Top ten highest alimony

  1. When American media tycoon Murdoch divorced Anna in 1998, he gave Anna $1.7 billion in alimony
  2. Saudi arms dealer Khashoggi and his wife Soraya divorced in 1982 and paid alimony of US$874 million
  3. American businessman McCaw and Wendy ended their 21-year marriage in 1995 and gave her US$460 million in breakup fees
  4. The wealthy Russian businessman Aba Moyuzhi divorced his wife Irina in 2007 and gave her alimony of only 300 million US dollars
  5. Polski and his wife Maya moved from Ukraine to the United States to build a family by nothing. When they divorced in 2003, he divided half of his net worth of US$184 million to Maya.
  6. Former General Electric Chairman Welch and his wife Jane divorced in 2003 and had to pay alimony of 180 million US dollars
  7. American basketball star Michael Jordan broke up with his wife three years ago and paid US$168 million in alimony
  8. Veteran American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond separated from his second wife Marcia in 1994 and paid her US$150 million
  9. When Oscar director Steven Spielberg divorced his wife in 1989, he gave her $100 million
  10. British businessman Charman separated from his wife in 2003, and the judge ordered him to separate 37% of his net worth, about US$95 million
Source: British "Daily Telegraph"