Editing Bob Geldof (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Bob Geldof.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Geldof in 1991]]

Geldof's longtime girlfriend and first wife was [[Paula Yates]]. Yates was a rock journalist, and later became the presenter of the music show ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]'' which ran from 1982 to 1987. She was known for her in-bed interviews on the show ''[[The Big Breakfast]]'' from 1992. Geldof met Yates when she became an obsessed fan of The Boomtown Rats during the band's early days. They became a couple in 1976 when Yates flew to Paris to surprise him when the band was playing there.

Before they were married, the couple had their first daughter, Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, born 31 March 1983. She was named Fifi after Bob's aunt Fifi and Trixibelle because Yates wanted a 'belle' in the family.<ref name="GeldofBio"/>

After 10 years together, Geldof and Yates married in June 1986 in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], with [[Simon Le Bon]] (of [[Duran Duran]]) acting as Geldof's [[best man]]. The couple later had two more daughters, [[Peaches Geldof|Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/peaches_g/status/10584937407 |title=Twitter / Peaches Geldof: Just to clarify once and f |website=Twitter.com |access-date=10 August 2010}}</ref> (known as Peaches Geldof) on 13 March 1989,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946809/bio|title=Peaches Geldof| website=IMDb.com| access-date= 10 April 2014}}</ref> and [[Pixie Geldof|Little Pixie Geldof]] (known as Pixie Geldof) on 17 September 1990.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2368067| title=Pixie Geldof| website=IMDb.com| access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref> Pixie is said to be named after a celebrity daughter character from the cartoon ''Celeb'' in the satirical magazine ''[[Private Eye]],'' itself a lampoon of the names the Geldofs gave to their other children.

In February 1995, Yates left Geldof for [[Michael Hutchence]], the lead singer of [[Australia]]n band [[INXS]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/sep/18/broadcasting.uknews2|title=Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll stars: the lethal cocktail that ended in tragedy|first=Vikram|last=Dodd|date=18 September 2000|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> Yates had first met Hutchence in 1985 when she interviewed him on ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]].''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/the-story-of-michael-hutchence-and-paula-yates-36330465.html|title=The story of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates|website=Independent.ie|date=20 November 2017 }}</ref> Geldof and Yates divorced in May 1996.<ref name="auto2"/> Yates and Hutchence had a daughter, [[Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof|Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence]] (known as Tiger), in July 1996.<ref name="auto1"/>

Hutchence died by suicide in a [[Sydney]] hotel room on 22 November 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/22/newsid_4006000/4006205.stm|title=1997: Michael Hutchence found dead in hotel|date=22 November 1997|website=News.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> After Hutchence's death, Geldof and Yates each gave police statements on the phone calls they exchanged with Hutchence that morning but did not volunteer their phone records. Yates' statement on 26 November included "He was frightened and couldn't stand a minute more without his baby ... [he] was terribly upset and he said, 'I don't know how I'll live without seeing Tiger.{{'"}} Yates contended that Geldof had repeatedly said, "Don't forget, I am above the law," referring to his influence since Live Aid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelhutchenceinfo.com/library_section1.htm |title=Michael Hutchence – Official Website – Library – Section 1 |website=Michaelhutchenceinfo.com |access-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> Geldof's police statements and evidence to the coroner indicated that he patiently listened to Hutchence who was "hectoring and abusive and threatening." A friend of Yates and Geldof confirmed the substance of this call and added that Geldof had said, "I know what time the call ended, it was 20 to 7, I was going to log it as a threatening call." The occupant in the hotel room next to Hutchence's heard a loud male voice and swearing at about 5:00&nbsp;a.m. The coroner was satisfied that this voice was Hutchence arguing with Geldof.<ref name="HandInquestReport">{{cite web |url=http://www.destinytours.com.au/factsheet3.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901015306/http://www.destinytours.com.au/factsheet3.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 September 2007 |title=Inquest into the death of Michael Kelland Hutchence |website=Destinytours.com.au |format=doc |access-date=9 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Hand">{{cite book |last1=Hand |first1=Derrick |last2=Fife-Yeomans |first2=Janet |title=The Coroner: Investigating Sudden Death |orig-year=2004 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |location=Sydney, NSW |isbn=978-0-7333-2221-1}}</ref>

