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Catwoman's secret, violent life: From rumored courtesan to billionaire socialite, how Jocelyn Wildenstein's obsession drove her to horrific excess
Jocelyn Wildenstein 's fabulously juicy divorce captivated the global aristocracy and the common reader nearly 30 years ago.
At the time, Jocelyn was ending her marriage to French art dealer Alec Wildenstein, the descendant of a family worth billions and believed to be in possession of the world's largest private collection of masterpieces, vaults of paintings and a rumored, long hidden and priceless work by Johannes Vermeer. Nearly 30 years ago, as billionaire Jocelyn Wildenstein's fabulously juicy divorce captivated the global aristocracy and the common reader, the feline-featured socialite (pictured here in 1998) held court in a corner of the Manhattan townhouse that she was still permitted to use. At the time, Jocelyn was ending her marriage to French art dealer Alec Wildenstein (pictured), the descendant of a family worth billions and believed to be in possession of the world's largest private collection of masterpieces, vaults of paintings and a rumored, long hidden and priceless work by Johannes Vermeer.
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