Famous Divorce Cases

The most expensive divorce in history — settled in months, not years

A divorce that became a global defamation trial watched by millions

8+ years of custody battles — and still no final resolution

She said the prenup was signed under duress — the judge disagreed

A car crash, a golf club, and the most public cheating scandal in sports history

One of the first celebrity divorces in history — she was 16 when they married, and the court papers shocked the world

The original Hollywood power couple — their divorce divided Tinseltown and invented modern celebrity breakup coverage

They married, divorced, remarried, and divorced again — the most explosive on-again, off-again relationship Hollywood has ever seen

His Tonight Show salary became the centerpiece of a bitter divorce that earned him the nickname 'Alimony King'

She earned millions but died nearly penniless — a heartbreaking case of spousal and industry exploitation

A 30-year age gap, a 2-year marriage, and divorce papers delivered in front of an entire film crew

She secretly hired lawyers, changed her phone, and filed before he knew it was coming — to protect their daughter from Scientology

Filed on the 11th year of marriage — just before California's 10-year rule would have triggered permanent alimony

A secret child with the housekeeper, a Kennedy family dynasty, and a 10-year divorce saga

31 years of marriage, no prenup, and California's community property law gave her half of everything — $425 million

A custody battle so brutal that Baldwin wrote a book about it — and a leaked voicemail shocked the nation

No prenup meant she received a portion of future Star Wars and Indiana Jones royalties — forever

He wrote a prenup on a napkin without lawyers — the judge threw it out and she got $100 million

She challenged the prenup — the judge sided with Costner and the original contract

They announced separation in 2015 but did not finalize the divorce until 2018 — a strategic delay

They were the 2000s fairy tale that finally happened — and then ended without a prenup

Whose embryos are they? The question that adds a bioethical dimension to modern divorce

She was the star. He was the manager. The divorce flipped traditional gender dynamics on their head.

A civil divorce was not enough — she needed a Catholic annulment to marry Blake Shelton

An American actress, a French journalist, and a toddler — with an ocean in between

Their entire marriage played out on Instagram — and so did the divorce

She supported him when he had nothing — then the money came after the divorce was final

A $2.7 billion estate, a presidential run, and Instagram posts that became court evidence

A pop icon's public breakdown cost her custody — and her freedom for 13 years

Fourteen months of marriage, an airtight prenup, and the freedom to walk away clean

She turned infidelity into a masterpiece. He confessed on his own album. They stayed married.

After 16 years, she walked away with $60 million — making it one of the biggest country music divorces ever

No prenup, no public war -- a $130 billion estate quietly divided through a separation agreement

She called herself a 'starter wife' -- and blogged every painful detail of fighting a tech billionaire in court

They married in 2010, divorced in 2012, remarried in 2013, and divorced again in 2016 -- and somehow stayed friends

A Google co-founder's affair with a Google Glass employee -- while married to the 23andMe CEO

He wrote her a check for nearly a billion dollars -- she refused to cash it because it wasn't enough

She caught him in bed with a model, he pulled a gun, and the judge awarded her $2.5 billion

He built America's cellular phone empire -- she walked away with $460 million and a newspaper

A disputed postnup, a bankrupt baseball team, and a $2 billion sale -- she settled too early

She got $741 million in Wynn Resorts stock -- and became one of the most powerful shareholders in Las Vegas

A 32-year marriage, a $1.7 billion payout, and a new wife just 17 days later

After the $1.7 billion lesson, Murdoch made sure the second time cost far less

The greatest basketball player ever paid the largest sports divorce settlement in history -- because he never got a prenup

The prenup got more generous with each year of marriage -- but Madonna ended it before the biggest payout kicked in

The Great White Shark's divorce was settled faster than most club memberships are approved

She divorced him before the doping scandal -- and kept every dollar when his world collapsed

Allegations flew both ways, the NFL pension was carved up, and the custody fight lasted longer than his playing career

The tabloid divorce that defined an era — and coined a battle cry for every spouse who followed

She went from 'the other woman' to ex-wife — and a prenup ensured she left with almost nothing

'Conscious uncoupling' before the phrase existed — the quiet end to a 40-year political marriage

He led the impeachment of Clinton for an affair — while having one of his own

His second mega-divorce — but this time the art collection was worth more than most countries’ GDP

A supermodel, a luxury billionaire, a denied child — and $46K a month in child support

They never married — but she argued she deserved half of everything

A ten-year-old heiress, a scandalous mother, and the trial that gripped Depression-era America

Six weeks in the desert could end any marriage — for those who could afford the trip

She walked away from everything — and built a career bigger than what she left

She refused to seal the trial — because she wanted the world to see what he did

Their relationship lived on Twitter — and so did its destruction

A gender transition, a reality TV empire, and the question of who built the Kardashian brand

Two superstars, mutual destruction, and a custody battle with no winners

Was it love, was it PR, or was it the greatest prenup in entertainment history?

A $10 million abuse lawsuit, allegations of herpes, and a wedding that cost $3.5 million

She raised his four daughters alone while America fell in love with his second act

No kids, no drama, no spectacle — proof that celebrity divorce doesn't have to be a war

He sold 170 million albums during their marriage — she was entitled to half of everything

He left his first wife for Joanne Woodward — and spent 50 years making sure the second marriage justified the first divorce

A heavyweight champion, no prenup, and a Barbara Walters interview that shocked America.

A prenup, four kids, and a state-line strategy that saved Shaq hundreds of millions.

She found hundreds of texts from his teammate's wife — and filed in two states simultaneously.

