Twin Peaks director divorced ex who spent half-million on decoy ducks

A Boston filmmaker who directed a pair of Twin Peaks episodes recently settled bitter divorce proceedings with her real estate magnate husband, who she discovered was concealing the extent of their net worth when he purchased more than half-a-million-dollars on decoy ducks.

Ernestine Rathborne, 72, and Philip Y. DeNormandie, 75, finalized their divorce February 2 after 50 years of marriage, concluding a process that began amicably in 2017 but turned hostile when Rathborn discovered her husband had spent $532,964.50 on decoy ducks to add to his already sprawling collection, but failed to include them in his financial disclosures.

The discovery led Rathborne - who goes by Tina - to suspect DeNormandie was not being honest about the scope of their family's finances and property holdings, and shortly thereafter the name calling began. DeNormandie called Rathborne lazy, out of touch and pampered, and accused her of forcing him to marry her by getting pregnant. In turn, she said she was afraid of his temper and controlling nature.