Manhattan hedge funder pays $1bn to ex-wife, 64, after she left him for FEMALE ... trends now

A Manhattan hedge funder, who is one of the world's richest men, paid his ex-wife upwards of $1billion in a divorce settlement after she left him for a female gallerist, scandalizing New York City's high society. 

Israel Englander, 74, is said to have paid Caryl Englander, 64, upwards of $1billion after they privately settled their divorce following 40 years of marriage. 

'Caryl is happy to have settled their issues privately and amicably. The agreement does not allow either party to discuss the terms,' her lawyer, Peter E Bronstein, told Page Six. 

Caryl left her husband, who is worth $11.3billion, for Swiss gallerist Dominique Levy, 55, which reportedly sent Israel into a fit of rage and he 'terrorized' the women after he was 'deeply humiliated' that she left him for a woman.

Their relationship hit the rocks in 2016 due to Israel's 'repeated unfaithfulness to Caryl,' she claimed in a civil suit. She also cited in the lawsuit that she fell in love with Dominique. 

The lawsuit was later dropped just weeks before their divorce was finalized. 

Before their settlement, Caryl claimed Israel hired private investigators, made spurious calls to report them to the NYPD for child abuse, and embarked on a smear campaign in the media.

The billionaire 'set out to terrorize the two women to force a break in their relationship, believing he could intimidate Caryl into "waking up" and coming back to him,' the filing alleges.

In court documents obtained by The New York Post, the pair claim the furious ex-husband embarked on a 'years-long campaign of duress' against the two women.

They claim Englander hired private investigators to follow and photograph them; hacked their emails; and interfered with their family lives, with Englander outing Caryl and referring to Levy as a 'viper' in front of his and Caryl's children.

'Israel attacked Caryl in front of their children and blamed Dominique for destroying their family. And he put a price-tag on Caryl’s happiness: He told their children that Caryl’s relationship with Dominique would cost them $450million in tax liabilities if Caryl and Israel were to separate or divorce,' the lawsuit said. 

She eventually signed the post-nuptial agreement 'under duress' after not eating or sleeping due to stress, causing her to 'forfeit billions of dollars of joint marital property that she and Israel had built together over more than 40 years of marriage.'

Her ex-husband gained control of '95 percent of the value of their marital assets.' 

The duo alleged in their court filing that Englander paid to have them 'aggressively' followed and surveilled in New York and abroad, as well.