He was using crystal meth. She found out too late. The divorce cost $130 million.

Married drunk in Vegas. Filed for annulment 9 days later. The definition of 'unsound mind.'

A 24-year marriage, a 6-year divorce, and then she dated Michael Jordan's son.

She quit her job to support him through cancer. He won 5 Tour de France titles. Then the truth came out.

He earned $250 million in the ring. He lost it all — three divorces, eleven children, and a foreclosed mansion.

She cited 'fraud.' He panicked. A four-month marriage that sparked years of speculation.

She filed for divorce. He nearly died in a brothel. She withdrew the papers to make his medical decisions. Then she filed again.

She said he hit her. He said she hit him. She was arrested. He won $2.2 million in defamation.

He hit her. He used steroids. They divorced. Twenty years later, he's still tweeting about her.

She was the voice, the face, the name on the company — but he owned 95% of everything and she owned nothing

Two divorces, a $10 million lawsuit, songs about killing her, and a custody battle that consumed a decade

He managed her career, spent her money on his mistress, and then the court ordered her to keep paying his lifestyle

A medical emergency, a child's near-drowning, a stepson's death, and a judge who gave custody to the father

She was seven months pregnant when he filed. He owed $300K in back support. Their son became the battlefield.

He cheated while she was pregnant. She sued for $15 million. Then she married an NFL quarterback and changed their son's last name.

Their marriage was a reality show, their divorce was a nightmare, and then he survived a plane crash that killed four people

His 4th marriage. Her unwavering support through his darkest years. $60 million — and he said it was fair.

A musical genius with nine children from five women — and a support structure so complex it needed a spreadsheet

Three divorce filings, a foreclosed mansion, gambling allegations, and a couple too broke to split — the messiest Real Housewives divorce in history

America watched them raise eight children on TV — then watched their marriage implode in the most public custody battle of the 2000s

Ten days after winning the Academy Award for Best Actress, Sandra Bullock's world collapsed when her husband's serial infidelity was exposed

A reality TV mogul's nine-year divorce war — stalking charges, PTSD, and over sixty court appearances to protect a $100M empire

Both went to prison for fraud, he was deported to Italy, and she filed for divorce from 4,000 miles away — the most dramatic downfall in Housewives history

A celebrity lawyer who embezzled millions from plane crash victims' families — and his Real Housewife who claims she knew nothing

The reality TV couple that made 'Chicken of the Sea' famous learned the hard way what happens when you skip the prenup

He managed her career, fathered a child with his 15-year mistress, and controlled everything — until she finally found the strength to leave

They married 96 hours after meeting, their stolen sex tape pioneered the revenge porn era, and his domestic violence arrest ended it all — the most chaotic celebrity marriage ever

When her rapper ex and his friends tried to shame her, she turned the divorce into a feminist revolution

His affair was exposed on national television, she won $1.4 million — then spiraled into a DUI that crashed into a house

They both cheated to be together, turned his affair into a reality show, had five kids, went broke, and ended up sharing $1.7 million in debt

Two hedge fund billionaires went to war over a prenup, three kids, and a $9 billion fortune

He projected a 42-foot photo of his mistress on a skyscraper -- she got half of a $922 million art collection

His divorce filings revealed a $2.5 million per month retirement package that scandalized corporate America

She co-founded BET, got pushed out, then walked away with $400 million and built her own empire

She learned her 6-year marriage was over from an email -- then found surveillance cameras still watching her

Five marriages, four divorces, one landmark custody battle, and a masterclass in what serial divorce costs a billionaire

The most private billionaire divorce in history -- until a soap-opera actress and a thrown lamp made it very public

Four marriages, four divorces, and a fortune that grew from nothing to $100 billion between them

She signed the prenup while pregnant because he refused to marry her otherwise -- then spent six years trying to void it

Two ex-girlfriends received $150 million in gifts from a 92-year-old billionaire -- then he sued to get it all back

She alleged he hid millions and used insider-trading profits to start his hedge fund -- then sued him 19 years later

A Fort Worth oil dynasty, a Metropolitan Opera patron, and a quiet divorce that divided billions without a single headline

She put him through medical school, raised four kids, and lost everything in the divorce — then she picked up a gun

She divorced him after years of documented abuse — two years later, she was dead

He didn't want a divorce — he wanted his pregnant wife to disappear

A police sergeant's third wife died during their divorce — his fourth wife disappeared after telling friends she feared she was next

She hired a PI to catch him cheating — then killed him in the same hotel parking lot where they were married

He strangled his pregnant wife, smothered his daughters aged 4 and 3, then went to work and acted normal on TV

She cut off her husband's penis while he slept — and sparked a national conversation about what drives a victim to the breaking point

An SNL legend was shot in his sleep by his wife — their two children were in the house

His friends warned him she was dangerous for months — he didn't listen until it was too late

She shot her preacher husband in the back with a shotgun, claimed years of hidden abuse — and served just 67 days in prison

She married a real estate agent during lockdown, fell for her Wicked co-star, and her prenup made the exit clean in weeks.

She sold Hello Sunshine for $900 million. The success that made her a mogul also ended her 12-year marriage.

Sixteen years together, two kids, a blended family with Zoe Kravitz, and a divorce settled in 24 hours.

Ten years of on-and-off. Less than one year of marriage. A Malibu wildfire, a same-week kiss with someone else, and a prenup that made the exit quick.

She accused him of hiding marital assets. He replaced her tattoo with a portrait of his dog. They reconciled within a month.

