15 Of The Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces
#15 Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall
$25 million may not be a very high number for celebrity divorces but it is in the case of this couple. Jagger and Hall were never actually married as their small ceremony wasn't legal and didn't stand up after their relationship ended after 21 years.
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Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall
$25 million may not be a very high number for celebrity divorces but it is in the case of this couple. Jagger and Hall were never actually married as their small ceremony wasn't legal and didn't stand up after their relationship ended after 21 years.
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Ted Danson & Casey Coates
After tying the knot in 1976 and being married for 16 years, Ted Danson and Casey Coates called it quits due to a speculative close relationship with an outside colleague (Whoopi Goldberg). The divorce costed $30 million despite the couple having two children together.
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Michael & Diandra Douglas
Before marrying Catherine Zeta-Jones and being called "a sex addict", Michael Douglas was married to Diandra in 1977 where their relationship lasted 20 years. At the end, the clothing store owner managed to sneak out a $45 million settlement which was estimated to be a third of Michael's fortune.
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Phil Collins & Orianne Cevey
In 2008, the famous drummer/musician took a hit with his financial savings and he split with his wife Orianne Cevey. Although Collins' fortune is reportedly not large, Orianne walked off with $47 million.
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James Cameron & Linda Hamilton
After meeting on the set of Terminator 2, James Cameron and Linda Hamilton got married in 1997 but shortly after - 17 months to be exact - they filed for divorce and Linda walked out with $50 million. Big sigh of relief - it came well before Cameron's box-office smash Avatar.
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Kevin Costner & Cindy Silva
In 1994, Kevin Costner and his college sweet-heart and mother of three ended their 16-year-old marriage that started before Costner became a famous actor. It didn't stop Cindy however as she walked out of the divorce with $80 million.
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Harrison Ford & Melissa Mathison
"I want my wife back" were definitely not words Harrison Ford said when he and his wife Melissa Mathison filed for divorce in 2004. After 18 years of being married together, Mathison received royalties based around Harrison's DVD sales and an $85 million settlement.
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Madonna & Guy Ritchie
How much is enough to be a fairly big dent in Madonna's fortune. Close to $100 million definitely isn't. After being married for eight years, the pop star and her husband Guy Ritchie split due to their marriage being "a soap opera". In the end, Ritchie received $76-$92 million from the settlement.
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Steven Spieberg & Amy Irving
Steven & Amy's marriage only lasted four years and even though they had a prenuptial agreement, Irving admitted she didn't have have proper legal representation. In the end, the famous film director settled with his spouse for $100 million.
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Neil Diamond & Marcia Murphey
The legendary singer his second wife filed for divorce in 1994 after 33 years of marriage. Diamond admitted then that Marcia deserved ever last penny of her $150 million settlement and since, Neil hasn't remarried.
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Michael & Juanita Jordan
Despite "His Airness" providing a definition to the term "cool", Juanita wasn't going to let Michael leap over her when it came down to their settlement. After attempting to file for divorce in 2002, the couple finally did in 2006 where the basketball Hall-Of-Famer and his wife split, with Juanita getting $168 million, their seven-acre property and custody of their three children.
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Roman & Irina Abramovich
Now the richest man in Russia, Roman met Irina in 1990 and after 17 years of marriage, the couple decided to call it quits with a $7 billion divorce settlement on the line. Roman brought the number down through other assets which produced a round total of $300 million.
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Paul McCartney & Heather Mills
After only four years of marriage and the bearing of one child, Paul and Heather filed for divorce due to "unreasonable behaviour". Her actions cost him as her settlement wound up somewhere between $188-$376 million. Good thing he was in The Beatles.
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Craig & Wendy McCaw
After 19 years of marriage what did Wendy manage to get out a billionaire that once sold AT&T for $12 billion? Her settlement gave her $460 million which was enough to compensate her $1.2 million a day and make her a millionaire every day for a year.
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Rupert & Anna Murdoch
As one of the richest men in the world, Rupert inherited his father's fortune - mostly an Australian newspaper - and met Anna, who after having three children with the billionaire, decided to file divorce in 1999 where she received $1.7 billion.
