Britney Spears and Sam Asghari signed a prenuptial agreement before marrying last year, but the terms have not been disclosed as the couple reportedly heads for divorce. The split has reignited public fascination with the financial settlements of high-profile celebrity divorces, some of which have reached billions of pounds.
The most expensive celebrity divorce on record is that of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott. The $38 billion settlement from their 2019 divorce placed Scott among the world's wealthiest women. The couple, married for 25 years, split after Bezos's alleged affair with former Fox News presenter Lauren Sanchez.
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has been involved in two of the costliest divorces. His 1999 split from Anna Mann cost $1.7 billion, including a $110 million cash payment. More recently, Murdoch's divorce from Jerry Hall in 2022 reportedly awarded Hall tens of millions of pounds plus an £11 million Oxfordshire mansion, though she did not gain control of any of Murdoch's US properties.
Hollywood couple Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore ended their 31-year marriage in 2006, with a settlement of approximately $425 million after splitting $850 million in assets. The divorce came shortly after Gibson's arrest for drink-driving and an anti-Semitic tirade.
As Britney Spears navigates her own divorce, the scrutiny on her prenuptial agreement highlights how even carefully planned arrangements can become the subject of public and legal battles.
