World Most Expensive Divorces

Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is set to lose half his wealth after being ordered to pay his former wife $4.5 billion in a settlement dubbed the "most expensive divorce in history."


 The two had been battling over the settlement for six years, after Elena Rybolovleva, the oligarch's wife of 23 years, filed for divorce.

Rybolovlev's total wealth is estimated at $8.8 billion, according to the 2014 Forbes list of billionaires.

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Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and his wife Irina split at a cost of $300 million.

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch paid $1.7 billion to ex-wife Anna.

Actor and director Mel Gibson paid $425 million in his split with wife Robyn in 2001.

Stephen and Elaine Wynn of the Wynn Resorts fortune settled their divorce wit Cell-phone Cell-phone

Cell-phone pioneer Craig McCaw paid his ex-wife Wendy $460 million.

Saudi Arabian businessman Adnan Khashoggi split with wife Soraya for a price tag of $874 million.

Robert Johnson, who founded the cable channel Black Entertainment Television, paid $400 million to wife Sheila when they divorced.

Formula One President Bernie Ecclestone paid $1.5 billion to former wife Slavica.

French businessman and art dealer Alec Wildenstein paid $2.5 billion when he and wife Jocelyn divorced.

Energy mogul Michael Polsky paid Maya Polsky $184 million when they split.