Pay for love: the most expensive divorces in history

Unfortunately, among celebrities, strong marriages are the exception rather than the rule. The weddings of showbiz stars attract a lot of attention from the press and fans around them and cost fabulous money, but their divorces are even more expensive. All the couples from today's list were once happy, but love has passed, and the division of money and property is always relevant. Let's see who and how much their quarrel cost ...

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1. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

The story of the divorce of this star couple has been going on for several years. Fans and viewers were divided into 2 camps: someone believes that Amber decided to cash in beautifully on the actor, and someone is sure that Depp is still a tyrant in sheep's clothing. However, the fact remains that a few months after the wedding in 2015, Amber filed for divorce, accusing her husband of alcoholism and domestic violence. So far, the court is on her side and Depp is obliged to pay his ex-wife $ 7 million, which she promises to donate to charity for a children's hospital.

2. Madonna and Guy Ritchie

After 8 years of marriage, the pop diva and cult director filed for divorce (2008). Rumor has it that Madonna paid the former about $ 92 million (apparently, the lawyers were embarrassed to name the exact amount), and in addition, Guy Ritchie kept all the gifts and jewelry given by the ex-wife.

3. Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving

Steven Spielberg married the beautiful Amy in 1985. The girl gave the actor a son, Max, and 4 years of happy marriage. In 1989, the couple decided to disperse, and Irving's account added $ 100 million.

4. Mel Gibson and Robin Moore

A real Hollywood record holder! Mel Gibson gave his ex-wife at least $425 million. Such is the payment for a ruined marriage of 30 years and an affair with pianist Oksana Grigorieva. By the way, the relationship with her also did not work out ...

5. Jennifer Lopez and Chris Judd

Pretty Lopez also had to shell out a tidy bag to her ex-wife, dancer Chris. In return for 13 million dollars, he promised to keep quiet about their relationship, but often ignores the promise he made and gives interviews to the well-known press.

6. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver

In 2011, after 25 years of marriage, the couple filed for divorce. The reason is like a picture from an action-packed drama: Maria found out that her husband has an illegitimate child from their housekeeper. This oversight cost the Hollywood actor $ 200 million in compensation.

7. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline

By Hollywood standards, the couple divorced on very favorable terms. In 2006, Britney gave her ex-husband $ 1.3 million for 2 years of marriage. But the court also ordered the singer to pay child support to the dancer, and every year he demands more and more! According to the latest data, Britney pays about 20 thousand dollars a month to her ex-husband for a long time.

8. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

The wedding took place in 1990, and in 2001 the couple filed for divorce. Here, it was Nicole who had to pay the compensation, and Tom Cruise received about $ 90 million in his account.

9. Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott

The biggest mistake the world's richest businessman and co-owner of Amazon could ever make was to divorce his wife. Bezos' fortune is estimated at $137 billion, but according to the law, after the divorce, he is obliged to pay half of his ex-wife. And this is not counting the shares of the company and the division of expensive mansions. By the way, after the divorce, Mackenzie was included in the list of the richest women in the world!