Meaning: A mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path. Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents. Hypernyms (cairn is a kind of...): mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)
Troubled: Don Cornelius (with his ex-wife Viktoria Chapman-Cornelius) was found at his home in Sherman Oaks, California after apparently committing suicide.It has been revealed that his ex-wife Viktoria Chapman-Cornlieus, whom he 'hated' according to TMZ, will receive around $300,000 in insurance payouts.e appeared in court on November 14, 2008 charged with spousal abuse and pleaded not guilty before changing his plea to no contest the next year and was placed on 36 months probation. Cornelius' second wife, Viktoria Chapman-Cornelius, a Russian model, filed for divorce in 2007.
Prior to his death, the music industry-legend was involved in a bitter divorce battle with his ex-wife, Russian model and former Miss Ukraine, Viktoria Chapman-Cornelius. Viktoria will now get approximately $300,000 in benefits from two life insurance policies Cornelius had, according to TMZ.. Don Cornelius was found dead on Wednesday, from a gunshot wound to the head that authorities believe was self-inflicted. Chapman, the ex-wife with whom Cornelius had a rocky past, will reportedly get $300,000 in benefits from his two life insurance policies.