If former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper divorce, what happens to Current TV, the channel owned by the ex-VP?
The couple of 40 years announced their separation via email on Tuesday. (See accompanying story: "CNN Incoveniently Posts Al Gore's Email Address.")
Gore founded Current TV's parent company, Current Media, in 2005 with businessman Joel Hyatt, and he serves as its chairman.
Current's fate depends on whether the company is profitable, but that in any case, it is unlikely Tipper Gore would get a piece of the company, according to a longtime divorce lawyer in Nashville, where the Gores reside.