As actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher fight over an $18 million divorce settlement, we take a look at breakups that broke more than just hearts
Michael Jordan and Juanita Jordan
A long courtship and a 17 year old romance ended in mutual divorce for this celebrity couple over ‘irreconcilable differences’. Media had reported trouble brewing in the marriage when the couple started living separately. Juanita acquired $168 million — one-third of the NBA star’s total fortune. The Jordans had had a whirlwind, 10 minute marriage ceremony in Nevada, Las Vegas, in attendance of four guests. Jordan has recently remarried and has gotten a pre-nup signed this time, to protect his $650 million net worth. A classic case of ‘once bitten twice shy’.
Tiger Woods and Eilen Nordegren
Following his manyaffairs, golfer Tiger Woods had a much public split with his wife Eilen. He was dropped off many advertisements which also cost him a huge sum. The satyromaniac was said to have spent thousands of pounds on multiple call girls and was sent for therapy as well after the divorce. He even took a long hiatus from golf to introspect but is now back in the game. His estranged wife lives in their luxurious mansion with the couple’s two children after having received 100 million dollars as divorce settlement.
Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore
Estimated at an approximate $400 million, the exact figure hasn’t been let out on this split. Robyn Moore officially filed for divorce after Mel got into trouble with the law over drunken driving and also fathered a child with then-girlfriend Oksana Grigoriev. Robyn acquired over 50% of Mel’s total networth of over $800 million. This has being cited as one of Hollywood’s most expensive divorces so far.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Madonna’s marriage with director Guy Ritchie lasted eight years during which Ritchie shifted his religious beliefs to Kabbalah inspired by Madonna. They split stating, they couldn’t bear to live with the ‘pretense’ longer. The breakup was reported to have turned ugly, when both parties publicly started maligning each other. Madonna reportedly paid almost $90 million as spousal support which estimated 1/5th of her fortune. They have two sons, of whom one is adopted and of Malawian nationality.
Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving
After a much publicised courtship, Spielberg and Irving finally got married in 1985 only to get divorced in 1989. Spielberg gained much notoriety for having the pre-nup written out on a napkin, which Irving later got nullified for lack of legal authenticity. Following this, Irving was awarded a whopping $100 million in alimony, for the disintegration of their four-year long marriage. Spielberg later married Kate Capshaw and the couple has seven children in total, of which four are their own.
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Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
The Terminator star turned politician had been married for 25 years until he admitted to having flings with other women, following which his then-wife Maria Shriver filed for divorce and obtained more than half of Arnie’s fortune. Their joint custody was estimated at $400 million, of which $100 million belonged to Shriver. She has reportedly received more than half of Schwarzenegger’s share of the property in alimony. Though the custody of the children and the alimony has been agreed upon, the couple is yet to officially get divorced. Sources say, they are trying to work things out.
