Obamas' $70Million Divorce 'Negotiations' Explode: Michelle 'Storms Out' on Barack While Discussing Massive Fortune — And Demands Daughters To 'Pick Sides In Split'
A divorce deal between Barack and Michelle Obama has fallen apart.
April 18 2025, Published 7:30 p.m. ET
It's back to square one in the explosive divorce of Michelle and Barack Obama, after a secret deal to divide their sprawling $70million fortune has fallen apart.
The former first couple is said to be gearing up for a nasty financial battle – and demanding their two adult daughters choose a side, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Michelle doesn't want to give up control of her production company.
Lawyers for the battling titans had hammered out an agreement last month in which Michelle, 61, would continue her conquest of Hollywood while Barack, 63, staid mostly on the East Coast to campaign for the Democratic party.
However, insiders said Michelle ripped up the agreement after Barack suddenly demanded a stake in their Higher Ground production company.
That was a dealbreaker for the former first lady, who reportedly went "ballistic" at the demand, worrying daughters Malia, 26, and Sasha, 23, as their parents battled for their loyalty.
An insider said: "It was a messy scene and not at all keeping with the calm and nurturing image they both project in public. The girls were positively shell shocked."
Barack wants their Martha's Vineyard estate back.
Insiders revealed the original deal was for Michelle to keep their their film business, Higher Ground Productions, along with their home in Chicago and the Martha's Vineyard estate.
Barack was set to get the D.C. mansion, while the two were to split their stock portfolio, which is worth about $22.5million.
But Michelle is now miffed that Barack is trying to angle his way into her five-year-old production company, especially since she considers it her baby.
"She doesn’t want Barack anywhere near it," the source spilled. "The notion of him profiting from her sweat and vision galled her, and she’s apparently willing to go to war over it."
The couple are at a roadblock in their pricey separation.
In retaliation for keeping him out of the company, Barack turned around and withdrew his offer of the Martha's Vineyard property.
The source said: "When Michelle raised a stink over the Higher Ground profits, he dug in his heels and Nixed the idea of her having it."
Rumors have been flying that the pair is heading for divorce after Barack attended Jimmy Carter's funeral and Donald Trump's inauguration by himself, while Michelle was vacationing in Hawaii.
One insider previously told RadarOnline.com Michelle had "no interest" in going to the U.S. capital, and since leaving the White House in 2017 has been focusing on rediscovering and redefining herself with her newfound freedoms.
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A source who once worked with Barack and Michelle claimed their marriage was struggling.
The insider claimed: "They don't pretend that they have this Camelot relationship. They're not trying to present that they're this magical couple."
Barack himself finally broke his silence on the subject, admitting his back-to-back terms in office took a toll on their relationship.
The former president told Hamilton College President Steven Tepper on Tuesday, April 5: "I was in a deep deficit with my wife. So I have been trying to dig myself out of that hole by doing occasionally fun things."
