Breakups Can Be an Expensive Affair
Marriages are made in heaven, but divorces on earth. A divorce immensely hurts both the parties involved. Men have to take an extra financial beating depending on their financial status. When celebs are involved in divorce, public spat can be quite embarrassing with extensive media coverage being part of the package. What has everyone interested are the multimillion-dollar estates and how they will be distributed.
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and second wife Heather Mills are embroiled in an ugly divorce. Forbes has listed the most expensive celebrity divorces to date.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are currently battling out a settlement. According to lawyers, former model Mills stands to pocket a cool $188 million to $376 million from McCartney’s fortune.
The Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving divorce: Spielberg reportedly paid $100 million.
The Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison divorce: Ford reportedly shelled out $85 million.
The Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva divorce: Costner reportedly paid his wife of 16 years $80 million.
The Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas divorce: Michael parted with 1/3rd of his fortune - $45 million.
The Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall divorce: The singer reportedly paid $15m – $25 million though the claim was for $50 million.