Heidi Montag Left Spencer Pratt over Money, Claim to Fame

Yesterday, the unthinkable happened when reality star Heidi Montag was photographed leaving a courthouse in Santa Monica clutching the papers she’d just filed for separation from Spencer Pratt, thus confirming she was not faking the split. Sources close to the former couple say that the breakup was a long way coming, since, in recent months, Heidi had been doing some math and came up with two conclusions: she made more money than Spencer and he was pulling her down, X17 Online writes.

Ever since Montag’s rep confirmed for the media that his client had separated from her husband quite out of the blue since there wasn’t even a single rumor about marital problems between the two, speculation as to whether it was not a publicity stunt has been rife. Many inclined to believe the two, well known in many circles for their obsession with being famous, were only staging a breakup to get more media. Not quite so, other sources are now saying.

The separation is over money issues, but divorce may not be in the cards just yet, one unnamed source says for paparazzi agency and celebrity gossip website X17 Online. “Heidi makes way more money than Spencer, and she wants to protect her finances. She’s a Christian girl and she isn’t ready to file for divorce just yet. The legal separation papers will solve the money problems, but other than that, she hasn’t talked to Spencer in over a week,” the spy dishes.

Another insiders claims the breakup also had something to do with Pratt losing countless popularity points with the public. “She is completely over it. The drama has been building up, and frankly, Heidi has no choice but to separate from Spencer. The public hates him and she knows it. He’s pulling her down, and she’s finally realizing that,” the second source says for the same e-zine. Another thing this spy wants to set the record straight on is that Heidi did not stage the photo-op outside the courthouse and the argument is staring us in the face, as the saying goes: she’s not wearing any makeup, stresses the spy.

With all this going on and the tabs literally having a field day with the story of their breakup, both Heidi and Spencer remain tight-lipped about the state of their marriage, as we also noted on many past occasions. Since Heidi’s rumored upcoming reality show may premiere soon, more on this is bound to emerge in the meantime, so make sure you keep an eye on this space for when it does.