He was 62, she was 34. They married in October, divorced by May. He alleged fraud and $96,000 in unauthorized credit card charges.

Five marriages. A 107-day union with Lisa Marie Presley. A four-day annulment in Vegas. And $14 million owed to the IRS.

"I'm a marvelous housekeeper — every time I leave a man I keep his house"

Eight marriages to seven men — she married Burton twice because once wasn't dramatic enough

Behind the laughter of 'I Love Lucy' was a marriage destroyed by alcoholism and infidelity

They loved too hard, fought too loud, and neither could walk away cleanly

The baseball hero couldn't handle her fame. The playwright couldn't handle her pain. DiMaggio sent roses to her grave for 20 years.

She gave up Hollywood for a prince, only to discover his kingdom was built on infidelity

He was the #1 movie star in America, married 8 times, and died with $18,000 to his name

Eight marriages, seven wives, and a handwritten will that started one last fight from beyond the grave

He was the richest man in the world, married five times, and made his kidnapped grandson's ransom a loan — at 4% interest

He married twice, dated every actress in Hollywood, died alone worth $2.5 billion with no valid will

The King of Hollywood married five times, lost the love of his life in a plane crash, and hid a daughter for 31 years

Two divorces cost Williams an estimated $30 million — he joked they should call alimony 'all the money'

No prenup meant Mathison walked away with $85 million and a share of Indiana Jones royalties

They split $90 million in a single day — then became Hollywood's gold standard for co-parenting

The split that launched a thousand tabloid covers — yet the divorce itself was remarkably quiet

Both cheated — but only Ryan's career was destroyed by the public fallout

Married for 163 days after surviving a house fire and cancer — they filed for divorce before their first anniversary

They fell in love on the set of Dumb and Dumber — and the marriage was over in nine months

She alleged gambling, prostitution, and worse — the restraining order came before the divorce was final

He cheated '27 times,' checked into sex addiction rehab, then told his lawyer to give her whatever she wanted

No prenup, no lawyers at signing, no monetary settlement — just two adults choosing peace

They separated in 2017 but never filed for divorce — the pandemic brought them back together

She coined 'conscious uncoupling' and turned divorce into a Goop-branded wellness experience

They married at 23 and 24 — by the time she won the Oscar, their marriage was already crumbling

She forgot to thank him in her first Oscar speech — by her second win, the marriage was already dying

He made Raging Bull while she launched a modeling career — he wanted her home; she wanted the world

Two superstars, no child support in either direction, and iron-clad protections for their twins' privacy

She got $15 million in the divorce — then a childhood friend swindled her out of $7 million of it

They married before he was famous — no prenup meant she got $80 million when Dances with Wolves made him a star

He divorced her just before becoming a superstar — she spent decades feeling left behind

They split quietly and built a co-parenting model that Hollywood still talks about

They skipped the prenup — and still managed one of Hollywood's cleanest divorces

They waited three years between separation and filing — and the delay paid off

Separated in 2016, filed in 2020 — she now calls him her best friend

She got half of Star Wars, Trainspotting, and Moulin Rouge — plus their daughter called his girlfriend 'a piece of trash' on Instagram

Their 2004 post-nup split Shrek money and Zorro royalties — plus she got the Picasso

He denied the nanny affair — then married her three years later

She found out her marriage was over when a process server showed up at her door — while Harper claimed they had already split months earlier

Two of comedy's biggest stars split with zero financial claims against each other

His handlers said the marriage 'wasn't the right look' — six weeks later, it was over

Their prenup included a rule that neither parent could live more than five miles away until their son finished sixth grade

Her lawyers called it 'ironclad' — and it was

She kept Baby's royalties — and gets 10% of every future Agent Coulson appearance

He told her she was not a real musician — she did not release an album for seven years

No prenup, no children together, and four years of patient negotiation

A Thanksgiving car crash exposed over a dozen affairs and destroyed golf's most lucrative brand.

The GOAT's refusal to retire ended a $650 million power couple's marriage in just 11 days of mediation.

The Great White Shark's 26-year marriage ended with one of the largest sports divorce settlements ever recorded.

No prenup, a $4 million apology ring, and a reconciliation that made their bond unbreakable until tragedy struck.

High school sweethearts turned bitter enemies in a six-year legal war over money, custody, and reputation.

Tyson's second marriage ended with infidelity, a mansion, and a settlement that accelerated his march toward bankruptcy.

Four marriages, three divorces, and an affair with his best friend's wife before finally finding stability.

She got 70% of everything, he got a sex tape lawsuit, and the Hogan family was never the same.

A rookie QB's quick divorce saved him from splitting the $245 million contract that came two years later.

He earned $200 million but screamed in court that he couldn't afford a cheeseburger. A Reebok trust fund saved his future.

An NBA legend thought his prenup was airtight, but a breached joint account provision cost him $1.2 million a year.

Evictions, arrests, social media explosions, and a custody war that mirrored the NFL star's spectacular public meltdown.

They stayed together through his cheating scandal for their son's sake, then quietly ended it when it was time.

Both spouses filed restraining orders against each other in a divorce that exposed the dark side of an NBA legend.

A 25-year marriage, a near-fatal shooting, and a divorce battle over everything from retirement accounts to baseball memorabilia.

A 95-mile road trip, a fistfight with a former teammate, and a father who won sole custody of his twins.

An Olympic hero auctioned his gold medals to survive a divorce that exposed $270,000 in debt and allegations of drug use.

She tore up the prenup. He kept the Beats billions. The $100 million settlement was barely 12% of his fortune.

