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Barack Obama, Michelle Obama divorce rumors spread on couple's anniversary month; Are they splitting with $150 million fortune involved?

Michelle Obama and Barack Obama in a teaser for the documentary “American Factory” | Photo by Netflix/YouTube screenshot

Unlike President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, their predecessors Barack Obama and Michelle Obama stay at the White House did not involve heavy scrutiny directed at their marriage. To this day, the Obamas are considered one of the most popular power couples in America.

It is then quite shocking to find Barack and Michelle’s names on a tabloid along with the rumor that they are getting divorced. But it still happened recently, and it was further claimed that a $150 million fortune is involved in the marital and legal scuffle of the former first couple.

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama divorce rumors: Power couple splitting?

The divorce rumor aimed at Barack and Michelle came from an issue of the tabloid magazine Global. An anonymous tipster claimed the 44th President of the United States “hurled” his wedding ring at the “Becoming” author.

The same source claimed in the report that they are fighting because Barack has been frustrated at Michelle for not wanting to have a “real job.” “It’s payback time. Michelle knows she’s way more popular than Barack and intends on humiliating him by winning the White House and being a much better commander-in-chief,” the same source added.

Furthermore, the informant said the parents of Malia and Sasha Obama have since gotten their topnotch lawyers to represent them in the supposed high-profile divorce. However, fact-checking news outlet Gossip Cop called out Globe’s story.

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama divorce rumors quashed by reports of their anniversary celebration

Gossip Cop suggested that the Globe’s story was likely based on the moment when Barack was seen without his wedding ring during a public appearance in Germany in late September. But he already said in 2016 that he is only keeping his ring in his pocket whenever he approaches a crowd and when he knows he has to welcome plenty of handshakes to avoid losing it.

Barack and Michelle have just celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary on Oct. 3, or about a week before Globe’s divorce story came out. They have both shared this milestone with their millions of fans through social media posts. “27 years ago, this guy promised me a life full of adventure. I’d say he’s delivered,” Michelle wrote.

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