Many sports stars have lost fortunes as a result of messy divorces with their estranged spouses, this piece highlights four of those stars still gnashing their teeth after losing the dissolution of their marriages.
Tiger Woods and Nordegren $110M
Golfer Tiger Woods’ infidelity effectively ended his six-year marriage with Elin Nordegren, and the couple divorced on August 23, 2010.
It became one of the most expensive celebrity divorces, with Nordegren receiving around $100-110 million from the divorce settlement. She also received monthly child support that came around $20,000.
Mike Tyson and Robin Givens $10M
Mike Tyson and Robin Givens dated for one year between September 1987 to September 1988 when they decided to get married.
By February 14, 1989, precisely on Valentine’s Day, they divorced.
Tyson settled Givens $10m from his $50m worth. Spousal abuse was reason for the divorce.
Their marriage was riddled with abuses from the former world heavyweight champion. And the family of Givens reportedly fuelled the divorce which grossly affected “Iron” Mike Tyson.
It is believed that the fall of Tyson started after the celebrated case with Robin Givens. The boxer was emotionally shattered.
•Thierry Henry and Nicole Claire Merry £8M
Nicole Claire Merry ex-wife of Thierry Henry and the former Arsenal and FC Barcelona star got married in 2003 but divorced in 2008.
They had a child Tea. Nicole Merry got £8m settlement from the divorce.
Henry has not remarried ever since. Nicole Merry’s ground for divorce was Henry’s “Unreasonable behaviour.”‘
•Aurelie Bertrand and from Emmanuel Eboue €7m
Emmanuel Eboue married Aurelie Bertrand before joining Arsenal but the marriage that produced three kids ended up with s messy divorce which left the Ivorien empty.
A whopping €7m was received by Aurelie as a settlement. This figure was the earnings of the former full-back both at Arsenal and in Turkey where he earned £1.5m.
Eboue was devastated and it degenerated into depression which eventually led to mental issues.
Thankfully, he was fortunate to come out of it but his life has never remained the same. He remarried in 2019. He married his former fiancee, Stephanie Boedé in a discreet wedding.
