Marriages are made in heaven, but divorces cost the earth
Don't get mad, get
everything' -This one liner by Ivana Trump in the 1996 film, The First
Wives Club, seems to have become the mantra for celeb divorces these
days, despite multi-lawyer proofed-prenups. While Ivana herself walked
away with an estimated $25 million from her divorce from Donald Trump,
the amount involved in the latest alimony settlement ($ 1 billion),
which had us all collectively dropping our jaws in disbelief, is that of
Oklahoma oil baron, Harold Hamm and Sue Ann Hamm. This one is competing
with the likes of Russian businessman, Dmitry Rybolovlev's divorce from
Elena, which cost him an estimated $4.5 billion! So, while Sue Ann
saunters into the richest women in the US list, here's looking at other
million dollar celeb divorce settlements.
OTHER MILLION DOLLAR DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS
Madonna and Guy Ritchie $92 million Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison $85 million Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva $80 million Kenny Rogers and Marianne $60 million James Cameron and Linda $50 million Paul McCartney and Heather Mills $48.6 million Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas $45 million
TIGER WOODS AND ELIN NORDEGREN
DIVORCED: 2010 ALIMONY: $100 MILLION Married in October 2004, their marriage broke up after one night of dramatic and very public fight, between the couple, over Woods' infidelity, which led to Woods having an accident near his home. The divorce was finalized in 2010, and Elin got $100 million as alimony.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND MARIA SHRIVER
DIVORCED: 2011 ALIMONY: $250-$375 MILLION Hollywood star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, walked out on their marriage after it was discovered that Arnold had fathered a child with the maid. Again, no prenuptial agreement, and again, California State Law. Arnold's bank balance was neatly halved and handed over to Maria.
MEL GIBSON AND ROBYN MOORE
DIVORCED: 2009 ALIMONY: $425 MILLION Mel and Robyn married in 1980, but did not sign a prenup for which Mel had to pay half of his estimated $850 million fortune. Robyn, who filed for divorce in 2009 after Mel publicly stepped out with a pregnant Oksana Grigorieva, was married to Mel for 26 years, and discovered that under the California State Law, she was entitled to half of his assets.
MICHAEL JORDAN AND JUANITA
DIVORCED: 2006 ALIMONY: $168 MILLION The couple was married for 17 years, before parting mutually and amicably. Juanita had also filed for divorce in 2002, but withdrew her petition a month later when the couple announced they were attempting reconciliation.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE AND SLAVICA
DIVORCED: 2009 ALIMONY: $1.2 BILLION Bernie met the then model Slavica at the Italian Grand Prix in 1982, and the duo was married for 24 years. She was his second wife, and was granted divorce in 2009 on the grounds of his `unreasonable behaviour'. She walked away with a £1 billion settlement, as well as their Chelsea home, a hotel in Gstaad, a jet and a yacht.
HAROLD HAMM AND SUE ANN
DIVORCED: 2014 ALIMONY: $995.5 MILLION A lawyer and economist by profession, the second wife (now rich and ex) of Oklahoma's oil baron, Harold Hamm. Two years of legal to-and-fro, and two-and-a half months of trial later, Sue Ann Hamm's richer by $995.5 million. She is to get, as per the court order, $320 million by the year end, and the rest of it as instalments totaling $7 million per month.
NEIL DIAMOND AND MARCIA MURPHEY
DIVORCED: 1995 ALIMONY: $150 MILLION Singer Neil Diamond was already married when he met his `soulmate'. And so, one day, he apparently went for cigarettes and never returned home. Instead, he divorced his wife and married Marcia Murphey, who very soon cited “irreconcilable differences“ and filed for divorce. Neil had to part with half his $300 million fortune.
STEVEN SPIELBERG AND AMY IRVING
DIVORCED: 1989 ALIMONY: $100 MILLION The ace filmmaker married this struggling actress in 1985, but four years later, the marriage broke, and Spielberg amicably parted after having given Amy $100 million as alimony.
