The Biggest Celebrity Divorce Settlements

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Celebrities are undoubtedly wealthy people, and like all people, that means they have to pay more when they’re in the midst of a divorce. Celebs who part have to pay child support, alimony and settlements that go to their wives. Since most celeb marriage end in divorce that’s due to cheating or some other major scandal, they’re almost always anything but amicable, which makes them even more expensive. Read on to find out the most expensive celebrity divorces ever to occur.

Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison – $85 million

When the actor and his former wife decided to get divorced many years ago, he was forced to pay an exorbitant amount of money to Melissa Mathison. The couple divorced after 21-years together. He gave her $85 million of his net worth and royalties on any future Star Wars films and two future Indiana Jones films.

Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving – $100 million

The couple was only married for a very brief four years and she even signed a prenup when the couple said their vows. However, after four years of marriage and a divorce, her lawyer managed to rip her prenup to shreds and allow her to earn a cool $100 million from the superstar director.

Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey – $150 million

Neil Diamond and his wife were married for an impressive 27 years. In Hollywood marriage years, that’s a lifetime. However, when they decided to call it quits almost three decades into their marriage, they went to court to decide how to settle their dispute. And it ended up costing Diamond nearly $150 million.

Michael Jordan and Juanita Jordan – $168 million

For a long time, Michael Jordan held the record for paying the most expensive divorce settlement of all time when he forked out $168 million to his wife of 18 years when they decided to call it quits. The couple were sweethearts for a long time before getting married, and she’s living large now on her divorce settlement.

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren – $500 million

When Tiger Woods made the mistake of cheating on his lovely blonde wife with multiple partners, she decided she wasn’t having any of that. She filed for divorce and ended up taking her now ex-husband to court for nearly half of his billion dollar fortune. Now she’s dating a multibillionaire, so she’s not doing so bad.

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Written by Tiffany Raiford

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