These Are The Most Expensive Hollywood Divorces of All Time

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates – Settlement: Reported $65 Billion

Bill gates is a name that probably no one is unaware of. He laid the foundation stone of Microsoft Corporation along with Paul Allen, his childhood buddy. Gates is credited to have brought around the microcomputer revolution in the 70s and 80s decade. Along with his wife, Melinda Gates, he set up the private charitable foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill is listed at the 4th position among the richest people in the world. Everything was going fine in his life until the news of his divorce from Melinda surfaced in the media. The duo has been married for the last 27 years.

However, according to reports, they have now separated and are waiting for their divorce to be finalized. If that happens, there will be a drastic change in their personal lives and would also affect their individual net earnings. If Bill and Melinda decide to divide their fortune in half, the latter would pocket around $65.25 billion.

Mel Gibson & Robyn Moore – Settlement: Reported $425 Million

Irreconcilable differences between Gibson and Moore led to their separation and eventually, their divorce in 2009. As per reports, Hollywood filmmaker and actor Gibson was spotted with Oksana Grigorieva, a popular singer and songwriter, a month before the divorce. The Hollywood actor was said to even have a child with Grigorieva. According to the prenuptial agreement between Mel and Robyn, the former had to shell out half of everything he had earned, and as per several reports, the settlement amount was calculated at approximately $425 million. Thankfully, his immense net worth prevented him from facing bankruptcy.

Reba McEntire & Narvel Blackstock – Settlement: Reported $47.5 million

The country singer, Reba McEntire married her manager, and former steel guitar player, Narvel Blackstock, walked down the aisle in 1989. The pair took over Reba’s career together and created the company Starstruck Entertainment. They had a son together, Shelby, and Reba inherited her three step-children from the marriage.

The divorce wasn’t her idea, although. As she shared in the interview, it was really hard to make adjustments when people aren’t happy. The duo’s left their fans in a state of shock when they went on to announce their separation in  2015.

They split up after spending 26 years of marriage together. Reba believed that everyone deserves to be happy in their lives. It is believed the duo despite being separated are still on good terms which is great to see. Their divorce settlement was approximately $47.5 million.

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