Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and wife separate after 10 years of marriage

 

Russian billionaire and Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich and his wife of 10 years,  Garage Magazine founder Dasha Zhukova, have separated.

The pair, who have two children, say the split is amicable and confirmed their separation in a joint statement, exclusively telling Page Six:

“After 10 years together, the two of us have made the difficult decision to separate, but we remain close friends, parents and partners in the projects we developed together.
“We are committed to jointly raising our two children. We will also continue to work together as co-founders of the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow and the New Holland Island cultural center in Saint Petersburg.”

This was his third marriage .

Before he married Dasha,in 2007, Abramovich 'gave his second wife,Irina Vyacheslavovna Malandina and mother of his five children ,£155million,four mansions and other property.The Chelsea FC owner is also said to have agreed to pay for the couple's five children

The settlement was the largest settlement in the world at the time.