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Updated · Fox News · Jul 30

Amanda Batula, Kyle Cooke Detail 4-Year Marriage Breakdown as Intimacy Faded Before 2021 Wedding

Updated

Updated · Fox News · Jul 30

Amanda Batula, Kyle Cooke Detail 4-Year Marriage Breakdown as Intimacy Faded Before 2021 Wedding

Q: With no prenup, could Kyle’s relentless dedication to Loverboy actually cost him the very company that destroyed his marriage?

Yes—at least in theory, Amanda Batula could have a claim on part of Kyle Cooke’s ownership in Loverboy because there was no prenup, but whether she could actually “cost him the company” is far less certain. In most divorces without a prenuptial agreement, the key legal question is whether a business interest is separate property, marital property, or a mix of both. Loverboy existed before their 2021 marriage, which may help Cooke argue that some of it is his separate asset. But any increase in the company’s value during the marriage, especially if marital money, shared labor, or Batula’s own work contributed to it, could be treated as marital property subject to division. That does not usually mean a court would hand over the company itself. More commonly, the business is valued and one spouse buys out the other’s share, or the parties offset that value with other assets. The bigger practical risk for Cooke is financial pressure: if Loverboy is already strained, as he has said publicly, a divorce payout could force him to sell equity, take on debt, or accept less favorable investors to raise cash. Still, Cooke has said he wants a “walkaway” divorce, meaning each would keep what is already in their possession. If Batula agrees, that would sharply reduce the risk of Loverboy becoming a divorce casualty. So the company is not automatically on the table—but without a prenup, it is potentially exposed, especially if the divorce turns adversarial.

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At the "In the City" reunion, Amanda Batula said emotional and physical intimacy had largely vanished years before her split from Kyle Cooke, adding that sex issues were already discussed in couples' therapy before their 2021 wedding.
Batula said Cooke worked constantly, skipped dates and conversation, and approached sex without emotional connection, leaving her feeling "like an object" as depression deepened the strain.
Cooke acknowledged that building a future for their family took priority over the relationship, saying his long hours on Loverboy and later DJ work to help the company out of debt came at the marriage's expense.
The pair announced their separation in January after about four years of marriage, extending problems they had already discussed at the June "Summer House" reunion.