Top 10 Times Celebs Called Out Toxic Exes
It's much harsher when it's done in Hollywood! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most shocking times notable names spoke publicly about problematic former flames.
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00:00There was no person when I looked at him."
00:03Welcome to MissMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most shocking times
00:07notable names spoke publicly about problematic former flames.
00:11"...the signs really are there from the beginning."
00:1410.
00:17Selena Gomez on Justin Bieber
00:19Between 2010 and 2018, this duo was on and off dating.
00:23But in 2016, while they weren't together, they still made headlines.
00:27"...Selena Gomez just can't keep her hands or thoughts to herself.
00:31The teen idol now publicly feuding with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber over his new romance."
00:37At the time, Bieber was dating Sofia Richie, and some of his fans weren't too happy with
00:41him quickly moving on from Gomez and made their feelings crystal clear.
00:46This caused the Canadian singer to criticize his Beliebers on Instagram.
00:49Gomez took the opportunity to defend his fans and take a shot at her ex for posting regular
00:54photos of him and Richie.
00:55"...If you can't handle the hate, then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend, lol.
01:02Don't be mad at your fans.
01:03They love you."
01:04Upon seeing this, Bieber got his own revenge against Gomez.
01:07In the same Instagram post, he claimed she was using him for attention before backtracking
01:11his previous message against his own fans.
01:14"...It's funny to see people that used me for attention and still try to point the finger
01:18this way.
01:19Sad.
01:20All love."
01:219.
01:22Britney Spears on Justin Timberlake
01:23After going public in 2000, Timberlake and Spears' whirlwind and denim-covered romance
01:28ended in 2002.
01:29Shortly after, he drew the public's ire by smearing his ex in the music video for Cry Me
01:34A River.
01:35"...Bridges could burn.
01:36Now it's your turn.
01:37It's your turn to cry."
01:39In 2023, after the two mended bridges by apologizing, Spears released her memoir, which contained
01:45several anecdotes that don't make Timberlake look great.
01:49In 2024, just before performing the 2002 song about Spears at a gig, Timberlake introduced
01:54it by explicitly saying he didn't want to apologize to anyone.
01:58"...I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to absolutely f----- nobody."
02:07Yikes.
02:08Referencing the gig video of her ex, after deleting her apology on Instagram, took a
02:13shot at him by asking him to bring it to court or go home and cry to his mom like last time.
02:19Writing,
02:20"...Someone told me someone was talking s---- about me on the streets.
02:22Do you want to bring it to the court or will you go home crying to your mom like you did
02:26last time?
02:27I'm not sorry."
02:288.
02:29Demi Lovato on Max Ehrich
02:31If you break up with a musician, there's a good chance they'll write a song about it.
02:35So when Lovato and Ehrich called off their engagement in 2020, Lovato put out Still Have
02:40Me, which seemingly referenced their time together.
02:43Then, the two used social media to take shots at each other.
02:53To make it more uncomfortable, Ehrich appeared to really enjoy the publicity.
02:57In 2021, the documentary series Demi Lovato Dancing with the Devil was released.
03:02In it, Lovato talks about rushing into the relationship and how his post-breakup behavior
03:07affected them.
03:08They spoke about mourning who he was when they were together and their realization that
03:21they didn't know who he really was.
03:317.
03:32Sarah Brady on Jonah Hill
03:34The roles he often gets make Jonah Hill seem like a goofy and likable guy.
03:38But Brady paints a different picture.
03:40They dated in 2021 and broke up the year after.
03:43In 2023, the surfer went public with Hill's controlling messages.
03:47On July 6th, the 26-year-old California surfer posted a professional photo of herself wearing
03:53a white crop top and miniskirt to her Instagram, writing, quote,
03:56"...reviving a pic I took down by request of a misogynist narcissist."
04:00By weaponizing therapy language, Hill allegedly demanded Brady remove photos from social media
04:05of her surfing, claiming some images were explicit.