She filed a restraining order after he assaulted her for wanting a divorce. A gag order silenced her story for over a decade.

A prenup, a quiet settlement, and a co-parenting success story — proof that divorce doesn't have to destroy everything.

Country music's golden couple. A prenup. No kids. Divorce finalized in 10 days. The judge sealed the file forever.

Their wedding aired on MTV. Their marriage lasted three years. Their friendship outlasted both.

He kept her barefoot and locked in a mansion. She escaped with nothing. He kept her royalties. He was later convicted of murder.

She gave him two children, full custody, and signed away her parental rights. Then she tried to get them back.

He left her for Alicia Keys. She called out the affair on Twitter. Years later, all three co-parent as a 'blended family.'

Married on a yacht in Saint-Tropez. Divorced four months later after he stormed out of a screening of Borat.

She alleged years of physical and sexual abuse. He denied everything. She ended up paying him $350,000 to get free.

Four marriages. Three divorces. One lasted two months. Another ended with a domestic violence arrest. The pattern never changed.

No prenup. 17 years. He accused her of bigamy. She got $100,000 a month. And the reunion tour money was off-limits.

She claimed to be his wife. The Supreme Court said the marriage was void. A prenup waived everything. The fight lasted 15 years.

She loved him. His drinking was bigger than both of them. They divorced and stayed best friends for 30 years.

He was 45. She was 21. They married, had two kids, and separated when she decided she needed to 'find herself.' The divorce took seven years.

The world's most expensive divorce turned MacKenzie Scott into a philanthropic powerhouse and reshaped how we think about wealth after marriage.

Google's former CEO and his wife of 45+ years have navigated infidelity, an open marriage, and $1.5 billion divorce rumors without ever formally splitting.

An Oklahoma oil tycoon wrote a personal check for nearly $1 billion, and his ex-wife initially refused to cash it, calling it insulting.

A media mogul and an Oscar-winning actress ended their decade-long marriage over religion, ranches, and irreconcilable worldviews.

She won an Oscar for editing Star Wars and helped save the film from disaster. When the marriage ended, she walked away from Hollywood entirely.

The man who built the first Apple computer married four times, giving away Apple stock to his first wife that became worth a fortune.

The divorce of America's most famous mayor exposed a $230,000 monthly budget, six houses, and eleven country club memberships.

The Apollo Global founder paid $158 million to Jeffrey Epstein, faced sexual assault allegations, and resigned as CEO while his marriage survived.

She insisted on a 10-year sunset clause in the prenup. When GE's legendary CEO strayed after 13 years, that clause made her $180 million richer.

A 28-day marriage, a faked DNA test using saliva from his adult daughter, and a wiretapping conviction made this the most bizarre billionaire divorce in history.

The legendary oil tycoon married five times over seven decades, and each divorce carved another slice from his billion-dollar fortune.

She said she was coerced into signing the prenup. He was worth $7 billion. The case settled the day before trial.

She divorced Sheldon Adelson in 1988, the same year he bought the Sands Casino and began building a $35 billion empire.

A $20 million settlement born from the wreckage of a morning-show empire and sexual misconduct allegations.

A divorce that exposed how a powerful media figure allegedly weaponized custody arbitration against his ex-wife.

When a CNN anchor's firing unraveled not just his career but his 20-year marriage.

America's toughest TV judge proved that sometimes divorce is just a comma, not a period.

The domestic goddess's empire was built on the rubble of a 26-year marriage that ended with a court-ordered silence.

Two marriages, two divorces, and the evolving legal landscape of same-sex family law.

A $60 million lawsuit alleging 'soul murder' revealed the explosive aftermath of a comedian's divorce.

A talk show queen's divorce became a case study in infidelity, guardianship, and post-divorce financial control.

Four divorces and five marriages taught America's most controversial journalist that love is expensive litigation.

The most powerful woman in television news married four times, divorced four times, and admitted she was never very good at it.

America's weatherman proved that a quiet, respectful divorce can produce the best forecast for children.

A 'cheater' banner flying over the Walk of Fame ceremony became the leverage that rewrote a prenuptial agreement.

The Real Housewives star divorced her husband on camera, remarried him on camera, and loved him until his final breath.

A prenuptial agreement worth its weight in gold kept this $570 million divorce from becoming a courtroom circus.

A broken engagement revealed the legal gray zones that unmarried co-parents navigate without the safety net of divorce law.

Before she became the most controversial anchor in cable news, Megyn Kelly's first marriage quietly dissolved under the weight of two careers going in opposite directions.

A 15-year marriage that survived poverty and job-hopping could not survive the sudden arrival of Hollywood fame.

Before he became America's TV therapist, Dr. Phil's first marriage ended in annulment amid allegations of infidelity and control.

The king of daytime scandal shows nearly lost his own marriage to a prostitution scandal but held it together for 49 years.

America's most beloved morning host carried the private pain of an estranged son and a daughter he barely knew for decades.