Geldof later went to court and obtained full custody of his three children.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/geldof-blames-decision-of-family-courts-for-daughters-pain-30689924.html|title=Geldof blames decision of family courts for daughters' pain|website=Independent.ie|date=24 October 2014 }}</ref> He has since become an outspoken advocate of [[fathers' rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/oct/12/children.immigrationpolicy|title=Geldof asked to save family courts from angry fathers|first1=Gaby|last1=Hinsliff|date=11 October 2003|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> After Yates' death from a heroin overdose in 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/04/11/peaches-geldof-died-next-to-her-baby/|title=Peaches Geldof died next to her baby|website=Mercurynews.com|date=11 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2000-11-08|title=Heroin overdose killed Yates|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1013404.stm|access-date=2020-06-14}}</ref> Geldof became the legal guardian of Tiger Hutchence<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-peaches-geldof-dead-bob-geldof-20140407-story.html|title=Peaches Geldof found dead at home; Bob Geldof's daughter was 25|date=7 April 2014|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> and later adopted her in 2007.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/entertainment/celebrity/michael-hutchences-daughter-tiger-lily-22-has-been-ignored-by-the-rock-stars-estate-as-she-is-discovered-living-in-a-london-squat-after-receiving-a-dollar900-inheritance/ar-AADODxc|title=Michael Hutchence's daughter Tiger Lily, 22, has been 'ignored' by the rock star's estate - as she is discovered 'living in a London squat after receiving a $900 inheritance'|website=Msn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/tiger-lily-hutchence-19-looks-like-the-spitting-image-of-late-father/news-story/9e0dd20abe1ba60eadd675e6eaf05bc7|title=Tiger Lily Hutchence is all grown up|date=20 September 2015|website=Heraldsun.com.au}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> As of 2019, Tiger's legal name is Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof.<ref name="auto3"/>

In April 2014, his daughter Peaches died at the age of 25, of a heroin overdose.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26931337 |title=BBC News - Peaches Geldof: Writer and TV presenter dies aged 25 |website=Bbc.co.uk |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-33376849|title=Peaches Geldof drug death case closed|date=2015-07-03|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-11-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> Geldof stated the family was "beyond pain" after he confirmed the news of her death.<ref>{{cite news| author=Robert Booth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/apr/07/peaches-geldof-found-dead-aged-25 |title=Peaches Geldof found dead aged 25 &#124; Culture |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/bob-geldof-admits-he-half-expected-tragic-death-of-daughter-peaches/| website=Evoke.ie| title= Bob Geldof admits he 'half expected' tragic death of daughter Peaches| date= 29 November 2015| access-date= 30 November 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063710/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/bob-geldof-admits-he-half-expected-tragic-death-of-daughter-peaches/| archive-date= 8 December 2015| url-status= dead}}</ref>

Geldof announced his engagement to French actress Jeanne Marine, his partner of 18 years, on 1 May 2014, and they were married in France on 28 April 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Bob Geldof engaged to marry girlfriend of 18 years Jeanne Marine as Peaches' toxicology results due|url=https://metro.co.uk/2014/05/01/grieving-bob-geldof-engaged-to-marry-girlfriend-of-18-years-jeanne-marine-as-peaches-toxicology-test-results-set-to-reveal-heroin-overdose-4715130/|access-date=2 May 2014|newspaper=Metro|date=1 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/bob-geldof-marries-in-france-just-weeks-after-first-anniversary-of-daughter-peaches-tragic-death/ | website=Evoke.ie | title= Bob Geldof marries in France..just weeks after the first anniversary of daughter Peaches' tragic death | date= 28 April 2015 | access-date= 29 April 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150504064048/http://www.evoke.ie/showbiz/bob-geldof-marries-in-france-just-weeks-after-first-anniversary-of-daughter-peaches-tragic-death/ | archive-date= 4 May 2015 | url-status= dead}}</ref> They currently reside in [[Battersea]], South London.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/bono-and-i-were-the-fking-eejits-29568318.html| title= Bono and I, we're the f**king eejits...| date=10 September 2013| newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]| access-date=12 September 2013}}</ref>

Regarding his [[Jew]]ish ancestry, in an interview with the Manchester-based ''[[Jewish Telegraph]]'', Geldof said "I was a quarter Catholic, a quarter Protestant, a quarter Jewish and a quarter nothing – the nothing won."<ref>{{cite web | last=Shemer |first=Nadav |url=http://www.jpost.com/Features/InThespotlight/Article.aspx?id=213237 |title=Bob Geldof to receive B... JPost – Features – Insights & Features |website=Jpost.com |date=22 March 2011 |access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref>

According to [[The Sunday Times Rich List]], Geldof was worth £32 million in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100158302/the-problem-with-god-is-he-thinks-hes-bob-geldof | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518232659/http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100158302/the-problem-with-god-is-he-thinks-hes-bob-geldof/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=18 May 2012 | title=The problem with God is He thinks He's Bob Geldof| date=16 May 2012| access-date=10 October 2013| newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref>