Ron Burkle Owns a Little Bit of Everything
I was all “oh, groan, why is there a Ron Burkle profile in the New Yorker, what year is it?” But I was incorrect! The year is now! Between his buddying around with Novak Djokovic and Leo DiCaprio and Harvey Weinstein most of all, and his going full-time into Hollywood producer-bundler making-money-out-of-nothing mode, the Burkle is more timely than ever. Also worth it: the full, brutal tale of his divorce. (You can feel Burkle’s rage on reading this profile, by the way. Boy oh boy, I bet he regrets participating.) He conducted a major sale the day after she signed the prenup, thereby limiting their community property to a small fraction of his wealth. His poor ex-wife only walked with $40 million! Can you imagine trying to survive on that for the rest of your life. I certainly can’t?