Divorce is an unpleasant occupation. Not only do former spouses need to understand how to share the property accumulated over the years of marriage, but it would also be advisable to understand interpersonal relationships.
And if the spouses already had children? And if they are still very small? During a divorce, there are so many issues that need to be addressed that the head is spinning.
But often divorce proceedings are a very costly affair not only in time but also in money. And the collapsed marriages of the participants of this top are proof of this.
10. Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving
Living under the banner of “Steven Spielberg’s wife” is clearly not the burden that actress Amy Irving was about to take on. If you read the woman’s interview on the topic of her first marriage, she confidently states that their relationship with Stephen was more of a friendship than a love affair.
When the spouses accepted a mutual desire to disperse, the monetary side of the issue especially sounded. According to Spielberg, the prenuptial agreement was, but was drawn up on some kind of napkin.
The judges did not like this approach to divorce, and the eminent director was ordered to pay an amount of $ 100 million.
9. Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas
Michael Douglas is one of the most loving actors of our time. It’s not entirely clear why, in this situation, getting married at all, but who will understand these celebrities?
In 1977, Michael decided to tie the knot with film producer Diandra Lucker. Their marriage could hold out until 2000.
Even despite the joint child, Diandra files for divorce, tired of her husband’s excessive love of love. Divorce cost Michael $ 45 million.
8. Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva
Another handsome, talented and loving man in Hollywood. Kevin Costner is able to subdue the girl with just a look and a smile. Apparently, the charming actress Cindy Silva also fell into his arms and marriage.
She lived with her husband in marriage, I want to believe that she was happy, as many as 16 years. During this time, the couple had three children. And they would live together further if Kostner’s betrayal had not been revealed, as a result of which he became a father for the fourth time.
Cindy filed for divorce and received from the ex-spouse $ 80 million.
7. Mel Gibson and Robin Moore
The young actor Mel Gibson married a modest and sweet dental assistant Robin Moore back in 1980. At first, everything turned out just wonderful, during the marriage (about 30 years), seven children were born to the spouses.
Of course, relations with celebrities are always difficult, and Robin perfectly understood this, and therefore she suffered for a long time.
When Mel began a romantic relationship with Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva, Robin's patience snapped. She demanded a divorce through the court. As a result, she received 340 million euros.
6. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
The divorce story of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher still excites some fans. On the one hand, everything is clear in it, and on the other, nothing is clear.
On the one hand, Ashton is accused of cheating on his legal wife with a young girl. On the other hand, Kutcher was unhappy that his beloved was thoroughly addicted to soft drugs.
The joint income of the spouses was about 300 million dollars. When it came to divorce, I had to figure out how to share property. The only option was the court.
5. Harrison Ford and Melissa Matheson
The marriage of Ford and Matheson would have existed for many more years, if not for the constant deceptions with which Harrison sinned behind his wife. Most likely, the actor simply decided to return the years of youth in order to feel "again on horseback."
His amusements began easily and carefree: expensive suits and chic cars, then trips to night clubs went into the course. And there, and to meet pretty girls not far.
Melissa has long endured this behavior of her husband. But there were more and more rumors over the years, and Melissa decided to divorce. He cost Harrison Ford $ 80 million.
4. Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy
An American basketball player married Juanita Vana in 1989, then his team competed with the famous Chicago Bulls. The wedding was modest and quiet in the city of Las Vegas. Difficulties began in the early 2000s, and Vanoy was about to file for divorce.
At first, Michael supported this decision, then the couple decided to try to restore relations. The marriage lasted until 2016. The divorce cost Jordan $ 168 million.
3. Madonna and Guy Ritchie
In the case of this couple, an impressive amount after the divorce was earned not by Madonna, but by director Guy Ritchie. Relations after eight years of marriage escalated to such an extent that the couple made a mutual decision to break up.
But Richie has nothing to complain about, because in return he received from the singer an amount of $ 92 million.
2. Jennifer Lopez and Chris Judd
Chris Judd is officially considered the second spouse of Jennifer Lopez. The famous singer and talented dancer quickly fell in love with each other, announced their engagement and got married.
Unfortunately, star marriage was not destined to last long. Jennifer accused her husband of spending a lot of time in casinos and nightclubs, and also does nothing.
Chris, in turn, explained this by the fact that he was not ready for such increased attention from the press and was simply trying to hide from the public.
Divorce turned out to be a very expensive venture for Jennifer. She had to pay her ex-spouse $ 18 million. Such seemed the payment for her newly free life
1. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Unfortunately, the marriage of Johnny Depp with his partner in the movie "Rum Diary" was not as successful as the actor had planned. At first, everything looked very rosy, bright and beautiful, but later on the network began to appear information that Johnny was beating his newly-made wife. It is for this reason that Amber decided to file for divorce.
Ex-wife Johnny, French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis, did not believe in this story, since for all 16 years of marriage she had never had such precedents with Depp. She, like most fans of the wonderful actor, believes that Amber is simply engaged in self-PR and wants to tear off more money from her husband.
True or not, fans will never know, but it’s for sure that Johnny had to pay Amber $ 7 million.