Celebrity relationships can turn toxic in the blink of an eye. From shocking infidelities to public feuds, we're diving into the most dramatic and explosive breakups that captured headlines and left fans stunned. Get ready for a rollercoaster of Hollywood drama!
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00:00You think this story is going to have a happy ending?
00:02Happy endings are just stories that haven't finished yet.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at the most bitter celebrity breakups that
00:10unfolded rather quickly in the public eye, and seemed to drag on endlessly.
00:14I didn't want people to think that that's the kind of person I- I fell in love with
00:19that person.
00:22Zach Bryan and Brianna Chicken Fry LaPaglia
00:24Country music star Zach Bryan and podcaster Brianna Chicken Fry LaPaglia went public with
00:28their relationship in July 2023.
00:30All right, there he is.
00:31Get the screenshot.
00:32Yeah, there you go.
00:33You got it?
00:34Did you get it, Austin?
00:35Maybe a little closer to Bri, just like a nicer shot, yeah.
00:40Just over a year later, though, Bryan ended things, sharing an Instagram story that suggested
00:44it was an amicable split.
00:46However, LaPaglia claimed she was blindsided by the news, and accused Bryan of mistreating
00:50her emotionally.
00:52How can you give every ounce of yourself to someone and then, like, be discarded of in
01:02a few days?
01:03Reports soon emerged that the singer allegedly offered her $12 million and an apartment in
01:08New York to keep quiet about their relationship.
01:10For what?
01:11I'm going to get all these millions just to have a backyard to sit in and thank Zach for?
01:15The breakup quickly turned messy, involving others like LaPaglia's co-host Dave Portnoy,
01:20who released a diss track comparing Bryan to Sean Diddy Combs.
01:24UFC fighter David Onama was also allegedly paid to troll LaPaglia by giving Bryan a shout-out
01:29in her presence.
01:30Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry
01:32Celebrity breakups can be messy, but they become even messier when children are involved.
01:37That was the case for actress Halle Berry and Canadian model Gabriel Aubry, whose custody
01:41battle over their daughter turned ugly.
01:43The custody battle between Halle Berry and her boyfriend, I should say ex-boyfriend,
01:47Gabriel Aubry, is getting really bad.
01:49Uh-oh, nasty.
01:50It's getting bad.
01:51After going their separate ways in 2010, tensions between the pair escalated when Berry, who
01:56was then dating French actor Olivier Martinez, sought to move to France with their daughter
02:00to be with him.
02:01A judge denied the request, and shortly after, Aubry and Martinez got into a physical altercation,
02:07allegedly due to Martinez threatening Aubry's life for opposing the move.
02:11Ultimately, Berry was ordered to pay Aubry $16,000 monthly child support and over $400,000
02:17in attorney fees, an arrangement she referred to as extortion.
02:21Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
02:232010 was a particularly tumultuous year for Sandra Bullock.
02:26He set her up for humiliation, and he did it at the time of her greatest professional
02:31accomplishment, which was mean and suggests envy and a wish to tear her down.
02:36One moment, she was on top of the world, capping an impressive awards season with every actor's
02:40dream, an Oscar.
02:42The next minute, though, she was plunged into the depths of despair when news emerged that
02:46her husband, Jesse James, had been unfaithful.
02:49During the midst of all of it, and when I was doing it, one, I knew it was horrible.
02:54It made me feel horrible, and two, I knew I would get caught.
02:59What began as one reported affair quickly ballooned into multiple allegations, with
03:03several women coming forward claiming they had also been involved with James.
03:08This scandal overshadowed Bullock's achievement, forcing her to cancel several promotional
03:12appearances for her film due to, quote, unforeseen personal reasons.
03:16However, she wasted no time in ending things.
03:19Just one month after the revelations, Bullock filed for divorce, which was finalized soon
03:24after.
03:25How do you process grief and not hurt your child in the process?
03:27It's a newborn.
03:28They take on everything that you're feeling.
