Politics & Crime Gimme The Loot! History’s Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces

So the news just broke that the wife of Mel Gibson is filing for divorce. Yawn. Then we found out the settlement gwap: $500 million plus half of the residual checks from Lethal Weapon and Braveheart. To paraphrase one of Mad Max’s recent flicks: Jesus-effing-Christ! Like Hovi said: Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.

Mel is taking a major L, but this isn’t the first time divorce has separated famous men from their millions. Complex takes a look back at some celebrity wives who laughed straight to the bank…ha ha ha ha!

Sex The 5 Greatest Male Gold-Diggers

It’s a not-totally-unhappy day for Guy Ritchie; he’s reportedly agreed to a lump-sum $64 million payoff in order to avoid protracted divorce bickering with Madonna. And sure, it was love once upon a time, but now he’s rocking a smile bigger than his cumulative box-office take. He’s not the only guy who stands to leave a bad relationship with fat pockets, though–so we rounded up 5 of the greatest or (would-be greatest) gold-diggers of all time. Get yourn, Bjorn!