2019 was a roller coaster in love for everyone.
With so many changes in the world of A-list courtship, us regular folk were busy living
for the goss, giving our two cents on every breakup, make-up, and newfound budding romance.
These are the most devastating celebrity breakups of 2019.
Nobody expected a breakup from Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth in August 2019.
The couple went back a full decade, having met on the set of the Nicholas Sparks-adapted
tearjerker, The Last Song, in 2009.
The two were on-again, off-again for years until they finally got engaged in 2012 – only
to call off the engagement the following year.
Giving us all a break from the guessing game for a few years, the pair was seen together
yet again in early 2016.
In December 2018, the former co-stars filled all our inner-teenage hearts with glee when
they announced their marriage.
Marital bliss didn't last long, however, as the couple announced their split eight months
later.
It turned out the split wasn't exactly mutual, as Hemsworth reportedly found out about his
divorce in the cruelest way possible — through social media.
To make matters worse, hours after Cyrus announced the split, photos of her kissing now-ex girlfriend
Kaitlynn Carter began surfacing.
Naturally, Hemsworth filed for divorce.
As a source told Us Weekly, the Hunger Games star was hoping for a reconciliation until
the photos surfaced, which were a total nail in the coffin.
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk's relationship came to a close in 2019 — only months after
the actor-director's flick, A Star Is Born, was released.
Cooper and his model missus were first linked together in August 2015, when they were snapped
frolicking in Capri.
By 2017, the couple welcomed their daughter, Lea, into the world.
For the most part, the duo remained pretty private about their personal life.
However, rumors were flying about Cooper's alleged romance with his A Star is Born co-star,
Lady Gaga.
The height of speculation happened during the co-stars' Oscars performance of their
hit song, "Shallow."
The goss was so intense, in fact, it actually caused Gaga to address the rumors and deny
them on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nevertheless, be it because of Gaga or not, Shayk and Cooper announced their breakup in
June 2019.
Perhaps the most devastating part of Christina Hendricks and Geoffrey Arend's breakup is
the fact that there weren't any rumors — simply put, they drifted apart.
The once-happy couple met through Hendricks' Mad Men co-star, Vincent Kartheiser, in 2007,
according to The Guardian.
To make the final outcome even more heartbreaking, the former pair walked the red carpet together
countless times and couldn't help but praise one another constantly.
In October 2019, Hendricks posted an adorable throwback photo of the couple on Instagram,
writing,
"My proudest costume moment to date.
[...] Ladies and Gentlemen, Nosferatu and wolf man."
But fans didn't have time to coo for long, as less than a full 24 hours later, the couple
mutually announced that they were splitting up — after ten years of marriage.
Longtime loves Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson called it quits in 2019, after almost five
years of marriage.
Their marriage itself in 2014 was something for the Instagram history books, with perfect
decor and the singer's whole family in tow.
In an email to Vogue, Knowles gushed,
"Everyone I worked with on the wedding are friends who I love.
Everything was a labor of love."
While their wedding was truly idyllic, Knowles sadly announced their split in November 2019
— although they'd allegedly been separated for months.
Posting a long but heartfelt note on her Instagram, the crooner explained,
"The past 2 years have brought me more physical and spiritual transition and evolution than
ever before my body left me with no choice but to listen.
[...] 11 years ago I met a phenomenal man who changed every existence of my life.
early this year we separated and parted ways."
When Todd Palin filed for divorce from his wife, Sarah Palin, in September 2019, the
world was shook.
After all, the couple had been together for a whopping 31 years, having initially been
high school sweethearts.
As revealed by People, Todd decided to say goodbye to the former Alaska Governor on his
birthday, citing, quote, an "incompatibility of temperament […] they find it impossible
to live together as husband and wife."
Yikes.
"Funny.
Ha ha.
Not.
Funny."
While some were under the impression that things were fine between the once-happy couple,
others claimed there indeed were problems.
Levi Johnston, the father of their grandson and ex-fiance of daughter Bristol, claimed
to Radar Online back in 2009 that the marriage was actually rocky from day one.
Nevertheless, Sarah had hope, telling Christian broadcaster James Dobson that her relationship
with Todd wasn't, quote, "over, over."
Only time will tell.
You can always count on the Kardashians to deliver the hottest goss of the year — usually
giving them enough fodder for a new season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, too.
When news broke that Khloé Kardashian's longtime boyfriend, NBA star Tristan Thompson, was
caught allegedly cheating on her with none other than Kylie Jenner's then-BFF, Jordyn
Woods, in February 2019, everyone had something to say.
TMZ broke the news that Kardashian dumped Thompson, with a source telling the gossip
rag that "she has had enough."
Thompson denied the reports in a since-deleted tweet, while Woods went on Jada Pinkett Smith's
Red Table Talk series to share her side of the story.
Kardashian certainly wasn't convinced, taking to her own Twitter to put Woods on full blast,
writing,
"Why are you lying @jordynwoods [...] BTW, You ARE the reason my family broke up!"
Talk about brutal.
With Woods becoming Kardashian Enemy No. 1, it all made for great TV.
By September, the dust had settled, and the former couple decided to keep things cordial
for the sake of their daughter, True.
Incredibly enough, by October, a source told People the reality TV starlet had been "toying"
with the idea of getting back together with Thompson.
Emma Roberts and Evan Peters' relationship has had more twists and turns than a season
of American Horror Story — a show which sees the duo sharing the screen.
The pair began dating in 2012, with things seemingly going well until July 2013 — when
the starlet was arrested for alleged domestic abuse.
