The swells down in Palm Beach, Florida, are gossiping about the impending divorce of Wrigley heiress Helen Atwater-Rich and her husband of 16 years, James Rosburg — who didn’t have a penny when they met.
“He was a sculptor, but making his living fabricating pieces for other artists,” said one source in the Sunshine State. Atwater-Rich’s ancestors in Chicago made a fortune in chewing gum, built Wrigley Field for the hapless Cubs and once owned California’s Catalina Island.
Atwater-Rich had protected her wealth by having Rosburg sign a pre-nuptial agreement, but the contract expired after —oops — 15 years. “He’s going to get a lot of money in the divorce,” said my source.
Atwater-Rich has explained to friends she will never marry again. Using a line usually uttered by men, she told one pal, “If it floats, flies, or f—s, I’m going to rent it from now on.”
The great-granddaughter of William Wrigley made news last week when she chartered a private jet to fly a Marine’s dogs across the country, after the pets were deemed too big to travel on commercial flights.
Atwater-Rich said she was more than happy to help out Andrew Morales, who had adopted the part-Anatolian Shepherds while on tour in Afghanistan.
“He was going to lose his dogs, and I said ‘Not on my watch,'” said the heiress. “The Wrigleys are an extremely patriotic family and I am a true Wrigley child.”