Brendan Fraser and Afton Smith first met at a barbecue thrown by Winona Ryder in 1993, per The Daily Mail. After a five-year relationship, the couple tied the knot in 1998 and had three children over the course of their nine-year marriage. Upon splitting in 2007, Fraser's publicist noted that they "continue to maintain a close and caring friendship" (via Fox News), though the following years proved otherwise.
While it was unknown what led to Fraser and Smith's split in the first place due to the highly private nature of their relationship, we do know that the divorce became a bitter financial battle between the two, with Smith demanding $900,000 in alimony and child support for their three children, as they were all underage at the time of the divorce. With such a high amount being demanded from his ex-wife, Fraser was left "broke" (per HuffPost) and unable to fulfill payment obligations.
The trouble didn't end there for Fraser, however. Smith claimed that Fraser was hiding nearly $9 million in new film contracts upon settling their divorce in February 2009, to which Fraser countered, claiming he was set to earn $0 that year due to a lack of incoming movie deals at the time, according to the New York Post. So, did the financial woes end at that point?
