5. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, US$110 million
From being considered the best golfer of all time to a scandal that shattered his golden boy image, Tiger Woods has seen it all.That scandal also resulted in the end of his six years of marriage to Elin Nordegren. The couple met when Nordegren moved to work in the US from Sweden, but the marriage ended in 2010 after it was revealed he was having an affair with a New York nightclub manager. Though reports at the time suggested huge settlements of half a billion dollars or more, the true figure is widely reported to be around US$110 million.4. Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy, US$168 million
Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually and amicably decided to end their 17-year marriage. The two first filed for divorce in 2002 but reconciled shortly after. In 2006, they filed for divorce again. According to Chicago Business, Vanoy received US$168 million in the divorce settlement, one of the largest settlements in sports history.
3. Rupert Murdoch and Anna Maria Mann, US$1.7 billion
Expensive divorces weren’t such a thing back in the 90s but media mogul Rupert Murdoch made headlines with his 1999 divorce from Anna Maria Torv, a Scottish journalist and novelist. She reportedly received US$1.7 billion from the settlement and an additional US$110 million in cash. She has since remarried, to financier William Mann.2. Alec Wildenstein and Jocelyn Wildenstein, US$3.8 billion
French-born American billionaire Alec Wildenstein was married to socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein for 21 years. Their much-talked-about divorce took place in 1999, leaving her with a settlement of US$2.5 billion plus US$100 million a year for 13 years. That was a colossal amount of money for the 90s, and she still ought to have plenty to go round today but nevertheless filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Besides a generally profligate lifestyle, she has the moniker “Catwoman” for her feline-like features due to years of spending on extensive plastic surgery (surgery she denies having).
1. Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott, US$38 billion
He is a front-runner in almost everything, divorce included. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ 2019 split from wife MacKenzie Scott was the most expensive in history, so far. The separation from Bezos may or may not have left her dejected, but it surely left her rich as Scott received US$35.6 billion in Amazon stock. That made her the third-wealthiest woman in the world at the time, a position she retains today after considerable gains in the value of the stock that at one point took her wealth to over US$62 billion.Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
This article originally appeared on Luxurylaunches.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tK%2FMqWWcp51kuqKzwLOgp52jZMC1xcueZqedp6h6tb7Ep5usZ5Gnwaqvy55mbGljaH50gI6boKWkXZyutbHSZmxmpZ%2BowW6x16mcp6uZq7Jur8SlnJuqmanGbrDIr6arm5U%3D