A presidential hopeful's affair and love child destroyed his family while his wife battled terminal cancer

A governor vanished for six days, claimed he was hiking, and was actually with his Argentine mistress

After five years as a POW, he came home to a wife disfigured by a car accident and left her for a younger heiress

The crusading governor who prosecuted prostitution rings was caught as a client of one

Three sexting scandals, a federal prison sentence, and a divorce that accidentally influenced a presidential election

A Kennedy married a Cuomo, and the divorce was everything you would expect from two American political dynasties

San Francisco's glamorous mayor and his prosecutor wife were called 'the new Kennedys' before their marriage collapsed across two coasts

She was the bigger star, he talked too much about politics, and their baby's death broke what was left

The mayor of New York told the world he was leaving his wife before he told his wife

A war hero walked upstairs one night and told his wife of 23 years he wanted out, with no explanation

A Navy SEAL governor resigned after a blackmail-and-affair scandal, then his wife alleged years of domestic abuse during their custody battle

The pressure of being a Kennedy wife, serial infidelity, and Chappaquiddick drove her to alcoholism and eventually divorce

Jackie Kennedy's glamorous younger sister married a Polish prince, but affairs with Onassis and others ended the fairy tale

A racist rant cost him the Clippers — but his wife sold the team for $2 billion before the divorce papers even dried.

A secret underground lair, drug trafficking charges, and a billion-dollar Broadcom fortune — this divorce uncovered it all.

The pipeline billionaire's marriage coincided with his company's explosive growth — and its end put billions in play.

He divorced five years after founding Blackstone — decades before it became a $1 trillion asset manager.

He built Hudson Yards and owned the Dolphins — she got $300 million but none of the business empire.

He built CAA, got fired from Disney with $140 million, and then lost half of Hollywood's most feared Rolodex in the divorce.

He funded her brand. She built it into a $3 billion empire. Then he launched a knock-off and they went to war.

43 years of marriage, no prenup, and a pharma fortune built from scratch — the result was a $280 million settlement.

He never divorced — but his public comments about divorce destroying traders' performance sparked a firestorm.

He made her sign a prenup her lawyer called 'unconscionable.' She got her revenge in a bestselling memoir.

The NASCAR chairman married her twice and divorced her twice — and the second time, his $564 million fortune was exposed in court.

Four decades of marriage, a $6 billion cruise empire, and the philanthropic partnership that holds it all together.

He looted his own mining company to build the biggest mansion in the Hamptons — and a court ordered him to pay $213 million in damages.

He fathered two children during a 13-year secret affair, then fought a $134 million child support claim — and won.

A custody war that exposed the dark side of a cinematic partnership

She asked for half of Titanic -- and got it

Four wives, three divorces, and the wreckage of literary genius

Six wives, a stabbing, and literary America's most turbulent domestic life

A Nobel laureate who could master fiction but not marriage

The recluse who imprisoned his wife in silence

Twenty years of marriage, ten years of separation, and a fashion empire to divide

The bridal gown queen whose own marriage ended after twenty-three years

He abandoned his family for his client's wife -- and waited thirteen years for a divorce

Their divorce inspired two Oscar-winning films -- one from each side

The 'Fight Club' director who won full custody in a battle that foreshadowed his darkest films

Two future Oscar-winning directors divorced before either struck gold

His muse, his obsession, his destruction -- and the raw material for banned masterpieces

What started as Hollywood's greatest love story became an eight-year legal siege involving six children, a French winery, FBI investigations, and sealed court documents.

She begged him to retire from football. He chose one more season. The seven-time Super Bowl champion and the world's highest-paid supermodel were divorced in 11 days flat.

She helped him build the Magic Mike empire. He became a global star. When they split, the question of who owned the franchise's future profits kept them in court for six years.

He was the wholesome comedian who loved his wife. Then came the relapse, rehab, a new girlfriend, and a baby announcement within months of filing for divorce.

She started directing Harry Styles. He discovered the affair through an Apple Watch. Their nanny leaked everything. Then someone served her custody papers onstage at CinemaCon.

After two divorces' worth of tabloid trauma, Jennifer Aniston finally got the split right. She and Theroux separated, stayed friends, and gave the press absolutely nothing to work with.

She filed for divorce in 2020. Then leaked DMs exposed her husband's cannibalism fantasies, sexual abuse allegations, and a fall from Hollywood grace so complete that he ended up selling timeshares in the Cayman Islands.

She was one of the most famous models in the world. He was an indie film producer who reportedly cheated on her repeatedly. She filed for divorce, and then even worse allegations about him emerged.

He battled two cancers. She struggled with fertility. Police were called when he left with a gun. Then they had to keep filming their HGTV show together for six more years.

Two years of marriage, one child, and then a custody fight so bitter that a British TV host tried to take full custody from America's most famous house flipper.

She earned $1 million per episode on TV's biggest sitcom. He was the son of a billionaire tech entrepreneur. Their ironclad prenup made divorce almost boringly simple.

They had a prenup. It had a sunset clause. After 18 years, the clause kicked in, the prenup expired, and suddenly Chris Rock's $70 million fortune was on the table.

She alleged he put a gun in his mouth and threatened to kill himself, then fired into the ceiling while their baby slept. He called the claims "dramatizations." The custody battle for their daughter became one of Hollywood's nastiest.

She left her husband for a rapper who designed an engagement ring with thorns that drew blood. They got engaged, broke up, got pregnant, broke up again, had the baby, and are still not together.

They separated in 2016 and told no one for seven years. She had an 'entanglement.' He slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. They remain legally married and apparently plan to stay that way.

Country music's power couple divorced in two weeks flat. The filing fee was $193. The emotional fallout lasted years and fueled some of the genre's best albums.

He terminated their apartment lease without telling her during a pandemic. She tried to file for emergency divorce. The courts said divorce wasn't essential. She was stuck.

They fell in love playing star-crossed lovers in Rent on Broadway. They divorced as Frozen made her the biggest star on the planet. And they showed Hollywood how to co-parent with grace.

