Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy divorced after 4 years, 5 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly about $25M. See the full timeline.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Olsen filed an emergency divorce petition during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Mary-Kate Olsen, the former child actress who built a fashion empire with her twin sister Ashley, and Olivier Sarkozy, a French banker and the half-brother of the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, began dating in 2012. Sarkozy, who was 17 years older, was a senior figure in the financial world, working for the Carlyle Group, and had two children from an earlier marriage. The couple married on 27 November 2015 in a small ceremony at their home in New York, and it was the first marriage for Olsen.
Mary-Kate's wealth came from the Olsen twins' career, which began when they played Michelle Tanner on the sitcom Full House. They founded Dualstar Entertainment, which produced films, videos and merchandise worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and later moved into fashion with the luxury label The Row, which became one of the most respected high-end brands. Sarkozy's wealth came from his work in banking and asset management.
The couple married in 2015, and Olsen filed for divorce in New York in April 2020, citing the Covid-19 pandemic as an emergency reason for the court to deal with the case quickly. The court initially refused the request. The proceedings were notable for a dispute about a previous financial agreement. The divorce was finalized in 2021, after about five years of marriage, and the couple did not have children together.
Reports said that the settlement was about $25 million, but no official number was published, and the couple had a prenuptial agreement in place. Sarkozy was reported to be seeking to stay in the couple's home in Manhattan, and there were disputes about who should leave the apartment. The details of the agreement were private, so the reported number is an estimate based on press accounts.
The figure reflects the wealth of both parties rather than a large transfer from one to the other. New York is an equitable distribution state, but the existence of a prenuptial agreement limited the claims on each side. The short length of the marriage also meant that the amount in dispute was smaller than in other divorces on the list.
The Row remained a major luxury fashion brand and won several design awards in the years that followed. Mary-Kate and Ashley kept their business interests together. Sarkozy returned to his career in finance. The divorce was seen as a private matter and did not affect the couple's commercial interests.
The Olsen and Sarkozy case is a small one in terms of money, but it drew attention for the emergency application to the court during the pandemic. It is an example of a divorce between two wealthy individuals, each with their own assets, and in this respect is comparable with the Adele and Konecki case.
The Olsen twins' brand The Row has been praised for its understated design. Mary-Kate was 29 when she married. Sarkozy's half-brother Nicolas Sarkozy served as French president from 2007 to 2012. The $25 million figure is a reported estimate.
Olivier Sarkozy's reported settlement was about $25 million.
They married in 2015 and divorced in 2020, a marriage of roughly 5 years.
Reports say they had a prenuptial agreement.
Reported assets include: New York apartment, cash, fashion investments.
The figure reflects the wealth of both parties rather than a large transfer from one to the other. New York is an equitable distribution state, but the existence of a prenuptial agreement limited the claims on each side.