David Milch, who created NYPD Blue and Deadwood, is on a $40-a-week allowance after gambling away his entire fortune.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the four-time Emmy winner earned an estimated $100 million throughout his career. However, a lawsuit filed by Milch’s wife, Rita Milch, reveals the critically-acclaimed writer is now $17 million in debt due to his severe gambling addiction.
Rita filed suit last year seeking $25 million in damages from the couples’ business managers, Nigro Karlin Segal Feldsein & Bolno LLP (NFSFB), for not fully informing her about her family’s financial state. Rita says she only discovered the extent of David’s debt in March 2011, when she became suspicious after NKSFB employees suggest…
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