Al and Tipper Gore Divorce: Who Keeps The Mega Mansion?
NEW YORK (CBS) Former Vice President Al Gore's divorce to his wife of over 40 years might be quite a surprise, but the "Inconvenient Truth" for the Gores lay in how are they going to split their newly inked multimillion dollar mansion.
The Montecito, Calif. home the two purchased together could serve as a subject of contention as the 45th Vice President, 62, and his wife, Tipper, 61, divide their lives post-marriage.
Their lavish $8,875,000 home is situated on 1.5 acres with five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, six fireplaces, terraces, a wine cellar and spa in more than 6,500 square feet of living and Pacific Ocean views, the Los Angeles Times reports according to real estate sources.
The coastal enclave is a hot spot for the rich and famous including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, actors Michael Douglas and Christopher Lloyd, golfer Fred Couples, among other notables.
"Tipper will fit right in," says columnist Richard Mineards of the Montecito Journal, who speculates that "the house will be Tipper's boat hole alone."
Celebrity Circuit has not confirmed whether Tipper will be the sole heir to the house, but Mineards goes on to speculate that the purchase was made by the two with "a view to Gore's forthcoming split." He said the sale was formalized in late April 2010.
Al and Tipper were expected to move in by summer, Mineards wrote in the Montecito Journal in late April when the couple had said they decided to buy the house "following a process of long and careful consideration."
What exactly they were considering is now anyone's guess.The couple owns properties in Washington, D.C. and in Gore's home state of Tennessee, where he is a visiting professor at Middle Tennessee State University.
