Billionaire Steve Wynn is staking a claim to a not-so-coveted world record: The Las Vegas casino tycoon told AOL News his break-up with ex-wife Elaine Wynn may be the most expensive divorce in history. In what celebrity journalist Robin Leach called "one of the most pleasant divorce cases" he has ever seen among the rich and famous, the Wynns evenly split their 38 percent stake in Wynn Resorts Ltd. Elaine Wynn, who has always been deeply involved in the business, walked away with stock valued at $955 million. Is Steve Wynn right that his is the most expensive divorce ever? Following is a list of 5 comparable splits:
Rupert Murdoch: The Australian media mogul may still have Wynn beat. In his 1999 divorce settlement, Murdoch kept control of his family's 30 percent of News Corp. But he reportedly paid out $1.7 billion to ex-wife Anna.
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