'I was left with nothing': Melissa George reveals she was broke and unemployed after her bitter divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Jean David Blanc
Melissa George has revealed the devastating financial consequences of her acrimonious divorce from French businessman Jean David Blanc.
The Paris-based Australian actress, 43, ended her five-year marriage to Jean David, 52, in September 2016, and has since been embroiled in a bitter dispute over the custody of their sons Raphaël, six, and Solal, four.
Speaking to Stellar magazine this weekend, the Australian actress, 43, claimed she was left penniless after her marriage ended - and was forced to sell her prized collection of jewels and clothing to make ends meet.
'I was left with nothing': Melissa George, 41, (pictured) has revealed she was broke and unemployed after her bitter divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Jean David Blanc, 52
'I was left with nothing [after the separation and court battles]... So I said, OK – what do you have? I’ve got beautiful jewellery and designer clothes. And I just sold absolutely everything,' the former Home And Away star told the publication.
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'I wouldn’t take work because I didn’t want to leave my babies. I mean, once you’ve lost it all, you really know what you need. Trust me,' the mother-of-two added.
Melissa confirmed that she has no current plans to move back to Australia, due to her ongoing custody dispute with Jean David.
The Paris-based Australian actress (left), ended her five-year marriage to Jean David (right) in September 2016. Pictured together in July 2013
However, Melissa - who was previously married to to Chilean film director Claudio Dabed - admitted that she'd love her next husband to be Australian.
Melissa and Jean David met in 2011 at a BAFTA after-party and began a relationship the following year.
In early 2017, Melissa and Jean David were convicted of assaulting each other following an alleged domestic dispute in 2016.
'I just sold absolutely everything': Speaking to Stellar magazine this weekend Melissa (pictured) said she was forced to sell her prized collection of jewels and clothing to make ends meet
Her boys: Melissa has been embroiled in a bitter dispute over the custody of the sons she shares with Jean David, Raphaël, six, and Solal, four (pictured)
Jean David later said in a statement at the time: 'Regarding the supposed violence against Melissa George, I strongly contest it and have thus filed an appeal against the judgment, which is not final.'
Melissa starred as Angel Parrish on Home and Away from 1993 to 1996, and made her big-screen debut in the United States in 1998 film Dark City.
She has also featured in 2001's Mulholland Drive and 2005's Derailed.
Acrimonious: In early 2017, Melissa and Jean David were convicted of assaulting each other following an alleged domestic dispute in 2016. Pictured together in May 2012
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