| Jesse Jackson Jr., 52 Former U.S. congressman, son of Rev. Jesse Jackson |
Sandi Jackson, 54 Former 7th Ward alderman |
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| Sympathy Factor | He claims Sandi won’t sell their D.C. home, valued at more than $2 million, to cover their $1.8 million debt. | Jesse initiated the divorce while she was still in prison—even though she took their kids to see him monthly during his two-year incarceration. | |
| Lawyer | Brendan Hammer, whose firm sued Jesse for unpaid legal fees. Hammer assured the press their relationship remained “absolutely amicable.” Sure. | Maryland-based Chandra Walker Holloway. She’s accused Jesse’s attorneys of “highly disingenuous conduct” and of generating a media circus. | |
| Moral High Ground | A wash. Let’s be real. | ||
| Dirty Laundry | Sandi wants the receipts: She’s demanding the names of everyone Jesse hooked up with during their marriage—and dates the hookups happened. | Jesse claims that, ahem, “discoveries” he made on the pair’s home computer while Sandi was in prison made it “impossible for the marriage to continue.” | |
| Witnesses Called | Former police honcho Garry McCarthy, who said he has no clue why he’s being called and refuses to publicly comment on “anything that stupid.” | Rev. Jesse Jackson, a strip club owner, a former bikini model, TV reporter Tamron Hall, and eight others—so basically everyone. | |
| Job Prospects | He’s said he can’t work because of the “emotionally draining” divorce. But he’s joked about becoming a street sweeper. Or a divorce lawyer. | She baked banana muffins at a food pantry as part of her court-mandated community service. The next Martha Stewart? | |