Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev has been ordered to pay his wife $4.5 billion in a settlement being called the "most expensive divorce in history." Click through to see some other pricey splits in recent history.
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Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev has been ordered to pay his wife $4.5 billion in a settlement being called the "most expensive divorce in history." Click through to see some other pricey splits in recent history.
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French businessman and art dealer Alec Wildenstein paid $2.5 billion when he and wife Jocelyn divorced.
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French businessman and art dealer Alec Wildenstein paid $2.5 billion when he and wife Jocelyn divorced.
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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch paid $1.7 billion to ex-wife Anna.
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Media magnate Rupert Murdoch paid $1.7 billion to ex-wife Anna.
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Formula One President Bernie Ecclestone paid $1.5 billion to former wife Slavica.
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Formula One President Bernie Ecclestone paid $1.5 billion to former wife Slavica.
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Saudi Arabian businessman Adnan Khashoggi split with wife Soraya for a price tag of $874 million.
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Saudi Arabian businessman Adnan Khashoggi split with wife Soraya for a price tag of $874 million.
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Stephen and Elaine Wynn of the Wynn Resorts fortune settled their divorce with a $740 million price tag.
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Stephen and Elaine Wynn of the Wynn Resorts fortune settled their divorce with a $740 million price tag.
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Cell-phone pioneer Craig McCaw paid his ex-wife Wendy $460 million.
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Cell-phone pioneer Craig McCaw paid his ex-wife Wendy $460 million.
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Actor and director Mel Gibson paid $425 million in his split with wife Robyn in 2001.
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Actor and director Mel Gibson paid $425 million in his split with wife Robyn in 2001.
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Robert Johnson, who founded the cable channel Black Entertainment Television, paid $400 million to wife Sheila when they divorced.
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Robert Johnson, who founded the cable channel Black Entertainment Television, paid $400 million to wife Sheila when they divorced.
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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his wife Irina split at a cost of $300 million.
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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his wife Irina split at a cost of $300 million.
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Energy mogul Michael Polsky paid Maya Polsky $184 million when they split.
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Energy mogul Michael Polsky paid Maya Polsky $184 million when they split.
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