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06:00am EDT| For Richer And Richest: Inside The Billion-Dollar Marriages, Open Relationships And Bitter Divorces Of The Forbes 400 . photos: Getty Images From the 27-year partnership of Bill and Melinda Gates to the 28-day union of Kirk Kerkorian, a look back at some of America’s high-stakes relationships. News that Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing after 27 years may have shocked the world, but probably came as less of a surprise to fellow members of The Forbes 400. They know all too well that money even yachtloads of it can’t buy happiness. “You’re still dealing with the same human emotions, the same human problems,” says Michael Mosberg, a partner at Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, a New York-based family law firm used by the ultra-rich. “Having wealth does not insulate you from that.” ....
Howard Rubenstein, PR s dean of damage control, dies at 88 Patrick Oster, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail His death was announced by his son Steven, the president of Rubenstein Associates Inc. Once called New York s No. 1 public relations man by the New York Times, Rubenstein used his personal connections among politicians, real estate moguls, media owners and entertainment stars to promote the best interests of his clients. In 1999, when his firm celebrated its 45th anniversary, it had about 500 accounts that generated $30 million a year, according to a Times story at the time. His client list for decades was populated mostly by famous people who had paid him to make them look good. They included personalities such as Donald Trump, who once fired Rubenstein over his handling of news coverage of Trump s messy divorce from his first wife, Ivana before later hiring him back. He also represented George Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York Yankees. ....