From Tom Cruise to Johnny Depp, 5 Expensive Celebrity Divorces
- There have been a lot of times when our favorite Hollywood couples' marriages ended up in divorces.
- This list included Johnny Depp-Amber Heard, Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes, Kanye West-KIm Kardashian, and many more.
- However, what attracts the public's attention is the eye-popping divorce settlement money.
Even though wedding vows say ’till death do us part’, many Hollywood couples found their reason to split from their partner before they could fulfill the promise they made on the altar. People can get divorced at any given moment but why do celebrity couples make headlines after their annulment? Well, either there’s some controversy, a massive divorce settlement amount involved, or probably both.
Millions and billions have been exchanged in the legal procedure to settle. This list includes names like Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, and more. So, let’s look at such 5 expensive celebrity divorces from Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin to Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.
1. Johnny Depp-Amber Heard
Everyone knows about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s legal battle. In 2016, after 15 months of marriage, Heard filed a lawsuit against the Pirates of the Caribbean actor. According to reports via People, she asked for $7 million as the settlement charge. The actress had promised to donate the amount to a charity.
That’s not it. Amber Heard even sued Depp in a defamation case and accused him of domestic abuse. In 2022, when the pair went back to the court for the defamation trial, they made controversial allegations against each other, and the Aquaman actress couldn’t win against the Hollywood A-lister.
2. Sylvester Stallone-Jennifer Flavin
Sylvester Stallone and his ex-wife Jennifer Flavin headed toward divorce after 25 years of their marriage. In 2022, Flavin filed for divorce from the actor and sought complete ownership of their Florida home which cost around $35 million, per a Fox News report. The outlet even reported that the Rocky star has an estimated net worth of $400 million.
According to a divorce lawyer, Christopher Melcher, Flavin might get a massive amount of money but there’s a catch. He told Fox News, “Sylvester was wealthy when they married but amassed a fortune during their marriage. If there is no premarital agreement, Jennifer should receive an enormous sum.”
3. Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes
Sometimes the divorce settlements come in the form of expensive child support. Tom Cruise had to do the same after getting divorced from his ex-wife, Katie Holmes in 2012. But, the Mission Impossible actor no longer has to pay for his child’s care. After the divorce, Cruise was ordered to pay child support for his daughter Suri for $400,000 a year over 12 years until she turned 18, which means the amount becomes $4.8 million, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.
In 2024, Suri celebrated her 18th birthday, so Cruise can now stop sending the childcare money. Another celebrity couple whose marriage ended in divorce and the ex-husband still paying for the children – Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. West pays Keeping Up With the Kardashians star $200,000 every month for his children’s (North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm) support.
4. Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie
Once a hit couple in Hollywood, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie made headlines because of their ugly divorce drama. In 2016, the former pair called it quits after being married for two years, and soon they filed for divorce. In 2018, Jolie filed a lawsuit against the Bullet Train actor accusing him of not fulfilling his duties to send money for child support.
After the allegations were raised, Pitt’s attorney told CNN that the actor loaned $8 million to purchase her residence and paid $1.3 million in bills for her and their six children’s support. A source shared with the same outlet after Jolie’s attorney submitted documents to court,
It is sad that someone would deliberately misrepresent the situation, especially after Brad has continued to fulfill his commitments.
However, Pitt and Jolie’s ugly custody battle is known to everyone.
5. Madonna-Guy Ritchie
One of the most expensive celebrity divorces has to be Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s. According to BBC. After they split in 2008, the ‘Queen of Pop’ was forced to pay a huge amount ranging between $76 to $92 million. Even after the divorce settlement, the drama between the two didn’t end. They also got into an ugly custody battle over their son.
So, these were the celebrity divorces where one party paid a fortune for the other as a settlement. Though this list includes many more couples, these 5 were the most iconic ones.
