20 Of The Most Dramatic Celebrity Breakups...Ever

You think your breakup is dramatic? Try parting ways in from of the whole world! Check out our list of the 20 most unforgettable and messy breakups Hollywood has ever seen.

Melissa Bamford
Created by Melissa Bamford
On Jun 4, 2019
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1

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

Their divorce after ten years of marriage was reported to be an "amicable" one, but Amy Poehler's account tells us different. She said that her divorce was like "spreading all your stuff out on a blanket and then flinging it up, hoping nothing will break". Yikes.

2

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

Brad and Jen got together back in 2000 when they were both in their prime. After being married for 5 years the two split up due to an affair Brad was having with Angelina on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. I bet Jen refuses to watch that movie to this day.

3

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

We all know that Brad and Angelina famously met on the set of sexy thriller flick, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. How did they break up you ask? Rumor has it, it was because of an affair Brad had with Marion Cottilard on the set of "Allied". Notice a pattern here?

4

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner

Jen and Ben were married for 10 years before they got divorced due to an alleged affair Ben had with their kids' nanny, Christine Ouzounian. Why can't these guys keep it in their pants?!

5

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield

This cute couple met on the set of "The Amazing Spiderman" in 2010. After being together for 5 years, they split up due to Garfield getting too consumed by one of his darker roles. He was turning into a different person and it was freaking Emma out. Creepy...

6

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling

After being together for 3 years, the real-life couple from "The Notebook" called it quits after having a massive fight. Ryan Gosling was quoted as saying: "We both went down swinging and we called it a draw". Sounds...violent.

7

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey

Mariah and Nick were SO in love. Until they weren't. They eventually filed for divorce after months of fighting and avoiding each other. Nick apparently resented the fact that Mariah made more money than him and would use work as an excuse to get out of the house and away from his wife. Talk about drama queen.

8

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris

These two were married for a long time...8 years to be exact. Unfortunately...Hollywood got to them. Chris' career skyrocketed while Anna's stood still. Anna became insecure after Chris was getting all this attention from his weight loss and movie deals. The changes became too much and they called it quits in 2017.

9

Katy Perry and Russell Brand

Perry and Brand moved very quickly in their relationship and after just 14 months of marriage Brand decided to end it with a single text message. Katy Perry also notes that he was getting jealous of her fame and felt like she was the "boss" in the relationship which he didn't like. Typical.

10

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphreys

Yes...there was another man before Kanye and his name was Kris Humphreys. Kris and Kim were married for only 72 days before Kris called it off after reading in TMZ that Kim was planning on ending it. Now that's some bad press.

11

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards

Charlie Sheen has basically ruined himself at this point for good but who can forget the big blowout he had with his wife, Denise Richards. After 5 years of marriage, Denise accused him of being a drug abuser, overly violent and addicted to gambling. She put a restraining order in place that allowed Charlie to only be 300 yards away from her and her kids at all times. He responded by calling her "the worst mom alive". Just stop Charlie.

12

Heidi Klum and Seal

These two were happily married for 7 years until an alleged affair came into the picture. Seal accused Heidi of having an affair with her bodyguard. She denied the allegations, but it was too late. They filed for divorce and now, what's done is done.

13

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp

These two are the epitome of a messy breakup. After being married for 15 months, Amber filed for divorce and asked for a restraining order due to the verbal and physical abuse she experienced from Johnny during their relationship. She even leaked a video of him freaking out in their kitchen, clearly losing his marbles. She ended up donating her 7 million dollar settlement to charities to help women in abusive relationships.

14

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise

These two were like the Brangelina of the 90's. They were the ultimate power couple but that came to an end when Tom Cruise filed for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences" as the reason. Some people say it was the church of scientology that brainwashed him into thinking Nicole was evil.

15

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris

Ok so this is crazy, but these two broke up because a photo of Taylor Swift kissing Tom Hiddleston popped up on Calvin's newsfeed. We hope he unfollowed her after that...

16

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren

We all pretty much remember how this all went down. Tiger cheated on his wife with like 12 women and then she got a 100 million dollar settlement. He wanted to stay with her and "work on their marriage" but she said "no" took the kids and moved on. Good idea Elin.

17

Sandra Bullock and Jesse James

After finding out that her husband of five years had been cheating on her with a bunch of other women, Sandra pulled the plug despite her husband begging her to take him back.

18

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe

These two were together for a long time...7 years to be exact, but it was too good to be true (of course). Reese found out that Ryan was cheating on her with his Stop Loss co-star Abbie Cornish and immediately filed for divorce. Sheesh, what's with all the cheating people!?

19

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattison

Robert called their iconic relationship quits after he caught Kristen kissing her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director. They tried to patch things up, but the tabloids made it hard to move on. Plus, Kristen's gay now, right? So...she was probably just confused.

20

Usher and Tameka Foster

When Usher and Tameka got married, his mom was super suspicious. She didn't even go to the wedding because she thought Tameka was a gold digger and opportunist. Anyways...I guess she was right because he ended up filing for divorce due to her craziness and ended up getting full custody of the kids. I guess the lesson here is to always listen to your mother.

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