The son of billionaire American Eagle Outfitters’ chairman — who was allegedly caught on tape slamming his then-pregnant wife as “unfit to be a mother” — and his spouse have split, court records show.
Jeffrey A. Schottenstein and Ariella Schottenstein have been locked in a legal battle since May 15, when she filed a contested matrimonial action against him in Manhattan Supreme Court.
This week, Jeffrey, 40, fired back with his own litigation against Ariella, 38. 3
The couple had a storybook start, with Jeffrey — whose dad Jay is the Columbus, Ohio-based retail magnate and chairman of DSW and American Eagle Outfitters — proposing to Ariella in March 2022 via a message on the company’s Times Square billboard .
About three months later, the pair tied the knot at Cipriani 25 Br