Mary-Kate Olsen requests emergency divorce from Olivier Sarkozy

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mary-Kate has reportedly requested an emergency order to allow her to file her divorce

Mary-Kate Olsen Requests Emergency Divorce From Olivier Sarkozy

by Bonnie McLaren |
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy are divorcing after five years of marriage, with Mary-Kate reportedly requesting an emergency order to allow her to file her divorce.

TMZ reports the designer - and twin sister of Ashley Olsen - signed a petition for a divorce last month, but due to coronavirus, was told by New York officials that her request could not be processed.

Coronavirus has also complicated things further. TMZ also claim to have obtained documents that show Olivier set May 18 as the deadline for Mary-Kate to move out of their New York City apartment. But because quarantine guidelines set in the city, Mary-Kate is trying to extend that to May 30. She reportedly says the only way she can protect her property is if she's to file a divorce petition.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Facts

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1. Ashley is oldest

By a mere 2 minutes to be precise.

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2. They're fraternal twins

This means they are not actually identical. Who would have thought it?

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3. Ashley is actually shorter than Mary-Kate

But only by 1 inch.

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4. They started on Full House when they were 6 months old

The tiny tots use to the call the other actors on the show by their full names to avoid getting confused.

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5. At 6 they became the youngest producers in Hollywood history

They created Dualstar Entertainment in 1993.

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6. Back then they weren't individuals

Full House producers credited the twins as 'Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen' in early seasons of the television show. Apparently they didn't want people knowing Michelle Tanner was played by twins.

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7. They had dentures on Full House

The twins lost their baby teeth at different times so had to be fitted with fake teeth instead.

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8. The duo were millionaires by the time they were 10

The youngest self-made millionaires in American history, in fact. Jealous, us?

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9. Ashley also has a second name

It's Fuller. Mary-Kate and Ashley-Fuller isn't exactly as catchy...

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10. They’ve shared the stage with Wonder Woman and the cast of Friends

Full House was filmed on the same stage as numerous iconic shows.

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11. They broke records with the Hollywood Walk Of Fame

In 2004 they were awarded a joint star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame - the first twins to ever be recognised in such a way.

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12. Jimmy Fallon and Will Forte were their dates for prom

Well, kind of. The girls had to miss their high school prom to appear on Saturday Night Live. To make up for it, Fallon and Forte served as their dates in a prom themed sketch.

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13. They are of Danish and Swedish descent

This surely explains their Scandi levels of good looks.

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14. And they are pretty big in Norway

The twins launched a collection with Norwegian retailer Bik Bok in 2013.

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15. They were childhood friends with a Pretty Little Liar

Pretty Little Liars actress Troian Bellisario grew up across the street from the Olsens.

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16. Mary Kate has ADD

That's Attention Deficit Disorder to you and me.

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17. Only one of them was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in So Little Time

It was Mary Kate. Pretty awks.

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18. But their movie was a flop

New York Minute earned only $5.96 million during its opening weekend - the lowest amount ever earned for any film opening in over 3,000 theaters. We still loved it, just saying.

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19. Mary Kate likes running. Naked.

'I run around my house naked with heels all the time,' Mary-Kate told Harper's Bazaar in 2007. Each to their own and all that.

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20. They have an unusual taste in weddings

At Mary-Kate's 2015 New York nuptials 50 select guests had to hand in their mobile phones before enjoying dinner, cocktails and, erm, bowls of cigarettes.

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21. At the end of the day, they're just like us

'You know, the truth is I feel like I just learned how to brush my hair like last week,' Mary-Kate told Marie Claire in March 2014.

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22. Their fashion career started young

On Full House their character Michelle Tanner sported pieces from the likes of Chanel and Marc Jacobs.

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23. Their style icons might surprise you

In an interview with Miss Vogue last year Mary Kate cited Gigi Hadid as her style crush while Ashley went for Amber Heard. We love their muse Beatrix Ost.

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24. They do not shop online

In fact Mary Kate recently admitted in a rare interview with Vogue, 'I've never purchased anything online'.

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25. The t-shirt was the inspo behind their fashion line, The Row

Taking it's name from Savile Row, the twins started their fashion label The Row in 2006 in response to the question 'How could we make a perfect T-shirt in a great fabric that would fit any age?'

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26. Shopping at The Row is not a normal experience

Think robes in the dressing room, free lunch and furniture borrowed from the girls' private apartments. Plus, their Melrose store comes complete with a full-size courtyard pool. Anyone for a dip?

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27. They are now bonafide fashion stars

In October 2012, Mary-Kate and Ashley won the WSJ magazine Innovator of The Year Award.

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28. It’s a family affair for the Olsens

Their second clothing line, Elizabeth and James is named after their two siblings.

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29. Mary-Kate and Ashley are not the only entrepreneurs in the Olsen family

Their brother James sold his classmates photos autographed by his famous siblings.

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30. The Olsens changed their hair so people could tell them apart

To help tell the sisters apart, Mary-Kate had her hair tinted brown when they were younger.

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31. A museum was made in NYC and dedicated to them

Not even joking. The museum was dedicated to the twins 'hiding from paparazzi' after discovering an artist had several paintings of them hiding from the paps.

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32. Mary-Kate was proposed to with a $81,000 vintage Cartier engagement ring

Not even the slightest bit jealous. Olivier Sarkozy proposed to Mary-Kate with an $81,000 vintage Cartier engagement ring. The couple got married in 2015, and Mary-Kate recently filed for divorce.

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33. They were ranked as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment

It is estimated that their net worth combined is 300 million dollars. Woah.

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34. They exclusively wear vintage to the Met Gala

This year's look, worn for the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination event, was vintage Paco Rabanne...

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35. They prefer to get ready in the dark

'I don't do this myself, but I feel like the worst beauty habit that people have is when they pick their own skin,' Ashley told Elle a few years back. 'That's just really bad. Everyone's tempted to do it sometimes, but it's just the worst thing you can do. I prefer to get ready with the lights off so I'm never even tempted to look at my skin!' Surely there are less extreme ways... never mind.

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The site says: 'Mary-Kate says her attorneys got an email from her husband Pierre Olivier Sarkozy’s attorneys this week giving her a May 18 deadline to get her stuff out of their NYC apartment. She claims Pierre is trying to force her out, because he terminated their lease without her knowledge.'

The couple married in Manhattan, New York in 2015 and first started dating in 2012. They have no children together, but Olivier does have two teenage children from his previous marriage to Charlotte Bernard. Olivier works as a financier and his half-brother is Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of France.

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