He went from lovable Andy Dwyer to Marvel's Star-Lord and Hollywood's highest-paid actor. She built a comedy empire. They agreed to live within five miles of each other until their son finished sixth grade.

He allegedly grabbed her mother and shoved her into a dresser. He pleaded no contest to four harassment charges. Yet he still got 50/50 custody of their one-year-old daughter.

$900 million. Seven husbands. $3,500 left.

He was acquitted of murder. Hollywood convicted him anyway.

America's first divorce. The punishment? Ears cut off and banishment.

A divorce that changed the British monarchy forever

One of the wealthiest women in music — without a prenup

She asked for £125 million — the judge awarded a fifth of that

She was American, he was British, they divorced in London — and it cost her far more than a US divorce would have

He controlled Formula 1 -- but his creative trust structure meant she was technically the billionaire

One of football's greatest strikers discovered that London's divorce courts are even more aggressive than Premiership defenders

He gave up the British Empire for a twice-divorced American — the scandal that changed royal rules forever

Scandalous photos, financial chaos, and a couple that kept living together for decades after divorce

A Jordanian princess fled Dubai’s ruler with their children — and won one of the UK’s largest-ever divorce settlements

She claimed $2.5 billion, documented a lifestyle of yachts and palaces, and walked away with $900 million

Multiple affairs, tabloid frenzy, and a nation that turned against England’s left back

He had an eight-year affair with his own brother's wife. It destroyed two marriages and a family.

A Hindu ceremony in Bali, a chicken sacrifice, 4 kids, 22 years together — and a court ruling that none of it counted as a marriage

He introduced her to heroin. She paid him £250K to leave. Two years later, she was dead at 27.

She left a Beatle for him. He wrote the greatest love songs in rock history for her. Then he drank himself into oblivion and cheated.

She married a Qatari billionaire, moved to London, wore an abaya, had a baby at 50 — and walked away with $200 million thanks to a five-year clause

The Monty Python legend did a comedy tour called 'The Alimony Tour' just to pay off his ex-wife

They married on camera, divorced on camera, and have been fighting over their kids on camera for 16 years

Queen Elizabeth's sister shattered a royal taboo that had stood since the 1540s

A Baltimore socialite divorced her husband to marry a king — who gave up his throne for her

He tried to prove her an adulteress in Parliament. She showed up at his coronation and was turned away at the door.

They made Revolutionary Road about a marriage falling apart — then their own marriage fell apart

He paid $18 million — then the nanny affair became front-page news

Two wives refused to let him go — one smashed his windows, the other held out for $10 million

She said Bond beat her — he told Playboy he did not think hitting a woman was 'wrong'

They still holiday together, but wanting different things for the future made staying married impossible.

The most gifted footballer of his generation terrorized his wife behind closed doors for years.

She asked for $250 million. The judge called her claims 'exorbitant' and said she lived in a 'make-believe' world.

No prenup. No public drama. Just a quiet fortune split that may have cost Adele half of everything she earned during the marriage.

He married her to try being straight. Four years later he came out as gay. Thirty years later she sued him for talking about it.

Her affair with his co-producer ended the marriage. His six years of therapy produced one of rock's most confessional albums.

His first marriage collapsed when he fathered a child with another woman. His second collapsed the same way. The legal bills topped $1 million.

Britain's prime minister divorced his second wife amid multiple affairs, a love child scandal, and a cancer diagnosis

She co-founded Jimmy Choo. He was heir to the Mellon banking fortune. Their divorce was as bitter as their wedding was glamorous.

She is the daughter of F1's Bernie Ecclestone. He was a gold dealer with a lavish lifestyle. The $5.5 billion divorce was Britain's biggest.

He nursed her through three strokes, then left her for her friend

Twenty years together, three children, no marriage -- and limited legal rights

Mr. and Mrs. Mad Hatter lived in adjacent houses -- until they didn't

Criminal conviction destroyed his marriage, his family, and his life

The Italian PM's divorce involved bunga bunga parties and record-breaking alimony

The Italian prime minister’s ex won record alimony — then the appeals court made her give it all back

The Versace heir who divorced her model husband while running a fashion empire

He became president in May — she filed for divorce in October

A billionaire spiritual leader, a German princess, and an 8-year legal battle across France, Switzerland, and the UK

The last Onassis — and the prenup that kept the shipping empire from a Brazilian horseman

He conquered Europe but could not make his empress give him an heir

She agreed to the annulment, kept her title and property, and attended his new wife's coronation

French tabloids broke the affair — she filed in Paris, not Hollywood

The French president divorced his wife five months into his presidency, then married a supermodel three months later

The most powerful banker in the world was accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid, and his heiress wife eventually walked away

France's most beautiful couple lasted five years — and one affair ended it all.

The original sex symbol married four times — and each divorce told the story of a changing France.

They were French cinema's most glamorous couple — and they divorced as quietly as they lived.

He would not share his paintings — so they stayed married for 20 more years, living apart.

They separated in the 1990s but did not divorce until 2006 — and it cost him 15 million euros.

A tennis legend's divorces left him bankrupt — then jailed

A broom closet encounter, a blown-up prenup, and a financial collapse that ended with a prison sentence.

Germany's chancellor earned the nickname 'The Lord of the Rings' for his five marriages and four divorces

Germany's greatest footballer won one World Cup and lost five marriages — each one more expensive than the last.

Der Kaiser commanded the pitch with elegance — and handled his divorces the same way.

