Charles Saatchi and Nigella  Lawson are said to be in a bitter dispute over two former personal assistants accused of misappropriating £170,000, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The case has caused tensions in Mr Saatchi and Ms Lawson’s marriage and friends say it was a factor behind their row at celebrity restaurant Scott’s earlier this month, when the art collector was pictured  ‘strangling’ his wife. Saatchi, 70, is taking the women to the High Court after they allegedly spent tens of thousands on designer goods, taxi journeys and a flight to New York. Francesca Grillo and her sister Lisa were hired by Nigella to be her aides but allegedly spent over £170k
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Francesca and Elisabetta ‘Lisa’ Grillo allegedly ‘misappropriated’ funds
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The case is thought to have caused tensions between the couple
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The millionaire art dealer is taking the women to the High Court
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Alleged to have spent it on a £3,616 Virgin Atlantic flight to New York and designer goods from Prada, Miu Miu and Chanel
@placeholder was  paid £28,000 a year while Elisabetta was paid £25,000.