Michael Jordan’s prenuptial agreement with his wife, Yvette Prieto, is not one he’d ever want to trigger as it would cost him A LOT.

Michael and Yvette have been married since 2013 and are still going strong, which is working out well for the former Chicago Bulls star. At 62, MJ probably doesn’t have any intentions of getting divorced, but should he ever split from his wife, it would mean a huge payday.

According to a Massachusetts law firm, His Airness agreed to pay Prieto $1 million for every year they’ve been married, in the case of a separation, when they tied the knot. However, that number went up to $5 million per year once they hit the 10-year mark.

Michael Jordan Would Still Be Paying A Lot Less Than He Did Almost 20 Years Ago

Yvette Prieto and Michael Jordan (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Given that they’re going on year 12, MJ would have to dish out $60 million for a divorce in 2025. But that would still be a lot cheaper than what his first divorce cost him.

“Under the terms of the prenuptial agreement, his wife will get $1 million for each year they remain married, but if they stay married for more than ten years then she will receive the tidy sum of $5 million per year of marriage. In Jordan’s previous divorce he ended up paying his wife approximately $168 million, as well as giving her custody of their three children. She also got to keep the marital home, a sprawling 25,000 square foot estate in Chicago.”

The $168 million Jordan paid his ex-wife, Juanita Jordan, in 2006 marked the largest celebrity divorce settlement at the time. He would have to be married to Yvette for another 20 years to risk getting close to that sum.

Jordan could well afford to settle with Yvette as he’s become a billionaire since retiring from basketball, yet that hardly means he’d want to hand over more than $60 million. That’s a lot of money, no matter how rich you are.
Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto (Photo via Christopher Hanewinckel/Imagn Images)
Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’

She told how her health scare has changed her outlook and said she has been seeking comfort from Davina.

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Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw