Mel Gibson's Ex Wife Takes Half His Estimated $850 Million in Divorce Settlement

[Tzaddiq]

Did he really get $600 million from passion of the Christ
I know it made a ton of money but holy chit did he get a $600 mil check?

That number is probably BS. POTC did about 600m at the box office worldwide. The studio(s) get about half the ticket revenue, so after production costs and advertising there'd be about 200m to split between Gibson and all the financial backers.

[DasWunderBrah]

she wasn't with him shooting in the studio

[ticklemeelbow]

Thank god I don't really have much money. ...

Yeah child support that would be all she got.

[4SetsOfKegels]

Cant imagine the number of gold digging sloots who will be doing everything they can to get with a single Mel, as well as tom cruise.

[usethejitz]

Usually these things upset me, but she was with him for 30 years and he broke up with her.

Although it's an unbelievable amount of money, i doubt it was her intention when she got married to take half his assets. This is one of the cases where I don't think a wife is a gold digger.

[roko79]

She still is the mother of 7 children. 7 college educations and 30 years of marriage.

If HE cheated and is the cause of the marriage not working, then she is entitled to something. Yeah she didn't make any of the movies, but she mothered his children.

lol

big whoop she opened her legs and let a baby grow inside her, that doesnt mean anything

she doesnt deserve anywhere near half of his fortune

[Chasthetics]

lol

big whoop she opened her legs and let a baby grow inside her, that doesnt mean anything

she doesnt deserve anywhere near half of his fortune

This. She seems like she was a nice wife and truly good person, but if you think that what she did over those 30 years is worth even remotely close to 400 mil... son...

[weltweitefurcht]

At 5%, that's $20,000,000....

I think he's fine. He can never touch that $400som'n and still be comfortable, for the rest of his life.

Yes he will be fine but that shouldn't be factored in.

For the average family, this 50/50 idea can wreck the main income provider and does regularly unfortunately.

She is definitely entitled to something and enough to have a comfortable lifestyle. I feel that half of the money further enforces what is happening to the average income families.

Arguments in this thread have ranged from taking care of children to loss of potential earnings from her own career. That is definitely why she should be compensated but also during that time, it was Mel's money that probably paid for those children's clothing, food, nannies, medical expenses, education, etc.

Based on that, money should be given for her time and effort, but not 50/50 as that would imply she put an equivalent amount of money towards the household and family.

[weltweitefurcht]

Keep in mind, many times in the average household family, the main income provider ALSO takes care of the children, is woken up in the middle of the night by crying, cooks food etc. Yet they still have to give half of the income. It would be unrealistic to assume that one person made the money and the other person took care of the family EXCLUSIVELY.

That shows a major flaw in the system honestly.

[FartonBink]

oh how i wish i was some sloot that just has to marry a rich guy

That could change if the rich dudes would smarten up.

[naturallyd2013]

Lol at Yiam! Reese's and deuces

Anyhoo, people are always going on about how raising children is the most valuable job in the world, and yet when that job is inadvertently given equal value to another profession, in this case, acting, people are up in arms.

What message do we want to send to people about our priorities as a society? Is childrearing an important role just as necessary to the good of a society as any other role, or is it trivial in comparison to other professions? Answer carefully because if it is trivial, then **** being a good parent, **** actually raising kids and doing right by your offspring. This is very tricky. Your answer will reveal what you think is more valuable to a good society. In this case an actor or someone who cares for the home.

Personally, when taking into account the damage divorce does to offspring and broken families, I think any spouse male/female guilty of causing the damage to the family unit should be expected to pay half. It should send a clear message to people to take relationships and childrearing seriously or don't get in one at all.

[NeonEagle]

Fuking white knight lawmakers

[Workout4ever]

lol at marriage

proof rich /=/ smart

[gottk2x]

man.. actors make too much money

[Tzaddiq]

man.. actors make too much money

It was mostly from directing and producing I believe.

[NateTheGood]

So many white knight *******s ITT.

1) He should be forced to pay child support
2) He should not be forced to be pay for their college
3) He should not give her a single cent for her "housewife duties"
4) He should not have to give her half of anything

LOL at divorce laws. LOL at idiots who get married in this day and age. LOL at sloots thinking they are entitled to a man's earnings. LOL at the *******s here defending this bullchit.

[midniteOG]

Mel Gibson is now legally single after his divorce was finalized Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, but bachelorhood came at a heavy price.

Robyn, his ex-wife of nearly 30 years and the mother of their seven children, is walking away with half his fortune, once estimated to be as high as $850 million (according to the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2006) in what is considered the biggest divorce payout in Hollywood history.

