5 Most Expensive Divorce: Cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and choreographer Dhanashree Verma are in the headlines these days. Both of them have got divorced. It seems that divorce has become a common thing among celebs. After divorce, there is a lot of discussion about alimony and a settlement of billions of rupees is made between the celebs. Let’s know about the 5 most expensive divorces in the world
5 Most Expensive Divorce: Indian team’s star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal and choreographer Dhanashree Verma, who got married in the year 2020, have got divorced. The Bombay High Court has ordered the family court to decide on the divorce petition of both tomorrow (March 20). Chahal has agreed to give a permanent alimony of Rs 4.75 crore (about ₹ 5 crore) to Dhanashree.
It seems that Chahal got a cheap settlement in the matter of paying alimony. There are many such cases of divorce around the world in which the husband had to pay a big price for separating from the wife.
Surprisingly, this amount is not in lakhs and crores but in billions and trillions of rupees. Let us know about the 5 most expensive divorces in the world, when the husband had to pay a heavy price for separating from the wife.
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates announced their divorce on May 3, 2021 after 27 years of marriage. Melinda got $73 billion from this divorce. According to a Forbes report, Melinda received shares worth at least $6.3 billion from different companies.
Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott
In 2019, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie Scott got divorced. MacKenzie got 4 percent of Amazon shares, which were worth more than $38 billion.
Alec Wildenstein and Jocelyn Wildenstein
French-American businessman and art dealer Alec Wildenstein divorced his wife in 1999 after 21 years of marriage. Jocelyn Wildenstein received $3.8 billion in alimony from this divorce.
Rupert Murdock and Maria Torv
Media mogul Rupert Murdock and journalist Maria Torv separated in 1998 after 31 years of marriage. Torv received $1.7 billion for this.
Bernie Ecclestone and Slavica Radic
Former Formula One boss and one of Britain’s richest men Bernie Ecclestone divorced Croatian model Slavica Radic. Slavica received $1.2 billion from this divorce. This divorce made Slavica the richest woman in Britain overnight while Bernie reached the brink of bankruptcy.