Steven Spielberg Lost A Ton Of Money In His Divorce

Steven Spielberg called it quits on his marriage to Amy Irving in 1989. According to Unbiased, the couple's relationship fell apart after the filmmaker began an affair with Kate Capshaw after meeting the actress on the set of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." Despite Spielberg asking Irving to sign a prenuptial agreement, a judge ultimately awarded the actor half of the millions Spielberg earned during their four years together.

According to Forbes, Irving explained that she and Spielberg had written their prenup on scrap paper. More specifically, the director famously scribbled the terms of their agreement on a cocktail napkin. Irving argued that her attorney had not been present while signing the informal document. Therefore, she believed it shouldn't hold up in court. In the end, a California judge agreed and granted Irving half of what Spielberg had made during their marriage, which amounted to a jaw-dropping $100 million.

Per the outlet, this case is an outlier: "If a prenup is drawn up properly, there is very little that can be done to contest it, or set aside the agreement, even if it seems unfair." Despite how benign it may have seemed at the time, the mistake resulted in one of the most costly divorces in history.

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