New York Post

‘Smacklowe’ by fed-up divorce judge

- Julia Marsh

The judge hearing Harry and Linda Macklowe’s nasty divorce battle threatened to haul their accountant­s to court — for testimony that could wind on so long that it would leave them married several more years — if they don’t start agreeing on how to settle their debts.

Linda’s lawyer, John Teitler, spent hours grilling Harry about why he never listed $300 million in deferred capital-gains taxes owed from the 2008 sale of the General Motors Building on multiple financial disclosure­s to lenders.

The exasperate­d judge suggested the Macklowes — who haven’t paid taxes since 1983 — agree to split the debt since they both benefited from it. Otherwise, she threatened to call their army of accountant­s to the witness stand.

“This is going to drag on for two or three more years,” Judge Laura Drager warned.

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