The world's richest woman versus her own children — over a mining fortune

That’s not a divorce — THIS is a divorce: jurisdiction wars from the Outback to Malibu

He auctioned Gladiator props and luxury watches on his birthday — which was also his wedding anniversary

A Bollywood superstar's amicable split set the standard for Indian celebrity divorces

They divorced on video, called each other family, and meant it

She alleged DV and dowry harassment; he called her an unfit mother — the court battle lasted over a decade

Bollywood's most debated divorce — reported at $45 million, denied by both sides.

'We were two people making each other extremely unhappy' — Malaika's brave decision to walk away.

'I'm not Shah Rukh Khan — I don't have that kind of money,' Saif said while paying every rupee he owed.

The world's most famous athlete and the world's highest-paid model — in different countries

The greatest footballer ever denied his own daughter for decades — she won in court, but he never showed up when she was dying

Brazil's greatest footballer and the world-record-holding juggler queen split over custody and continents.

With 140 million albums sold, the King of Brazilian Music navigated love and loss across three marriages.

He was impeached for corruption. She was indicted for embezzlement. Their divorce was the least of their problems.

How do you divide a circus? Very carefully.

Canada's prime minister and his wife modeled a dignified separation focused entirely on their children's well-being

Canada's prime minister married a woman 29 years younger, and her very public breakdown became a cautionary tale about power imbalances in marriage

Russia's second-richest man, a $7 billion claim, and a legal battle across continents

The Chelsea FC owner’s divorce put London on the map as the world’s divorce capital

He announced the end of a 30-year marriage on live TV during intermission at the ballet

She didn't file for divorce — she staged a military coup and took his empire

The Orthodox Church forbade a fourth marriage. He had seven.

In the world's richest kingdom, divorce is governed by 1,400-year-old religious law

One of the world's richest investors quietly ended his fourth marriage after royal family pressure over his wife's public profile.

She won $81 million. He refused to pay. Interest ballooned it to $350 million. The judge held the entire Kingdom of Saudi Arabia liable.

South Africa's president had 6 wives, divorced 1, and lost 1 to suicide

38 years of marriage, 27 years of imprisonment, and a love that could not survive freedom

A president with six wives, twenty-three children, a suicide, a poisoning allegation, and a rape trial

Six wives, one divorce, one death, and the most complicated family law situation in South African political history.

Sweden's divorce rate is high, but its divorce process is the world's simplest

Strip club visits, secret affairs, and Nazi ties alleged — but the Queen chose the crown over divorce

'The Winner Takes It All' — the song that said what two divorces could not.

He conquered Wimbledon five times but couldn't survive retirement — and neither could his marriage.

He made Scenes from a Marriage — and lived through five of his own.

In Japan, you can divorce by filling out a form at the ward office — no court, no lawyer

She gave up her imperial title and divine status to marry a city bureaucrat — Japan’s modern fairy tale in reverse

Japan's most famous filmmaker gave his wife of 40 years nearly everything — reportedly $200 million in assets.

Japan's best-selling solo artist married twice in five years — and both marriages were over before they started.

He cheated while she fought cancer — and Japan's public judgment was swift and absolute.

K-drama's golden couple split after 2 years — and the internet mourned like a death

She posted their private texts on Instagram — including his complaint about her body — and K-drama fans chose sides in real time

Two Korean corporate dynasties married in 1998 — and their secret divorce settlement remains sealed to this day.

The 'Song-Song Couple' that broke a nation's heart — and divorced in under five minutes.

11 recognized and alleged children, multiple countries, and a disputed fortune

A football legend's divorce spiraled into a decade-long battle over secret Miami real estate and shell companies.

He used a presidential decree to evict his wife from the presidential palace. She used the press to expose his infidelity.

Argentina's biggest TV star paid her polo-player husband $10 million to walk away — after throwing an ashtray at him.

In China, divorce doesn't just split a family — it can crash a stock price

He posted on Weibo and broke the internet — 5.9 billion views as China watched a marriage explode in real time

China's biggest actress married a billionaire businessman — then regulatory crackdowns, investor lawsuits, and stock fraud tore them apart.

They stayed financially independent throughout marriage — so splitting up meant there was nothing to split.

He left for another woman — but gave his first wife nearly everything he had.

One country, three divorce laws: civil, Islamic, and customary

Worth $30 billion, divorced twice, and still single — Africa's richest man keeps his marriages as private as his balance sheet.

He married 27 women on one day to protect their honor. Eight years later, he divorced them all because 'marriage brings jealousy.'

He fathered children with three different women. She stayed for 20 years. Then he announced their divorce on Instagram — and briefly blamed hackers.

Mexico invented 'express divorce' — and changed Latin American family law forever

The heir to Mexico's largest media empire divorced quietly — but the financial stakes were staggering.

They divorced, renegotiated their terms, and remarried within a year

He paid her $46.7 million. They got back together. Then she married another man while living in his house.

A Swiss court awarded her $4.5 billion -- then appeals slashed it by 87%

She didn’t need a courtroom — her revenge was a billion-stream breakup song

She was entitled to half of everything. She took two properties and walked away — and built a bigger fortune on her own.

He didn't just leave his wife — he left the entire Catholic Church

She agreed to the annulment, kept the castles, and outlived every other wife of Henry VIII

He broke with Rome to marry her — then broke her to leave her.

A teenage bride's past destroyed her present.

He was mad, bad, and dangerous to know — and she proved it.

He preached free love. She paid the price.

He wrote about compassion for the poor. He showed none to his wife.

She loved him. The law destroyed their family anyway.

