Maria Shriver Hires Mega-Divorce Lawyer

5/19/2011 6:00 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Maria Shriver Hires Mega-Divorce Lawyer

Maria Shriver has hired one of the toughest divorce lawyers around, but she hasn't pulled the trigger on ending her marriage.

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Sources connected with Maria tell TMZ ... she's hired disso-queen Laura Wasser, who has repped just about everyone in Hollywood, including Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera.

As TMZ first reported, Maria has been miserable in her marriage for several years and wanted out. We're told Maria hired Laura significantly before the news of Arnold Schwarzenegger's baby mama broke, but Maria has been conflicted over whether to file for divorce -- partly because Arnold still has strong emotional influence over her and he wants her back.

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Celeb Gossip Addict

Her lawyer is cute. Maria better keep her away from Arnold. I'm still waiting for Gloria Allred to come out with more baby mamas. I have no doubt she is working on it tirelessly.

738 days ago

Marilyn

Stupid stupid Maria!

Her problem is that she does not know how to be a real woman
whereas the maid does.

A real women would run for the hills from this pig.

How much more betrayal does she need?

Stupid stupid blind Kennedy!

738 days ago

HMMMM

Maria, once the zipper goes down, you KNOW it will never go up again. He negated any pre-nup hopefully, bring him to his knees. Divorce the jerk and move on. You and your kids would be better off without him and his psycho.

738 days ago

artie help

i'm hearing that maria was seen dining with yaya toure in London.

738 days ago

Leliah

I will just simply say she was with him for many many years and the devestating news is almost unbearable to her im sure,

Trust me when I tell you. Those emotional ties can be a bitch.

738 days ago

Susie-Q

I find it so difficult to believe now that more info is coming out that Maria knew nothing. How stupid could she have been? It is horrible that she and this woman were pregnant at the same time. How degrading!! They gave birth weeks apart. Arnold must have been so proud of himself!!! Move on Maria or the world will really think you are a spinelss woman for sure!

738 days ago

Snow White

The maid, Arnold? How gouauche.

738 days ago

TMZ dont like me

Damn, she hired the Johnnie Cochran of divorce lawyers, LOL. Harvey's always going on and on about how good that Laura Wasser chick is...

738 days ago

dal

cant believe that she didnt have a clue!!!!!!!!!!!

738 days ago

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JOE

Sounds like the wife wasn't getting the job done.

738 days ago

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Daddy DaDa

Maria, if you're on a hiring spree, how about hiring a makeover artist?

738 days ago

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Tom

He's like Costanza with the cleaning woman. Is she wearing cashmere in that Christmas photo?

738 days ago

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tracker

MARIA, I WISH YOU THE BEST..HOWEVER STAYING WITH ARNOLD IS FOR SURE THE WRONG MESSAGE TO PASS ON TO YOUR DAUGHTERS..WEEK WOMEN WILL SAY BUT "HE IS SICK,HE HAS A DISEASE' DON,T BE THAT WOMAN..

738 days ago

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John Callahan

Arnie looked after two families...and now he can have a relationship with his other son

738 days ago

15.

Get the divorce and move on, he has issues probably from childhood and steroid use that he has to deal with don't stand by and go down with his ship.

738 days ago

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