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Bitter child support battle for Linda Evangelista and Salma Hayek's husband

Supermodel is demanding £28,000 a month in child support from her ex, who is now married to actress Salma Hayek

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Posted: 3 August 2011
by Hannah Blake
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Linda Evangelista has taken her ex-husband to court over child support

Linda Evangelista has taken her ex-husband, Francois-Henri Pinault to court over child support money for their 4-year-old son, Augustin James.

Linda claims Francois-Henri has not paid her a penny in child support, which she apparently needs as she is a single working mum who has to pay for nannies and armed chauffeurs, reports the Daily Mail.

The feud began when Francois-Henri confirmed he was the father of Linda's son,  Augustin James, whom he fathered just a few months before getting together with Salma Hayek.

Salma and Francois-Henri have a 3-year-old daughter, Valentina.

Francois-Henri is the billionaire fashion boss of the company who owns Gucci and Yves San Laurent and is worth around US $11.5 billion (the equivalent of just over £7 billion).

Linda's lawyers claim that Francois-Henri has been putting away £30,000 a month into a trust fund for Valentina, whilst paying nothing to Valentina's half-brother Augustin.

The 46-year-old 90s model wants £28,000 a month for her son, to cover the £107,000 a year security and chauffeur costs and the £49,000-a-year nanny. Linda also bid for an extra £4,600 a month to pay for her and her son's holidays, every month....

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