Dominique Strauss-Kahn better hope his long-suffering, third wife stands by her man as it's her fortune bankrolling his freedom.
The former International Monetary Fund chief is out on a $6 million bail package but only on the condition he pony up for a $200,000-a-month security detail to monitor his every move.
That would amount to another $2.4million a year. But the 62-year-old Parisian pol - who was widely expected to become France's next president - is estimated to only be worth $2 million on his own.
So despite a $500,000-a-year job setting global economic policy, Strauss-Kahn's life at large is primarily financed by his wife Anne Sinclair's massive family fortune.
Built off her grandfather's business repping artistic titans like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Georges Braque, she's worth an estimated $1 billion.
Sinclair, 62, has stood strong in the face of allegations of her husband's serial infidelity in the past - he is known as the "Great Seducer" and the "Hot Rabbit."
Her reaction to his May 14 arrest for allegedly trying to rape a hotel chambermaid was no different. She quickly flew to New York to bail him out.
Sinclair stayed silent Sunday when leaving the $3,250-a-month apartment at 71 Broadway where Strauss-Kahn remains temporarily under house arrest. She returned four hours later.
The location has turned into a tourist attraction as open-top tour buses passed by, with cameras pointed up at Strauss-Kahn's citadel.
The economist is expected to be moved to another location sometime this week.
The alleged assault victim - a single mother from West Africa - has been warned to brace for investigators working for Strauss-Kahn's legal team to dig heavily through her past, sources said.
Sinclair's steadfastness has left many scratching their heads.
"Most women would have kicked him to the curb," said Brooklyn psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere, who specializes in couples in distress. "One can only hope that her saving him makes him see the light."
"If he expects her to help because he has gotten away with this kind of behavior in the past, there is no hope for him psychologically," Gardere said.
For now, Strauss-Kahn will be forced to cool his libido while confined to the lower Manhattan apartment while under constant surveillance by private security firm Stroz Friedberg.
The $200,000-a-month fee goes toward around-the-clock guards, the installation of cameras and electronic monitoring equipment. He is not allowed to leave except for court dates, doctor appointments or religious services.
When Sinclair and Strauss-Kahn married in 1991 it was her second time down the aisle and his third.
He was a junior minister at the time, and she was one of France's most famous television journalists - the country's equivalent of Barbara Walters.
As her husband's political career skyrocketed, Sinclair chose to step down from her TV job so as not to create a conflict of interest.Strauss-Kahn became head of the International Monetary Fund in 2007.
Two years later, he was reprimanded for having an affair with a married underling.
That episode served as a mere sexual speed bump in his marriage, as Sinclair publicly threw her support behind him.
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com
The former International Monetary Fund chief is out on a $6 million bail package but only on the condition he pony up for a $200,000-a-month security detail to monitor his every move.
That would amount to another $2.4million a year. But the 62-year-old Parisian pol - who was widely expected to become France's next president - is estimated to only be worth $2 million on his own.
So despite a $500,000-a-year job setting global economic policy, Strauss-Kahn's life at large is primarily financed by his wife Anne Sinclair's massive family fortune.
Built off her grandfather's business repping artistic titans like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Georges Braque, she's worth an estimated $1 billion.
Sinclair, 62, has stood strong in the face of allegations of her husband's serial infidelity in the past - he is known as the "Great Seducer" and the "Hot Rabbit."
Her reaction to his May 14 arrest for allegedly trying to rape a hotel chambermaid was no different. She quickly flew to New York to bail him out.
Sinclair stayed silent Sunday when leaving the $3,250-a-month apartment at 71 Broadway where Strauss-Kahn remains temporarily under house arrest. She returned four hours later.
The location has turned into a tourist attraction as open-top tour buses passed by, with cameras pointed up at Strauss-Kahn's citadel.
The economist is expected to be moved to another location sometime this week.
The alleged assault victim - a single mother from West Africa - has been warned to brace for investigators working for Strauss-Kahn's legal team to dig heavily through her past, sources said.
Sinclair's steadfastness has left many scratching their heads.
"Most women would have kicked him to the curb," said Brooklyn psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere, who specializes in couples in distress. "One can only hope that her saving him makes him see the light."
"If he expects her to help because he has gotten away with this kind of behavior in the past, there is no hope for him psychologically," Gardere said.
For now, Strauss-Kahn will be forced to cool his libido while confined to the lower Manhattan apartment while under constant surveillance by private security firm Stroz Friedberg.
The $200,000-a-month fee goes toward around-the-clock guards, the installation of cameras and electronic monitoring equipment. He is not allowed to leave except for court dates, doctor appointments or religious services.
When Sinclair and Strauss-Kahn married in 1991 it was her second time down the aisle and his third.
He was a junior minister at the time, and she was one of France's most famous television journalists - the country's equivalent of Barbara Walters.
As her husband's political career skyrocketed, Sinclair chose to step down from her TV job so as not to create a conflict of interest.Strauss-Kahn became head of the International Monetary Fund in 2007.
Two years later, he was reprimanded for having an affair with a married underling.
That episode served as a mere sexual speed bump in his marriage, as Sinclair publicly threw her support behind him.
Source: http://www.nydailynews.com
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