Divorce is simply ending a marriage. It is the cancellation and reorganization of the legal responsibilities and duties of the couple that comes with marriage. The matrimonial bonds are dissolved between a couple as per the directives of the law of that particular country or state. Let us have a sneak peek at the most expensive divorces in the history of Hollywood. 22.Michael Douglas and Diandra Douglas Michael and Diandra separated in the year 2000. Diandra received $45 million after the divorce. 21. Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey This couple got split in the year 2008 and it cost Collins around $47 million. 20. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills After finalizing the divorce in 2008, Heather walked out of marriage with $48.6 million. 19. James Cameron and Linda Hamilton The couple parted ways in 1999 after Cameron won 11 Oscars for Titanic. Linda got $50 million in alimony. 18. Madonna and Guy Ritchie Madonna’s divorce cost Ritchie between $76-$92 million. 17. Cindy Silva and Kevin Kostner The couple separated in 1994 and it cost Kevin $80 million. 16. Mellisa Mathison and Harrison Ford Mallison took home $85 million after divorcing husband in 2004. 15. Amy Irving and Steven Spielberg Getting divorced from Amy cost Steven $100 million. 14. Greg Norman and Laura Andrassy When flight attendant and her famed golfer/ businessman husband got separated it was an expensive affair. Laura walked away with $103 million. 13. Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren The couple got split in 2010 and Elin $110 million in her bank account. 12. Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphy They got married in 1975 and split in the 90’s. Marcia left with $150 million after the divorce. 11. Boris Berezovsky and Galina Besharova When the most powerful and rich businessman of Russia got separated with his wife, she got $160 million towards her alimony. 10. Michael Jordan and Juanita Jordan When NBA star Jordan got separated with Juanita after 18 years of togetherness it was an expensive affair. She got $168 million, a 7-acre estate built in Chicago and custody of three kids. 9. Charles Fipke and Marlene Fipke Charles is the first who have discovered diamonds in Northwest Territories of Canada. When Marlene moved out of this marriage she got 1/5th of her husband’s company and $123 million. In total, the divorce cost $200 million to Charles. 8.Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Ex- Californian Governor split with his wife after 25 years of union. They got married in 1986. Though they never made the settlement public it is estimated that Maria got somewhere in between $250-375 million after the divorce. 7. Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore This divorce is Hollywood’s most expensive divorce payout in the history. Mel Gibson divorced Robyn after 31 years of marriage and that cost him half of his fortune. He paid her a $425 million after the split. 6. Craig McCaw and Wendy Petrak Craig and Wendy married in 1974 and parted ways in 1997. Craig paid a divorce bill of $460 million. 5.Bernie Ecclestone and Slavica Ecclestone President and CEO of Formule1 racing Bernie got married to a former model who was 28 years younger to him. They split after 23 years and that cost him $1.2 billion. 4. Murdoch and Torv Murdoch parted ways with Torv a 32 year long companionship and three children. The settlement was $1.7 billion in which $110 million was in cash. 3. Murdoch and Deng Seventeen days after his divorce got finalized, Murdoch married Deng. He was 82 while she was just 44 years old then. They chose to part ways fourteen years later and that made him pay even higher this time. He paid $1.8 billion. 2. Jocelyn and Alec Wildenstein This divorce is currently in second place of the most expensive divorces in the history. New York socialite Jocelyn who is famous for getting multiple surgeries divorced her husband 1997 and the settlement was $2.5 billion and $100 million every year for thirteen years. 1.Dmitry and Elena Russian fertilizer king and owner of European soccer club AS Monaco got ordered by Swiss judge to pay his Elena wife $6 billion out of his fortune worth $12.8 billion. Also See: Top 30 Most Beautiful Women In The World