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Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey. Divorce settlement: $150 million Singer Neil Diamond arrives with his wife, Marcia, and daughter, Elyn, at the premiere of "The Jazz Singer," in Century City, Ca., in 1980. Diamond makes his acting debut in the remake of the original 1927 movie. (AP Photo/Harms)

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Neil Diamond performs at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Neil Diamond performs at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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Neil Diamond performed for the first time in his hometown in Brooklyn last year, at his alma mater Erasmus Hall High School, to introduce his latest album, "Melody Road." He says he isn't wasting precious time with his singing and songwriting talents. (Associated Press)

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3. Neil Diamond married Marcia Murphey in 1969 but the couple split after 25 years. Murphy was left with half his fortune, an estimated $150 million. Singer Neil Diamond arrives with his wife, Marcia, and daughter, Elyn, at the premiere of "The Jazz Singer," in Century City, Ca., in 1980. Diamond makes his acting debut in the remake of the original 1927 movie. (AP Photo/Harms)

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Neil Diamond sings the "Freedom Song (They'll Never Take Us Down)," after the third inning of a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park Thursday, July 4, 2013, in Washington. It was Diamond's first live performance of the song, which was inspired by his visit to Boston in the days following the marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Neil Diamond sings "Sweet Caroline" in the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Saturday, April 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Neil Diamond (Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) and former President Bill Clinton (right) pose with 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees (front row from left) Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, (back row from second from left) Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep and Neil Diamond at the State Department following a dinner and reception on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

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Neil Diamond "won" the first-ever worst-actor Golden Raspberry Award, for "The Jazz Singer." That's more than balanced by 115 million records sold and eight No. 1 singles - and a Golden Globe nomination, for "The Jazz Singer. " (Associated Press)

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Musician Neil Diamond rides a float during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)

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Inductee Neil Diamond, right, and Elton John perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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Inductees (from left) Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper and Darlene Love join Bette Midler in performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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** FILE ** Neil Diamond performs with the Boston Pops on the Esplanade in Boston in July 2009. The 2011 class for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame comprises Mr. Diamond, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love, Dr. John and Tom Waits. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)

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Activist and actress Sacheen Littlefeather, right, a subject of the PBS special "Reel Injun," participates in a panel discussion about the show with Native American director Neil Diamond during the PBS Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Neil Diamond (The Washington Times)