Rupert and Anna Murdoch
After more than <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/murdochs-a-family-crisis-214430" target="_hplink">30 years of marriage</a>, News Corp. mogul Rupert Murdoch <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6047633/Top-10-divorce-settlements.html" target="_hplink">split with his wife, Anna,</a> in 1998. The former couple -- who had <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/02/business/worldbusiness/02iht-murdoch.html?_r=0" target="_hplink">three children together</a> -- <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_-syAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6534,2630482&dq=rupert+murdoch+divorce+settlement&hl=en" target="_hplink">settled their divorce</a> in 1999 when she walked away with a whopping <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/6047633/Top-10-divorce-settlements.html" target="_hplink">$1.7 billion</a>.
Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore
Mel Gibson's <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/braveheart-star-mel-gibson-wife-robyn-moore-files-divorce-article-1.360670" target="_hplink">wife of 28 years</a>, Robyn Moore, <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/braveheart-star-mel-gibson-wife-robyn-moore-files-divorce-article-1.360670" target="_hplink">filed for divorce</a> from the actor in April 2009. The ex-couple -- who has <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20271996,00.html" target="_hplink">seven children together</a> -- <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57348444-10391698/mel-gibson-wife-finalize-divorce-in-los-angeles/" target="_hplink">finalized their split</a> in December 2011. Because they <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/13/mel-gibson-divorce/" target="_hplink">did not have a prenup</a>, Moore reportedly walked away from the marriage with <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/05/mel-gibson-robyn-wife-divorce-settlement-retirement/" target="_hplink">roughly half </a>of Gibson's <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/05/mel-gibson-robyn-wife-divorce-settlement-retirement/" target="_hplink">$800 million fortune</a>. In September 2012, TMZ revealed that the former Mrs. Gibson was set to receive a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/05/mel-gibson-divorce-ex-wif_n_1859524.html" target="_hplink">large portion of the actor's retirement package</a> as well.
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
Despite outrageous rumors of a <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/06/30/elin-nordegren-gets-m-custody-kids-exchange-silence-tiger-woods-divorce/" target="_hplink">$750 million settlement</a>, Tiger Wood's ex-wife <a href="http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/10/exclusive-tiger-woods-divorce-payout-wife-revealed-110-million" target="_hplink">reportedly received $110 million </a>and joint custody of their two children. In 2009, Woods became the first athlete to earn a <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/29/tiger-woods-billion-business-sports-tiger.html" target="_hplink">cumulative $1 billion</a> through his income from prize money, appearances, endorsements and other business.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie
According to Madonna's <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20246841,00.html" target="_hplink">spokeswoman</a>, the Material Girl paid her ex between $76 million and <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/madonna-forks-92-million-divorce-settlement-guy-ritchie-article-1.356840" target="_hplink">$92 million</a>, which includes the value of the couple's country home in western England and their London pub, The Punchbowl. Though Ritchie is <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/guy-ritchie/1980957/main" target="_hplink">well-known film director</a>, he is worth less than the American pop star, and is one of the few notable male recipients of a divorce settlement.
Kirk Kerkorian and Lisa Bonder
In 2010, MGM-Mirage owner Kirk Kerkorian was <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2010/10/22/mgm-billionaire-kirk-kerkorian-lisa-kerkorian-bonder-daughter-child-support-divorce-settlement/" target="_hplink">ordered to pay </a>his wife of 28 days, Lisa Bonder, an additional $50,000 in child support each month -- doubling her previous award. She was also awarded an <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2010/10/22/mgm-billionaire-kirk-kerkorian-lisa-kerkorian-bonder-daughter-child-support-divorce-settlement/" target="_hplink">additional $10,250,000</a> in retroactive child support for her 12-year-old daughter, whom Kerkorian may not even have fathered.
Stephen and Elaine Wynn
The Las Vegas power couple, and owners of their <a href="http://www.wynnlasvegas.com/" target="_hplink">namesake Vegas hotels</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/07/steve-wynn-divorce-settle_n_414493.html" target="_hplink">divorced for the second time</a> -- they were first married in 1963 for 23 years -- in 2010. According to <em><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/18/billionaire-divorces-steve-wynn-sumner-redstone-business-billionaires-divorce.html" target="_hplink">Forbes</a></em>, Elaine collected $740 million worth of stock when the deal was agreed upon, and is now worth $1.05 billion. Steve Wynn's <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/news/elaine-wynn-joins-former-husband-in-forbes--wealthiest-list-103777864.html?mobile=y" target="_hplink">net worth was $1.9 billion</a>, down from $2.3 billion in 2009, prior to the divorce.
Roman and Irina Abramovich
The Russian oil and aluminum mogul and his former wife, Irina, were <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/mar/16/russia.football" target="_hplink">married for 16 years</a> and had five children before they split in 2007. She <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/34316968/The_World_s_Most_Expensive_Divorce_Settlements?slide=11" target="_hplink">received $300 million in assets</a> -- less than two percent of his $18.7 billion fortune -- <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/mar/16/russia.football" target="_hplink">in the settlement,</a> which included cash, mansions in Britain and Moscow, a yacht, and a private plane.
Ron Perelman
According to <em><a href="http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16469/" target="_hplink">New York Magazine</a></em>, investor and restaurant owner Ron Perelman has paid over $138 million in settlements to his four ex-wives. The first, <a href="http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16469/" target="_hplink">Faith Goldberg</a>, was awarded $8 million, followed by <a href="http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16469/" target="_hplink">Claudia Cohen's</a> whopping $80 million. <a href="http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16469/" target="_hplink">Patricia Duff</a>, his third wife, reportedly racked in $30 million, and fourth wife <a href="http://nymag.com/relationships/features/16469/" target="_hplink">Ellen Barkin</a> received between $20 and $60 million.
The Huffington Post Ashley Reich First Posted: 11/16/10 10:38 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET