30+ Expensive Celebrity Divorce Settlements That Reveal What Really Happened

See which celebs gave in to alimony and shared their millions, going down in history as the most expensive divorces ever!

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt - $400 Million

Since Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, the couple has been working with a private judge. She asked for full physical and joint legal custody of their children. It's too soon to tell, but rumor has it that the divorce will end up costing $400 million.

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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt - $400 Million
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Michael & Juanita Jordan - $168 Million

After years of trying to make the marriage work, Michael and Juanita Jordan mutually agreed on a divorce. As part of the settlement, Juanita received $168 million, on top of the couple's seven acre Chicago mansion and custody of their children Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine.

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Michael & Juanita Jordan - $168 Million
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Kevin Costner & Cindy Silva - $80 Million

16 years of marriage and three children later, the Hollywood couple decided to call it quits as a result of Costner's alleged infidelity. The Hollywood actor ended up having to pay $80 million to Silva in the divorce and later admitted that he had a child on the side with socialite Bridget Rooney.

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Kevin Costner & Cindy Silva - $80 Million
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Alec & Jocelyn Wildenstein - $2.5 Billion

Jocelyn managed to get $2.5 billion out of her ex-husband Alec Wildenstein, French businessman and billionaire. Known for her plastic surgery, which cost her a total of $2 million, Jocelyn thought changing her look would keep her husband around.

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Michael & Diandra Douglas - $45 Million

Michael Douglas married Diandra in 1977, and had a son with her a year later. In 1995, Diane filed for divorce. By the end of their divorce, Diandra received a $45 million settlement, which was half of the actor's net worth at the time.

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Michael & Diandra Douglas - $45 Million
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Robert & Sheila Johnson - $400 million

After 33 years of marriage to his partner, Sheila Johnson, co-founder of BET Robert Johnson separated in 2002. Two years before their divorce, in 2000, Johnson sold BET to Viacom for $3 billion; of which Sheila ended up getting $400 million.

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Bernie & Slavica Ecclestone - $1 Billion

Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone made headlines for all the wrong reasons after having a divorce settlement worth an incredible $1 billion! Not wasting any time, Slavica turned this money into $1.6 billion from investments.

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