04:08He also criticized her for having friendships with men and women and dictated his boundaries.
04:13At the time of the alleged conversation, Sarah responded that she understood and accepted
04:18Jonah's boundaries.
04:19However, Sarah reflects in her Instagram story, quote,
04:23"...this is high-key so embarrassing.
04:25I did this all in the name of protecting him from crippling anxiety."
04:29In the original post, Brady called Hill emotionally abusive and a narcissistic misogynist.
04:35She also implored others to get an exit strategy if they can relate to Hill's rants from their
04:39partners.
04:40She added,
04:41"...it's been a year of healing and growth.
04:43With the help of loved ones and doctors.
04:45To get back to living my life without guilt, shame, and self-judgment.
04:49For things as small as surfing in a swimsuit rather than a more conservative wetsuit."
04:536.
04:55Mel B on Stephen Belafonte
04:56In 2007, Mel B married film producer Stephen Belafonte, beginning one of the most difficult
05:02periods in her life.
05:04"...for two years I've kept very, very silent.
05:07And I just think if I can help one person that's in a similar situation to what I've
05:10been in, then job well done."
05:13In 2017, the two divorced, with the Spice Girls member accusing Belafonte of emotional
05:17and physical abuse.
05:19"...some fights were just not worth the fight, because I'm thinking in my brain, well I have
05:22live TV tomorrow, I don't want to be going on and having to cover up another bruise and
05:26make up another lie."
05:27After splitting, Mel B was left with little in her bank account and had to move in with
05:31her mom.
05:32But by speaking out against her terrible experiences, she became a patron of the domestic violence
05:37charity Women's Aid.
05:39"...I wasn't ready to admit what was actually going on to myself, let alone to anybody else."
05:44The cathartic icing on the cake was having a tattoo featuring Belafonte's name surgically
05:48removed.
05:49She kept the inked skin in a jar in her wardrobe.
05:535.
05:54Iggy Azalea on Nick Young
05:55In 2016, Azalea's engagement with Young came crashing down in a big way.
06:00A video recorded by Young's then-L.A. Laker teammate D'Angelo Russell was released online.
06:06It showed the NBA star bragging about cheating on Azalea multiple times.
06:10"...the first step with Iggy and really any bride is to first check in with her partner.
06:15What happened?
06:16What do I need to know?"
06:17A couple of months later, the relationship was over due to trust issues.
06:21Not long after, the Australian rapper confirmed that they had split after Young was recorded
06:25on their home security cheating on her.
06:27After she appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Azalea stated she went further
06:32with her revenge by wrecking his stuff.
06:34"...I started off with water and it just seemed like that didn't work."
06:39After chucking items in the pool, she then created a fire pit and burned his designer
06:43clothing while sending him a video of the chaos.
06:47"...expensive doesn't burn well.
06:49Expensive things do not burn well.
06:51All the Forever 21 just whoosh."
06:534.
06:54FKA Twigs on Shia LaBeouf
06:56After meeting on the set of Honey Boy, Twigs and LaBeouf dated for around a year before
07:01it ended.
07:03In 2020, the English musician filed a lawsuit against the American actor over alleged abusive
07:12behavior.
07:13Twigs said that LaBeouf knowingly gave her an STD, would wake her up in the middle of
07:16the night to accuse her of things and assault her, kept a loaded firearm next to the bed,
07:21and was controlling.
07:22"...it's a real gradual, step-by-step process to get somebody to a place where they lose
07:29themselves so much."
07:30In the aftermath, LaBeouf admitted that he had been abusive to people around him for
07:34years and apologized for his behavior.
07:36"...I have no excuses for my alcoholism or aggression.
07:40Only rationalizations."
07:41However, he then denied the allegations Twigs put forward and sought treatment.
07:45The lawsuit is set to appear in court in October 2024.
07:493.
