For Hollywood’s hottest celebrities, divorce is a big deal, costing them millions and even billions of pounds of hard-earned cash when relationships go awry. .
In 2023, pop princess Britney Spears ended her 14-month marriage to fitness professional Sam Asghari.
He wants a huge payday, but because of her ironclad prenup, he may not get a penny of her fortune.
While the singer is keeping her purse strings tight, these unlucky millionaire stars have racked up huge debts from their divorce…
Adele and Simon Konecki
Wealth lost: £134m
Adele may have asked Simon to “take it easy” when she walked away from her marriage in 2019.
The singer and his ex-lover, a charity entrepreneur, had been together for years and had a son, 11-year-old Angelo, before finally wed in 2018… Adele called months later. was.
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“I was just rolling along and wasn’t satisfied,” she told Vogue in 2021.
Although Adele has kept her £134m divorce away from the press, she still has wonderful things to say about her ex-girlfriend.
When speaking to Oprah Winfrey, she revealed: “We live across the street. I still depend on him for my life.”
brad pitt and angelina jolie
Wealth lost: £79m
Mr. and Mrs. Smith superstars Brad and Ange had a falling out just two years after their wedding in a French vineyard. Eight years later, and after paying £79 million in legal costs, the pair are still in the midst of a divorce.
Angelina filed for divorce in September 2016 after Brad was accused of “having sex” on the family’s private jet.
What followed was the epic and ongoing War of the Roses. Brad is suing his ex-wife for allegedly selling her shares in the French property he co-owned, Chateau Miraval, without his knowledge.
The couple, who have six children, continue to suffer abuse, with Jolie’s lawyers calling her a “hot-tempered child” in July.
kim kardashian and kanye west
Lost property: £166,000 per month.
Rapper Kanye West may have a hard time “keeping up” with his Kardashian ex in the future. The songwriter called Kim her bride from 2014 to 2021, but the reality queen announced her retirement after years of struggling to “make herself happy.”
Kanye reportedly has high hopes for Kim’s abilities as a mother, but she had the last laugh.
The pair share joint assets of £55m and Kim’s fortune is £614m, but Kim pays Kanye £166,000 a month in child support from her own bank balance of £1.6bn. I made him agree.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Property lost: £5.5 million
When Amber and Johnny met on the set of The Rum Diary in 2008, it was a recipe for disaster. The pair married in 2015, and a year later the world watched Depp go to court on charges of defamation and domestic violence.
Amber ultimately lost her case, claiming that her ex-boyfriend abused her while he was drinking and taking drugs. She eventually withdrew her claim for a restraining order and was awarded a £5.5 million settlement.
In a joint statement, the two said, “Our relationship was very passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party made false accusations for financial gain. There was no intent to cause any physical or emotional harm.”
guy ritchie and madonna
Wealth lost: £59m
This material woman put away a huge fortune when she split from director Guy Ritchie in 2008. The high-profile pair wed in 2000 with her closest friends – Sting, Gwyneth Paltrow and Donatella Versace in tow – but those close to her say Guy was fed up with her. That’s what it means. She lived a melodramatic life and had “no intention” of adopting David. [Banda, now 18].
“She always came first,” the source added. “There was a limit to what he could tolerate, and what Madonna wanted, Madonna got.”
The two fought bitterly for custody of their now 23-year-old son, Rocco, but Madonna ultimately won.
A settlement was eventually reached in December 2008, with Madonna paying Guy between £50 million and £60 million, including the couple’s British countryside estate, Ashcombe, valued at £20 million. was.
Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott
Lost wealth: £30.1bn in shares
When Amazon founder Jeff shipped divorce papers to Mackenzie Scott in 2019, more than a few packages were lost in transit.
Mum-of-four MacKenzie ended her 25-year marriage after discovering she had an affair with Black Ops Aviation owner Lauren Sanchez, leaving her with £30.1bn of Amazon shares.
Incredibly, the divorce did not damage Jeff’s fortune. His net worth is £126 billion, making him the third richest person in the world.
Alec and Jocelyn Wildenstein
Property lost: £3 million
Swiss socialite Jocelyn is famous for more than just her cat-like face. The ‘Catwoman’ reportedly spent £1 million a month with her husband, an art dealer who inherited the world’s largest collection of major art.
However, the love did not last long. Jocelyn claimed she found the Russian model in bed with Alec, who is accused of threatening his wife with a gun.
After 21 years and numerous plastic surgeries, which Jocelyn denies, the pair went through a dramatic divorce in 1999, with the mother-of-two now married for £3 million. acquired property.
She was prohibited from spending money on further surgeries, but she spent so much that she went bankrupt in 2018.
Bernie and Slavika Ecclestone
Property lost: £945,000
F1 supremo Bernie pulled his second wife Slavica Radic at high speed. In the late 90s, a businessman, while seriously ill, transferred all his assets to his bride in order to prevent his daughters Tamara and Petra from paying inheritance tax on his estate.
So when Ms Slavica filed for divorce in 2009, she was forced to pay back £78m a year from her trust fund.
michael and juanita jordan
Wealth lost: £132m
Basketball star Michael Jordan ended his relationship with model wife Juanita Vannoy and was caught up in Space Jam.
The power couple married in 1989, took a break in 2002, but announced their divorce in 2006 in an “amicable” divorce.
The Chicago Bulls legend suffered the richest farewell ever for a sports star, with Juanita walking away with £132 million.
He also reportedly paid £1.6 million in legal costs.
Phil and Orian Collins
Wealth lost: £36m
It turns out Phil Collins was not an ‘easy lover’ to his ex-wife who enjoyed the biggest divorce settlement in British legal history [at the time] In 2008.
The Genesis singer, who married Orianne in 1999, ordered her ex-husband to kick her out of her huge mansion. In response, she sold off his prized possessions and auctioned off “various Phil Collins prizes” for less than £100.
Orianne attempts to sue Phil over half of her beach house in Miami, claiming that Phil won’t shower or brush her teeth.
Despite years of falling out, they reunited in 2016 and enjoyed a four-year relationship.
