Celebrity Splits of 2014
From Robin Thicke and Paula Patton to Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, look back at the celebrity splits that took place this year
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Separating after 10 years of marriage, the actress and her Coldplay rocker husband announced their decision to "consciously uncouple" in a March 2014 post on Paltrow's GOOP lifestyle website. "We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate," the parents of Apple and Moses said.
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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton
"We will always love each other and be best friends," the "Blurred Lines" singer and his actress wife -- parents to son Julian -- told Us in a statement in late February. The high school sweethearts long dodged rumors of infidelity and sources close to the couple say their split came as no surprise. "It is not a shock to Robin or Paula, and it is something they have discussed for a long time," the insider told Us.
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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult
After three years together and a brief January 2013 split, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult called it quits in August. "They just weren't together a lot, her life is a whirlwind. They have gotten back together before, it just got to be too hard for now," a source told Us.
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Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin
Lawrence rebounded with Chris Martin following her split from Nicholas Hoult and his conscious uncoupling from ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow. After a quiet few months together, the pair parted ways in October.
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Khloe Kardashian and French Montana
Khloe and French broke up twice in 2014, first in September, and for a second time in December. The reality star found her first serious relationship after her separation from husband Lamar Odom in the rapper, but a source tells Us, "Khloe just wasn't ready."
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Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy
After a three-year engagement, Hudson and Bellamy called off their wedding plans in December. The actress and the Muse frontman began dating in 2010, and he proposed to the star in April 2011. Bellamy tweeted about the split, writing that it was "for the best."
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Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb
Vergara and her businessman beau Nick Loeb split for good in May. "Not that anyone should care, but in order to not give the press the chance to invent crazy and hurtful drama, I prefer to tell my fans personally that Nick and I have decided to be apart," she tweeted. "We have been having too many problems with figuring out how to spend time together and because of my work and now his, its been getting worse and worse. Not fun anymore. We are still very close but we believe it's the best thing for us right now."
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Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop
Modern Family star Hyland called things off with her boyfriend of five years Prokop. Their split was messy, as she obtained a restraining order against him after it came out that he allegedly abused her.
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Katy Perry and John Mayer
On-again, off-again since summer 2012, Perry and Mayer -- who released a duet, "Who Do You Love," in December 2013 -- split for good in February. Leading to the unraveling of their romance: Perry's busy schedule. "She's stressed about the tour, they've been fighting," a source said. "It is probably for the best, because she is going to be on tour for forever. Of course this happens all the time, I can't keep track anymore. But for now they are done."
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Robin Wright and Ben Foster
Wright and Foster's wedding plans were abandoned in November when they broke up. The pair got engaged 10 months prior after meeting in 2011 while filming Rampart. "She got swept up in the engagement last Christmas, but then their schedules got crazy and she realized it wasn't the right decision," a source told Us.
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Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey
Cannon confirmed in August that he and Carey were having marriage problems after six years together. There is trouble in paradise," he said at the time. "We have been living in separate houses for a few months."
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Jason Derulo and Jordin Sparks
The musical pair ended their three-year relationship in September. "I spent three great years with Jordin and she is one of the most amazing people that I have ever met," Derulo told Us. "But as in all relationships there are ups and downs and at this time we have decided to amicably part."
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Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell
After a two-year marriage, Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell went their separate ways in May. They first met in 2004 and exchanged vows in October 2012. "They both love and respect one another and will of course remain committed to co-parenting their son," a rep for the couple told Us at the time. This is a mutual decision and the two remain close friends."
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Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart
Lopez stopped singing "I Luh Ya Papi" to Smart in June. The singer started dating her backup dancer in 2011, but the relationship ran its course. "It has actually been an amicable process that started a few months ago," an insider told Us. "It wasn't an easy decision, but they decided to stay friends...Their relationship couldn't work with the distance. He started trying to establish his own life and career, and she is so focused on hers, and they just couldn't be all about each other anymore."
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Toni Garrn
The notorious player found himself single again in December, when he parted ways with Garrn. DiCaprio began dating the model in May 2013, but kept the relationship quiet after his previous flings with stunners like Gisele Bundchen, Bar Refaeli, and Blake Lively.
