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As Bill and Melinda Gates divorce, we look at other expensive splits

Plus, what was the most unusual clause in a settlement contract

Published: May 06, 2021 18:22 Nilanjana G. Javed, Senior Web Editor

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Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott — A divorce can be a messy affair, especially when it plays out in front of the whole world and there’s a huge fortune in the offing. The latest in a line of celebrity divorces, billionaire Bill and Melinda Gates’ split is making headlines. But here’s a look at other expensive ‘uncouplings’ from around the world. Image Credit: insta/jeffbezos

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Bill Gates and Melinda Gates — The Gates’ split is all set to be THE most expensive divorce in the world; the honey pot that needs dividing stands at a cool $127 billion (Dh466 billion). As discussions speed up, we wonder, who wouldn’t like to be a fly on a wall during that meeting?. Image Credit: Insta/melindafrenchgates

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1.2183502-749390463 — When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and then wife MacKenzie Scott announced they were going their separate ways in 2019, it came with much conjecture about who would get what. Scott took $38 billion – her net worth now is $6.1 billion. Bezos, by the way, is the richest man on the planet. Image Credit: REUTERS

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1.647568-2862151423 — Living legend and golfer Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren ended things three years into their marriage; she took home $100 million from the bank. Image Credit: AP

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In this June 3, 2016 file photo, South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, right, and actor Song Joong-ki pose as they arrive for the Baeksang Arts Awards in Seoul, South Korea. — ‘SongSong couple’ Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, whose split was one of the most high-profile in Asia, did not split their assets or money, making it an unusual end to a relationship. But they are among South Korea's highest-paid celebrities and so cash was clearly not a major concern. Image Credit: AP

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Alec and Jocelyn Wildenstein had an unusual deal when they broke up in 1999. She’d get $2.5 billion plus $100 million each year for 13 years afterwards from the billionaire art dealer. But the contract got odder still. One of the conditions of the money exchanging hands was that the Swiss-born socialite could no longer use the cash for plastic surgery. Image Credit: Insta/jocelyn_wildenstein_fan_page

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Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm and his wife Sue Ann Hamm attend the TIME 100 gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at the Frederick P. Rose Hall on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in New York. — CEO of Continental Resources Harold Hamm and Sue Ann Hamm filed for divorce 24 years after being together. In 2014, he was ordered by the court to shell out almost one billion dollars, which he did in monthly instalments. Image Credit: AP

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1.1197115-774949981 — When media mogul Rupert Murdoch divorces his second wife Anna Maria Mann, a Scottish journalist and novelist, in 1999 she got $1.7 billion as a settlement and $110 million in cash. Murdoch didn’t seem too bothered by the money he lost though; 17 days after the papers were finalized, he remarried Wendi Deng, a Chinese-American actor and businesswoman who was 38 years his junior. Image Credit: EPA

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Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan and his wife Juanita Vanoy are shown in this January 13, 1999 file photograph. — Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy split up after a 17-year marriage, and the athlete at this point gave up $168 million. The amount was one of the largest given in sports history. But to be fair, this check-out happened amid cheating rumours, best if things ended amicably. Image Credit: Reuters

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1.1613652-1546196525 — Actor Harrison Ford and screenwriter Melissa Mathison’s divorce reportedly cost $118 million. Image Credit: TNS

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