Marcia Murphey

About Marcia Murphey

Ah, true love. It’s in the air, until... it's not. Well, the funniest story that comes to mind revolves around the legendary crooner Neil Diamond and his then-wife Marcia Murphey. Are you crying 'Sweet Caroline'? Take a deep breath and let’s get to the nitty-gritty!

Divorce settlements can be pricey, especially when you're a multi-famous singeing icon with the megabucks equal to that of the worth of an off-earth planet clustered with massive diamonds or two. But even the famous are not immune to the trap of marital dissolution. It was no 'song sung blue' for Marcia Murphey when she divorced the superstar back in the mid-90s. Yep, you read it right! Marcia somehow managed to 'seize the diamonds' in her humorous yet jaw-dropping pricey divorce, extracting a gigantic chunk from Neil's treasure chest amounting to a jackpot equation of $150,000,000. Who said you couldn't profit off a heartbreak?

And for those of you still wiping your tears or donning that shocked emoji, in this bittersweet melody, it's said that Neil Diamond asserted he didn't mind and that she was "worth every penny." Hallmark, can we get a slew of greeting cards immortalizing this pseudo-benevolent phrase? Marcia, maybe the sweetest surrender of all wasn't giving her heart it was taking the dough! And all I got from my divorce was a toaster. Cue the track for "Solitary Man," Mr. Diamond.