The high price of celebrity—in divorce court
How might Mel Gibson’s split stack up against some of the biggest celebrity divorces?
by Susan Mohammad and Rachel Mendleson on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 6:10pm -
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Madonna and Guy Ritchie (settlement: an estimated US$76 million)
Although most of the details have been kept confidential, reports about the split between Madonna and Ritchie suggest the filmmaker accepted US$76 million. Under English law, Ritchie could have been gone after up to half of Madonna’s fortune, which is estimated at US$450 million. The couple owned three luxury homes in London, as well as a pub and a country estate in the south-western county of Wiltshire. The pair also owned a penthouse apartment in New York City and a mansion in Beverly Hills, plus several luxury cars. Ritchie is said to have walked away with US$24 million in cash and two homes.
