Top 10 Most Infamous Celebrity Divorces

Married for a quick 72 days, Kim Kardashian’s marriage to basketball star Kris Humphries was as tulumous as it was short. The couple began dating in the fall of 2010. Only a few months later, Humphries proposed to the reality TV titan and the two were wed in the summer of 2011. Documented in her family’s television show, “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” the pair was seen frequently disagreeing and arguing. So it wasn’t a major shock when the Skims creator filed for divorce, two months after their wedding. Later things got even uglier when the retired NBA player attempted to annul the union, alleging fraud. It took a long time, but the pair were eventually divorced in 2013.

Wedded for 18 years, the marriage of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner came to a close in 2023. Costner met Baumgartner while filming his 1996 romantic comedy, “Tin Cup.” However, the pair didn’t start dating until 1998. In 2004, they tied the knot in Aspen, Colorado and went on to raise a family together. In the spring of 2023, the handbag designer filed for divorce from the “Yellowstone” actor. Things became heated when she challenged their prenup and Costner requested she cover his legal fees. In regard to child support, Baumgartner requested her ex pay $248,000 per month but eventually settled on a still steep $63,209.

Long before their infamous split, Jon and Kate Gosselin had a lot working against them. From raising twins plus sextuplets to the pressures of living in the limelight, their marriage, understandably, fell apart as the world watched on. Over the course of the reality series, “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” it was clear that things were rocky for a long time. Married for a decade, things collapsed in May of 2009. At the time, rumors were running rampant that Jon had cheated, which he denied. Even after their official divorce in late 2009, the pair talked negatively about one another in the press, fueling fire to an already heated situation.

One of the most highly profiled divorces in history, the dissolution of Prince Charles & Diana, Princess of Wales marriage continues to captivate the world nearly 30 years after the fact. Engaged in 1981, the pair wed a few months later in a royal wedding which was televised and watched by 750 million people across the world. After over a decade of marriage and raising their two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, the couple separated. A couple of years later, Charles confirmed he cheated on Diana with his future wife, Camilla Parker Bowles. Officially divorced in 1996, their marriage has been dissected in interviews, documentaries, films and most famously, the Netflix’s series “The Crown.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s marriage came apart in the early 2010s. Their relationship spanned decades which saw Schwarzenegger go from one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars to Governor of California. However, the union couldn’t endure the fallout of Schwarzenegger’s extramarital affair. Shortly after they separated in May of 2011, it was revealed that not only did “The Terminator” actor cheat, he also fathered a child with one of the couple’s housekeepers. Ten years after filing for divorce, the couple finalized their things in 2021. Despite it all, the former spouses appear to be on good terms, frequently reuniting to celebrate family occasions such as birthdays and graduations.

As one of the biggest celeb divorces of the 2010s, Sandra Bullock and Jesse James’ split plagued tabloid and media outlets for months. The “Miss Congeniality” actress and mechanic turned reality TV personality met in 2003. James pursued Bullock who eventually fell for the “Monster Garage” star. A couple of years later, they wed. However, in 2010, shortly after winning her first Oscar for “The Blind Side,” Bullock’s special moment was soured. Reports of James' multiple affairs became public and the situation was so extreme that he enrolled in a rehab program to seek help for compulsive sexual behavior. That being said, the damage was already done and the couple was divorced months later.

At one time Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were Hollywood’s golden couple. Two of the most famous faces on the planet, it was a no brainer that they would make the picture perfect couple. Set up by their management teams, sparks flew between the “Friends” actress and the “Interview with a Vampire” actor. Married only a couple of years later, they tied the knot and celebrated with a star studded and reportedly million dollar Malibu wedding. Sadly, almost five years after the lavish occasion, they announced their divorce. The world was shocked by the news and the press had a field day speculating about a rumored affair between Pitt and his “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” co-star and future wife, Angelina Jolie.

It was a marriage so nice they did it twice! Well, perhaps “nice” isn’t the right word to describe the sorried love story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. While filming the historical epic “Cleopatra” in 1962, the two movie stars began an affair, despite the fact that both parties were married to other people. In 1964, they left their marriages to say “I Do” to each other. The rose colored glasses came off rather quickly, and it was no secret that their marriage was toxic due to drinking and arguments that made headlines. They divorced in 1974, after making 11 films together. However, they came back together and married a year later in 1975. Things fizzled out shortly there after, for the final time.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s volatile relationship played out like a soap opera in front of the entire world in 2022. The exes, who met while filming “The Rum Diary,” married in 2015, but things took a nasty turn in 2016 when Heard filed for divorce. Although the divorce was finalized in 2017, 9 the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor later sued the “Aquaman” star for defamation over a piece she wrote for the Washington Post, where she claimed that her ex was abusive. Depp disagreed, claiming Heard was the aggressor. The world was glued to the court proceedings which revealed just how toxic both parties were toward one another. Depp eventually won his case but there’s no happy outcome for this incredibly sad situation.

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