In Hollywood, you get short marriages, and then you get REALLY short marriages.
We're not talking about the ones that last a year or even six months. We're talking about
DAYS. Marriages that have lasted mere hours from the moment they said: "I Do."
So, let's not waste any time and just get into it.
Britney Spears and Jason Alexander: married for 55 hours
During a trip to - yep, you guessed it - Las Vegas in 2004, Britney Spears married childhood
friend Jason Alexander at 5:30 a.m. But 55 hours later, she filed to have the marriage annulled.
Hours later, a judge dissolved their "joke" of a marriage, and the rest is history.
"It was me being silly, being rebellious,
and not really taking the responsibility of what I was doing," Britney shared
Nicolas Cage and Erika Koike: married for four days
Nicolas' whirlwind romance with Erika — a makeup artist who is 20 years younger than
the actor — ended just as quickly as it began. Just four days after marrying in Las Vegas in
March 2019, the actor filed for an annulment. The couple had been together for a year before
they decided to get married; unfortunately, everything seemed to go downhill from there.
Erika was allegedly against the idea of the divorce and denied all of Cage's claims that they
were intoxicated when they decided to get married. Following the divorce proceedings, Cage's fourth
wife then continued to demand spousal support from the actor even though they were only married for
four days. Erika explained the need for financial support from Nicolas because his claims against
her have ruined her reputation and prevented her from getting work as a makeup artist.
Cage also claimed that there were grounds for an annulment since Koike hadn't bothered to,
quote, "disclose to Cage the full nature and extent of her relationship with another person."
It seems that the claim might mean that she had
been seeing someone else when she walked down the aisle in Vegas.
Poor Nicholas, it must have been terrible to wake up the next morning and find out
that the person you're now married to is someone you don't know at all.
Cher and Gregg Allman: married for nine days (the first time)
Cher married Gregg Allman in June 1975, a mere three days after her
divorce Sonny Bono was finalized. However, nine days after tying the knot in Las Vegas,
Cher filed to dissolve their union due to Gregg's alcohol and drug abuse issues.
We guess what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas because it only lasts nine days.
The couple did reconcile less than a month later. Unfortunately, it was Gregg who filed for divorce
the following year. However, the couple decided to put the divorce on hold after finding out
that Cher was pregnant. Sadly, their reunion wasn't meant to be, and not even their child
could keep them together. Cher filed again in 1977, and their divorce was finalized in 1979.
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman: married for nine days
What is it about going to Vegas and having an impromptu wedding?
It must be something pretty contagious because that's exactly what happened to Carmen Electra
and Dennis in 1998. However, just nine days later, Dennis wanted an annulment.
He claimed he only got married because he'd had just a few too many cocktails.
They briefly reconciled but then went their separate ways for good just five months later.
"It happened so fast," Carmen confessed. "It was so spontaneous,
and I remember right after, 'Oh god, what did we do?'"
Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds: "married" for two weeks.
After dating for more than a year, Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds tied the knot in
Bora Bora on New Year's Day in 2008. However, their honeymoon was anything but romantic.
As soon as the couple had made their vows, there was nothing but non-stop fighting.
"Eddie started yelling at Tracey in front of people," a wedding guest told the magazine.
"He did it on a few occasions and it was very embarrassing."
They ended things two weeks later, and as it turns out,
the wedding had not even been legally binding in the US.
"While the recent symbolic union in Bora Bora was representative of our deep love,
friendship, and respect that we have for one another on a spiritual level,
we have decided to remain friends," they said in a joint statement.
Pamela Anderson and Jon Peters: married for 12 days
While reports claimed that the couple had a private wedding ceremony at the beginning
of 2020, the model has been adamant that there was no marriage at all,
to begin with, just a short fling.
"It was just kind of a little moment. A moment that came and went,
but there was no wedding, there was no marriage, there was no anything.
It's like it never even happened. That sounds bizarre... But that's it."
Although it seems Jon has a completely different story to tell. He claims that
Pam married him simply so that he could pay off all the debt she had accumulated over the years.
He confessed, "I dropped everything for Pam. She had almost $200,000 in bills and no way to pay it,
so I paid it, and this is the thanks I get. There's no fool like an old fool."
Since both Pam and Jon are telling their own versions of what happened,
we'll leave it for you to decide what the truth is when it comes to their 12-day "marriage."
Ali Landry and Mario Lopez (: 18 days
In 2004, Lopez said "I do" to Landry just days after he had been with another woman.
Instead of calling it quits before they vowed "till death do us part,"
Lopez waited until Landry found out he had cheated on her.
The model filed for an annulment 18 days later.
Well, in this case, it was more like, "till I find out that you cheat on me do us part."
Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas: married for 19 days
Drew met British bar owner Jeremy Thomas in 1994 at The Room, Thomas' club,
where Drew became a loyal customer. The actress was 19 years old at the time, and Jeremy was 31.
But their 12 year age difference didn't stop them from falling in love hard and fast.
The pair hit it off instantly and quickly started dating. Just six weeks later, they decided to tie
the knot! The idea came about in the middle of the night, where Jeremy managed to secure a minister,
leading to the two saying their "I do's" less than two hours later.
"I realized my mistake the day I married him," Drew later admitted.
After the impromptu wedding, Drew had to fly back to the United States to film a movie.
However, her new husband made it clear that despite the long-distance,
he wanted them to keep in contact every day because she was now his wife.
After a couple of weeks apart, the couple had decided to go to Hawaii for their honeymoon;
however, after coming to terms with her situation, Drew decided to go alone.
She called Jeremy Thomas from the hotel room to call things off.
"I got a phone call from her — in Hawaii! She'd
gone off on our honeymoon without me," Thomas said.
Their divorce was finalized just a few months later.
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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito : married for four months
It seems as though having kept their relationship away from the public eye wasn't able to save their
marriage. The union was over just four months after they got hitched in 2006
Shannen Doherty and Ashley Hamilton): married for five months
Shannen married Ashley Hamilton after just two weeks of dating. The actress headed down the aisle
barefoot, wearing a silk robe and walking without her father — no parents were invited to the
ceremony. Unfortunately, her marriage with Ashley came to an end after just 195 days of marriage.
Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney: married for four months
Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney met in 2005 and tied the knot in the Caribbean just four months
later. Another Four months later, Renee sought to have her marriage to the country star annulled.
Once the tabloids got a hold of the cryptic reason, people began to speculate that "fraud"
was code for "Chesney is gay." After Chesney adamantly insisted that he's attracted to women,
we guess we'll just never know why these two didn't work out.
Drew Barrymore married Tom Green: married for five months.
As a small honorable mention, we thought we should add that another one of Drew's marriages
was also short-lived. Drew married Canadian comedian Tom Green in 2001. Unfortunately,
they didn't make it to the end of the year. They separated after just five months of marriage.
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon: married for two months
Yet another one of Pam's failed marriages. Pamela and Rick Salomon got hitched in Las Vegas in
October 2007 during the three-hour break between the two magic shows in which she was starring as
a magician's assistant. Just 69 days later, it was over. In a shocking turn of events,
in 2014, Pamela confirmed that she and Rick had remarried — buuuuut six months later 2014,
she filed to divorce Rick for the second time. Some things just aren't meant to be.
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley: married for three months
Currently, on his fifth marriage, Nicolas has a few failed ones under his belt.
After a 10-day engagement, Elvis fanatic Nicolas Cage married The King's daughter,
Lisa Marie Presley, in 2002. Three months later, they headed for the Heartbreak Hotel.
Ironically, the divorce proceedings lasted longer than the actual marriage.