(Brutal.) Patrizia was consumed by jealousy, while Maurizio began dating his friend Paola Franchi (played by Camille Cottin) and eventually Patrizia and Maurizio divorced in 1994 (it's left ambiguous in the film whether they were officially divorced).
And the last years of their marriage overlapped with the former Gucci head of house's affair with another woman: former model and interior designer Paola Franchi. Though she was five years his junior, Franchi and Gucci knew one another from childhood.
While they were still together, Maurizio had a yearslong affair with a woman named Sheree McLaughlin, which, in part, prompted to him leave Reggiani. Allegedly, Maurizio packed his bags, told Reggiani he was going on a business trip, and never returned.
Following Rodolfo's death we see Maurizio and Patrizia being shown his will, which was not signed. Then, Maurizio is being accused of some sort of signature forgery, and thus, we see him fleeing to Switzerland in order to escape the financial police.
Yes, and the book House of Gucci makes clear that it happened almost exactly like it did in the film, and that Maurizio did indeed go to work for Patrizia Reggiani's father. He got back into Rodolfo's good graces when his children were born.
In reality, Guccio Gucci had five sons and one daughter named Grimalda. Grimalda spent years working for Gucci; however, upon her father's death all of her brothers were given a share of the Gucci inheritance, and she was left out.
In 1994, she officially divorced Gucci. As part of the divorce settlement, Gucci agreed to pay Patrizia an annual alimony of $1.47 million. By law, she was no longer allowed to use the Gucci surname, but she continued to do so anyway, stating, "I still feel like a Gucci – in fact, the most Gucci of them all."
The short answer is, allegedly, no. Though the sisters were extremely close to their mother throughout childhood, over the years, their relationship has taken a turn for the worse. In a 2016 interview, Reggiani revealed that her daughters cut ties with her entirely.
Patrizia's arrest came after an anonymous tip to police in January 1997. According to prosecutors, Patrizia—who was nicknamed the “Black Widow” in the media—had a motive to kill her husband due to the believed jealousy and resentment she had toward him at the time.
In 1987, Paolo sold all his shares in Gucci to Investcorp for $42.5 million. Due to spending extravagant amounts of money and bad business decisions, he filed for bankruptcy in 1993.
"When Mauricio was born, he had a blood disease called neutropenia," she revealed in the episode. "And he spent a good part of his life in Children's Hospital.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star's husband left his brother-in-law's real estate firm, Hilton & Hyland, after he wanted to be made a “full partner” and Rick allegedly told him, “'No, we're not doing that.
But the real relationship between House of Gucci's central couple — Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci — is even wilder. While Reggiani and Gucci were madly in love when they married in their 20s, the flame extinguished by their late 30s.
According to Meaww, Alessandra and Allegra Gucci are worth $400 million after the death of their father, who was worth around the same amount when he died. The daughters were given control of their father's estate after their mother was found guilty of his murder in 1997.
Following Guccio's death in 1953, shares of the business were left to his three biological sons, Vasco, Rodolfo and Aldo. Looming sibling rivalries between the brothers turned into full-on feuds that continued into the next generation, which helped lead to the downfall of the Gucci family in the fashion industry.
She's married and lives in Switzerland
Alessandra and Allegra both live in Switzerland along with their partners and children. The pair inherited homes in New York, Saint Moritz and Milan, according to Style Caster.
The two are now married and reside in Switzerland. Surprisingly, Patrizia mentioned that her daughters cut ties with her and haven't visited as much since she was released from prison. Alessandra and Allegra haven't introduced their children to Patrizia and had cut off her financial support.
No, Paola Franchi did not inherit money, but she has certainly become a very successful businesswoman in her own right. Franchi is an Italian entrepreneur and fashion designer who started out as a small shop manager in the late 1950s.
Maurizio Gucci was blamed for spending extravagantly on the company's headquarters in Florence and Milan. He went on to sell his remaining company stock in 1993 for $170 million to Investcorp, ending the Gucci family's association with the company.
After Reggiani went free, a Milan appeals court ruled that, despite her conviction for her husband's murder, Reggiani was entitled to receive an annuity of $1.2 million from his estate, as well as back payments for her time in prison, totaling more than $20 million.
Patrizia's arrest came after an anonymous tip to police in January 1997. According to prosecutors, Patrizia—who was nicknamed the “Black Widow” in the media—had a motive to kill her husband due to the believed jealousy and resentment she had toward him at the time.
According to The Guardian, Patrizia is now employed at Bozart, which is a costume jewelry firm located in Milan. She serves as a design consultant with a job description that sounds pretty easy. She's in charge of reading fashion magazines and helping advise the design team staff.