Comment Box: For Stars, It Pays to Marry

A clue and a standard pre-nup agreement. What Johnny Carson, here dressed as 'Carnac, the Magnificent,' bought with the remains of his fortune after settling $20 million on ex Joanna Holland. (AP) Bad breakups: Going back a bit, but wasn't Johnny Carson's breakup with his third wife Joanna considered the most expensive divorce at the time? He got his money's worth, though, in comic value. -- Submitted to last week's Celebritology Live discussion Johnny Carson's 1985 divorce settlement -- three years in the making -- left the longtime "Tonight Show" host's wallet $20 million dollars lighter and was definitely a big payout for the time. In today's dollars that would translate into a hefty $33 million -- and firmly place Carson and Joanna Holland among the top 10 most expensive celebrity divorces. But the biggest settlement of all was given to Michael Jordan's ex, Juanita Vanoy, who walked away

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