They renewed their vows every year — until it all fell apart

He filed in Florida to avoid alimony. She invoked the Hague Convention. Their daughters became the center of an international legal showdown.

Twenty-seven years, two adopted children, and a $387 million fortune. The split nobody saw coming.

She was a flight attendant who became a queen — then was stripped of her title and erased from royal history

He escaped Japan in an instrument case. She orchestrated it. They never divorced — this is a marriage survival story.

He divorced three wives, stripped royal titles, and jailed his third wife's relatives — because he could

She converted to Islam at 21, moved to Pakistan, lasted 9 years — and still defends him from a British prison campaign

She was Morocco's first public queen, then she vanished — no announcement, no explanation, total media blackout

He left his wife for an opera singer, then left the opera singer for a president's widow

The fairy tale that shattered a monarchy's image and rewrote royal divorce law.

Stolen Polaroids, 88 alleged lovers, and a 'headless man' -- the scandal that destroyed a duchess.

Grace Kelly's daughter married a playboy and regretted it before the honeymoon ended.

A bodyguard married a princess, then was photographed cheating at a poolside with a beauty queen.

A weeping Shah divorced the love of his life because she could not produce an heir.

A king divorced his beloved queen for failing to produce a son -- while losing a war.

History's most expensive divorce -- a queen took half of France and married its greatest rival.

A king annulled his marriage by claiming his wife was too ugly to consummate -- then she became a saint.

Russia's greatest tsar banished his wife to a convent when she refused to grant a divorce.

A former soldier married into royalty, then fought for her children's future in a London courtroom.

A princess stood by her husband through an embezzlement trial, then left when he was caught with another woman.

An amicable royal divorce that ended in heartbreak when a father took his own life.

The first Danish royal divorce in 160 years tested Europe's oldest monarchy.

A Thai princess gave up her title to marry an American, then reclaimed her royal life after divorce.

Europe's most volatile prince divorced his Swiss wife, then married a princess and continued his pattern of violence.

A king who banned divorce in his country while his own wives flee across the border.

A third wife who became a political legend -- until the state seized everything.

Two exiled royals from abolished monarchies tried to build a future -- and failed.

A divorced princess kept her title, dated a shipping magnate, and became a global philanthropist.

A king and queen who modernized Afghanistan were overthrown for it -- and lost everything except each other.

A UK court awarded the largest divorce settlement in British history, then the real battle began: chasing a superyacht across continents.

They lived together for two years, separated for fifteen, and a 45-second London court hearing produced one of history's largest divorce payouts.

A former Miss UK and a pharmaceutical billionaire ended their 21-year marriage amicably, making her Britain's wealthiest divorcee.

The antivirus pioneer married three times, fled countries, and died in a Spanish prison cell, leaving a web of financial chaos for his survivors.

India's flamboyant liquor baron married twice, fled the country owing billions, and left a trail of financial wreckage across two continents.

She divorced the prince but kept his name, building it into one of fashion's most iconic brands worth hundreds of millions.

Four wives, 17 children, a $3 billion casino empire — and a corporate coup while the patriarch was recovering from brain surgery.

The son of Hong Kong's richest man had three children with an actress half his age — but they never married, complicating everything.

A 16-hour overnight negotiation ended 104 days of crisis for Hong Kong's most famous couple.

The First Lady of Venezuela publicly declared her husband's power had destroyed their marriage — then had to fight him for custody.

She accused the president of corruption and domestic violence. He stripped her of her title and replaced her with their teenage daughter.

He announced the divorce of three wives on state radio. One was later found dismembered. Another was arrested for trying to flee.

He never met her before the wedding day. He divorced her within a year. Then he ruled Libya for 42 years with a new wife.

Three marriages, three divorces, four children, and the most complicated personal life in Arab entertainment.

She fled Dubai fearing for her life. He hacked her phone. A British court awarded her $734 million — the largest divorce settlement in UK history.

She was his secretary and mistress while he was president. She bore two children while both were still married to others. Then came the 'Wedding of the Century.'

Art world meets porn world -- and the child caught between two countries

A U.S. Senator denounced her on the floor of Congress. Her crime? Falling in love.

72 days of marriage, 536 days of litigation

Married at 5 AM, annulled by Monday

From space shuttle to squad car

Maple the Bear was the first pick

A wedding without a marriage license

She hid $1.3 million. He got every penny.

He gave her a kidney. Then he wanted it back.

Beautiful ceremony, no legal standing

Married at 19, divorced at 19

$47,000 a month in divorce costs led to bankruptcy

They ended the marriage. They built a billion-dollar empire.

He lost the marriage but won the pig

Two volatile stars, one explosive marriage

A text message ended a marriage worth millions

Cameras caught the wedding. The divorce happened in private.

She helped build Amazon. She walked away with $38 billion.

Heads or tails should never decide where a child spends Christmas

He knocked for 20 minutes. She never opened the door.

The viral divorce story that never happened

A single Snapchat photo ended a two-hour marriage

He divorced her for sterility. The people rioted. He killed her anyway.

He wanted a new wife. The Church called it adultery. He did it anyway.

He converted to Catholicism for a crown. She refused to follow.

He embezzled $50,000 from her trust to keep a mistress. She wrote about it.

Her mother locked her in her room. Then forced her down the aisle.

She married a lord, a soldier her son's age, and then an even younger one.

She divorced the King of France and married the King of England eight weeks later.

She danced her way out of poverty, through four marriages, and into legend.

He spent 11 years trying to divorce her. The Pope said no. He died trying.