Their divorce may have started out as amicable, but things have taken a sharp turn, with reports that Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen are now “at war” with one another.
At stake is their $250 million fortune and custody of their three children, daughters Olive, born in 2007, and Elula, born in 2010, and son Montgomery, born in 2015.
Together since 2001, the couple married on March 15, 2010. However, they shocked the world when they announced in April last year that they had “jointly filed to end our marriage” at the end of 2023.
A year on and the celebrity couple are no longer laughing, in fact, any remaining attempts at a “veneer of civility has gone” reports Daily Mail.
According to The Sun, both have acquired top Hollywood lawyers to argue over the division of assets as things get messy.
But money is the least of their worries, with the children’s upbringing also causing issues.
Though they had initially agreed to remain based in the UK so as not to disrupt the kids’ schooling, with their education the top priority, that no longer seems to be the case.
The plan was to buy neighbouring houses close to the kids’ schools in North London as they continue to share parenting responsibilities.
However, with Isla splitting her time between the UK and her native Australia, where she’s filming new movie Spa Weekend, and Sacha spending more and more time in LA, they’re relying on nannies back in London to help with the parenting.
According to Daily Mail, comedian Sacha “hit the roof” when Isla appeared to break ranks on their agreement not to discuss their private lives, in an interview with The Sunday Times to promote her blink-and-you’d-miss-it role in the new Bridget Jones movie.
“The women in my life have held me,” she gushed. “The female relationships that I cultivated in our business, those women have been there for me. I’m actually going to get emotional. I’m sitting here today because of them. I’ve learned so much about the power of female friendship and I’ve just learned that I do have resilience, who I am outside of a partnership, and what my values are. It has been this expansive learning curve.”
When Sacha learned of the interview, sources say he was furious, believing Isla’s comments were a “clear dig” at him, adding that he interpreted them as making a point to side with Rebel Wilson, who accused Sacha of sexual harassment in her autobiography – claims Sacha vehemently denied and were removed from the book, but were said to have pushed Isla and Sacha’s already fractured relationship to a new low.
A source tells Woman’s Day Isla thinks it’s ridiculous Sacha is upset about her interview. “She thinks it’s not him but his lawyers who are looking at everything she says to help his case.”
While the couple are set for a showdown in the court, for the sake of their kids and fortune the doting parents have been playing nice socially – they shared a sweet Valentine’s exchange. Sacha “liked” her sultry Instagram post commenting, “stunning photoshoot” and she replied with “thank you” and a blush emoji.
“Isla’s just wrapped a movie with George Clooney and is currently filming rom-com Spa Weekend with Anna Faris in Queensland.
“She’s making sure she’s got a rock solid future so she won’t need anything from Sacha,” says the source. “She wants to be independent and free to say what she wants. She feels she’s been relegated to wife decor for far too long.”
