7 celebrity couples who kept their money separate — and why
7 celebrity couples who kept their money separate — and why
Declan GallagherWed, August 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC
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James Brolin and Barbra Streisand in 2011; Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen in 2016; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in 2012Credit: Getty(3)
It’s an open secret that money is one of the things couples fight about most, so it’s no shock that a fair number of Hollywood’s most famous pairings have attempted to keep money off the table — at least as much as possible.
Whatever the motivation — Kim Kardashian, for instance, has spoken about the financial instability she experienced during her marriage to Kanye West, including instances when he gave away their sports cars — the result can be much the same: separate business managers, separate attorneys, and in the case of Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, a prenuptial agreement so “ironclad” it reportedly helped make their divorce remarkably swift.
But not every couple on this list has handled the split as cleanly as Tom and Gisele. One country star’s prenup turned out to have loopholes large enough to accommodate a pickup truck. Join Entertainment Weekly as we examine the celebrities keeping their money very much separate.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the 2012 BET Awards on July 1, 2012, in Los AngelesCredit: Christopher Polk/Getty
In 2016,Forbes reported that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who married in 2014, filed their taxes separately. The reality TV star revealed on Call Her Daddy in 2025 that West's extravagant spending habits contributed to her feeling financially unsafe during their marriage.
“I would come home, and we had like five Lamborghinis, and I’d come home and they’d all be gone, you know, if he was in an episode,” she said. “And I’d be like, ‘Oh, wait, where’s all our cars? My new car’… And it would be like, ‘Oh, he gave them away to all of his friends.'”
In a 2022 court filing asking a judge to fast-track their divorce, Kardashian claimed that in addition to not mixing their fortunes, the couple also maintained separate business managers, tax preparers, and business and estate attorneys.
The filing stated: “There is no community property. There are no jointly titled assets. Ms. Kardashian’s assets, all titled in her name or in the name of her revocable and irrevocable trusts and entities, are her separate property, as agreed by the parties in their prenuptial agreement. The same is true for Mr. West’s assets. Mr. West does not deny any of this in his responsive papers.”
Barbra Streisand and James Brolin
Josh Brolin and Barbra Streisand in Beverly Hills on Nov. 8, 2011Credit: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage
James Brolin, star of the original Westworld (1973) and The Amityville Horror (1979), keeps his finances separate from those of his wife, the legendary Barbra Streisand. The two have been married since 1998.
“We bifurcated, and I love it that way,” the veteran actor told theHuffington Postin 2015. “I have my own money and she has her own money.”
Brolin went on to explain that the couple’s separate finances were partly informed by lessons learned from his previous marriages. “This is my third marriage,” he said, “and I know what trouble can come out of marriage, so I didn’t want any reason that I would ever have to be either divorced or married again. And that was 20 years ago, so it works!”
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz
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As detailed in Elle, British model Brooklyn Beckham and American actress Nicola Peltz reportedly signed a strict prenup the week before their 2022 wedding. The agreement was reportedly intended to protect Peltz and her family's wealth; at the time, Elle estimated her father, billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, was worth around $1.7 billion, compared with the Beckham family's estimated $499 million fortune.
In the case of a split, The Sunreported in 2026 that Beckham would not be entitled to any of the Peltz family fortune. He would, however, reportedly leave the marriage with half of what he and Peltz had made together as a joint "brand."
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
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When NFL superstar Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen divorced in October 2022, the matter was handled swiftly thanks in part to a firm prenuptial agreement that protected their individual interests, as detailed in Page Six.
“There was an ironclad prenup set down before they married in 2009,” claimed a source close to the former couple. “They both have their own separate business entities, so the separation of their wealth wasn’t that complicated in the end. The only other major factor was dividing up their massive property portfolio.”
Brady was expected to keep his $17 million mansion on Miami's Indian Creek Island, then still under construction, while Bündchen had purchased two new homes in the Miami area.
Britney Spears and Sam Asghari
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Ahead of their 2022 marriage, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari signed a prenup that largely protected the pop star’s fortune, then estimated at around $60 million, though the groom was reportedly still entitled to a payout under certain conditions. Us Weekly reported that under the prenup, Asghari would receive $1 million for every two years of marriage, capped at $10 million after 15 years.
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Ultimately, Asghari filed for divorce after 14 months. In his filing, Asghari requested spousal support from Spears and that she pay his legal fees. “There are many claims that Sam is challenging the prenup and threatening to exploit his ex-wife with videos,” Asghari’s rep told PEOPLE. “However, all these claims are false, as no negative intention has ever been directed towards her and never will be. Sam has always and will always support her."
When the former couple settled their divorce in May 2024, a source told PEOPLE, “The divorce was amicable and the prenup was not challenged. Britney is continuing to flex her freedom and is moving on.”
In 2025, during an appearance on the Trading Secrets podcast, Asghari claimed he encouraged the prenup from the beginning. “I wanted her to have a prenup. I wanted to make sure she’s protected, because throughout her life, everybody — I don’t know one person that’s ever been in her life that didn’t take advantage of her,” Asghari said. “It’s very sad. I wanted to make sure that I’m the person that doesn't do that.”
“It may have been short, but we were together for seven years,” Asghari told EW in 2025. “I was in love with her, will always have love for her, and wish her the best always.”
Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta
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Comedian and actor Ali Wong met entrepreneur Justin Hakuta in 2010, and the couple tied the knot in 2014. Years before their eventual split, Wong had signed a strict prenup that she later credited with motivating her to succeed in her own field, on her own terms. In her 2019 memoir Dear Girls: Intimate Tales Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life, Wong wrote about the agreement's effect on her career.
The Beef star wrote that the prenup made her feel “more motivated to make my own money, because I signed a document specifically outlining how much I couldn’t depend on my husband. In the end, being forced to sign that prenup was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me and my career.”
Wong and Hakuta separated in 2022, and Wong filed for divorce in December 2023, citing irreconcilable differences. Despite the split, Wong said she and Hakuta remained “really, really close” and “best friends,” while continuing to co-parent their two daughters.
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Kelsea Ballerini and Morgan Evans
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Despite having a prenuptial agreement in place, Kelsea Ballerini revealed on Call Her Daddy in 2023 that her divorce from Australian country singer Morgan Evans was financially "messy."
“I did get a prenup,” Ballerini confirmed, “[but] it was kind of like [give him the house] or alimony.”
The “Love Me Like You Mean It” singer claimed she was told that Evans wanted half of the house based on his side's reading of the agreement. “They’re like, ‘He wants half the house; that’s how they’re reading the prenup,’ or there's messy alimony language.”
She said she was given a choice: either “give up half of a house that I bought and he contributed [to], but not equal" or "stay, legally, in this marriage and have public alimony hearings indefinitely.” Ballerini told her attorneys, “Give him the house. I want out.” She said the entire experience left her feeling “like s---.”
“Who you marry is not who you divorce,” the singer cautioned. “As he's putting out a song about being blindsided [“Over for You”], he’s taking half the house that he didn't pay for.”
Not long after the interview, Evans appeared to respond to Ballerini's remarks on Instagram. The singer said it was "really sad" to see Ballerini say things "that aren't reality and that leave out what really happened."
He continued, "She knows I'm not the type of guy to speak on those things publicly. If this is what she needs to heal, I hope it helps."
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