7) Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Media personality Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West started dating in 2011. The two first met in 2000 but became friends in 2008, as per Brides. Soon, their relationship became the talk of the town. In 2013, the pair welcomed their first daughter North, they then went on to get married in 2014. West and Kardashian share four children together.
After nearly seven years of marriage life, the celebrity couple broke their relationship in 2021. Their very public divorce was widely covered by multiple media houses. Kardashian was announced legally single on March 2, 2022, by the court amid divorce proceedings. In a 2022 March issue of Vogue, the SKIMS owner opened up about her split with West, stating:
"For so long, I did what made other people happy,...And I think in the last two years I decided, I'm going to make myself happy. And that feels really good. And even if that created changes and caused my divorce, I think it's important to be honest with yourself about what really makes you happy. I've chosen myself. I think it's okay to choose you."
In November 2021, Kim started dating comedian and actor Pete Davidson, but the duo broke up in August 2022. As per US Weekly, West is currently in a relationship with Bianca Censori.
8) Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, the two mega-pop stars, started dating in 1999 at the peak of their career, as per Hollywood Life. They were considered the perfect celebrity couple of the generation. In a 2001 interview with The Observer, Spears spoke about her relationship with Timberlake, stating:
"We’ve gone through so much together and we’ve known each other since we were 12 years old. We know each other inside and out."
However, after three years of being in love, the couple broke up in 2002. Millions of fans were heartbroken after the news came out; it was one of the worst celebrity breakups of all time. After their breakup, Justin Timberlake supposedly wrote the song Cry Me a River about Spears, as per Insider.
Spears is currently married to Sam Asghari; the two got married in 2022. Justin Timberlake has been happily married to Jessica Biel since 2012.
9) Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson
The National Treasure star Diane Kruger and Dawson’s Creek star Joshua Jackson started a passionate romantic relationship back in 2006. The celebrity couple were considered one of the most classy TV couples in Hollywood and fans were smitten by their refreshingly modern relationship. The couple dated for a total of ten years. However, they were never engaged or married.
Back in 2014, Joshua Jackson spoke about his relationship with Kruger in an interview with Glamour, stating:
"I can tell you why we're not married: We're not religious,...I don't feel any more or less committed to Kruger for not having stood in front of a priest and had a giant party. We're both children of divorce, so it's hard for me to take marriage at face value as the thing that shows you've grown up and are committed to another person."
Many were heartbroken when the couple split in 2016 and soon after their break up, in 2017, Diane Kruger confirmed that she was dating Norman Reedus, as per Insider. Joshua Jackson is currently happily married. In 2019, Joshua Jackson tied the knot with hir now-wife, Jodie Turner-Smith. The celebrity couple have a daughter together.