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The End: Break-ups in Hollywood in 2020

The year saw a slew of celebrity splits — with marriages coming t... Read More

This year has been especially hard. One, due to the pandemic and rising cases everywhere, and the whole adjustment to the new normal, making relationships change, too. 2020 also saw a slew of celebrity

splits

— with marriages coming to an end, romances snuffing out and engagements being called off. Who broke up with whom and why? Here are the couples who called it quits this year. Read on…

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green

News of 'Transformers' star Megan Fox and Brian Austin Greene’s 10-year-marriage coming to an end surfaced in May when he confirmed their split on his podcast. He added that he would always love her and their sons — Noah Shannon (8), Bodhi Ransom (6) and Journey River (3). Since then, he’s said to have dated model Tina Louise and she is seeing rapper and singer Machine Gun Kelly.
Timothée Chalamet and

Lily-Rose Depp

Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp

After a year of dating, Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp called it quits. He is said to have confirmed this in May. Reports of their romance swirled in October 2018, when they were seen walking together in Central Park and grabbing coffee. In September 2019, they also made a couple appearance on the red carpet together at Venice Film Festival. He was then seen on holiday in Cabo San Lucas with Baby Driver actress Eiza Gonzalez, but it is unsure if they are
seeing each other now.
Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich

Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich

'Sorry Not Sorry' singer Demi Lovato had a messy break-up with fiancé Max Ehrich after reportedly finding that his intentions weren’t genuine and that The Young and the Restless actor was trying to further his career using her name. News of them dating came about in March and by July, they were engaged, causing fans to wonder if wedding bells were in the offing, too. As per reports, they had quarantined together in her California home and shared quite a few PDA-packed pictures. Two months after their engagement, they ended things.

Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson

Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson

The year also saw pop star Miley Cyrus and Australian musician Cody Simpson split after being together for less than a year. The Wrecking Ball singer confirmed the news in August saying she would continue to be friends with Cody. In turn, he congratulated her for her new single. When they were dating, their social media was filled with their PDA-driven photos. The two even got matching tattoos and he wrote a love poem about her.
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis

Here’s another

Hollywood

couple who bid goodbye to a 10-year-relationship, sans any drama. They were dating for 10 years and had been engaged for seven years, when their break-up surfaced in November. They share two children — Otis Alexander (6) and Daisy Josephine (4) — and they’re making co-parenting their priority. There are no clear reasons for their split.


Gerard Butler and Morgan Brown

Gerard Butler and Morgan Brown

London Has Fallen star Gerard Butler and his real estate developer-girlfriend Morgan Brown called it quits after more than six years together, reportedly due to the Scottish star’s commitment issues. They are said to have been on and off since the past few years. He was spotted out solo in LA wearing a mask, two weeks after they broke up.

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy

Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olsen

Actress Mary-Kate Olsen (33) and French banker Olivier Sarkozy’s (50) four-and-a-half-year marriage came to an end as well — the two had tied the knot in 2015. In May, the actress and fashion mogul filed for divorce from ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s half-brother. They are said to be in the midst of the proceedings.


Cardi B and Offset

Cardi B and Offset

In September, pop star Cardi B officially filed for divorce from rapper husband Offset after almost three years of marriage. As per court documents, she wants primary custody of their daughter Kulture Kiari (2) and reports also mention that he cheated on her during the time they were together, but she has said it was not the case. He is recently said to have bought her a birthday billboard and Rolls Royce, sparking rumours that the exes might reconcile.
Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler

Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler

Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler’s nine-year romance has reportedly flamed out this January owing to long-distance issues. The actors met on the set of High School Musical and Vanessa was said to be dating actor Zac Efron then. The two reportedly still have mutual love and trust for each other and who knows, this long-time couple may get back again?

Brad Pitt and Nicole Poturalski

Brad Pitt and Nicole Poturalski

After causing a huge buzz with their romance (and, we’re sure a few heartbreaks, too), Brad Pitt and Nicole Poturalski were hot on the grapevine, this year. Nicole was said to be married and in an open relationship. In September, Brad had (56) whisked the German model (27) off to his and ex Angelina Jolie’s French estate, Château Miraval. But as per reports, they called it quits in October.


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