Take The Money And Run: The 20 Costliest Divorces In Music History

Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee-Simmons

Nas and Kelis

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey

The Dream and Christina Milian

Dan Auerbach and Stephanie Gonis

Ronnie Wood and Jo Wood

Janet Jackson and Rene Elizondo

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall

Rod Stewart and Rachel Hunter

Jennifer Lopez and Chris Judd

Bruce Springsteen and Julianne Phillips

Lionel Richie and Diana Richie

Elton John and Renate Blauel

Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills

Kenny Rogers and Marianne Gordon

Madonna and Guy Ritchie

Garth Brooks and Sandy Mahl

Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey

Last week we celebrated Valentine's Day by bringing you the most romantic moments in heavy metal. But now Cupid has flown, the long holiday weekend is over, and it's snowing out. So it seemed like a pretty good time to follow up the lovey dovey with a healthy dose of realism. Yes, it's time to take a look at the most expensive divorces in music history!

Some long-time music marriages resulted in major payouts, but then there were some who made bank in the blink of an eye! There was Paul McCartney's infamous union to Heather Mills, but the title for the quickest goes to back-up dancer Cris Judd,  was only married to Jennifer Lopez for just 8 months! And we can't forget Janet Jackson's marrage to Rene Elizondo, Jr., which was kept so secret that we didn't even know about it until after the divorce was finalized!

It's true that sometimes love does go bad, but these artists prove that tickets to Splitsville don't come cheap. Head up to the gallery above for the 20 of the biggest divorce settlements ever. In the words of Kanye West, "We want prenup!"

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