Battle Looms Over Dennis Hopper Estate

For most, Dennis Hopper may have gone too soon, but perhaps not for his soon-to-be-ex wife: Though he filed for divorce in January, the tempestuous pair were still legally married when Hopper died yesterday morning, TMZ reports, potentially setting up an epic battle in probate court. The pair's prenup gives Victoria Hopper 25% and $250,000 if the pair were living together married and living together at the time of his death. She was living in a different house on the same property.

"She said she would challenge it, and I fully expect her to do so," says Hopper's attorney.
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