The David Foster And Linda Thompson Divorce

In July 2005, David Foster and Linda Thompson divorced in California after reaching a settlement of an undisclosed amount. Today, Foster is rumored to be dating Dutch model Jolanda Hadid. The estranged couple appeared together on the reality series, “The Princes of Malibu.”


The happy ever after ending has been taken out of the picture, if the divorce records for David Foster and Linda Thompson are any indication. Canadian producer, musician, arranger and composer Foster and American actress and songwriter Linda Thompson filed divorce papers in July 2005 en route to putting their marriage of 14 years behind them. David Foster's life at home was featured in the 2005 Fox reality TV show, “The Princes of Malibu, ” where he attempted to straighten the lives of his two spoiled step-sons. Linda Thompson is a former Miss Tennessee and was a regular in the '70s TV series “Hee Haw.”

Data about David Foster and Linda Thompson from Divorce Records

David Foster and Linda Thompson said goodbye to their 14-year marital union when a divorce petition was filed in Los Angeles Superior court, public divorce records showed. According to official marriage divorce records, Thompson, 55, submitted the divorce papers on July 11, 2005. As to what specifically caused the split, the mom on the FOX reality series only said that it would “remain personal and private.” A divorce records search failed to reveal the exact reason cited for the breakup.

Foster and Thompson were wed on June 27, 1991, available public divorce records revealed. After they tied the knot, the pair turned into a songwriting team, collaborating on a number of songs like “My Grownup Christmas List” along with a few songs for the film “The Bodyguard” soundtrack.

It was learned from marriage divorce records that both Foster and Thompson had children from previous marriages. Foster has four daughters: Amy (by his first wife); Jordan, Sara and Erin (by his second wife). Thompson, has two sons from her marriage to former Olympic Gold Medal decathlete Bruce Jenner: Brandon and Brody. Jenner and Thompson married in 1981 and divorced two years later in 1983, the marriage divorce records showed.

Related public divorce records sources say that Thompson had filed the divorce petition the day after the short-lived reality television series “The Princes of Malibu” premiered. Foster and Thompson's two sons co-starred in the show.

Other news relating to the celebrity couple's public divorce records said that Foster's and Thompson's 22-acre estate in Malibu had been sold. The said property was the setting for the reality show “Princes of Malibu.” Profits from the sale would reportedly be divided equally by both parties, according to public divorce records obtained.

Foster assisted Thompson in the writing of the lyrics to the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, “The Power of the Dream, ” which was composed by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and David Foster. In 2003, Foster and Thompson bagged the Academy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for the song “The Concert for World Children's Day.”

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