Beautiful and famous, but unlucky love affairs between big stars in the world always bring a huge fortune to the “damaged person”, usually the wife. Famous people like Elon Musk and Bill Gates have talked about the huge amount of money they had to give to their ex-spouses after breaking up.
When Jane Fonda and Ted Turner divorced in 2001, she reportedly received $40 million. In a statement, she said she felt sad that the two could not continue to be together. She also recalled their decade-long love and companionship. She said she would still care about him. However, she admitted it was time to move on and wished him well.
Following Lionel Richie and Diane Alexander’s divorce in 2004, reports suggested she received around $20 million in the settlement. In her alimony request, she apparently asked for a monthly allowance of $50,000 for things like massages and manicures, $15,000 for clothes, and an additional $20,000 annually for cosmetic surgery.
After Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez divorced in 2023, it was reported that Ariana would give Dalton $1.25 million and up to $25,000 for her ex-husband’s legal costs instead of the usual support payments. It is said they will also finish paying off the remaining $6 million on their mortgage, sell the house and then split the profits equally, with each person getting half.
Ariana Grande – Dalton Gomez started dating in early 2020 and had time to quarantine together at the singer’s home in Los Angeles when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The other half of the famous 9X star is 2 years younger than her and is a businessman in the real estate field. In May 2021, the couple officially held a private, cozy wedding at the singer’s private home in Montecito, California (USA).
In 2014, when Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner’s divorce was settled, Kris agreed to pay Caitlyn a sum of $2.5 million to settle things amicably. Previously, during their separation, Kris and Bruce announced the reason for their separation was because of irreconcilable differences. Currently, they still maintain this reason and have not announced anything further. Kris wants to keep all the jewelry, assets from before the separation, and they will divide any other assets afterward.
“We ended our marriage but that didn’t mean the end of our close friendship. I’ve always loved him, but now we’re single in a way,” Kris Jenner confided.
The couple has been married since 1991 and has two children together, Kendall, 17 years old, and Kylie, 16 years old. Kris Jenner was once married to Robert Kardashian and has four children with him: Kourtney, 34, Kim Kardashian, 32, Khloe, 29, and Rob, 26. Robert Kardashian died in 2003. Meanwhile, Bruce Jenner also has two children with his former wife, Brody, 30 years old, and Brandon, 32 years old.
Although they have announced their agreement to divorce, the pop queen and director Guy Ritchie have not yet agreed to divide their assets and children. This may be the most expensive divorce in British history with huge assets.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have son Rocco (8 years old) and adopted son David (3 years old) together. In addition, Madonna also has a 12-year-old stepdaughter Lourdes with her ex-husband Carlos Leon. Some information said that Madonna offered to leave Guy the farm in England, worth 24 million USD and about 30 million USD in assets. However, Guy could inherit $150 million.
After Elon Musk and Talulah Riley’s initial divorce in 2012, Musk reportedly paid his ex-wife $4.2 million. Despite their initial split, they reconciled 18 months later and married for the first time. second in 2013. After divorcing again in 2016, Musk apparently agreed to pay $16 million to end the affair.
Talulah Riley is the second wife of billionaire Elon Musk. The actress was born in 1985 in Hertford, England. Riley began acting in 2003 when she was just 18 years old, playing a role in several episodes of the TV series Poirot. She is known for her roles in the films Pride And Prejudice, Inception, Thor: The Dark World, Westworld, The Boat That Rocked… Photo: Westworld.
When Harrison Ford divorced his second wife, Melissa Mathison, in 2004, it was reported that he paid her approximately $85 million. In addition, Melissa Mathison is also said to have negotiated a percentage of income from the films he acted in while they were still together.
Melissa Mathison, wife of star Harrison Ford, has filed a petition in court in Los Angeles for divorce after 18 years of marriage. The reason is that the 59-year-old actor has neglected his responsibilities as a husband and father during the past time.
In 2019, after the divorce of Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott, it was reported that Ms. MacKenzie received 25% of total assets, corresponding to 4% of Amazon shares, worth $38 billion. This amount of money helps the ex-wife of Amazon boss become the third richest woman in the world. Accordingly, Ms. MacKenzie will be behind Francoise Bettencourt Meyers (L’Oréal) and Alice Walton (Walmart), each of whom has a net worth of up to $50 billion.
“This is the most famous divorce case. There is no divorce as large as this because of the amount of assets it is divided into,” said Peter Walzer, President of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Following the 2021 divorce of Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, he reportedly transferred shares worth $6.3 billion to Melinda’s name. Mr. Gates and Mrs. Melinda French Gates divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage. At the end of 2021, Mr. Gates also wrote on his blog: “I cannot deny that it was a very sad year for me personally.”
Today, both grandparents continue to work together on philanthropic efforts through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “Melinda and I continue to run our foundation together and have found a nice new working rhythm,” Mr. Gates wrote.
Mrs. Melinda French Gates once shared about her divorce: “It wasn’t a moment or a specific thing that happened. There came a point when there were so many things there, I realized they weren’t good for me.” health and I can’t trust what we have.”