry for dinner, the bide is your best friend!
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This is probably why in hot regions of the world, people like their meat cooked thoroughly. If you don't, you might end up with a disease or bugs in your body that may kill you or just make the rest of your life miserable.

I think that eating steaks "bloody" is an entirely northern European cultural export. It is tasty, though.
 
All I have to say about this topic is... Todd Thompson is a loser.
He gets $2M and still requires child support when its Joint Custody... not even man enough to work for a living instead of being a parasite and feeding off his ex.
 
pusher69 said:
All I have to say about this topic is... Todd Thompson is a loser.
He gets $2M and still requires child support when its Joint Custody... not even man enough to work for a living instead of being a parasite and feeding off his ex.
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I read that he's worth $15 million while she's worth $20 million. Apparently in California, without a pre-nup, split is 50/50. Did he play a role in her success or vice versa? I don't know. I don't even know who these people are. But I say good for him. When both parties are already wealthy, it's all about legalities.
 
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