One and done for Orianne
AND they said it wouldn’t last . . .
Phil Collins’ ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, announced on Thursday she’s divorcing her husband of just a year, Thomas Bates — and she blamed the brief marriage on the pandemic.
“I am filing for divorce from my husband, Thomas Bates. I believe the emotional distress of the COVID quarantine caused me to act in ways and do things that were out of character,” she began on Instagram. “Fortunately, I have faced challenging situations before and like I always have, I will muster the strength I can, the best team I can find and the courage to do the right thing.”
Cevey explained that her “intention” is to let the attorneys handle the proceedings behind closed doors, which is why she posted “this statement on [her] personal account.” She also thanked her followers for the support.
Cevey and Bates secretly wed in Las Vegas in August 2020 and shacked up in Genesis crooner Collins’ $40 million Miami Beach, Fla., estate — prompting the “Sussudio” singer to sue for eviction when they refused to move out.
In Collins’ lawsuit, he claimed Cevey and Bates took control of the property “by a show of force” with armed guards who surrounded the estate. He also claimed that the new couple changed the home’s security codes. It’s unclear if Cevey’s statement about “challenging situations” was alluding to her battle with Collins.
Collins and Cevey were married from 1999 to 2008. They share two sons together, Nicholas, 20 — who is filling in for his father on drums during Genesis’ current tour — and Matthew, 17.
In October, a judge ruled Cevey can go ahead and sue Collins for half of the $40 million estate they once lived in together. An insider told us at the time: “She’s suing for half, and he tried to get [the case] dismissed . . . Now the judge ruled that her case can move forward.” But a rep for Collins fired back that Cevey’s case “was filed in the wrong court, and [she] had to refile in the correct court, so the only significance in this ruling is the court that she’s going to lose in.”