AI billionaire who left wife for younger lover ordered to pay $645M in South Korea’s ‘divorce of the century’
Business AI billionaire who left wife for younger lover ordered to pay $645M in South Korea’s ‘divorce of the century’ By Ariel Zilber Published July 24, 2026, 10:25 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google A South Korean AI billionaire who blew up his marriage by fathering a child with another woman won’t have to fork over the nearly $1 billion his ex-wife had sought — after a court instead ordered him to pay roughly $645 million in cash on Friday. The ruling brings a possible end to South Korea’s so-called “divorce of the century,” capping a decade-long legal saga that mixed a billionaire’s affair, a former president’s family, alleged slush-fund money and one of Asia’s hottest artificial-intelligence fortunes.
- ▪Business AI billionaire who left wife for younger lover ordered to pay $645M in South Korea’s ‘divorce of the century’ By Ariel Zilber Published July 24, 2026, 10:25 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google A South Korean AI billionaire who blew up his marriage by fathering a child with another woman won’t have to fork over the nearly $1 billion his ex-wife had sought — after a court instead ordered him to pay r
- ▪The ruling brings a possible end to South Korea’s so-called “divorce of the century,” capping a decade-long legal saga that mixed a billionaire’s affair, a former president’s family, alleged slush-fund money and one of Asia’s hottest artifi
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:25:41 -0400 |
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