When he married for a third time, in 2003, the ceremony was held on the lawn of Gracie Mansion.

Then when he ran for president in 2007, his campaign was jolted by a report that, as mayor, he had traveled to the Long Island neighborhood where Judith Nathan , now Judith Giuliani, lived — while he was still married to his second wi fe.

At times, Mr. Giuliani’s love life has been sensational. At times, it has leapt from gossip pages to news pages.

Now comes another chapter: The Giulianis are divorcing after 16 years of marriage. The Times’s Sarah Maslin Nir reported on the brawl that is, tangentially, connected to the White House.

[Giuliani Divorce: It’s Ugly, It’s Operatic. What Did You Expect?]

The split is loud and cantankerous and demands attention — which is what seems to happen to just about everything Mr. Giuliani touches, Marc L. Mukasey , Mr. Giuliani’s former law partner, told my colleague.