03:30So my obligation was to him and not tainting the first year of his life with my grief.
03:41Mariah Carey's remarkable career began when she was signed by the head of Columbia Record's
03:45Tommy Mottola.
03:46While working on her self-titled debut album, Carey began dating Mottola, and the two tied
03:51the knot in a lavish ceremony in 1993.
03:54But while things seemed glorious on the surface, their marriage was far from idyllic.
03:59Abuse has several categories.
04:01You've been emotionally abused.
04:04Emotionally, mentally, uh...
04:08Mottola reportedly exerted tight control over Carey's life and left her feeling like a prisoner
04:12in their home.
04:13As Carey's career soared, she started pushing for more creative and personal freedom.
04:18But Mottola kept resisting.
04:20To really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a
04:26marriage but a, you know, business thing where the person was in control of my life.
04:32Their conflicts soon spilled over into the public as Carey began an affair with baseball
04:36player Derek Jeter.
04:38By 1996, the marriage completely unraveled, and the two went their separate ways.
04:43The singer is separating from her husband, Sony Music President Tommy Mottola, on a trial
04:47basis, that according to publicists, for the pair.
04:50Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
04:52Remember what we said about celebrity breakups being made worse when children are involved?
04:57Few instances of that are as notorious as Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.
05:01So much of what I went through the last eight years, it was unnecessary.
05:05It was completely unnecessary, and it costs a fortune.
05:08And more the psychic toll.
05:09I mean, I aged like 20 years in the last eight years.
05:11The pair exchanged vows in 1993 after meeting on the set of The Marrying Man.
05:16Initially seen as a Hollywood power couple, they quickly turned bitter enemies after their
05:20marriage soured in 2000.
05:22But I was teeter-tottering because I had also been offered Sleeping with the Enemy, which
05:26eventually starred Julia Roberts.
05:28Isn't it funny that I turned down Sleeping with the Enemy, and then I went on to Sleep
05:32with the Enemy?
05:33At the core of their conflict was their daughter Ireland, over whom the couple fought a seven-year
05:37custody battle.
05:39As high-profile figures, their accusations and insults consistently made it into the
05:43press.
05:44Things got out of hand in 2007, when Baldwin's infamous voicemail calling Ireland a, quote,
05:49rude, thoughtless little pig went public.
05:51While they eventually settled the dispute, neither emerged from the ordeal unscathed.
05:56Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
05:58The relationship between Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt began with a contentious divorce,
06:02and ended with one that was even more so.
06:04In that 11-page petition, she requested sole physical custody of the couple's six children.
06:11While both sides concede they'd been arguing for some time, the representative for Pitt
06:15said the divorce papers blindsided him.
06:18Following his high-profile split from Jennifer Aniston, Pitt began dating Jolie, and they
06:22married in 2014.
06:24Along the way, they had six children and became one of Hollywood's most beloved couples.
06:29However, their marriage quickly crumbled, and just two years later, Jolie filed for
06:40divorce following an alleged physical altercation on a plane.
06:44Since then, they have been embroiled in a lengthy custody battle over their children,
06:48further complicated by a legal dispute over a French winery they both shared.
06:53Brad calls Angelina vindictive and just wants to, quote, inflict harm on him.
06:57In these new court docs, he says her actions are severely and intentionally damaging.
07:03Although their divorce was finalized in 2019, the custody arrangements over their underage
07:08children remain a source of friction.
07:10Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
07:12This was one of pop culture's most talked-about marriages and divorces.
07:16It's just like I still feel the need to like not talk about it and protect it for my kids,
07:22and I always will feel that way, but like God if people knew.
07:26Before tying the knot in 2014, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were already heavyweights in
07:31their respective fields, so their union made them a powerhouse couple.
07:35But personal issues and controversy strained their relationship, so in 2021, Kardashian
07:40filed for divorce.
07:41I just like honestly can't do this anymore.
07:42Like I just can't.