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Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star split from her husband in October. It was a tough year for Nida, who reported to prison in September to serve an eight-year sentence for fraud. In the midst of his legal proceedings, he accused Parks of not being there for him and the duo fought publicly.
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Mama June and Sugar Bear
The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo stars confirmed to Us Weekly in September that their relationship was ending. Just 16 months prior, the Georgia residents declared their love for one another in a commitment ceremony.
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Britney Spears and David Lucado
The famed pop star's relationship of a little more than a year came to a close in August after Lucado reportedly cheated on Spears. The singer tweeted about the breakup, writing, "Ahhhh the single life!"
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Ansel Elgort and Violetta Komyshan
The Fault in Our Stars leading actor and his longtime girlfriend broke things off in August. Elgort and Komyshan were high school sweethearts, but couldn't keep things going as their lives got hectic. "They tried to navigate his commitments, but between filming and press for the movies [it got difficult]," a source told Us.
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Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez
Efron and Rodriguez had a whirlwind summer romance, but their brief affair ended in August. "Michelle is going to do her own thing. Zac knew this about her when he got with her," a a source told Us at the time. "He's very into her though, and perhaps more than she's into him."
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Rita Ora and Calvin Harris
After widespread rumors, Harris confirmed his split from singer Ora in June. The couple began dating in May 2013. "It was the right guy at the wrong time," she told Cosmopolitan in October. "I was about to start a tour, and he was also all over the place."
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Joe Jonas and Blanda Eggenschwiler
The Jonas Brother parted ways from his illustrator girlfriend in August. The attractive pair, who dated for 20 months confirmed their breakup in a statement. "Joe and Blanda have mutually decided to part ways," Jonas' rep told Us. "The split was amicable and the two remain friends, with great respect for one another."
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Zooey Deschanel and Jamie Linden
The New Girl star and her boyfriend of two years Linden broke up in August. Sources confirmed to Us at the time that the pair split after Deschanel was photographed with a new potential love interest, Jacob Pechenik.
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Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy
The GMA personality said "goodbye" to Murphy in August. Strahan and his longtime love called off their engagement five years after the former NFL star proposed in 2009. "They love each other very much but with the distance and work schedule it has been hard to maintain the relationship," Strahan's rep told Us at the time.
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Jewel and Ty Murray
After six years of marriage, Jewel and Murray parted ways in July. The singer and the rodeo star tied the knot in 2008 and welcomed a son Kase together in 2011. Ty and I have always tried to live the most authentic life possible, and we wanted our separation as husband and wife to be nothing less loving than the way we came together," Jewel wrote of the separation. "For some time we have been engaged in a private and difficult, but thoughtful and tender undoing of ourselves."
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Lana Del Rey and Barrie-James O'Neill
The "Young and Beautiful" singer said her goodbyes to O'Neill in June. Del Rey said in an interview when asked about her then-fiance, "We are currently not together. He is a wonderful person. But there are some things he has to deal with."
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Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas
The longtime pair bid one another adieu in June after 18 years of marriage. A source told us the divorce fillings were "a long time coming" and added, "There was no cheating on either side. They had fallen out of love awhile ago."
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Michelle Williams and Dustin Yellin
Williams and Yellin broke up in May after dating for one year. The actress and the artist were first spotted together in May 2013, after she previously split from Jason Segel.
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Sherri Shepherd and Lamar Sally
The View personality had a messy breakup from her then-husband in May. Shepherd filed for divorce from Sally after a three-year marriage and proceeded to have a dramatic custody battle over the child they welcomed via surrogate in August.
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Liam Payne and Sophia Smith
The One Direction singer found himself back on the market in May. Payne and his girlfriend of eight months Smith broke up after a quick relationship. "He's devastated that it's over but it was for the best," a source told Us. "They were spending too much time apart and it's only going to get worse this year -- it was draining for the both of them and led to a lot of arguments."
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Olivia Munn and Joel Kinnaman
The Newsroom actress and the Safe House star broke up after about two years together. Sources confirmed to Us in April that the pair, who began dating in March 2012, had been apart for a few months. "A lot had to do with distance," a source adds of the breakup, though Munn soon found a new man in NFL star Aaron Rodgers.
