Is Monaco's Prince Albert paying wife to stay with him?

Sure, Prince Albert is mega rich, and his mother was former actress Grace Kelly, but the ruler of the tiny, casino-rich principality of Monaco continues to be an embarrassing, scandal-plagued figure on the world stage. Consider the latest report in Voici, a French gossip magazine, alleging that Albert pays his often miserable-looking wife, Princess Charlene, $12.5 million a year to stay with him. The report is the latest twist in Albert and Charlene's rollercoaster marriage and in Albert's beleaguered reputation, the Mirror reported. Friends of the prince deny the report.