Ye will pay Kim Kardashian $200,000 a month as part of their divorce settlement. Here are 12 other expensive celebrity divorces.

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Ye, formerly Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian West have settled their divorce after two years of deliberation.Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty Images
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Kim Kardashian and Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, settled their divorce in November 2022 nearly two years after Kardashian filed in February 2021.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (who now goes by Ye) at the Staples Center.Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images

Settlement: $200,000 per month

Nearly two years after Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Ye and highly tumultuous — and public — back-and-forths between them, the couple finally reached an agreement in November 2022. West is ordered to pay $200,000 per month in child support to his ex-wife, according to court documents filed on November 29, 2022.

The couple will also share joint custody of their four children — North, 9, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3.

According to Insider, Kardashian and Ye will also split the costs of health care, security, and educational expenses, including private school tuition and fees and tutoring costs. The couple will also divide up their assets, including their properties. According to documents viewed by Insider, Kardashian and Ye also agreed to waive spousal support.

What went wrong: Kim Kardashian and Ye, then known as Kanye West, met in 2003 and went public with their relationship in 2012 after years of friendship. They welcomed their first child, North West, in June 2013. The pair tied the knot in a lavish Italian ceremony in May 2014. A year later, they announced they were expecting their second child.

However, things turned sour after a string of public scandals, including the couple's public feud with Taylor Swift, Ye's controversial statement that slavery "sounds like a choice." Ye's public support for Donald Trump, and his own subsequent presidential run, appeared to put pressure on Kardashian to be more open about her own political views and whether they aligned with her husband.

In February 2021, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Ye, citing "irreconcilable differences." The couple was already known to be living apart a majority of the time, with Kardashian living in their Calabasas home and Ye spending a lot of time at his Wyoming ranch.

On December 10, 2021, Kardashian filed a legal request asking to be declared legally single and restore her birth name. Kardashian was dating "SNL" star Pete Davidson at the time. Ye took to Instagram in a series of posts publicly calling out Davidson and his relationship with Kardashian, which were later removed.

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos separated after 25 years of marriage, making her the second wealthiest woman in the world at the time.

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Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos.Jorg Carstensen/AFP/Getty Images

Settlement: Reported $38 billion

Bezos is the richest person in the world, estimated to be worth over $177 billion, according to Forbes. Bezos' home state prior to his divorce is in Washington, which happens to be one of nine states where residents are entitled to a 50/50 split of marital assets.

The couple finalized their divorce in July 2019, leaving MacKenzie Bezos, now Mackenzie Scott, with a partial stake in Amazon worth an estimated $38 billion. At the time, she was named the second wealthiest woman in the world. After the divorce, Jeff Bezos' net worth still stood at an estimated $121 billion. Scott's current net worth is now listed at $53 billion, according to Forbes, making her the third richest woman in the world.

According to CNBC, the couple never signed a prenuptial agreement.

What went wrong: In a lengthy tweet, Jeff Bezos announced the world's wealthiest couple was ending their marriage amicably after a quarter of a century. In their statement, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos shared their decision came after "a long period of loving exploration and trial separation."

The two said that they would remain friends and a family with their four children. However, there was apparently more to the story as mere hours after the couple announced their split, the National Enquirer broke the news of a relationship between Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez.

The controversial publication claimed it had been conducting a four-month investigation into his alleged affair with Sanchez and had obtained "raunchy messages and erotic selfies," some of which were later published. The Washington Post later reported that Bezos had preemptively announced his divorce on Twitter as a way to get ahead of the National Enquirer report.

A lengthy investigation was launched into how the photos and texts were leaked, and even if it was a politically motivated attack on Bezos and Amazon. A New York Times report suggested that Sanchez sent them to her brother, Michael Sanchez, who then sold them to the National Enquirer. Bezos later claimed that the material was used to extort him.

Bezos and Sanchez are still dating. In March 2021, MacKenzie Bezos married Dan Jewett, a science teacher at the boarding school attended by her and Jeff Bezos' children.

In September 2022, MacKenzie Bezos filed for divorce from Jewett. Jewett did not contest the filing. According to the New York Times, the petition for divorce states that any division of property between the couple is described in a separate contract, which has not been made public.

Bill Gates announced his divorce from his wife, Melinda Gates, in May 2021 after 27 years of marriage.

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Bill and Melinda Gates.Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

How big the settlement could be: $6.3 billion in stocks

While some thought that Gates could receive upwards of $73 billion in her divorce from Bill Gates, once the world's richest man, "no money judgment" or spousal support was ordered in their divorce agreement. However, Gates did get $6.3 billion worth of stocks from her ex-husband, $1 billion of which she sold in August 2022.

What went wrong: In a tweet, Bill Gates announced the couple's divorce on May 3, 2021.

"After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," Gates wrote. "Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives."

"We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in the next phase of our lives," the statement continued. "We ask for space and privacy for our family as we begin to navigate this new life."

According to the TMZ report, the divorce filings claimed that the Gates' marriage was "irretrievably broken." Melinda Gates was listed as the petitioner and Bill Gates as the respondent, with a trial date set for April 4, 2022.

Rupert Murdoch and Anna Torv split after 32 years of marriage in 1999 and Murdoch remarried 17 days later.

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Anna Torv and Rupert Murdoch.AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian

Settlement: Reported $1.7 billion

What went wrong: After 32 years of marriage, the Murdochs called it quits in 1999. Of the $1.7 billion in assets Rupert gave to Torv, $110 million was in cash, according to ABC News.

After the split, Rupert was married just 17 days later to 30-year-old Wendi Deng, whom he met while married to Torv. Murdoch filed for divorce from Deng in June 2013.

