MONEY WELL SPENT..

Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin is facing a costly divorce from his third wife, Lois, after 23 years of marriage, having filed for divorce in June citing `irreconcilable differences.`  Buzz, now 81 years old,  was, of course, the second man to walk on the moon, following in the footsteps of Neil  Armstrong.

In papers filed in a Los Angeles divorce court, the seemingly enhanced Lois says that she needs £16,000 a month to support a social life that includes attending Royal Ascot, the Cannes film festival and Sir Reg Dwight`s annual Oscars party.  She says she is accustomed to socialising `with most of the royalty around the world.`  I`m sure they`re thrilled to bits.

In response, Buzz has now filed a lawsuit against his estranged wife`s daughter Lisa, who helped run a company which markets and promotes Buzz.  In the suit, Buzz claims that Lisa - acting as his lawyer - duped him into signing an agreement that gave that company (StarBuzz) all rights to Buzz's name, work, and persona.   To make matters even worse for our moonwalking hero, Lisa and Lois jointly own more than 60% of the company.   As Buzz puts it in the lawsuit ... Lois and Lisa now own "most of what I`ve acquired since the day I walked on the Moon."   Unsurprisingly, Buzz wants a judge to tear up the agreement.

Seems to me that, at £16,000 a month it might be money well spent and especially at 81, it could turn out to be a small step for Lois but a giant leap forward for Buzz.