Forbes: Jordan Divorce Most Costly Ever
The Associated Press
Saturday, April 14, 2007; 1:46 AM
NEW YORK -- Divorce has its price _ and no celeb, it appears, knows that better than Michael Jordan. The basketball superstar's split last December from his wife of 17 years, Juanita, is No. 1 on Forbes.com's list of "The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces."
Juanita Jordan could possibly "get more than $150 million in a settlement, making the Jordan divorce the most expensive in entertainment history," Forbes said.
  Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan, right, reacts to a reporters' question as his wife, Juanita, listens after he announced his retirement from basketball in this Jan. 13, 1999, file photo in Chicago. The basketball icon's split from wife of 17 years, Juanita, takes the No. 1 spot on Forbes.com's list of "The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Divorces." Juanita Jordan, who filed for divorce in December of 2006, could possibly "get more than $150 million in a settlement, making the Jordan divorce the most expensive in entertainment history," Forbes said. Forbes said they researched divorces during the last 25 years to make the list. It was posted Thursday, April 12, 2007, on the Web site. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green,file) (M. Spencer Green - AP) Photos
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Neil Diamond, whose 1995 divorce from Marcia Murphey cost him an estimated $150 million, holds second place.
Steven Spielberg comes in third for paying his ex-wife Amy Irving an estimated $100 million, which was then half his fortune, when they divorced in 1989. The Oscar-winning director is now worth $3 billion.
Also making the list are estimated settlements between Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison ($85 million); Kevin Costner and Cindy Silva ($80 million); Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, whose divorce could cost him more than $60 million; James Cameron and Linda Hamilton ($50 million); Michael and Diandra Douglas ($45 million and two homes); Lionel and Diane Richie ($20 million); and Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall ($15 to $25 million).
Forbes said they researched divorces of the last 25 years in compiling the list, which was posted Thursday on its Web site.
The results are also the subject of a one-hour special to air Saturday (6 p.m. EDT) on the E! Entertainment Network.
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