Adnan Khashoggi

About Adnan Khashoggi

Well folks, who could forget the good ol' love story of Adnan Khashoggi, notably one for the books mainly for the ridiculous number that is, hold your breath, -874,000,000. Yep, you read that right; that's enough zeros to fill eharmony's compatibility questionnaire twice over! And nope, that's not the number for bounty over his head, your phones, or the diamonds he brokered. Just a staggering divorce settlement with his ex, Soraya Khashoggi.

Alas, when the suit became louder than whispered negotiations, our dear Adnan found himself folded faster than an FHA loan application form. Yet reports say he pretty much bounced back quicker than Soraya served his subpoena: 874 was merely a grain out of his Sand. Although we doubt the same can be said for her VISA. The verdict? No, love did not win this time, only Mercs, malls and media mogulship.

So next time you quarrel with your partner over a misplaced coffee mug or a cancelled Netflix subscription, spare a thought for Adnan floating on his superyacht, nursing a vintage bourbon perhaps and reminiscing about the time when $874,000,000 was but the price to regain his own bachelor pad. If this doesn't reinstate faith in 'rich people also have problems', I'm not sure what will!