Love often has an expiration date in Hollywood.
From stars who dated for just a few months to couples who'd been married for years, no
one is safe from heartbreak.
These are some of the celeb couples who called it quits in 2018.
Nicki Minaj and Nas
In early January, news broke that rap superstar Nicki Minaj and hip hop artist Nas were starting
off 2018 as newly single celebs.
According to TMZ, after seven months of dating, the distance between the pair contributed
to their split.
They'd reportedly been living in two different cities, and a source told Us Weekly,
"They were never in the same place at the same time, so it was hard to move their relationship
forward."
Fortunately, there's no bad blood between these two.
"The good thing about the Nas situation is that he and I are still good friends, and
we still have so much respect for each other."
Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff
No one saw this breakup coming: Girls creator and star Lena Dunham and Bleachers musician
Jack Antonoff ended their relationship after logging more than five years together as a
couple.
An E! News insider revealed the split was mutual, saying,
"Jack and Lena were growing apart and it just made sense for them to end their relationship
where it was.
They want the best for each other no matter what.
They are both moving on."
Fans can rest easy knowing that neither celeb harbors any ill will toward the other.
Opening up about why she'll continue wearing a ring Antonoff gave her, Dunham told her
Instagram followers in a live video,
"I'll always wear [it] because love is a really cool, powerful, eternal thing.
It doesn't have to be defined the way we, in Western culture, define it, as beginnings
and ends."
Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston
Fans were crushed in February when Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston announced their
separation.
After tying the knot in 2015, the Leftovers actor and the Friends starlet seemed like
they'd be together forever.
Alas, after a little more than two years of marriage, the pair called it quits.
In a joint statement to The Associated Press, Aniston and Theroux said:
"This decision was mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year.
We are two best friends who have decided to part ways as a couple, but look forward to
continuing our cherished friendship."
Anderson Cooper and Benjamin Maisani
Journalism's famous silver fox is apparently back on the market, or, at least, he was for
a hot minute.
The Daily Mail reported that Anderson Cooper and longtime boyfriend, nightclub owner Benjamin
Maisani, have called it quits.
The CNN anchor's rep issued a statement that said,
"Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago.
We are still family to each other, and love each other very much…
We remain the best of friends, and will continue to share much of our lives together."
According to Us Weekly, Cooper and Maisani dated for nine years.
But don't feel too bad for the journalist because, according to the Daily Mail, Cooper
may have started dating a doctor named Victor Lopez at the beginning of 2018.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan
Fans were brokenhearted when former Step Up co-stars, and, at one point, total couple
goals, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced that they were calling it quits after almost
nine years together.
The two shared the news in a joint statement on their Instagram accounts on April 2nd,
saying, in part,
"We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple…
There are no secrets nor salacious events at the root of our decision, just two best-friends
realizing it's time to take some space and help each other live the most joyous, fulfilled
lives as possible."
A source told People magazine that Channing and Jenna, quote, "fell out of love, and it
was a tough realization to come to."
In a September 2017 interview before the split, Dewan was asked the secret to a successful
marriage, and responded,
"I think the secret is that I don't know the secret.
Because if I knew the secret, maybe it would work…
I don't know."
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane
After more than a decade of marriage, actress Rebecca Gayheart filed for divorce from Grey's
Anatomy's Eric Dane just two days after Valentine's Day, citing irreconcilable differences.
As reported by People, the couple announced the separation in a joint statement, saying:
"After 14 years together we have decided that ending our marriage is the best decision for
our family…
We will continue our friendship and work as a team to co-parent our two beautiful girls
as they are the most important thing in the world to us."
Alicia Silverstone and Christopher Jarecki
Clueless star Alicia Silverstone called it quits from her husband, punk rocker Christopher
Jarecki, in February.
Silverstone started dating the lead singer of S.T.U.N. in 1997, and the two tied the
knot in Lake Tahoe, California in 2005.
Silverstone and Jarecki then welcomed a son, Bear Blue Jarecki, on May 5th, 2011.
Silverstone and Jaracki have kept quiet about their breakup, as had always been their M.O.
when it came to details about their private life.
Maybe Silverstone will share more with the public now that she's single?
Yeah, probably not…
Angela Rye and Common
Hip-hop artist Common and CNN political commentator and activist Angela Rye broke up after dating
since the summer of 2017.
Rye confirmed the split to Page Six TV, saying:
"We have and will always be friends.
He is an amazing human being, and I'm a much better person because he's a part of my life."
Page Six noted that the musician-turned-actor had appeared solo at both the 2018 Oscars
and the Toast to the Arts event that he hosted with the Ayars Agency prior to their breakup
news.
According to TMZ, Rye had been receiving death threats since she began dating Common.
The LAPD's Threat Management division reportedly investigated the matter.
Common had previously opened up about his affection for Rye in September 2017, noting
that they had a, quote, "definite connection."
Speaking on the SiriusXM radio show Bevelations, he said:
"She's a wonderful woman.
I will just say, I am dating.
I'm happy right now, and she is an incredible human being."