Because the couple didn't have a prenuptial agreement, Robyn, 55, was legally entitled to half of everything he earned during their marriage.

Among Gibson's estimated assets: more than $600 million grossed by The Passion of the Christ alone; $100-plus million in real estate investments worldwide (he bought an island in Fiji for $15 million in 2005); and $75 million for film and TV projects for which Gibson, 55, executive produced.



Pls, stay safe

da fuq is that chit? what did she earn? like anyone has half of what they earned while in any relationship

[thelastTfor3]

not necessarily taking a side here (peppering my angus for negs), although i do think if it were the other way around and Mel Gibson was a stay at home dad and his wife was out there making bank and banging manwhores left and right, the misc would probably be saying 'serves the sloot right. sloots gonna sloot. sloot had it coming. that'll teach the sloot a lesson, etc etc.' despite the $850m

Edit: $425m

But I do want to clarify that I fully acknowledge the money from was hard-earned by Mel though he couldn't have raised the family without her

[repos]

Mel Gibson is now legally single after his divorce was finalized Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, but bachelorhood came at a heavy price.

Robyn, his ex-wife of nearly 30 years and the mother of their seven children, is walking away with half his fortune, once estimated to be as high as $850 million (according to the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2006) in what is considered the biggest divorce payout in Hollywood history.

Because the couple didn't have a prenuptial agreement, Robyn, 55, was legally entitled to half of everything he earned during their marriage.

Among Gibson's estimated assets: more than $600 million grossed by The Passion of the Christ alone; $100-plus million in real estate investments worldwide (he bought an island in Fiji for $15 million in 2005); and $75 million for film and TV projects for which Gibson, 55, executive produced.



Pls, stay safe

30 year marriage 7 children

[cashinout]

i think its kind of funny how miscers go on about being alpha and being the dominate gender

but only when its beneficial to them...
when a woman benefits from being, and i quote the misc "inferior", they don't like that much either

[Tzaddiq]

not necessarily taking a side here (peppering my angus for negs), although i do think if it were the other way around and Mel Gibson was a stay at home dad and his wife was out there making bank and banging manwhores left and right, the misc would probably be saying 'serves the sloot right. sloots gonna sloot. sloot had it coming. that'll teach the sloot a lesson, etc etc.' despite the $850m

Nah, where men have a sense of fair play, women have cunning. The only divorce I can think of where the man was entitled to a bunch of money was Russell Brand's, who rejected $20m of Katy's earnings he was 'entitled' to.

[thelastTfor3]

Nah, where men have a sense of fair play, women have cunning. The only divorce I can think of where the man was entitled to a bunch of money was Russell Brand's, who rejected $20m of Katy's earnings he was 'entitled' to.

i heard about that. props to Brand for being a real man. I just looked up the reason behind the divorce though and that was a slightly different situation seeing as they split b/c she didn't want to have kids

[GnarlySheen]

#yesallwomen
















#yesallmen

[Legs09]

Name one thing you get out of marriage in 2014.

Loyalty? no
Security? no
Love? no

I don't understand how anyone intelligent would agree to it in todays Chris Brown Hoes Aint Loyal/Mel Gibson 400million dollar payout society we live in.

For the record if it was 1960 and I met someone great I would get married. But today = fk that trap.

[Bustinhimens]

99% of the time I'm against divorce settlements and the like, but 30 years and 7 kids with Mel Gibson deserves that and a medal. I'm calling this one fair enough

[BrownRice123]

I'll get religious married and probably have a huge wedding (no homo)

But i don't think im gonna legally get married anymore srs, my God the system is gay af.

[nextyearsharks]

I doubt he gives a ****, he is a religious dude, I'm sure he knew it would happen and was fine with it.

Plus they had seven kids while he was travelling around acting. Obviously not nearly worth half of his **** but that's what the agreement said.

For once I am not mad at this.

[SaliorUSN]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but he cheated.....numerous times, as well as multiple stints with the law and other things that put a strain on their marriage and family life, right?

Seems fair. She stuck with his ass for 30 years. Gave him 7 kids.

She's not wrong here, he is.

this, didn't she get married to him before he became rich?

[PrimeraRS]

I was unaware she made all his movies.

[op135]

i think its kind of funny how miscers go on about being alpha and being the dominate gender

but only when its beneficial to them...
when a woman benefits from being, and i quote the misc "inferior", they don't like that much either

equal opportunity is different from equal outcomes. even though there is clearly a superior gender, when you try to make everyone equal by writing laws to take from the superior and give to the inferior, everyone loses.