{"id":180322,"date":"2022-05-25T13:59:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/?p=180322"},"modified":"2022-05-25T13:59:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:59:21","slug":"the-36-most-expensive-celebrity-divorce-settlements-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominiclevent.com\/blog\/the-36-most-expensive-celebrity-divorce-settlements-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 36 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorce Settlements of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 36 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorce Settlements of All Time<\/h2>\n\n
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It’s a big deal when celebrity couples get divorced (witness: the collective pain of America when\u00a0Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux\u00a0announced their split). Not only are we heartbroken to see our favorite duos part ways, but things also tend to get messy when it comes to money, especially if there’s no prenuptial agreement. Thus, leading to big drama, multiple lawyers, and a cashout so big, my heart skips a little thinking about what I would do if I ever came into contact with that much money. <\/p>\n
Unlike\u00a0normal couples, when two big names come together in holy matrimony, things can get pretty out of hand if the marriage doesn’t end with a happily ever after. Dealing with major assets like houses, planes, children, and uh…dogs can sometimes get pretty chaotic and cost a whole lot of dough. <\/p>\n
Ahead, the Hollywood couples that spent a fortune (or at least half their net worth) in separation settlements. Some of these marriages ended due to infidelity, damaging allegations, or the mutual agreement that each other wasn’t “the one.” May this list always serve as a reminder to make sure you get a prenuptial or post-nuptial agreement. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$7 million <\/p>\n
After meeting on the set of\u00a0Rum Diary<\/em>\u00a0in 2011, the couple tied the knot in a private ceremony four years later. The once co-stars announced their split after only 15 months of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. <\/p>\n
Just days after the initial filing,\u00a0she filed a restraining order\u00a0against the\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean\u00a0<\/em>actor, which included allegations of domestic abuse. The order was later dropped, and in the end, Heard\u00a0donated\u00a0her entire $7 million settlement from Depp to the American Civil Liberties Union. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Mike Tyson and Robin Givens<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$10 million <\/p>\n
After a short eight months, Given and Tyson ended their relationship. She reportedly received $10 million from the settlement, but Givens said she didn’t\u00a0marry Tyson for the money. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$12.5 million <\/p>\n
The pair met on the set of the 1996 BBC drama\u00a0Nostromo\u00a0<\/em>and were married one year later. In December of 2019, they announced they were separating after 22 years of marriage. <\/p>\n
Those close to the family weren’t entirely shocked though, due to the extramarital relationship Giuggioli had admitted she had with Italian journalist Marco Brancaccia, when she and Colin were separated between 2015 and 2016. She once accused Brancaccia of stalking her. <\/p>\n
“No matter what was decided when they stayed together after her affair, nothing could erase that betrayal,” a source close to the family told\u00a0PEOPLE<\/em>. “It was time to move on, even though they had a solid family relationship and really wanted to save it.” <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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John Cleese and Alyce Faye Eichelberg<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$13 million <\/p>\n
The\u00a0Monty Python<\/em>\u00a0star and his wife were divorced in 2009, and\u00a0reportedly\u00a0Cleese\u2019s wife became richer than him after he handed her $19.7 million and $13 million in assets including a New York apartment, a home in London, and a beach house in Santa Barbara. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$14 million <\/p>\n
In 2002, Lopez\u00a0filed for divorce from her husband\u00a0of less than a year. She wound up\u00a0paying him $14 million\u00a0for nine months of matrimony. Ironically, the couple met on the set of Lopez\u2019s music video \u201cLove Don\u2019t Cost a Thing.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Lance Armstrong and Kristin Richard<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$14 million <\/p>\n
Armstrong and Richard met in 1997 when he was battling testicular cancer. She quit her job and moved with him to France, where he went on the win the Tour de France five times during their marriage. <\/p>\n
They were divorced in 2003, and Richard\u00a0said in an interview, \u201cBefore I got divorced, I was personally unfamiliar with trial, or at least trial of serious, heart-wrenching proportions. I figured that life went smoothly if you tried hard, and if you messed up, or things weren’t working out, you just tried harder.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Jeff Gordon and Brooke Sealey<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$15 million <\/p>\n
The Daytona 500 winner married Sealey in 1994, one year after they met. Eight years later, they were divorced, and Sealey\u00a0received $15 million\u00a0from the separation. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Michael Strahan and Jean Muggli<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$15.3 million <\/p>\n
The pair met when he was a defensive end for the New York Giants, and she worked at a spa in the city. “I figured either he was the cleanest man on the planet or he wanted to ask me out,” said Muggli per\u00a0Page Six<\/em>. <\/p>\n
They married in 1999 but announced they were splitting in 2006. Together they have two daughters, at the time, the court ordered the\u00a0Good Morning America<\/em>\u00a0host to pay $18k\/month in child support. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Matt Lauer and Annette Roque<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$20 million <\/p>\n
