The Biggest Celebrity Breakups That Shook the Media

When Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston announced their separation in 2005, it felt like the end of an era for Hollywood’s golden couple. Their breakup, after five years of marriage, became a cultural moment, prompting discussions about fidelity, media intrusion, and the pressures of celebrity marriages. The ensuing media circus, fueled by Pitt’s subsequent relationship with Angelina Jolie, kept this breakup in the news cycle for years.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ divorce in 2012 sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, marking a high-profile end to their six-year marriage. Dubbed TomKat by the media, their relationship had always been a subject of intense scrutiny, from Cruise’s infamous couch-jumping on Oprah to the mysteries surrounding their affiliation with Scientology.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s divorce announcement in 2021 marked the culmination of one of the most followed celebrity relationships of the decade. Kimye, as they were known, represented a merging of two massive entertainment and fashion empires, and became a fixture in both mainstream and social media.

The breakup of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was not just covered extensively by the media but also led to a highly publicized legal battle that brought to light issues of domestic abuse, defamation, and the role of celebrity in the justice system. Their 2016 separation and subsequent divorce proceedings became a spectacle of allegations and counterclaims that played out in both the court of law and the court of public opinion.

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