07:43Why am I still in this like place where I'm stuck for years?
07:51While the custody dispute over their four children wasn't as messy as one would've imagined,
07:55West took issue when Kardashian began dating Pete Davidson and launched relentless online
08:00attacks at him.
08:01This began to bleed into his music and led to his removal as a performer at the 2022
08:06Grammys.
08:07According to the website, insiders say the show is unfortunately taking this position,
08:11quote, due to what they deemed to be concerning online behavior.
08:15By the end of that year, their divorce was finalized, with the pair sharing custody of
08:19their children.
08:20Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
08:22In the late 90s and early 2000s, pop music found its latest obsession, Britney Spears
08:27and Justin Timberlake.
08:28How long have you known Justin?
08:29A long time, right?
08:30Yeah, since I was like 12 years old.
08:3112 years old?
08:32And now you're like officially dating?
08:33Yes, we are.
08:34That's so cute though, isn't it?
08:35Yeah.
08:36The couple, both at the height of their careers, dated until 2002, when a cloud of infidelity
08:42rumors involving Spears emerged.
08:44These rumors gained traction with the release of Timberlake's hit song Cry Me a River, whose
08:48music video featured a Spears lookalike.
08:50When bridges go bad, now it's your turn to cry.
08:55Cry me a river, girl.
08:58Though they weren't married, their breakup was as public and bitter as a high-profile
09:03divorce.
09:04The media cast Spears as the villain, while she stayed largely silent, only responding
09:08through her song Every Time.
09:10Every time I try to fly, I fall.
09:14Without my wings, I feel so small.
09:19Meanwhile, Timberlake largely benefited from the sympathy, using it to propel his solo
09:24career.
09:25In 2021, he issued a public apology to Spears for his behavior following their split.
09:31Chris Brown and Rihanna
09:32I didn't cause this.
09:34I didn't do it.
09:37This happened to me, and it can happen to anybody.
09:40In the early hours of February 8, 2009, news broke that Chris Brown and Rihanna had been
09:45involved in a domestic dispute.
09:47The pair was set to perform at the Grammy Awards that evening, but had their appearances
09:51canceled after pictures of Rihanna's bruised face flooded the media, and Brown turned himself
09:56into the police.
09:57I look at it, and it's really like, how could I be that person?
10:03Prior to this incident, Brown and Rihanna were one of music's biggest couples, with
10:07an undeniable chemistry.
10:09But all of that unraveled literally overnight.
10:12Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault, receiving five years of probation and a restraining
10:17order from Rihanna.
10:18Although they briefly reconciled in 2013, the reunion was short-lived, and they parted
10:22ways for good a few months later.
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10:51Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
10:53These Hollywood actors tied the knot in 2015 after meeting on the set of the 2011 film
10:58The Rum Diary.
10:59But their marriage only lasted about a year before Heard filed for divorce, accusing Depp
11:03of domestic violence, which he vehemently denied.
11:06They talked a good game in public, but a source tells us that behind closed doors, the marriage
11:11that ended after 15 months was sadly contentious and filled with fighting.
11:17The couple managed to reach a settlement that year, with Heard receiving a $7 million settlement.
11:22However, their dispute was reignited in 2018 when Heard wrote an op-ed reiterating her
11:27claims of domestic violence, leading Depp to sue her for defamation.
11:31Heard countersued, and the resulting trial became a media circus.
11:34The world watched as the jury found Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were both defamed, but
11:40there is no question who the panel sided with.
11:43Amber Heard was not a good witness, and juries react to that.
11:48Shocking allegations of violence and toxic behavior dominated headlines.
11:52Eventually, Heard was found liable for defaming Depp, awarding him significant damages.
11:57But the saga left both of their reputations deeply tarnished.
12:01But Heard is someone who said she was a victim of abuse, and experts say that will still
12:06resonate with those of lesser means.
12:09What did you think of these nasty celebrity breakups?
12:12Let us know in the comments below!