Whether the glaring spotlight of being in the public eye becomes too much for a celeb
couple, or a cheating scandal rocks their world, breaking up is never easy to do in
Tinseltown.
But breakups are even messier when kids are involved.
Here are the stars who broke up right after having a child.
Sean "Diddy" Combs, a.k.a, Puff Daddy, split from girlfriend Kim Porter in 2007 just months
after the model gave birth to their twin daughters, D' Lila Star and Jessie James.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the couple had dated on and off since 1994, but infidelity
played a part in their split, as Diddy allegedly fathered a child with another woman just five
months before the couple's twins were born.
When asked if infidelity was the reason she left, Porter told Essence:
"That was definitely a part of it.
I laid low and did what women do: I did my background work, collected information [about
the other woman].
But I wasn't even on it like that because I was pregnant, and what was bubbling inside
me was a blessing from God.
I couldn't let my energy be on that."
While the split could've ended on a really sour note, the two seemed to remain close
friends.
Porter sadly passed away from lobar pneumonia at the age of 47 in 2018 and according to
People, she and Diddy were, quote, "still very close friends" at the time of her passing.
There have been plenty of headlines surrounding Khloé Kardashian and Cleveland Cavaliers
star Tristan Thompson.
After making their public debut as a couple in 2016, they welcomed a baby girl named True
in April 2018.
But just days before their daughter's birth, Thompson was allegedly caught on video cheating
with multiple women.
After TMZ published a clip of the NBA player entering a New York City hotel with another
woman, older footage was obtained of Thompson kissing two women side by side in a Washington
D.C. hookah lounge.
The parents-to-be reportedly got back together after True's birth.
But Thompson allegedly cheated again when his daughter was just 10 months old, this
time with Kylie Jenner's bestie, Jordyn Woods.
In February 2019, witnesses cited by TMZ claimed Woods and Thompson were spotted making out
at a house party.
While Kardashian seemed to be done with Thompson for good this time, the two continued to successfully
co-parent True, and in January 2020, a Radar Online exclusive claimed they might just be
back on again.
Ciara and ex-fiancé Future started out hot but fizzled pretty quickly.
The rapper proposed to the singer-dancer on her birthday in 2013, but the two called it
quits just three months after they welcomed their son, Future Zahir Wilburn, in 2014.
According to Us Weekly, Ciara learned Future had allegedly cheated with his wardrobe consultant,
Tyrina Lee, and called it quits soon after.
A source told Us Weekly:
"This was clearly not just a one-night thing."
Just a month before the couple broke up, Ciara posed in a wedding dress for Brides and told
the magazine that she knew that Future was going to be her husband:
"He came with something that I'd never felt before: the true presence of a man."
After ending things, Ciara released the single "I Bet", which was speculated to be about
Future.
But she's since moved on by starting her own music label, Beauty Marks, and marrying NFL
quarterback Russell Wilson.
"The idea of how you can take all the scars you get from the obstacles you face in life
and turn them into beauty marks."
After marrying Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana in 2013, a 50-year-old Janet Jackson
gave birth to their son, Eissa, in 2017.
But the couple unfortunately couldn't make things work and split just three months later.
According to E! News, the breakup was reportedly inevitable since Jackson and Al Mana, quote,
"[didn't] see eye to eye on many things," and a source claimed:
"While she was pregnant, Wissam caused stress on Janet and it affected her stress level.
They knew it was over before the baby was even born.
Janet wanted to make it work but it could not be saved."
Older brother Randy Jackson agreed that the relationship was doomed, claiming Janet had
endured verbal abuse and felt like, quote, "a prisoner in her own home."
He told People:
"It was quite an abusive situation.
No pregnant woman needs to go through being called a b---- every day…That's what she
went through."
Amid their ongoing custody battle, Jackson opened up about her battle with depression
prior to Eissa's birth in an essay in Essence, writing:
"The height of happiness is holding my baby son in my arms and hearing him coo."
Rapper 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson, welcomed his son, Sire Jackson,
with model Daphne Joy in September 2012.
He didn't announce the birth at first, but the police appeared to break 50 Cent's baby
news when he and Joy seemingly called it quits on their three-year relationship following
an alleged domestic incident in March 2013, according to TMZ.
TMZ reported that the rapper was accused of kicking Joy and vandalizing more than $7,000
worth of her property in Toluca Lake, California over cheating allegations.
50 Cent's attorney denied all of the claims and after pleading not guilty, the rapper
received a three year probation rather than jail time.
50 Cent and Joy have since moved on from the alleged dispute while continuing to co-parent
successfully.
Former professional baseball player Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez and ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis split
after six years of marriage in 2008 when their second daughter, Ella, was just ten weeks
old.
Rumors of infidelity surrounded the couple after Rodriguez was photographed with Madonna.
According to the New York Daily News, Scurtis reportedly confirmed the alleged affair to
friends after supposedly finding a note A-Rod wrote Madonna, telling her she was his soulmate.
Scurtis filed for divorce soon after.
ESPN reports that the divorce petition claimed Rodriguez had, quote, "emotionally abandoned
his wife and children."
While the former couple reportedly had a prenuptial agreement in place, the argument over child
support came later.
A-Rod's then-girlfriend and now-fiancée, Jennifer Lopez, inserted herself in the financial
negotiations over the kids at one point, and Scurtis was not pleased.
It looks like things have since cooled off between the former pair, though.
Rodriguez has shared smiling photos on Instagram of himself with Scurtis, Lopez, and all the
kiddos in the same room.
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's relationship has been fueled with drama since day one.
To recap, Chyna is a former friend of Kim Kardashian, and the ex-girlfriend of rapper
Tyga who previously dated Rob's other sister, Kylie Jenner, Chyna and Tyga shares a son,
King Cairo.
After debuting as a couple in early 2016, Kardashian and Chyna got engaged just 10 weeks
later.
A source from People stated:
"Rob has fallen hard for Blac Chyna.
She makes him super happy and this is the first time that he's felt so optimistic about
life in years."
There were already some breakup rumors before their daughter, Dream Renee, was born in November
2016.
But a month later, Chyna's Instagram was hacked and the anonymous hacker threatened to release
DMs between Chyna and multiple men, allegedly showing she'd been unfaithful and was using
Kardashian for fame.
While Chyna later claimed Kardashian himself was the hacker, it wasn't long before the
relationship ultimately ended.
In January 2020, TMZ reported that Kardashian had asked for primary custody of Dream, claiming
in court documents that Chyna was spending $600 a day on drugs and alcohol, and not taking
proper care of their daughter.
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