20 widely covered nasty celebrity breakups

From Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston to Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, list of 10 worst celebrity breakups, explored

1) Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

A still of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard (Image Via IMDb)

Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard arguably had the worst public breakup in recent times. After meeting on the set of their movie The Rum Diary, the two started dating around the beginning of 2011, as per Insider. In 2015, the pair tied the knot.

However, the two called it quits just 15 months later, in 2016. Their divorce became the talk of the town, however, it was turned into the primary focus of all the tabloids and news outlets in 2019 when Depp sued Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for the Washington Post. On April 11, 2022, Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard started.

After extensive coverage of the defamation trial, on June 1, 2022, Johnny Depp won the defamation case against ex-wife Heard. A year after the case trial started, both Depp and Heard now seem to have moved on with their lives. Depp was recently seen at the world premiere of his new film Jeanne Du Barry at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Meanwhile, Amber Heard garnered headlines due to rumors that she may have left Hollywood and moved to Spain.

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2) Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth

A still of Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus (Image Via IMDb)

When it comes to nasty celebrity breakups, the break-up between singer Miley Cyrus and actor Liam Hemsworth has to be mentioned. In 2009, the two fell in love on the set of their movie The Last Song. As reported by US Weekly, the two were in an on-and-off relationship from August 2010 to April 2011.

In 2012, the two got engaged, only to call it off in 2013, according to Insider. However, the couple got back together in 2016 and in 2018, they got married. But it did not last long as the two split in 2019, their divorce was finalized in 2020.

On August 13, 2019, Hemsworth spoke about his split with Cyrus in an Instagram post, writing:

"Just a quick note to say that Miley and I have recently separated and I wish her nothing but health and happiness going forward....This is a private matter and I have not made, nor will I be making, any comments to any journalists or media outlets. Any reported quotes attributed to me are false."

As reported by People, Liam Hemsworth is currently in a relationship with Australian model and celebrity Gabriella Brooks. Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus is currently dating musician Maxx Morando, according to Us Weekly.

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3) Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

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Pop star Justin Bieber and singer-actor Selena Gomez have been one of the most widely known celebrity couples of all time. Their relationship had always been the topic of numerous tabloids, with the media capturing every move of the stars. According to StyleCaster, the celebrity couple was in an on-again and off-again relationship for almost 10 years from 2008 to 2018.

The two finally went their separate ways for good in 2018, however, this broke the hearts of many fans. In her Apple TV+ documentary My Mind and Me, Gomez opened up about writing the song Lose You to Love Me about ex Justin Bieber. She talked about her relationship and the duo's split in the documentary, adding:

"I feel like I had to go through the worst possible heartbreak ever and then just forgetting everything at the drop of a hand, it was really confusing,...But I just think that needed to happen and ultimately it was the best thing that ever happened to me."

Since their break up, both Gomez and Bieber have moved on, the latter is currently married to Hailey Rhode Bieber.