In what turned out to be its own relationship horror story, TMZ reported that Peters had
a bloody nose and bite marks — enough reason to haul Roberts away.
Surprisingly enough, the actor didn't press charges, and by July, he had instead proposed
to her.
Lo and behold, a year later, they called off the engagement, but started dating yet again
by August 2016.
The following year, in September 2017, news broke that another celeb couple, Rachel Bilson
and Hayden Christensen, had called it quits.
Things got super messy when a source dished to Us Weekly that The O.C. actress reportedly
found "inappropriate texts" between her beau and Roberts, causing her to end things immediately.
You'd think this would be the last straw for Peters, yet, as an insider revealed to Us
Weekly, he and Roberts were "very much together."
The whole ordeal came to a close after another engagement in March 2019, which saw Roberts
dumping Peters one last time, and moving on to her next man, Garrett Hedlund.
Once Ariana Grande said "Thank U, Next" to Pete Davidson, the general public wasn't necessarily
kind — with the pop starlet's fans resorting to online bullying.
It got so bad, in fact, that even Grande herself had to go on her Instagram story to defend
her ex-beau.
All was suddenly well at the start of the New Year in 2019, however, with the tabs spotting
the comedian flirting with Kate Beckinsale at the Golden Globes.
Only a few days later, the Underworld actress was seen in attendance at Davidson's stand-up
show, where he very tellingly confirmed the two as a couple.
After a month of the duo dating, even Grande gave her seal of approval, telling TMZ that
she thought the couple was "so cute" together.
Beckinsale even took Davidson out to meet the parents that March, clearly solidifying
that the pair was moving fast — as Davidson is known to do.
Unfortunately for the comedian, by April, his fling was over.
It's probably due to her highly-publicized relationship with Tom Cruise that Katie Holmes
decided to keep things so under-the-radar with Jamie Foxx for such a long time.
The duo was rumored to be dating since 2013, although they went kind of extreme to keep
things private — even resorting to disguises in public.
"I don't know how Katie and Jamie can be happy, unless they're, like, Teflon."
Finally, in 2019, the Dawson's Creek alum pulled the plug on her relationship.
Perhaps it had something to do with the couple being too private?
As a source told Us Weekly,
"They keep it private.
[...] Jamie rarely has her over to his house and they mostly hang out separately from their
kids."
Kind of bizarre, considering they were reportedly together for six whole years.
Foxx appeared to add insult to injury when he moved on pretty quickly.
According to the Daily Mail, the actor was spotted dating Sela Vave — a singer who's
only a few years older than his daughter.
Yet another KarJenner-involved breakup makes our list, except this one nobody wanted to
happen — considering the two are absolutely adorable parents together.
Ever since Kylie Jenner surprised the world by giving birth to her daughter, Stormi, with
now-ex beau Travis Scott in 2018, they were a total "It" couple.
After having nearly their every move followed since the birth of their little girl, the
couple suddenly called it quits in October 2019.
According to a source cited by TMZ, the pair simply "fell out of love."
As with most things related to the Kardashian-Jenner clan, drama immediately followed the breakup,
with fans noticing that the reality TV starlet was spending time with her ex, Tyga.
Jenner quickly shut down those rumors, however, taking to Twitter to share her side of the
story:
"The internet makes everything 100 times more dramatic than what it really is.
There was no 2am date with Tyga.
[...] Travis and i are on great terms and our main focus right now is Stormi‼️ our
friendship and our daughter is priority."
Adele was never one for splashy relationships.
Unless she's wearing her heart on her sleeve while crooning post-breakup, the songstress
has maintained a low profile when it comes to her love life.
Case in point?
Nobody really knows when she started dating her now ex-hubby, Simon Konecki.
According to Today, the "Rumor Has It" singer casually revealed to her audience at a concert
in Brisbane in 2017 that she was a married woman!
Raising their son, Angelo, the couple flew under the radar for years, with Adele maintaining
that her family came first.
However, as the Mirror pointed out, the British starlet mentioned a very different creative
process in 2011, saying,
"When I'm happy, I ain't writing songs.
[…] If I ever get married, it'll be, 'Darling, I need a divorce.
[…] I've got a record to write.'"
Sure enough, the couple announced they'd filed for divorce in April 2019.
With fans already predicting her breakup album, a source confirmed to the Mirror what we all
expected: Adele's been writing new music.
We'll sit pretty and await her next tear-jerking hit.
Much like her own talk show, Wendy Williams' marriage to her hubby of over 20 years, Kevin
Hunter, was as unfiltered as they come.
Although her decision to dissolve the marriage in April 2019 came as devastating news — were
any of us really surprised?
2017 saw the couple's marital issues take center stage when it was revealed that Hunter
was allegedly having an affair.
Miraculously enough, Williams maintained a brave face, even telling her audience on The
Wendy Williams Show that she stands by him.
"I stand by my guy."
In March 2019, Hunter's alleged mistress suddenly gave birth.
It looked like the news was the final nail in the coffin.
Williams eventually revealed on Andy Cohen's SiriusXM show that she stayed with him for
the sake of their son, saying,
"I knew a lot of things for years.
I'm not going to grab [my son's] hand and flee the scene and move zip codes.
You know, now he has to move high schools.
[...] So now he's away in college, and the person I am now is very single because he's
not living with me."
Of course, the divorce process was definitely messy.
According to documents obtained by Page Six, Williams had to, quote, "pay Hunter $250,000
so that he can 'secure new living arrangements.'"
Talk about rough.
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