Behind the glitz, glamour, and juicy gossip that comes with celebrity relationships, you can find real-life advice and financial guidance in the prenup choices celebrities make. These are not just 2025 tabloid scraps; they’re cautionary tales, affirmations of foresight, and even gentle reminders to us all that the value found in protecting your financial future cannot be overstated. The celebrities below who entered a prenup before marriage had to learn the value of a prenup the hard way through their first marriages. And the celebrities who failed to enter a prenup are currently seeing the negative effects on their bottom line during a divorce. Let’s explore a few stand-out stories from 2025 because even celebrity prenups can feel surprisingly relatable.
Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez
Very recently, in June of 2025, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez tied the knot in a lavish three-day celebration in Venice. What caught the world’s attention even more than the star-studded guest list was the fact that the couple had already signed a “multi-million dollar prenup” months earlier in the United States. This prenup should not come as a shock to anyone. The Amazon founder is reportedly worth $223.7 billion. His staggering wealth, coupled with the fact that he didn’t have a prenup in his first marriage, makes it very likely he would sign one before his second.
During his divorce from MacKenzie Scott in 2019, the absence of a prenup resulted in a $38 billion settlement. This second time around, he clearly focused on proactive legal planning. It’s a reminder that prenups aren’t about expecting the end of a marriage; they’re about setting clear expectations upfront and providing peace of mind that neither spouse will be blindsided by whatever the future may hold. Their premarital agreement likely secures Bezos’s vast business interests, including Amazon, Blue Origin, real estate, and a massive yacht, while also protecting Sánchez’s personal assets and potentially offering her a payout upon divorce.
The terms in the prenup most likely protect the couple’s premarital assets from commingling and becoming part of the marital estate. It’s a safe bet that Bezos himself wasn’t the only person in his circle angling for a prenuptial agreement. His business partners and anyone with equity or interest in his companies would have been relieved to learn that he secured a prenup. Business interests are one of many assets that can be distributed during a divorce if not clearly protected in a prenup.
Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson
After 10 years of marriage and three children, Jessica Simpson announced her separation from her husband, Eric Johnson, in early 2025. Simpson was already a well-known singer and actress in the late 90s, but she became a household name after the reality television show, “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica,” aired on MTV in 2003. This show focused on her first year of marriage to the lead singer of 98 Degrees, Nick Lachey. Ironically, it was her marriage to Lachey and their lack of a prenuptial agreement that led her to sign a prenup when she married Johnson, a retired NFL tight end, in 2010. While promoting her memoir, “Open Book,” in 2020, Simpson expressed regret in not signing a prenup in her first marriage. With a prenup firmly in place, Simpson will surely avoid having to split her approximate $200 million fortune. From her music career to fashion lines and personal brand, Simpson has worked hard to earn her wealth. No doubt she’s thankful for the peace of mind a prenup provides during the divorce proceedings of her second marriage.
The regrets of not signing a prenup
Prenups are not just for the ultra-wealthy. In fact, according to a 2024 survey, the median net worth of fiancés getting a HelloPrenup prenup is $78,000. Prenups are trending up! However, it can’t be argued that high-net-worth individuals should seriously consider entering a prenup before exchanging vows. Given the high rate of divorces in the celebrity world and the sheer amount of money that could be lost in a divorce, prenups should almost be a prerequisite for celebs. Here are a few examples of high-profile married couples who did not sign a prenup and announced the end of their unions in 2025.
Jessica Alba & Cash Warren
In January 2025, after three children and 17 years of marriage, the Honest Company mogul and actress, Jessica Alba, filed for divorce from her husband, Cash Warren. The couple reportedly did not sign a prenup before exchanging “I do’s.” As we discussed above, California is a community property state, meaning that nearly everything earned or acquired during the marriage is presumed to be community property and will be divided equally upon divorce. Alba had significant wealth entering the marriage in 2008, but her net worth skyrocketed after she started The Honest Company in 2012. Over the years, estimations regarding her net worth have ranged between $340 million, according to Forbes in 2014, to $100 million most recently. Either way, she could be saying goodbye to roughly half of this estate during her divorce settlement.
One of the most valuable uses of a prenup is protecting business interests. Just ask Jeff Bezos! Your business ownership, the equity of your partners and investors, and the future of your company are at risk if you endure a divorce in the future without a prenup. This critical contract can shield your business interests from distribution upon divorce.
David Geffen & David Armstrong
Regarding David Geffen’s recent marriage, the only fact more shocking than the 30-year age gap between him and his spouse, David Armstrong, is the fact that they married without a prenup. Geffen, 80, filed for divorce in May 2025 after just two years of marriage. Geffen’s $8.7 billion estate includes real estate, stocks, DreamWorks Pictures, Geffen Records, Asylum Records, and an iconic legacy in the music industry. Under California’s community property laws, those assets, or their appreciation during marriage, may be subject to division. It’s also possible that Geffen will be ordered to provide spousal support based on the duration of marriage.
Geffen began building his empire in the early 1970’s. So it’s highly likely that he employs a team of legal and financial experts whose main focus is protecting what he’s built and earned throughout his lifetime. His assets are probably protected by irrevocable trusts and other vehicles that could shield them from the effects of death or divorce. Whatever his reasons for not signing a prenup, Geffen took a big risk in not doing so. Time will tell how his estate holds up throughout his divorce settlement.
Kanye West & Bianca Censori
Kanye West is no stranger to shocking headlines and head-scratching behavior. His entire relationship with Australian-born, Italian architect and designer, Bianca Censori, has raised eyebrows and concerns over Censori’s well-being after several gratuitous public outings showed consistent subservient behavior around West. In 2025, reports surfaced that the couple had separated and that they did not sign a prenup before getting married in 2022. Whatever one may think about Kanye’s public persona, this sits squarely in the realm of legal caution that, without an agreement, even temporary marriages can trigger asset sharing claims, especially when both parties are high-net-worth. Forbes calculates West’s net wealth to be around $400 million, a far cry from the billions he claims to be worth, but still a staggering fortune.
What these 2025 celebrity prenup lessons can teach you
Maybe you don’t own stock in Amazon. But what if you run a small business, inherited savings, or plan to pause your career to raise your children? Prenups help you manage these realities. A prenup is a roadmap that can help you and your partner navigate the changes life throws at you. As you read above, even for billionaires, skipping a prenup means leaving room for uncertainty. Without solid agreements in place, assets and expectations can be reshaped by state laws, and that can shift outcomes dramatically. Learn from these celebrities: sit down with your partner, have honest financial conversations, and prepare for your life together with a prenup. Then, you can enter your marriage with a peace of mind that you are on the same page and that your financial futures are protected.
Jourdan Stewart is Legal Operations Attorney at HelloPrenup, and a Texas licensed attorney. Jourdan is experienced in drafting prenuptial agreements, and her legal expertise extends to other aspects of family law, business law and entertainment law. Jourdan earned her law degree from Pepperdine University, her MBA from The Acton School of Business, and her BBA from Baylor University. Jourdan’s favorite aspect of legal practice is helping clients fully understand and achieve their goals. She finds great satisfaction in tailoring solutions to each client’s unique set of wants and needs. When she’s not practicing law, Jourdan can be found in nature with her two children and their dog, Stewey.
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