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Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell
The Bachelor star Galavis and his season 18 winner Ferrell ended their rocky relationship in October. A source told Us she broke up with the polarizing soccer player after he publicly refused to say "I love you" and chose not to propose in the finale.
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Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie
The parents of son Luca pledged to remain "best friends" in the wake of their January breakup, which came after three years after the actress and NHL star Comrie tied the knot.
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Emma Watson and Will Adamowicz
Though they parted ways in summer 2013, Watson's rep did not confirm their split until January. "Emma and Will separated last summer and are no longer in touch," the rep told Us at the time of Watson and her college boyfriend, who took their relationship public in April 2012 when they were spotted making out at the Coachella Music Festival.
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Kelly Osbourne and Matthew Mosshart
"Kelly is looking forward to a new year full of fresh beginnings," a rep for Osbourne said after Us Weekly broke news that she and the vegan chef called off their engagement. Together since December 2011, they confirmed their engagement in July 2013 after a romantic Anguilla proposal. "I've never felt this close to another human being, ever," Osbourne told Us of Mosshart. "People say we're co-dependent, but we just want to be together all the time."
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J.R. Martinez and Diana Gonzalez-Jones
Eighteen months after welcoming their daughter, Lauryn Anabelle, the former Dancing With the Stars champ and his girlfriend -- whom he first met in 2008 on the set of All My Children -- split. "Diana and I have ended our relationship," Martinez told Us in a January statement. "However, we are committed to working together to raise our daughter in a healthy and happy environment."
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Ashley Olsen and David Schulte
Previously linked to Justin Bartha, designer Greg Chait and restaurateur Scott Sartiano, Olsen began dating the CEO of luxury eyewear brand Oliver Peoples in September 2013. "He was a great guy and cute, but it didn't work out," an insider revealed of Schulte after the duo's romance fizzled a mere four months later.
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Ricky Martin and Carlos Gonzalez Abella
Livin' la vida single! The Latin crooner started off 2014 as a single man, after he and the stock broker -- with whom Martin welcomed twin boys via a surrogate in 2008 -- mutually called it quits. "[They] continue to be united by friendship and their shared experiences," Martin's rep told Us in January.
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Captain and Tennille
Love isn't keeping them together any longer. In mid-January, Toni Tennille filed to divorce her husband and singing partner Daryl Dragon after nearly 40 years of marriage. Dragon -- who toured as a keyboardist with his wife alongside the Beach Boys in the '70s and later released solo hits including "Do That To Me One More Time" and "Muskrat Love" -- told TMZ at the time that he was blindsided by Tennille's filing.
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Heidi Klum and Martin Kirsten
First confirming that she was indeed dating her bodyguard during a September 2012 interview with Katie Couric, Seal's ex-wife called it quits with Kirsten. At the time of their split, Klum's divorce from Seal -- with whom the supermodel has four kids -- had yet to be finalized.
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Josh Lucas and Jessica Ciencin Henriquez
Henriquez -- who first met the Sweet Home Alabama actor in 2011 at a dog park -- filed divorce papers in January to dissolve their less than two-year union. Marrying in March 2012, the couple share son Noah.
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Ramona and Mario Singer
After 27 years of marriage, Real Housewives of New York City star Ramona filed to divorce the father of their daughter, Avery, in January."They like to put on appearances like things are okay. It's been going on like this for a while," a source close to the couple told Us at the time of their troubles.
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Anne V and Matt Harvey
The Face mentor and supermodel was back on the prowl in early 2014 after cutting ties with the New York Mets pitcher after eight months of dating. Though the couple spent quality time vacationing abroad in spots like Thailand and Vietnam, their romance fizzled after the duo hit a rough patch. "The split was amicable, and they remain good friends," reported a source close to the couple.
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Marc Anthony and Chloe Green
Jennifer Lopez's ex and the 20-something British heiress to the Topshop fortune announced they were "taking a break" due to conflicting schedules after having dated for a year. Anthony and Lopez, who share twins Max and Emme, have yet to finalize their divorce.
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David and Sue Cassidy
"This has been looming for some time," Sue told TMZ in February after she filed for divorce following her Partridge Family star husband's third DUI arrest. "I am truly heartbroken that our marriage is ending." Married for 23 years, the couple share son Beau.
