Although we don’t marry for money in principle, these sums of money we receive after a divorce may give some people an idea.
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Divorce season is currently in full swing in the celebrity world. The recent breakups of couples including Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner, among others, inspired this countdown of the most expensive or lucrative breakups, depending on your perspective.
Jeff Bezos and his billions
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Mackenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife and award-winning author, became the third richest woman in the world when their divorce settlement was finalized in 2019.
The Amazon founder had to transfer almost 20 million Amazon shares to his ex-wife, which was worth more than $51 billion at the time.
The woman remarried in 2021 to a chemistry teacher who worked at her children’s school; Their divorce was announced earlier this year.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
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For the latter, the divorce from rapper Kanye West and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian may have paid off. Since their separation in 2022, Ye Kim K has had to pay more than $265,000 a month in child support for the four children the couple gave birth to.
Ms. also inherited six properties in the state of California and three houses in Idaho.
Heavy and expensive for Paul McCartney
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The divorce between Heather Mills and Paul McCartney in 2006 was initially intended to be resolved amicably and without court intervention; Two years later, a judge finally had to decide this dispute, which was no longer amicable.
The ex-wife of the former Beatles member ended up leaving the courtroom $67 million richer and also received a few million more to buy a house in London.
Following the conclusion of that saga, McCartney described his marriage to Mills as “his biggest regret of the decade.”
Kevin Costner’s first divorce
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Famous actor Kevin Costner’s first marriage to Cindy Silva dissolved in a less formal way than his last marriage to Christine Baumgartner, which was resolved in court, but the fact remains that he had to pay his first ex the hefty sum of $107 million -wife in 1994.
Dr. Dre and Nicole Young
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Dr. Dre, who was once in the running to become hip-hop culture’s first billionaire, divorced Nicole Young in 2021 after 24 years together.
During the hearings, which were held with the aim of reaching an agreement, the ex-wife of the producer and co-founder of the NWA group highlighted the violent episodes that she experienced during their relationship. In 2015, Dre publicly apologized for his violent actions against singer Michel’le and journalist Dee Barnes in the 1990s, but did not acknowledge the facts presented in court by Nicole Young in 2021.
The woman ultimately received an amount of almost $135 million from Dr. Dre, who at the time had an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion.