Kathy Griffin's Estranged Husband Drags Her To Court, Demands Over $40K And More

Comedienne Kathy Griffin's divorce from her estranged husband, Randy Bick, is quickly turning into a nasty battle as he takes her to court over various demands.

In court documents obtained by The Blast, Bick requests several reliefs, including access to their marital home to retrieve his belongings, money for expenses caused after Griffin asked him to leave their home, and attorney fees.

Kathy Griffin's Husband Demands To Be Added As A Dependent On Her Health Insurance

According to the court documents, Griffin's husband, Bick, claims the actress asked him to leave their marital home on December 22, 2023, so they could "spend time apart over the Christmas holiday weekend." He notes they both "participated in a couple's therapy" the next day.

Bick then states that he only took a duffle bag with few items with him and that when he told Griffin he would be returning home, she threatened to "call the cops" on him. Bick says that after this alleged threat, Griffin filed for a divorce on December 28.

Now, he is requesting that the court order the actress to allow him back in the home to retrieve his belongings over the course of three dates of his choice and that Griffin be ordered to "reimburse [him] at least $21,000 toward his emergency expenses caused as a result of [her] removing him from the home."

Bick also wants Griffin to be "ordered to pay at least $22,337 toward [his] Attorney's Fees" and "immediately add [him] as her dependent to her SAGAFTRA healthcare insurance COBRA policy at her own expense."

Kathy Griffin Filed For Divorce From Randy Bick

Griffin filed for divorce from Bick just days before they celebrated four years together. She filed at the Superior Court of California in December 2023, and the court documents obtained by The Blast listed the date of their separation as December 22.

In the legal documents, Griffin cited the reason for the divorce as "irreconcilable differences." She requested the termination of the court's power to award spousal support to either her or Bick. Griffin also asked for the enforcement of their "premarital agreement dated 12/23/2019."

After the couple's separation was made public, Griffin reacted to the news on her social media account with a post that read, "Well...s--t. This sucks." Shortly after, the pop-culture personality shared that she had turned to her close friend, actress Jane Fonda, for support as she struggled with the separation.

The Comedienne Filed For Divorce Because She Wanted To Feel Like Herself Again

An insider in Griffin's circle spoke to the DailyMail about the divorce and said she made the decision to feel like herself again.

They further explained that Griffin is still very much in love with Bick and "heartbroken" about the split but knows it was the right decision.

The source said, "Kathy loves living life. She always wants to have fun. She wants to travel and do things with a man she loves who has the same aspirations. Kathy is just over 60 but still feels in her thirties and wants to enjoy life and has a fun and focused outlook on life and Randy did share that with her."

However, with time, Bick reportedly became comfortable "with being a homebody," which caused the couple to grow apart. The source added, "Kathy hates that it has ended this way, but she needed to be Kathy again, and this was the only way she was going to get there."

The Couple Have Been Together Since 2011

Griffin and Bick started their relationship in 2011 and didn't tie the knot until January 2020.

Lily Tomlin officiated Their beautiful wedding ceremony, which their family and close friends attended. Griffin even wore the same dress from her first date with Bick.

At the time, she spoke to People magazine about the ceremony and their decision not to get official rings.

Griffin said, "Randy and I are doing sort of toy rings for the ceremony because neither one of us like wearing rings ever. So we will never wear rings. Deal with it."

Kathy Griffin Initially Thought Randy Bick Was A 'Man Wh-re'

During another interview with People in 2016, Griffin opened up about her first impression of Bick and thoughts about their relationship. The former reality star revealed that she didn't think they would have anything more than a one-night stand because he seemed like a "man-wh-re" at first impression.

However, Griffin was pleased to discover that there was way more to Bick than she initially thought. She said, "He's like a regular guy, you know, he's like a real guy. He's not like a Hollywood guy."

Griffin's divorce filing came about two years after a major health scare in her life: her diagnosis of stage 1 lung cancer in August 2021. However, she quickly received surgical intervention and happily announced by November 2021 that she'd been declared cancer-free.