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‘Richest’ divorcee goes bankrupt

Patricia Kluge, the saucy winemaker and one-time pin-up girl who became known as “the wealthiest divorcee in history,” filed for personal bankruptcy protection this week. Kluge came into a reported $1 billion after splitting from media mogul John Kluge in 1990. The one-time star of UK adult film “The Nine Ages of Nakedness” also got her hands on Albemarle House, a 45-room mansion on 3,000 acres in Virginia. But after living high-on-the-hog as a socialite hosting extravagant events for royalty, moguls and celebrities — followed by a failed attempt to remake herself as a Virginia vintner — Kluge, 62, crashed financially. She and husband William Moses have about $46 million in liabilities, according to their lawyer, Kermit Rosenberg. Earlier this year, Kluge moved to auction off her home and its contents. Donald Trump snapped up her Kluge Estate Winery & Vineyard in April after it defaulted on millions in loans. Kluge’s remaining assets are now under control of a trustee who will dole out payments to creditors beginning July 15.