Jenny Slate and Chris Evans
In a profile published on March 22, The New York Times broke the news that Captain America
star Chris Evans and comedic actress Jenny Slate had split up … again.
"You are beautiful..."
"You have no idea how to talk to women do you?"
"This is the longest conversation I've had with one."
Evans and Slate first gotten together after starring in the 2017 film Gifted.
In a March 2017 interview with Vulture following their first breakup, Slate recalled the beginning
of their relationship.
"I remember him saying to me, 'You're going to be one of my closest friends.'
I was just like, 'Man, I f---ing hope this isn't a lie, because I'm going to be devastated
if this guy isn't my friend.'...
Chris is truly one of the kindest people I've ever met, to the point where sometimes I would
look at him and it would kind of break my heart."
Evans has gushed about his ex-girlfriend in the past as well, calling her his, quote,
"favorite human."
He told People in March 2017:
"She's so vulnerable, so honest, so interested in other people more than herself, she's incredibly
compassionate, there's just nothing to not love about her."
The pair appeared to have gotten back together by November 2017, but apparently it wasn't
to last.
We're holding out hope that this celeb couple will reconcile in the future.
It seems totally possible, after all, they've done it once before!
"I couldn't leave my best girl, not when she owes me a dance"
John Cena and Nikki Bella
One of Hollywood's biggest celeb couples, John Cena and Nikki Bella, called off their
engagement, and their six-year relationship, in April 2018.
The wrestling pros said in a statement:
"While this decision was a difficult one, we continue to have a great deal of love and
respect for one another."
"Don't do this to me."
"He was annoying."
"Listen you always do this to me. You show up to these places and put me in these situations. I'm a big guy..."
"Yeah you are!"
A source told People that Cena started getting cold feet as his wedding to Bella approached,
saying:
"He's an incredibly dedicated, driven, ambitious guy.
And for the longest time he said he didn't think he had room in his life for a spouse
or kids.
It seems like in the end that was still the truth."
"Be honest and vulnerable and genuine and I don't regret it one bit, but as far as my
personal business is considered, I think it should remain personal."
The same source told People that Bella was, quote, "heartbroken."
Emma Watson and Chord Overstreet
Harry Potter star Emma Watson and Glee actor Chord Overstreet had a blink-and-you'll-miss-it
romance in 2018.
News broke in March that they'd been dating for two months, but the couple broke up after
only four months together.
It's too bad we never got to learn much about Watson and Overstreet's romance, but, then
again, we shouldn't have expected to.
The Beauty and the Beast actress has been very clear over the years that she never plans
to publicly speak about her relationships.
"I really draw a super conscious line between what is public and what is private, and that
has kind of helped me maintain a certain degree of sanity."
Ben Affleck and Lindsay Shookus
Ben Affleck and Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus called it quits in August,
about one year since their relationship went public.
According to People, Affleck's alleged struggle with substance abuse may have been to blame.
A source said:
"Lindsay had been supporting Ben's sobriety and going to meetings with him…
She was trying to stay as close to him as possible so that he would stay on the right
path, but ultimately it just wasn't possible."
Another insider told People the breakup was "amicable" and happened only because of the
physical distance between them: Affleck lives in Los Angeles; Shookus resides in New York.
Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson
Pop star Ariana Grande and her comedian fiancé, Saturday Night Live's Pete Davidson, reportedly
ended their engagement in October 2018.
According to TMZ, the celeb couple realized the timing wasn't right for their romance
to continue.
A source told E! News:
"Pete has really been there for Ariana, and she will always have a special place in her
heart for him, but told him that right now is not the best time."
However, there may still be hope for Grande and Davidson to get back together.
Another source told E! News:
"Neither of them know what's going to happen in the future.
She just felt she had to slow it down."
Cassie and Sean 'Diddy' Combs
News broke in October 2018 that hip-hop's Sean "Diddy" Combs had split with singer and
longtime love Cassie.
Though reps for the stars wouldn't comment on the breakup to People, a source told the
magazine that Diddy and Cassie's separation was "amicable" and that the two "remain friends."
The celeb couple reportedly met back in 2000 and were first thought to be romantically
involved in 2007.
However, they did not confirm their relationship until 2012.
As recently as January 2018, Diddy had expressed his desire to have more kids one day, with
Cassie.
"Whatever is supposed to happen in the future is going to happen, but that's something that
I want."
"Now you were engaged for--"
"And I would only have it with my girl, of course."
Cardi B and Offset
In early December 2018, "Bodak Yellow" rapper Cardi B announced in a since-deleted Instagram
video that she and her husband, Migos member Offset, had called it quits on their marriage.
Without placing blame on either herself or Offset for the breakdown of their marriage,
she shared:
"It's just like, I guess, we grew out of love."
Cardi and Offset had previously married in secret in September 2017, before welcoming
their first child together, daughter Kulture.
And it'd seem that Cardi is focusing on her role as a mother.
After she opened up about her split from Offset, she posted the first photo of baby Kulture
online, writing, "My heart."
Aww.