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Ireland Baldwin and Slater Trout
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger's model daughter began dating surfer Trout in 2013, but her busy day-to-day commitments to school, modeling and other projects got in the way of having a boyfriend. By March 2014, a source confirmed to Us that Baldwin and Trout had indeed parted ways.
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Matt and Amy Roloff
"Though we have weathered many storms together, we recently made the tough decision to engage in a trial separation," the Little Couple, Big World reality stars -- parents of twin sons Zach and Jeremy, daughter Molly and son Jacob -- told Us in March of their decision to part ways after 26 years of marriage. "It's not my choice for him to leave. I am saddened by it," Amy added. "We don't have a plan for how we're going to work this out, so it's not going to be easy."
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Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov
Announcing his split from lawyer Voronov after two years of marriage via Twitter in March, Weir later called his union "threatening" and said the couple's fights had occasionally gotten "physical." A rep for Voronov told Us the lawyer was taking the breakup especially hard. "It is our extreme hope and desire that this divorce could have been handled amicably. Not only is Victor heartbroken but he is now humiliated," Voronov's rep said.
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Trace and Rhonda Adkins
Country superstar Trace's wife of 16 years filed for divorce in March citing "irreconcilable differences" in her papers, requesting primary custody of the couples three daughters.
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Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald
"After much consideration, Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald are ending their marriage. They have been living separately for the past six months due to work obligations," a rep for the actress told Us in March, two years after the Twilight film star and American Idol alum -- currently working on an album together -- tied the knot. "They remain best friends and look forward to their continued journey together."
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Richard Marx and Cynthia Rhodes
Separating in July 2013, the "Right Here Waiting" crooner and his wife publicly announced their intention to divorce in April after 25 years of marriage. Calling it quits with his actress wife Rhodes, Marx -- dad to three adult sons -- told Katie Couric he's slowly getting back into the dating scene. "It's all brand new to me, so I'm just having fun," Marx said.
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Naya Rivera and Big Sean
The walk down the aisle is off! Getting engaged in October 2013, Rivera and rapper Big Sean called off their wedding six months later at Sean's request. "Sean wishes Naya nothing but the best and it is still his hope that they can continue to work through their issues privately," a rep for the rapper told Us after news broke of his split with the Glee star, amid rumors she was cheating during their courtship.
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Brandy and Ryan Press
Sixteen months after their 2012 engagement, Brandy and her music executive fiance called it quits. "They decided to take a step back and reevaluate the relationship," a rep for the R&B singer told Us in April. "The engagement is off, but the friendship is still on."
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Debra Messing and Will Chase
Actress Messing and her boyfriend of two-and-a-half years Chase broke up in October. They started dating after meeting on Smash, and her rep told Us that the two "remain close friends."
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Ariana Grande and Jai Brooks
Granda broke up with Brooks in August, two years after they first began dating in August 2012. They split earlier in July 2013, only to get back together. She wasn't single long however, as she started dating Big Sean soon after.
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Austin Mahone and Camila Cabello
The teen pop stars' relationship was short and sweet. The dreamy crooner and the Fifth Harmony singer broke things off in November, just three weeks after they first confirmed that they were in a relationship.
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Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn
Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn's 13-year marriage came to an end in November. The NFL star proposed to his actress love on live television in March 2000 and married her in June 2001. "A large part of it is when you spend five or six months a year away from your spouse, it gets really tough," a source told Us of the busy pair's split.
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Charlie Sheen and Brett Rossi
Eight months after he proposed to Brett Rossi (aka Scottine Sheen), Charlie Sheen confirmed to Us Weekly that the wedding was off. He said in a statement to Us in October, "Scotty and I had a great year together as we traveled the world and crossed a lot of things off our bucket list. She's a terrific gal, but we've mutually decided to go our separate ways and to not spend the rest of our lives together."
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Johnny Galecki and Kelli Garner
Us Weekly exclusively revealed in August that Galecki and Garner had split. The Big Bang Theory star and Pan Am actress were dating for two years before their breakup, which a source told Us is amicable as the two stars are "still best friends."
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Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton
Though never married, the actress and legendary director announced two days before Christmas that they were splitting after 13 years together. "Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter separated amicably earlier this year and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children," her rep told Us Weekly in a statement. The two share two kids: son Billy and daughter Nell.
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