07:50Evan Rachel Wood on Marilyn Manson
07:53In 2021, Woods confirmed that she had been assaulted by Marilyn Manson while they were
07:57in a relationship.
07:58"...and we're still asking victims the question why they didn't leave.
08:02And the fact that we're still asking that question tells me how much work there is to
08:06do."
08:07After meeting when she was 18 and he was 37, they became engaged but split up in 2010.
08:13Wood stated the musician brainwashed her while committing his abuse, which he denies.
08:18"...when somebody aids in the destruction of yourself and you forget who you are, you
08:25feel pretty broken and pretty empty."
08:27As well as Wood, several other women have also come forward with allegations against
08:31Manson.
08:32After being dropped from acting roles and by his label, Talent Agency, and manager,
08:37Manson sued Wood for defamation.
08:39After a judge threw out large portions of Manson's suit in 2024, he was ordered to pay
08:43Wood $300,000 in legal fees.
08:46"...I'm doing this to sound the alarm that there is a dangerous person out there and
08:52I don't want anybody getting near him."
08:542.
08:55Tina Turner on Ike Turner
08:57Ike helped Ann Bullock by giving her the name Tina Turner, one of the few positives of their
09:01relationship.
09:02"...I left a good job in the city."
09:06They married in 1962 and divorced in 1978, with Tina keeping her stage name.
09:12In 1986, Tina released her memoir, which detailed the terrible abuse she sustained at Ike's hands
09:18for years.
09:19"...As long as I kept that under the rug, it might have held me back as well."
09:23The legendary musician wrote about leaving him in 1976 after a violent fight.
09:28Tina stated she received many injuries from Ike's violence.
09:31He confirmed he had hit her in his autobiography.
09:34Before he died in 2007, Tina claimed Ike had asked her to tour with him.
09:39She refused to renew that collaboration.
09:41"...So, it's time to go."
09:44Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
09:47Jessica Simpson on John Mayer
09:49Simpson deleted his number following his 2010 controversial interview.
09:53"...We were great at loving each other.
09:58That was easy, like, but the relationship was very complex."
10:03Shanna Moakler on Travis Barker
10:06Moakler shamed Barker after his insulting TMZ comments.
10:09"...And I saw all these comments in his email that he was posting about me on TMZ about
10:14what a sh-tty mother I was, what a terrible person I was."
10:17Ariana Maddox on Tom Sandoval
10:20After his affair was discovered, Maddox called him out.
10:23"...So I thought, like, if I could be the perfect girlfriend, or the perfect girl, that
10:28they'll come home, they'll want to be around me, and I'll be enough."
10:32Perrie Edwards on Zayn Malik
10:34Edwards responded to a presumed insult with a brutal Little Mix song.
10:38"...I'm on my way up, I swear you'll never bring me down."
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10:59Rihanna on Chris Brown
11:00At one point, the duo was the power couple of music after dating since 2007.
11:06However, their relationship came to a sudden and violent end in 2009.
11:10"...Falling in love with your best friend, it's...it can be scary."
11:14Rihanna and Brown were set to perform at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, however, they pulled
11:20out after Brown attacked Rihanna, causing her to be hospitalized.
11:24She described Brown as having no soul in his eyes during the assault.
11:28"...That whole night was not part of my plan."
11:31Before she could testify in court, Brown pleaded guilty to the charges.
11:35She was sentenced to five years of probation, a year of counseling, six months of community
11:40service, and was issued a restraining order against Rihanna.
11:43After briefly dating again in 2015, Rihanna stated they were no longer friends.
11:48"...Love doesn't go away right away, you know?"
11:50What other instances of celebrities calling out toxic exes did we miss?
11:54Miley Cyrus on Liam Hemsworth?
11:56Sam Smith on Jonathan Ziesel?
11:58Or something else?
11:59Let us know below.
12:01I had decided that it was no longer going to work in my life to be in that relationship."
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