Skype Co-Founder Sues Ex-Fiancée to Return Enormous Engagement Ring
In DepthJanus Friis, the billionaire co-founder of Skype, is suing his ex-fiancee, a Danish popstar, demanding that she return numerous gifts he gave her, include a $471,000 engagement ring. In the spirit of scorched-earth jilted lovers everywhere, Friis also used the suit to accuse ex-fiancée Aura Dione of “multiple affairs and sexual encounters with other men.”
TMZ was first to break the story last week, reporting that Friis is demanding $1 million in total gifts back, including said ring, which, for people who know stuff about diamonds, probably sounds very impressive: “A 1.76 ct round brilliant cut diamond — D color, internally flawless, excellent symmetry and cut grade,” with “a pair of blue pear shaped diamonds of South African origins with a collective weight of .91 ct.”