The 10 most expensive divorce settlements in history

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Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife is rumored to have received $1.7 billion.

Plenty of celebrities have been on the wrong end of a costly divorce settlement, including Paul McCartney, Madonna, Tiger Woods, and even President Donald Trump.

Though each of those settlements were worth tens of millions of dollars, they pale in comparison to the most expensive divorce settlements of all time.

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That dubious list is reserved for settlements worth hundreds of millions of dollars - and in a few eye-popping cases, $1 billion or more.

Read on to see the most expensive divorce settlements of all time: