Dr. Dre & Nicole Young — $100 Million

Nicole Young filed for divorce in 2020 after 24 years of marriage, initially seeking $1.9 million per month in temporary support from Dr. Dre's estate valued at $820 million, mostly from the $3 billion Beats by Dre sale to Apple. The final settlement of about $100 million plus their Malibu home represents 12% of the estate, a lower proportion than the average celebrity divorce settlement. Dre argued a prenup limited the payout; Nicole claimed coercion, leading to legal fees exceeding $6 million per side. The case revealed the staggering economics of music mogul wealth, where even a $100 million divorce is a fraction of what headphones made you.