"I think that Rupert's affair with Wendi Deng – it's not an original plot – was the end of the marriage," Torv told Australian Women's Weekly in 2001. "His determination to continue with that. I thought we had a wonderful, happy marriage. Obviously, we didn't."

"[He] was extremely hard, ruthless and determined that he was going to go through with this, no matter what I wanted or what I was trying to do to save the marriage. He had no interest in that whatsoever," she added of a possible reconciliation.

Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore separated after nearly 30 years together in 2006.

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Robyn Moore and Mel Gibson.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage

Settlement: Reported $425 million

What went wrong: Gibson told Deadline the pair separated in 2006 the day after he was arrested in Malibu for an investigation of driving under the influence which infamously led to Gibson's expletive-ridden anti-Semetic tirade.

Moore filed for divorce in April 2009, citing irreconcilable differences. A month earlier, Gibson was spotted with singer-songwriter Oksana Grigorieva, with whom he had a child in October of that year.

The couple's prenup reportedly entitled Moore to half of everything Gibson earned from their marriage starting in 1980, according to People. It's estimated Moore received about $425 million. The pair, who were married for nearly 30 years years, have seven children together.

Robert Johnson and Sheila Crump ended their marriage after 33 years.

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Robert Johnson and Sheila Crump.Matthew Simmons/Getty Images; Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images for Parsons School of Design/The New School

Settlement: Reported $400 million

What went wrong: Robert L. Johnson and Sheila Crump built their fortune together over 33 years of marriage from 1969 to 2002 with BET, which Robert Johnson founded in 1980. BET sold to Viacom for $3 billion, according to Fortune.

Crump said in 2004's "The Billion Dollar BET" that Robert had a three-year affair and at least one other.

Following the divorce, Crump married Arlington County Circuit Court Chief Judge William T. Newman, who presided over her divorce.

Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy called it quits in 2016 after trying to make things work.

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Juanita Vanoy and Michael Jordan.Reuters

Settlement: Reported $168 million

What went wrong: Michael married Juanita Vanoy during his second season with the Chicago Bulls in 1989 in a small Las Vegas wedding.

Vanoy filed for divorce in 2002, but the couple decided to try and work things out instead. At the end of 2016, the Jordans decided to split for good after 17 years together. According to People, the divorce came as a surprise to some friends since the two were seen spending time together in the days beforehand, attending their son's basketball game.

The couple's lawyers released a statement saying the two "mutually and amicably" ended their marriage.

Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey split after 25 years of marriage.

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Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey.Harms/AP Photo

Settlement: Reported $150 million 

What went wrong: Singer Neil Diamond and then-wife Murphy divorced in March 1995 after 25 years of marriage. Forbes reported Diamond's $300 million estate was divided up, with Murphy receiving half.

In 1996, Diamond said he blamed himself for much of the relationship going south.

"I assume a lot of responsibility for what went wrong, but I was taken aback by how many friends dropped me," he told People.

Years later, Diamond said Murphy got less than $150 million.

"She got enough to live on for the rest of her life," he said, according to the Daily Mail

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren announced their divorce in 2010 after being married for six years.

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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren.Harry How/Getty Images

Settlement: Reported $110 million 

What went wrong: After Woods crashed his Escalade into the tree outside his Florida home in 2009, the golf star admitted to multiple affairs. The two announced their divorce in 2010 after six years of marriage.

Nordegren received a reported $110 million in the settlement, according to the New York Daily News.

Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving split after four years of marriage.

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Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving.Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage

Settlement: Reported $100 million

What went wrong: A California judge refused to recognize the couple's prenuptial agreement scrawled on a napkin and awarded Irving $100 million after the four years of marriage in 1989, according to Forbes.

Irving told the Los Angeles Times in 1994 their ambitious careers may have got the best of them.

"During my marriage to Steven, I felt like a politician's wife," said Irving. "There were certain things expected of me that definitely weren't me. One of my problems is that I'm very honest and direct. You pay a price for that. But then I behaved myself and I paid a price too."

Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison separated in 2000 after 17 years together.

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Melissa Mathison and Harrison Ford.Jim Smeal / WireImage

Settlement: Between $85 million and $118 million

What went wrong: Harrison Ford and screenwriter Melissa Mathison were together for 17 years. They first met on the set of "Apocalypse Now" in 1979.

The pair separated in 2000 amid reports he was seeing a younger woman.

"We have been living apart for the past month," the couple said in a statement released November 2000. "We sincerely hope that we can work out our differences."

They divorced three years later. Mathison died in 2015.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie ended their relationship after being married for just under eight years.

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Madonna and Guy Ritchie.Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Settlement: $76 million to $92 million

What went wrong: The director and singer called it quits in 2008 after being married for just under eight years.

In 2011, Ritchie opened up about the divorce in "Details" magazine saying he felt like he stepped into a soap opera but that he didn't regret his time with the singer. Madonna later told Newsweek that the spark went out in their relationship.

"It's not as romantic as it used to be. You think, 'This isn't what I thought it was going to be,' and 'How much am I willing to sacrifice?'" Madonna said.

Madonna's publicist told the Associated Press the divorce settlement would be at least $76 million.

Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva announced their divorce after 16 years of marriage.

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Cindy Silva and Kevin Costner.AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

Settlement: Reported $80 million

What went wrong: Costner and Silva met at California State University in 1975 and married two and a half years later. They announced their divorce after 16 years of marriage in 1994.

According to People, Costner reportedly had a wandering eye and Silva wasn't a fan of his "sexy roles" and she made an ultimatum to stop doing them or quit the movie business.

"We have amicably resolved all issues regarding our children and financial affairs and a full marital settlement has been reached," Costner and Silva said in a statement.

During that time, Costner starred in hits "Dances with Wolves" and "The Bodyguard."

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