Divorce is never an easy thing to go through, and some celebrities are known for entering
into relationships that turn out to be short-lived.
When a match made in Hollywood goes sour, the aftermath isn't always pretty, and it
often precedes one member of the failed couple's career going belly-up.
Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian
Odds are, if you enter into the Kardashian family in even the smallest of capacities,
your reputation is at risk.
The proof is in the long list of ex-friends, ex-stylists, ex-boyfriends, and ex-husbands.
Such was the case for NBA star Kris Humphries, who became the laughingstock of both Hollywood
and the basketball scene after his highly publicized marriage to Kim Kardashian ended
after just 72 days.
"I knew like, honeymoon, it wasn't going to work out."
"On the honeymoon, you knew?"
"Yeah."
After the split, Humphries was even booed during basketball games and his career bounced
around the league from team to team.
He signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in September 2017, but before he could play one game for
them, he was waived from their roster.
He was unable to sign with any other team, and he announced his retirement in March 2019.
But not all is lost!
Humphries has found a new passion in life, and it has nothing to do with living in the
limelight.
He co-owns several Five Guys burger shops and is a franchisee of a salad eatery.
We bet the Kardashians probably aren't eligible for a friends and family discount.
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton
Robin Thicke dominated the charts in 2013 for the entire summer with his hit single,
"Blurred Lines."
But then his career essentially died overnight after his wife, Paula Patton, filed for divorce
in October 2014, citing irreconcilable differences.
Thicke tried to win back Patton by releasing the sappy, critically maligned album Paula
in 2014, but it was apparently a flop with both its namesake and his fans.
In the United Kingdom, it sold just 530 copies in its debut week.
From there, things only got worse.
Months after filing to end their marriage, Patton accused Thicke of cheating on her with
several different women and also accused him of physical and emotional abuse, infidelity,
and drug and alcohol addiction.
Amidst a bitter custody battle for their son, Julian, Patton asked the court to grant her
a temporary restraining order against her ex.
The couple were eventually ordered to share joint custody of their son.
Thicke was eventually able to land a fun new gig in 2019 as a judge on The Masked Singer,
but his music career remains in dire need of resuscitation.
Jesse James and Sandra Bullock
Jesse James became a household name thanks to his chop shop reality show Monster Garage,
which aired from 2002 to 2007.
But his rough-around-the-edges public profile skyrocketed even more when he married sweet-as-pie
actress Sandra Bullock.
America fell in love with the unlikely pair, especially when she thanked him in speech
after speech on her way to an Oscar win for 2009's The Blind Side.
But instead of concentrating on celebrating her Oscar, Bullock had to deal with rumors
that James cheated on her with tattoo model Michelle "Bombshell" McGee.
He insisted that the majority of the allegations against him were untrue and unfounded.
But that didn't stop his wife from filing for divorce in April 2010.
A month before the divorce announcement, Us Weekly published a picture of James wearing
Nazi memorabilia and recreating Adolph Hitler's infamous salute.
Between that and his alleged infidelity, his career was pretty much over.
"I knew I would get caught eventually, and I think I wanted to get caught."
Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid
Meg Ryan lost her title as America's sweetheart after she and her husband of nine years, actor
Dennis Quaid, announced their split in July 2000.
Their shattered relationship took a turn when it was reported that Ryan had been having
an affair with her Proof of Life co-star Russell Crowe.
She later admitted to InStyle that Crowe was there at the end of her marriage but that
the divorce wasn't his fault.
She then shifted blame and accused Quaid of cheating on her.
Quaid clapped back by telling the New York Daily News,
"I find it unbelievable that Meg continues publicly to rehash and rewrite the story of
our relationship."
Following the divorce, Ryan has spent much of her time out of the spotlight, appearing
in only a handful of movies.
Still, she appears to be focused on the future.
In November 2018, she announced her engagement to rock star John Mellencamp.
That same year, she signed on to produce and possibly star in a new comedy series on NBC.
Jon and Kate Gosselin
There was a time in American history when countless viewers tuned in to watch Jon and
Kate Gosselin and their eight children on the TLC reality series Jon & Kate Plus 8.
Even the special to announce their separation was seen by millions.
"My goal is peace for the kids, and if peace needs to be brought about by this then I'm
in agreeance."
After splitting, Kate landed a spot on Dancing With the Stars and managed to salvage at least
part of her reality TV career with the spin-off series Kate Plus 8.
Jon, on the other hand, hasn't had nearly as much luck.
In 2013, Entertainment Tonight reported that he was living in a cabin without internet
while waiting tables at a restaurant.
He was later reportedly fired from that job for not showing up to his shifts, according
to an insider who talked to Radar Online.
And if that wasn't enough, he also tried his hand at DJing.
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