Some people's entire lives were created just to help the tabloids stoke class warfare. There's no other explanation for Swedish countess Marie Douglas-David, who needs $53K per week just to survive. She can prove it!

Douglas-David is currently divorcing her husband George David, who's a former CEO, 30 years older than her, and an all-around rich guy with a mansion in Connecticut. She's demanding more money because the $36 mil he gave her won't cover her weekly expenses, which (in addition to the upkeep on two residences in Sweden) include:


Oh but shucks:


Marie Douglas-David, I swear you must just be some thinly drawn trashy TV drama character. [NYP. Pic via]