11 Most Expensive Divorce Settlements in the World

10. Robert Johnson – Sheila Johnson

Settlement: $400 million

Founder of Black Entertainment Television Robert Johnson sold his TV to Viacom for $3 billion in 1999. Three years later, he divorced his wife Sheila after 33 years of marriage and paid her $400 million in the divorce settlement. Later, Sheila stated that the reason for the divorce was his numerous extramarital affairs. In an interesting turn of events, she later married William T. Newman, Arlington County Circuit Court Chief Judge, who handled her divorce. The two met 30 years before while acting in a play together.