REESE WITHERSPOON
Witherspoon filed for divorce from actor Ryan Phillippe in 2006 after seven years of marriage. The couple had been plagued with reports that their marriage was failing from the get-go, but it was Phillippe’s alleged affair with Australian actress Abbie Cornish that put the nail in the coffin. There was no prenuptial agreement, so Witherspoon — who was earning more than $20 million per film in ’06 — got taken to the cleaners. Oh, and just to reiterate: Reese Witherspoon was earning $20 million per film.
