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If there\u2019s one thing that garners more attention that a celeb wedding, it\u2019s a celeb breakup. Over the years, plenty of once loved-up couples have called it quits, leading to public court cases and plenty of online slams. Here, we round up the top 10 most dramatic celebrity divorces.<\/p>\n
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Words by<\/strong> Charlotte Roberts<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-510506072-1.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”The 58th GRAMMY Awards – Backstage And Audience” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n After two years of marriage, 12 years together, and six kids, the world was shocked in 2016 when Angelina Jolie filed from divorce from Brad Pitt, citing \u2018irreconcilable differences.\u2019 Court documents later revealed that Jolie, 49, alleged Pitt, 60, had drunkenly attacked her and her children during a trip on their private plane. It was reported that an argument had escalated, with the couple\u2019s adopted son, Maddox, 22, stepping in.<\/p>\n In 2021, Jolie opened up about her split in a Vogue interview, saying \u2018It was the right decision.\u2019 In the years since, the couple \u2013 who met on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith in 2004, while the actor was still married to Jennifer Aniston, 55 \u2013 have been embroiled in abuse allegations, claims of forced NDAs, and a battle over their French Vineyard, dubbed the War of the Ros\u00e9s. More recently, two of the couple\u2019s children, Shiloh and Vivienne, made the choice to remove their father\u2019s name from their surname.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Amber Heard and Johnny Depp<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n When Amber Heard filed for divorce from Johnny Depp after one year of marriage, no one expected the media frenzy that followed.<\/p>\n In 2016 Heard, 38, filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order after alleging that Depp, 61, had been abusive when under the influence of drugs and alcohol. A $7 million (\u00a35 million) settlement was reached out of court in the August \u2013 which Heard pledged at the time to donate to charity.<\/p>\n In December 2018, Heard wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post, \u2018I became a public figure representing domestic abuse.\u2019 The article prompted Depp to sue Heard for $50 million (\u00a338 million), arguing defamation.<\/p>\n Heard countersued Depp for $100 million (\u00a377 million) in 2021, with live streams of the court case spanning the globe. Ultimately, the Jury found both Depp and Heard were liable for defaming each other. While Depp thanked the jury for \u2018giving me my life back,\u2019 Heard described the result as \u2018a setback\u2019 for women.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n After meeting in 2000 and marrying two years later, Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards seemed the picture of happiness. However, just months before welcoming their second child in 2005, Richards filed for divorce, citing Sheen\u2019s drug abuse, anger management issues, and gambling as the reason.<\/p>\n A bitter custody battle ensured over the couple\u2019s two daughters, with the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 53, later filing for a restraining order. Sheen, 58, then took to X (then known as Twitter) to hit back at Denise, calling her the \u2018worst mom alive,\u2019 and writing \u2018see you in court you evil terrorist.\u2019<\/p>\n Despite their rocky end, there\u2019s now no bad blood between the two. Nearly two decades after their divorce, Sheen said last year, \u2018[Me and Denise] are absolutely friendly. We went through so much sh*t together that I don\u2019t think either one of us has any energy left to be divisive.\u2019<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n When Don\u2019t Worry Darling was released in 2022, there was only one thing garnering more attention than the film itself: director Olivia Wilde\u2019s love life.<\/p>\n Wilde had been in a relationship with actor Jason Sudeikis for nine years, getting engaged in 2013 and welcoming two children together. The couple announced their split in 2022 \u2013 and the director, 40, soon struck up a romance with Harry Styles, 30, who she met on set.<\/p>\n What ensued was a long custody battle \u2013 starting with Wilde being served papers while onstage at a CinemaCon. Jason reportedly alleged in later documents that he never intended for the director to receive the papers at the conference, requesting she be served them at Heathrow Airport. Shortly after, the couple\u2019s nanny gave an interview to the Mail Online in one instance that Wilde had made her \u2018special salad dressing\u2019 for pop star Harry \u2013 leaving Sudeikis so upset that he tried lying under her car to stop her from leaving.<\/p>\n The former couple then released a joint statement, hitting back at what they described as \u2018false and scurrilous accusations.\u2019<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Hearts broke last year when former Disney darling Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner announced they were calling it quits. The couple \u2013 who tied the knot in 2019 in Las Vegas \u2013 wrote in a joint statement that the breakup was \u2018amicable.\u2019<\/p>\n However, things quickly turned sour. Reports emerged claiming that Jonas, 34, was caring for the couple\u2019s two young daughters alone, citing Turner\u2019s \u2018party lifestyle\u2019 as the reason for the split. Pictures soon surfaced on Jonas out with his daughters, despite the couple\u2019s previous attempts to protect their privacy.