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The most expensive divorce settlements of all time

Expensive super-rich break-ups
Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving: $100 million ($253m/£204m today)
Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving: $100 million ($253m/£204m today)
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren: $100 million ($144m/£116m today)
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren: $100 million ($144m/£116m today)
Frank and Jamie McCourt: $131 million ($183m/£148m today)
Frank and Jamie McCourt: $131 million ($183m/£148m today)
Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey: $150 million ($300m/£242m today)
Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey: $150 million ($300m/£242m today)
Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy: $168 million ($262m/£212m today)
Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy: $168 million ($262m/£212m today)
Boris Berezovsky and Galina Besharova: up to $200 million ($280m/£226m today)
Boris Berezovsky and Galina Besharova: up to $200 million ($280m/£226m today)
Rupert and Anna Murdoch: $200 million ($378m/£305m today)
Rupert and Anna Murdoch: $200 million ($378m/£305m today)
Roman and Irina Abramovich: $300 million ($455m/£367m today)
Roman and Irina Abramovich: $300 million ($455m/£367m today)
Robert and Sheila Johnson: $400 million ($730m/£589m today)
Robert and Sheila Johnson: $400 million ($730m/£589m today)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver: $400 million ($464m/£375m today)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver: $400 million ($464m/£375m today)
Mel and Robyn Gibson: $425 million ($623m/£502m today)
Mel and Robyn Gibson: $425 million ($623m/£502m today)
Roy E. and Patricia Disney: $600 million ($910m/£734m today)
Roy E. and Patricia Disney: $600 million ($910m/£734m today)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Princess Haya: $730 million ($847m/£684m today)
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Princess Haya: $730 million ($847m/£684m today)
Steve and Elaine Wynn: $850 million ($1.2bn/£969m today)
Steve and Elaine Wynn: $850 million ($1.2bn/£969m today)
Adnan and Soraya Khashoggi: $874 million ($2.8bn/£2.3bn today)
Adnan and Soraya Khashoggi: $874 million ($2.8bn/£2.3bn today)
Harold Hamm and Sue Ann Arnall: $975 million ($1.3bn/£1bn today)
Harold Hamm and Sue Ann Arnall: $975 million ($1.3bn/£1bn today)
Bill and Sue Gross: $1.3 billion ($1.6bn/£1.3bn today)
Bill and Sue Gross: $1.3 billion ($1.6bn/£1.3bn today)
Alec and Jocelyn Wildenstein: $2.5 billion ($4.9bn/£4bn today)
Alec and Jocelyn Wildenstein: $2.5 billion ($4.9bn/£4bn today)
Bill and Melinda Gates: $6.2 billion (£5bn)
Bill and Melinda Gates: $6.2 billion (£5bn)
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott: at least $35 billion ($43bn/£34.7bn today)
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott: at least $35 billion ($43bn/£34.7bn today)
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Expensive super-rich break-ups

The famous song tells us that "breaking up is hard to do". But for the super-rich, it can be a million or even billion-dollar affair.

Read on to discover the stories and incredible sums behind some of the biggest divorce settlements of all time.

All dollars amounts in US dollars with pre-2022 settlement figures adjusted for inflation.

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lovemoney staff

06 January 2025

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