Phil Collins married Orianne Cevey in 1999. They have two sons.
They separated in 2006. Their divorce was finalised in 2008, with Cevey reported to have received £25 million, about $47 million at the time. It was reported as one of the largest settlements in British legal history at the time.
In 2015, Collins bought a waterfront mansion in Miami Beach for $33 million. The house had previously belonged to Jennifer Lopez.
In 2016, Collins and Cevey reconciled. She moved into the house.
In August 2020, Cevey ended the relationship by text, according to reports. Weeks later, she married musician Thomas Bates in Las Vegas and moved him into the house.
Collins asked them to leave. They did not. In a lawsuit, Collins described it as an “armed occupation.” He alleged alarm codes were changed and cameras covered. Cevey sought a renegotiation of the divorce and later filed a counterclaim seeking about $20 million, claiming an interest in the house.
In January 2021, Cevey agreed to leave. Collins sold the house that month to billionaire Orlando Bravo for $39.25 million.
In 2022, a judge dismissed Cevey’s lawsuit seeking a share of the proceeds.
There were claims in the divorce mess which could not be independently verified by Realtime.
– The claim that Cevey put Collins’s gold records and awards up for sale at $100 to $1,000 each is reported in some accounts, but the price range is not confirmed by court records in the sources checked.
– The quote attributed to Collins in a Piers Morgan interview — “One time I jumped, two times I was pushed” — is not verified in the sources checked.
– The final question — “Was Orianne owed more, or did Phil Collins pay for the same divorce twice?” — is opinion, not fact.