Let it be known that if you are or ever plan on becoming rich and famous, a prenuptual agreement is essential. Just ask Reese Witherspoon, who now makes $20 million per film, or Paul McCarthy, who will likely shell out anyhere from $188 million to $376 million just for the experience of wedding Heather Mills for four tortuous years.

Celebrity divorces always result in staggering exchanges of money, but some are a lot worse than others. The following payouts went to ex-wives who either didn’t sign a prenup, or the prenuptual agreement was rendered invalid (eg., lack of attorney representation, drunkenness, or more likely, both):

• Michael to Diandra Douglas: $45 million
• James Cameron to Linda Hamilton: $50 million
• Kevin Costner to Cindy Silva: $80 million
• Harrison Ford to Melissa Mathison: $85 million
• Steven Spielberg to Amy Irving: $100 million
• Neil Diamond to Marcia Murphey: $150 million

By contrast, Mick Jagger only paid Jerry Hall $25 million, since he was smart enough to never actually marry the woman. Since their vows took place only in a religious ceremony in Bali and never officiated in England, lucky Mick paid Jerry only about a fourth of what he would have paid with a valid marriage. The only thing that saved Jerry from ending up in infomercials is the fact that she gave birth to four children.

Britney Spears should be paying her manager a few millions for persuading her to sign a prenuptual agreement. Otherwise, KFed would have the resources to keep funding his “gangsta” lifestyle in the public eye forevah.

Source: Forbes