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Celebrity divorce has been a hot topic for some time now and with several high profile stars having engaged in somewhat ‘questionable’ activity of late; newspapers worldwide are rife with stories of celebrity spouses collecting hefty pay-outs. But which celebrity divorces have proven to be the most expensive? Truth be told, with publishers being subjected to numerous legal restraints, it isn’t possible to say for certain, but we at Quickie Divorce have trawled news sources in order to shed light on this most titillating of topics. American scriptwriter, Melissa Mathison, who divorced husband Harrison Ford in 2004, is a significant contender for the award. With shrewd negotiations seeing her collect a significant portion of the Indian Jones and Fugitive’s star’s future royalties, this particular settlement has been estimated as being worth £72 million. This is followed closely by the £61 million that Steven Spielberg was ordered to give to former spouse Amy Irving in 1989. The E.T. director had requested that Irving sign a pre-nuptial agreement, but his bizarre belief that the impromptu document – which had been written on a napkin – would stands up in court was soon discounted and Spielberg was ordered to hand over half of his fortune to his then wife. Current reports suggest that these settlements are soon to be dwarfed, however, with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mel Gibson set to shell out £122 and £208 million respectively. Impressive as these figures may be, they pale in comparison to the quite frankly eye-watering settlements linked to some of the world’s richest businessmen. Saudi Arabian businessman, Adnan Khashoggi, issued a payment of £500 million when divorcing his wife in 1980 whilst Rupert Murdoch paid out the largest record figure ever when he wrote his former wife, Anna Maria Torv, a cheque for £1 billion in 1999.