Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall divorced after 9 years, 6 months of marriage. The settlement was reportedly about $25M. Full timeline and prenup facts inside.
Figures are reported estimates. Last updated Oct 2026.
Jagger claimed their Balinese wedding ceremony was not legally binding.
Mick Jagger, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, and Jerry Hall, the Texas-born model who rose to fame in the 1970s, met in 1977 and began a relationship that lasted for more than two decades. They had four children together, Elizabeth, James, Georgia May and Gabriel, and they held a wedding ceremony in Bali on 21 November 1990. Hall had earlier been in a relationship with the Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry. The couple were a fixture of the London and New York social scenes, and their relationship was closely followed by the press.
Jagger's fortune came from the Rolling Stones, one of the most successful rock bands in history, whose albums, tours and merchandising generated hundreds of millions of dollars. The band's tours in the 1980s and 1990s, such as the Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge tours, broke box-office records. Jagger also earned royalties from songwriting and from his own solo projects. Hall's modeling career provided her with an income of her own, though it was small beside his.
The couple began their relationship in 1977 and held the Bali ceremony in 1990. In 1999 Hall filed for divorce after reports that Jagger had been unfaithful, including a child born to the Brazilian model Luciana Gimenez. The court proceedings in London were unusual because Jagger argued that the Bali ceremony was not a legal marriage. A High Court judge ruled in 1999 that the marriage was not valid under English law, and the couple settled the matter in a financial agreement later that year.
Reports said that Hall received a settlement of about £15 million, or roughly $25 million at the time, though her lawyers had sought a much larger sum. The deal also covered arrangements for their children. The legal argument about the validity of the marriage became famous, as Jagger's team claimed that the Bali ceremony did not comply with local rules. The court's decision allowed Jagger to say that the relationship had never been legally a marriage, which affected the way the settlement was calculated.
The payment reflected Jagger's wealth and the length of the relationship, which lasted more than 20 years. However, because the marriage was ruled not to be legally valid, Hall could not claim the full rights of a divorcing spouse, and the settlement was reached as an agreement. This limited the size of the sum she received compared with what an English court might have awarded to a legally married wife.
Jagger's wealth and career were not affected; the Rolling Stones continued to tour and set records for ticket sales in the following decades. Hall went on to act in theater and television and later married Rupert Murdoch in 2016, a marriage that ended in 2022 and appears elsewhere on this list. Jagger fathered further children and became a great-grandfather in his seventies.
The case is best remembered for its legal argument rather than the size of the payment. It is often compared with the McCartney and Mills case as a major British celebrity divorce, but it was settled with less acrimony. Hall's later divorce from Rupert Murdoch makes her the only person on this list to appear in two entries as a spouse.
Hall's second marriage was to Rupert Murdoch, one of the world's richest media owners. Jagger has eight children by several partners. The Bali ceremony was a Hindu service. The £15 million figure is a reported estimate, not a published sum.
Jerry Hall's reported settlement was about $25 million.
They married in 1990 and divorced in 1999, a marriage of roughly 9 years.
No prenuptial agreement was reported.
Yes, the family is reported to include 4 children.
Reported assets include: Cash, properties, music royalties.
The payment reflected Jagger's wealth and the length of the relationship, which lasted more than 20 years. However, because the marriage was ruled not to be legally valid, Hall could not claim the full rights of a divorcing spouse, and the settlement was reached as an agreement.