The divorces It is, as lawyers and analysts of such cases have said, "dirty cases". A couple may decide that their life together can not continue and the whole affair will end procedurally.
However, this is a case that is rarely encountered in real life. Especially when we are talking about celebrities whose egos are as big as their bank accounts.
Freedom from the bonds of marriage is usually paid for. And it is paid generously. Many times promising marriages end in divorces costing a fortune with some of the protagonists paying.
We do not know if the famous couples whose divorces systematically shook the world show biz (and not only) regretted marrying these individuals but certainly regretted the terms in the prenuptial agreements drafted by their lawyers.
The richest man on the planet Jeff Bezos and his (now) wife Mackenzie Bezos (now Mackenzie Tuttle), lived a happy marriage, as they have both repeatedly stated, for 25 years having 4 children.
The last major divorce of the global jet set was finalized by a Seattle judge on July 6. However, it had gone through a thousand waves until the law was passed to distribute their property. The legal proceedings did not particularly concern the media. However, the reasons that led Bezos to give his ex-wife more than 35 billion in order to gain his freedom, occupied the scandalous press. And these reasons were one: Sexy TV presenter and journalist Lauren Sanchez.
So the road for Mackenzie Tetl to receive Amazon shares worth 38,3 billion. dollars has opened. Last April, the world's largest online retailer said in a news release that 19,7 million shares - or 4% - would be transferred to Mackenzie Bezos after the divorce was approved by the court.
Bezos holds the title of richest man in the world as he maintains a percentage of 12% worth 114,8 billion dollars.
Jeff Bezos, of course, is neither the first nor the last businessman, artist, athlete or celebrity in general to be asked to pay an astronomical sum in his divorce settlement.
The record so far in the business world is undoubtedly held by the Russian businessman Dmitry Rimbolovlev, owner of Monaco and owner of Scorpio, as it is estimated that his divorce from his wife Elena in 2014 cost $ 4,5 billion.
Dmitry Rimbolovlev and Elena Rimbolovlev
Infidelity is paid dearly. And the tycoon understood that Dmitry Rybolovlev as after seven years of litigation and revelation of a series of scandals by his wife Elena Rimbolovleva, he was forced to pay his ex-wife 535 million euros and two properties in Geneva.
The two sides agreed that this divorce has caused a lot of trauma to both them and their children and so they decided to end their long-standing dispute. Recall that the blonde beauty was asking for a total of 4,5 billion in real estate, cash and shares.
Steve and Ellen Winn
Together they built an empire, that of Wynn Resorts. Elaine Wynn has been on the company's board of directors since 2002. Her lawyers had made it clear in their prenuptial agreement that she would receive 11 million shares, worth about $ 795 million at the time. Something that happened after the divorce application in 2016.
As part of the deal, Steve's ex-husband sold shares worth about $ 114 million, most of which went to Elaine.
The golden diets of Rupert Murdoch
The media mogul Rupert Murdoch has the "happiness" of being on the lists of the most expensive divorces twice.
The first time Murdoch paid gold for his freedom was when he gave $ 1,2 billion to divorce Anna Maria Torv, the mother of four.
For love and the end of it, however, Murdoch did not count the money. As his later wife and 37 years younger than Wendy Deng, after 13 years, took the untold amount of 1,8 billion dollars. Murdoch wanted the process to end so quickly that the whole affair took place in 17 days.
Harold Ham and Su Ann Arnal
A successful marriage after 26 years ended up in the courts with a final "prize" of close to $ 1 billion.
The rich businessman in the oil field Harold Ham He filed for divorce from Su Ann Arnal. He initially gave a check for $ 974.790.317,77 to close the case.
Arnal accepted, but after the advice of her lawyers demanded to get a bigger share of the total fortune of 13,7 billion. Her appeal was rejected and in the end she was left with the (huge in any case) amount of 975 million.
The millions of Ecclestone
The CEO of Formula 1 for many years and a successful businessman Bernie Ecclestone saw his fortune plummet after his divorce from his wife of 23 years, Slavika.
The former model divorced Ecclestone in 2009 and is estimated to have earned about $ 1,2 billion. During their married life, the fortune created by Ecclestone is estimated at $ 4,2 billion.
During the 23 years that the couple was married, the fortune of Mr. Formula 1 increased significantly, so his (ex) wife also benefited, who eventually gave the freedom that Ecclestone wanted but got a little less than 1/3 of the total fortune.
Roman and Irina Abramovich
Lots of information and photos were circulating on the internet about the wedding of the Russian tycoon and owner of Chelsea, Roman Abramovich and flight attendant Irina.
A consensual divorce cost Abramovich nearly $ 300 million. However, according to lawyers, his ex-wife could claim almost half of the Russian's money since he acquired almost all of his property while they were married.
According to reports at the time, the tycoon was forced to get a divorce as he wanted to avoid a possible scandal after it was revealed that photos of him with the young beauty Dasa Zukova, taken in Paris, were offered by "paparazzi" to British tabloids.