<\/p>\n Turner, 28, hit back by suing Jonas in order to move their daughters from their US home and back to the UK. The star later backtracked on the move, withdrawing a complaint of \u2018child abduction.\u2019<\/p>\n In court documents, Turner alleged that \u2018the breakdown [of the marriage] happened quickly,\u2019 revealing that she learnt Jonas was filing for divorce \u2018through the media.\u2019 Jonas denied this.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Once Hollywood\u2019s \u2018it\u2019 couple, the world was shocked in 2012 when Katie Holmes filed from divorce from Top Gun actor Tom Cruise after six years of marriage \u2013 leaving everyone wondering what went wrong.<\/p>\n While the split was sudden and initially went smoothly, it was later alleged that Holmes, 45, split from Cruise, 62, for fear that the actor would bring their child Suri into the Church of Scientology. Cruise has been a scientologist since 1989, now being an outspoken advocate for the controversial church. Holmes was granted primary custody of Suri in their divorce, although Cruise was given plenty of visitation time.<\/p>\n Holmes later opened up about her 2012 move to New York following her divorce, saying, \u2018That time was intense. It was a lot of attention, and I had a little child on top of it. We had some funny moments out and about in public. So many people I didn\u2019t know became my friends and helped me out.\u2019<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Firerose and Billy Ray Cyrus<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n When Billy Ray Cyrus married Firerose \u2013 who is 27 years his junior \u2013 the world was shocked. Even more shocking was their sudden divorce in May, just seven months after saying \u2018I do.\u2019<\/p>\n After filing for divorce Cyrus, 62, quickly request a temporary restraining order to keep Firerose from accessing his money. According to reports, the star had racked up nearly $97,000 (\u00a375,058) on Cyrus\u2019 credit cards \u2013 with Firerose\u2019s team reportedly counter-arguing that she was simply living \u2018as per the status quo during the marriage.\u2019 That same month, Firerose alleged Cyrus filed for divorce just one day before she was set to undergo preventative double-mastectomy surgery, something she was forced to delay \u2018indefinitely\u2019 without Cyrus\u2019 health insurance. Hitting back, Cyrus then accused Firerose of hiding a previous marriage.<\/p>\n Opening up during an interview with Page Six, Firerose branded Cyrus an \u2018evil man,\u2019 saying, \u2018\u2018This is a smear campaign by the person I was deeply in love with for four years [and] who has decided to wage full blown war against me.\u2019<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n While Gwen Stefani is now happily loved-up with country singer Blake Shelton, her love story has been far from smooth. Back in 2015, the \u2018Hollaback Girl\u2019 singer, 54, split from Gavin Rossdale, 58, after 20 years together. Rumours soon swirled that the couple, who shared two children together, had split following infidelity from Rossdale.<\/p>\n Opening up about his split, the Bush frontman later called it his \u2018simplest shame.\u2019 According to sources, Rossdale had been having an affair with one of the couple\u2019s nannies for several years, with the cheating only coming to light after another nanny found explicit photos and texts on the family iPad. Admitting the divorce left her life \u2018falling apart,\u2019 Stefani reflected last year, \u2018when that happened, I had to literally start over again. It was a reset of my life.\u2019<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Sandra Bullock and Jesse James<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Although the words \u2018scandal\u2019 and \u2018Sandra Bullock\u2019 don\u2019t usually go hand in hand, the Practical Magic star was caught in the headlights back in 2010 thanks to the actions of her then-husband, Jesse James. Five years into his marriage with Bullock, 59, multiple women came forward claiming they had been involved in affairs with James, 55 \u2013 with the couple soon divorcing.<\/p>\n Although James dubbed the \u2018vast majority of allegations untrue and unfounded,\u2019 in a public apology, he said, \u2018There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. It\u2019s because of my poor judgement that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.\u2019<\/p>\n In a 2017 interview, James admitted to cheating on Bullock, saying \u2018I stood up and took accountability for it and apologised.\u2019 He added, \u2018In general, both women and men cheat. It\u2019s part of life.\u2019<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”fp-in-article-bold” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Christine Baumgartner filed from divorce from Kevin Costner in May 2023 after 18 years of marriage, citing \u2018irreconcilable differences\u2019 as the culprit behind their separation.<\/p>\n A lengthy divorce case took place, with court documents later revealing that Baumgartner, 50, was reportedly seeking $248,000 (\u00a3191,901) in monthly child support payments. At the time, Baumgartner was also still living in the couple\u2019s California beachfront home, which Costner claimed was in breach of their prenuptual agreement.<\/p>\n In February, their divorce was settled \u2013 with both parties agreeing to joint custody of their three children. Costner, 69, later opened up about his divorce, saying \u2018That\u2019s a crushing moment. It\u2019s powerful. It hurt, but I go forward. I can\u2019t wilt like a daisy. 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