$12 Million
Athletes seem to just have trouble keeping their marriages together! Former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez, AKA A-Rod, and Cynthia Scurtis, a psychology graduate married in 2002 and had two children together.
Their marriage crumbled and in 2008, Cynthia filed for divorce, citing emotional abandonment of her and her children and extramarital affairs. It’s estimated that their divorce settlement was around $12 million. The former professional baseball shortstop dated the lovely Jennifer Lopez for a while, but they didn’t last too long.
$7 Million
We have seen a bunch of Kardashians grace our list. I guess with a lot of money and fame comes... relationship failure? Khloe ended her marriage with Lamar after his drug battle.
Despite an ironclad prenup and Lamar’s drug addiction which brought on the divorce, the former NBA star walked away with $7 million. With a huge net worth already of $116 million, we can’t imagine the $7 was anything special.
$7.5 Million
Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Tweedy and English professional football player Ashley Cole began dating in September 2004 while living on the same block in London. They got married two years later in July 2006 in Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire.
They separated after allegations were made that Cole had affairs with several other women. Cheryl had previously stated that she didn't marry Ashley for his money. The irony was at its finest when she walked away with $7.5 million dollars after they split up. And to say she didn’t want any of it...
$15 million
Daytona 500 winner, Jeff Gordon, married Brooke Sealey, a Winston Cup model in 1994. Their relationship had previously been a secret, due to an unspoken rule which forbade models from dating the racers.
Their marriage lasted eight years before they split. Somehow, Brooke walked away with $15 million although they didn’t have children together. Jeff Gordon has a net worth of $200 million and makes around $30 million every year from salary and endorsements, so he should be just fine.
$60 million
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were the most famous celebrity couple in the early 2000s. People were absolutely obsessed. They tied the knot in 2000 in a stunning ceremony in Malibu. Let’s just say the world was depressed to find out about their divorce in 2005.
We’ll spare you the details and it seems like the “Team Aniston” versus “Team Jolie” is no longer relevant as they both haven’t worked out. But really, which team were you rooting for?