The newscaster tied the wedding knots with a New York City real estate developer, Richard Cohen, in 1987.
From their marriage, they had three children: Jared Brandon Cohen, Haley Cohen, and Austin Brice Cohen. The couple raised them in Jewish values.
However, their married life ran for a little over 20 years. It ended after Zahn's affair with her husband's golf buddy slash business biggie Paul Fribourg got disclosed.
The extramarital affair eventually led to the separation of the husband and wife in 2007; they moved out of the stunning 927 Fifth Avenue co-op block they shared with their three children.
Paula Zahn and Richard Cohen. (Photo: NY Daily News)
During the split, Zahn sued Cohen, accusing him of having mismanaged her money worth $25 million. She also accused him of trying to withhold the information of the money using their separation.
Richard, however, denied the accusations saying that Zahn's Connecticut mansion solely cost $20 million and Paula spent all money extravagantly.
The court dismissed the case stating that it was merely a matrimonial dispute shaped as a commercial issue.
The reason for the divorce also raised a lot of eyebrows. Paula claimed that her marriage with Richard had reached a dead end and the lack of intimacy between them was what drove her to the arms of another man.
Richard, in his defense, claimed that the reason was a mere case of adultery from his wife’s side.