The pair married in October 1998 after meeting on a blind date. Two years after Lauer was fired from NBC for the numerous sexual assault allegations that came forward against him, Roque officially filed for divorce in July 2019. They have three children together. <\/p>\n
This wasn’t the first time she wanted to divorce the former\u00a0Today<\/em>\u00a0host. She had previously filed for divorce in 2006 accusing Lauer of “cruel and inhumane acts,” according to\u00a0Entertainment Tonight<\/em>. They later reconciled. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Donald and Ivana Trump<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$20 million <\/p>\n
Donald Trump has been married twice before Melania. His\u00a0first marriage to Ivana Trump\u00a0ended in 1992 following rumors of his affair with Marla Maples (who he ended up marrying a year later). They had three kids together\u2014Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Ivanka Trump. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Lionel Richie and Diane Alexander<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$20 million <\/p>\n
When Riche and his fashion designer wife called it quits in 2003, she reportedly asked in her\u00a0alimony petition\u00a0for a clothing and plastic surgery allowance from the singer. The end results came out to be roughly $20 million. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Johnny Carson and Joanna Holland<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$20 million <\/p>\n
They married secretly in 1972, but publicly divorced 13 years later. Carson was one of the\u00a0highest paid TV personalities\u00a0at the time, so Holland walked away from the marriage with $20 million. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Ron Perelman and Ellen Barkin<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement<\/strong>:\u00a0$20 million <\/p>\n
The businessman met his fourth wife Barkin at an Oscars after-party, and they were married in 2000. Six years later they were separated and the official settlement has not been revealed\u2014though it was reported that Barkin\u00a0sold all her jewelry from him\u00a0and made at least $20 million. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$25 million <\/p>\n
The\u00a0Rolling Stones<\/em>\u00a0singer and supermodel were married in 1990 (after 13 years together) in Indonesia. But nine years later, news broke that Jagger had\u00a0fathered a child with a Brazilian model, Luciana Morad, and Hall filed for divorce.\u00a0She later married Rupert Murdoch\u00a0(also in the gallery)\u2014though she wasn\u2019t the woman he married 17 days after his divorce from Anna Mann. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia Scurtis<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$26 million <\/p>\n
Scurtis filed for divorce from the Yankees slugger in 2008 after being together for six years. According to\u00a0People<\/em>, she asked to keep their $12 million mansion in Florida and for a cut of his $28 million earnings that season. <\/p>\n
The official settlement documents have yet to be released, though we can assume if she kept the house, and took half of his earnings, she would have walked away with $26 million. Regardless, she got a lot of money from their settlement. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Hulk Hogan and Linda Claridge<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$30 million <\/p>\n
After reports of the professional wrestler\u2019s affairs with Christiane Plante, Linda filed for divorce. In an interview with\u00a0Us Weekly<\/em>, she said, \u201cYou have single handedly ruined our 25-year marriage and our family…my trust, my love, my future, our future family with grandchildren, holidays, weddings, our kids’ lives, homes, their ability to trust, our poor animals, friends, neighbors, your career, finances, trademarks, retirement, your legacy, your reputation, your health…even your soul. You lost it all.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Ted Danson and Casey Coates<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$30 million <\/p>\n
The\u00a0Cheers<\/em>\u00a0star and Coates were married before his claim to fame. Danson left his first wife for Whoopi Goldberg (surprising, but true) in 1992, and wound up paying Coates $30 million. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Michael Douglas and Diandra Luker<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$45 million <\/p>\n
The Oscar award-winning actor married Luker, an Australian diplomat\u2019s daughter, when she was just 19 years old. Luker filed for divorce in 1995 and received a\u00a0settlement of $45 million\u2014half of Douglas\u2019 net worth. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$47 million <\/p>\n
Things didn’t quite work out in Collins’ third marriage to Cevey. After six years of marriage and two children, the two\u00a0called it quits. The singer also had to pay his ex-wife, Jill Tavelman a high settlement of $34 million during their divorce. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Reba McEntire and Narvel Blackstock<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:\u00a0<\/strong>$47.5 million <\/p>\n
The country singer married her manager and former steel guitar player, Narvel Blackstock, in 1989. They announced they were splitting in 2015 after 26 years of marriage together\u2014the couple shares one son, Shelby Blackstock, together. <\/p>\n
The divorce wasn’t her idea. “It was really hard to make the adjustment when someone’s not happy,” she said in an interview with\u00a0CMT<\/em>. “I just want everybody to be happy in their lives because our lives are too short to be miserable\u2026I just thought it was the best thing to take my marbles and go play somewhere else, is what daddy used to always say.” <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills<\/h2>\n\n
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Settlement:<\/strong>\u00a0$49 million <\/p>\n
Four short years after being married, McCartney and Mills split in 2006. In addition to the $48.7 million Mills took from the divorce, McCartney also had to\u00a0pay her an extra $70,000 a month\u00a0for their daughter Beatrice. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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