Did Jim Cramer Divorce His Wife Karen?

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Jim Cramer divorced his wife Karen Backfisch in 2009. In April 2015, Cramer announced plans for a second marriage. His new fiancée is Lisa Detwiler, one of Cramer’s Brooklyn business colleagues.

Both Cramer and Detwiler have business ties to Bar San Miguel in Brooklyn, New York. The bar is a Mexican-style restaurant in the Carrol Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Jim Cramer is famous for his role on CNBC’s “Mad Money.” The television program features Cramer offering business advice to other traders and investors. Cramer’s hosting style is often playful, using sound effects and costume props to deliver his messages. As host of the show, Cramer cannot trade a stock he talks about on the program for at least five days, by rule.