Female celebrities have to pay millions of dollars to their husbands after divorce

Mel B and Stephen Belafonte's messy divorce is still ongoing, despite announcing their separation in March. Stephen Belafonte has accused Mel B of having a homosexual relationship, while the Spice Girls singer has said her husband had an affair that left his nanny pregnant and kept her sex tape to threaten and blackmail her. According to TMZ, in July the court ruled that Mel B must pay her husband $140,000 in legal fees and $40,000 a month in child support until the divorce agreement is signed.

Anna Farris divorced Ben Indra in 2008, after three years of marriage. Anna Farris told Marie Claire that her career was on the rise, while Ben Indra struggled to find fame, which affected their marriage. To complete the divorce proceedings, she had to pay her ex-husband $900,000. In 2009, she married Chris Pratt. However, they recently ended their marriage.

Jennifer Lopez married dancer Cris Judd in 2011. The two divorced eight months later. After J. Lo filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences," Cris Judd walked away with $14 million from her. According to the Daily Mail, J. Lo's legal team forced Cris Judd to sign a nondisclosure agreement about their relationship, especially their sex life. After leaving Cris Judd, Jennifer Lopez dated Ben Affleck. The singer is currently in a relationship with baseball player Alex Rodriguez.

When Madonna divorced director Guy Ritchie in 2008, she had to give her husband $92 million. Madonna's assets at that time were about $450 million. Madonna's representative at the time described it as "one of the largest divorce settlements ever."

In 1998, Kate Winslet married assistant director Jim Threapleton. After living together for three years and having a child, they decided to separate. According to Glamour, Kate Winslet had to pay Jim Threapleton $4 million when they divorced in 2001.

Elizabeth Taylor had a tumultuous marriage. She married her seventh husband, Larry Fortensky, in 1991. She met the construction worker in rehab. In 1996, the couple divorced and Larry Fortensky received $1 million in alimony. According to NY Daily News, in 1999, when Larry Fortensky was injured in a drunken fall, Elizabeth Taylor wrote him a letter and confirmed that she would provide him with an additional $1,000 each month until she died or went bankrupt. When the bank threatened to foreclose on Larry Fortensky's house, Elizabeth Taylor sent him another $15,000. In 2011, Elizabeth Taylor gave her ex-husband another $800,000 before she passed away.

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