Arnold Schwarzenegger is preparing to settle with his soon-to-be ex-wife for an amount that could exceed $200 million. But even that astronomical amount won't be breaking any records. The Terminator is in good company among powerful, sometimes badly behaved men who have paid the piper. Here is a sample of the the most expensive high-profile divorces in the United States over the years.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives with his wife Maria Shriver for a dinner held for the National Governors Association by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, Feb. 22, 2009.ReutersNews International has closed the News of the World, and Sunday will see its last edition.ReutersSinger Sir Paul McCartney and wife, Heather Mills McCartney, who is seven months pregnant with the couple's first child pose for photographers as they arrives at the 3rd annual Adopt A Minefield benefit gala in Beverly Hills September 23, 2003ReutersTiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren (L) watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball game in Orlando, Florida June 11, 2009. The two have since divorced.ReutersChicago Bulls' Michael Jordan smiles after passing the microphone to his now ex-wife, Juanita, during a press conference in Chicago at which he announced his retirement from basketball January 13, 1999. The two split after 17 years of marriage in 2006. The following year they agreed on a settlement of $168 million. ReutersAfter 25 years together Diamond and Murphey's marriage ended with a split in 1996 because there were rumors of Neil's infidelity. She then filed for divorce and reportedly won a settlement of $150 million.ReutersActor Harrison Ford and his now ex-wife, screenwriter Melissa Mathison, announced November 7, 2000 that they have separated after 17 years of marriage. The couple, shown arriving at the White House February 5, 1998 to attend a State Dinner for Prime Minister Tony Blair, have two children. The couple reportedly didn't have a prenup and so Mathison got a cool $85 million.Reuters
