The Final Battle!

Burt Reynolds’ Never-Ending Divorce From Loni Anderson

The showbiz split that kept ailing actor working to the bitter end!

More than 25 years after their ugly split, fit and youthful Loni Anderson was getting the last laugh on ex-hubby Burt Reynolds, as the struggling star worked himself to death — while needing a cane and suffering from incontinence! “Loni’s in incredible shape while Burt is dying crippled and alone, desperately selling everything he has to pay his huge debts,” a close source told The National ENQUIRER in Burt’s tragic final years. The beloved “Smokey and the Bandit” actor was also forced to keep working to the bitter end, with Loni waiting nearly 20 years to call in a $97,000 debut left from their 1994 divorce. Enough time had passed for Burt’s bill to have ballooned to $154,520! Loni, meanwhile, had seemingly invested in staying young…