RUPERT MURDOCH AND ANNA
DIVORCED: 1999 ALIMONY: $1.7 BILLION Rupert married Anna in the '60s, and had three children during their 32-year-long marriage. They got divorced in 1999. The media mogul said he gave his ex-wife $1.7 billion worth of his assets. He married Wendi Deng, his employee, 17 days after the divorce. However, the media later pegged the amount at around $200 million.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie $92 million Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison $85 million Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva $80 million Kenny Rogers and Marianne $60 million James Cameron and Linda $50 million Paul McCartney and Heather Mills $48.6 million Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas $45 million
TIGER WOODS AND ELIN NORDEGREN
DIVORCED: 2010 ALIMONY: $100 MILLION Married in October 2004, their marriage broke up after one night of dramatic and very public fight, between the couple, over Woods' infidelity, which led to Woods having an accident near his home. The divorce was finalized in 2010, and Elin got $100 million as alimony.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND MARIA SHRIVER
DIVORCED: 2011 ALIMONY: $250-$375 MILLION Hollywood star and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, walked out on their marriage after it was discovered that Arnold had fathered a child with the maid. Again, no prenuptial agreement, and again, California State Law. Arnold's bank balance was neatly halved and handed over to Maria.
MEL GIBSON AND ROBYN MOORE
DIVORCED: 2009 ALIMONY: $425 MILLION Mel and Robyn married in 1980, but did not sign a prenup for which Mel had to pay half of his estimated $850 million fortune. Robyn, who filed for divorce in 2009 after Mel publicly stepped out with a pregnant Oksana Grigorieva, was married to Mel for 26 years, and discovered that under the California State Law, she was entitled to half of his assets.
MICHAEL JORDAN AND JUANITA
DIVORCED: 2006 ALIMONY: $168 MILLION The couple was married for 17 years, before parting mutually and amicably. Juanita had also filed for divorce in 2002, but withdrew her petition a month later when the couple announced they were attempting reconciliation.
BERNIE ECCLESTONE AND SLAVICA
DIVORCED: 2009 ALIMONY: $1.2 BILLION Bernie met the then model Slavica at the Italian Grand Prix in 1982, and the duo was married for 24 years. She was his second wife, and was granted divorce in 2009 on the grounds of his `unreasonable behaviour'. She walked away with a £1 billion settlement, as well as their Chelsea home, a hotel in Gstaad, a jet and a yacht.
HAROLD HAMM AND SUE ANN
DIVORCED: 2014 ALIMONY: $995.5 MILLION A lawyer and economist by profession, the second wife (now rich and ex) of Oklahoma's oil baron, Harold Hamm. Two years of legal to-and-fro, and two-and-a half months of trial later, Sue Ann Hamm's richer by $995.5 million. She is to get, as per the court order, $320 million by the year end, and the rest of it as instalments totaling $7 million per month.
NEIL DIAMOND AND MARCIA MURPHEY
DIVORCED: 1995 ALIMONY: $150 MILLION Singer Neil Diamond was already married when he met his `soulmate'. And so, one day, he apparently went for cigarettes and never returned home. Instead, he divorced his wife and married Marcia Murphey, who very soon cited “irreconcilable differences“ and filed for divorce. Neil had to part with half his $300 million fortune.
STEVEN SPIELBERG AND AMY IRVING
DIVORCED: 1989 ALIMONY: $100 MILLION The ace filmmaker married this struggling actress in 1985, but four years later, the marriage broke, and Spielberg amicably parted after having given Amy $100 million as alimony.
RUPERT MURDOCH AND ANNA
DIVORCED: 1999 ALIMONY: $1.7 BILLION Rupert married Anna in the '60s, and had three children during their 32-year-long marriage. They got divorced in 1999. The media mogul said he gave his ex-wife $1.7 billion worth of his assets. He married Wendi Deng, his employee, 17 days after the divorce. However, the media later pegged the amount at around $200 million.
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