Celebrity Divorcées Pay High Price

The 10 Highest Divorce Settlements Paid By Women in Hollywood

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Male celebrities like Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and Mel Gibson hold the record for some of the most expensive Hollywood divorces. Sometimes women have to pay out their partners who make quite less. Famous women like Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Elizabeth Taylor and Jennifer Lopez are just some of the divorcees who had to pay out their exes after their break-up.

Who holds the record for most expensive Hollywood divorce from a female celebrity? We count down the most expensive settlements paid by women in Hollywood.

10.  Halle Berry & Gabriel Aubrey –   $16,000/month

2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party - ArrivalsThe actress was not married to model Gabriel Aubrey, but the couple of five years did share a daughter, and for that Halle Berry was ordered by a court in 2014 to shell out child support to her baby daddy to the tune of $16,000 a month.

9. Britney Spears & Kevin Federline – $1 million and child support

Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri Host GRAMMY After Party Sponsored by LGThe pop singer’s marriage to back up dancer Kevin Federline lasted two years and produced two children. When they divorced in 2006, Spears had to pony up $1 million plus $20,000 a month in child support.

8. Elizabeth Taylor & Larry Fortensky – $1 million

Elizabeth Taylor - File PhotosTaylor’s seventh and final marriage to Fortensky, a construction worker, ended in 1996 after five years of marriage. Fortensky received $1 million dollars as a settlement, but at the time of her death, it was reported that she left him $800,000 in her will.

7. Kate Winslet & Jim Threapleton – $4 million

Kate Winslet File Photos - November 1, 1997The Titanic and Divergent Series actress met her first husband on the set of Hideous Kinky where Jim Threapleton worked as an assistant director. The union lasted from 1998 to 2000 and Winslet gave birth to a daughter. Kate Winslet’s divorce settlement to her ex is estimated at $4 million. Winslet is currently on her third marriage.

6. Kirstie Alley & Parker Stevenson – $6 million

Kirstie AlleyThe “Cheers” actress had a long marriage by Hollywood standards to 70s heartthrob and “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries” star Parker Stevenson. When they broke up in 1997, she was a bigger star at the time so Alley shelled out $6 million.

5. Janet Jackson & Rene Elizondo – $10 million

Janet Jackson File PhotosJanet Jackson kept her 9-year marriage a secret to music producer Rene Elizondo, but in 1999 the two parted ways with Elizondo fighting for his $10 million settlement.

4. Jennifer Lopez & Cris Judd – $14 million

The 74th Annual Academy Awards - ArrivalsJennifer Lopez’s ended her second marriage to back up dancer Cris Judd after nine months as newlyweds. The brief marriage netted him $14 million in the divorce settlement.

3. Victoria Principal & Harry Glassman – $25 million

Victoria PrincipalThe former “Dallas” star, best-selling author and creator of a billion dollar skin care line paid out $25 million to her Beverly Hills plastic surgeon husband when they divorced after 21 years together.

2. Roseanne Barr & Tom Arnold – $50 million

Roseanne Barr And Tom Arnold

Roseanne Barr refused a prenuptial agreement when she married Tom Arnold in 1990.  The sitcom star may have regretted that decision four years later when their nasty divorce played out in the media. In the end, Arnold reportedly left the marriage with a $50 million pay day.

1.  Madonna & Guy Ritchie – $92 million

The Cinema Society and Piaget Host a Screening of "Revolver" - Outside ArrivalsThe “Like a Virgin” singer and director Guy Ritchie shared their lives together for eight years, and although Ritchie is a successful Hollywood filmmaker, Madonna’s worth was much more in 2008.  Madonna’s settlement is the most expensive divorce settlement for a female celebrity with her ex receiving a reported $76 to $92 million worth in cash and property.

Sources: Mandatory.com

 

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