There are very few couples that have the wealth and star power each bring to the table with each contributing literally 50% to their marriage, it’s unlikely both of them would waltz down the aisle without protecting themselves from losing their shirts if things didn’t work out.
According to the New York Daily News, “The couple can say goodbye to their carefully crafted image as the first family of hip-hop— the one that’s turning the “On the Run†tour into a $100 million juggernaut. But Beyonce and Jay-Z’s other business ventures – his 40/40 clubs and sports agency, her Pepsi and L’Oreal deals – will thrive because the two never rode each others coattails.”
There’s also talk that the two didn’t get married for love but instead struck a business arrangement. While that is plausible, we do know there are some marriages in the entertainment industry that are financial partnerships, BE has not heard or seen any concrete evidence to support that rumor.
It’s also prudent to look into the financial benefits to both power players exchanging vows. The enormous amounts of money potentially on the line makes the circumstances extremely unusual especially when compared to marriages for regular folks.
“The way divorce works, it’s a financial arrangement,” Douglass says. “The court just sees it as a financial partnership and looks at the contribution of each partner during the marriage and distributes said assets accordingly. So with the Carter marriage, that will happen even if they have no prenup. They’ll just file for No-Fault. I believe they are domiciled in New York. Your domiciliary decides what court you’ll take the divorce to and I will assume that they agree on paper that you keep your money and i will keep mine. New York state now recognizes no fault divorce — so they’ll just say Irreconcilable differences and reach an agreement on the terms.”