They say love is blind, but sometimes it's also deaf, dumb, delusional, and in denial.
That's the only way we can really explain how these otherwise delightful stars ended
up tying the knot with such allegedly massive jerks.
Stars like ...
Sandra Bullock
She's beloved by most moviegoers, so when Sandra Bullock got teary thanking then-husband
Jesse James at the 2010 Oscars, we all rooted for them.
That also made it hurt twice as much when the news came out that James allegedly cheated
on America's Sweetheart with a slew of women — one who had no issue rocking Nazi regalia.
That may not have bothered James, though — he's reportedly been linked to Nazi-related art
and themes for quite a while himself, and some very unsettling photos of him in Nazi
gear went public.
Bullock kicked him to the curb just 10 days after her Oscar win, and later told People,
"The photo shocked me and made me sad.
This was stupid, this was ignorant.
Racism, anti-Semitism, sexism, homophobia, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things
have no place in my life."
Paul McCartney
This music legend's marriage to Heather Mills didn't seem terrible—until they divorced
and the world finally saw her alleged true colors.
Paul McCartney and Mills were married for less than six years before they finalized
their divorce in March 2008—and Justice Hugh Bennett, who presided over the split,
wasn't impressed with Mills' efforts to snag $250 million from the former Beatle, saying,
"I am driven to the conclusion that much of her evidence, both written and oral, was not
just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid."
Bennett also wrote in his ruling that her requests for $400,000 annually for private
flights, $80,000 for wine and $250,000 for clothes were "ridiculous [and] unreasonable."
Mariah Carey
The pop mega-star's first marriage to record exec Tommy Mottola was the stuff of Lifetime
movies.
Vanity Fair reported in 1996 that Mottola, who was married with kids when he met Mariah
Carey, often dished to his colleagues about his intimate life with the superstar.
Even worse, he allegedly wouldn't let her leave their mansion alone and employed security
guards to follow her 24/7—even to the bathroom.
He also allegedly dictated Carey's entire life, even telling her when to sit and stand.
Robert Kardashian
The Kardashian patriarch, Robert Kardashian, married Kris Houghton in 1978.
Later Kris, quote, "destroyed" him and broke his heart with their 1991 divorce, before
she launched her family to superstardom off the back of their daughter's tape.
In March 2015, Khloe Kardashian spoke to Us Weekly, saying,
"I saw how [the affair] destroyed my dad."
"I also saw the regret from my mom."
Jenner later said her biggest regret in the world was cheating on Robert Kardashian.
She had an explosive affair with Emmy-nominated animator Todd Waterman, who says they still
were hooking up after she got together with her second husband, Bruce Jenner.
Kim Kardashian
Before Kanye West, Kris Humphries, and Reggie Bush, Kim Kardashian married music producer
Damon Thomas.
Kardashian was 19 when they eloped in 2000, and by February 2004, it was over.
Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail paint a terrifying picture of the marriage:
Kardashian accused Thomas, who was 10 years her senior, of "poisoning" her against her
friends and family, urging her to dropout of college, and of numerous incidents of domestic
violence, including pulling her hair and punching her in the face.
Thomas denied the claims to In Touch Weekly and alleged that Kardashian was trying to
get more money out of him in their divorce settlement—and that she cheated on him with
Jennifer Lopez's second husband, Cris Judd.
Bethenny Frankel
The Real Housewives of New York star's divorce proceedings from ex Jason Hoppy lasted longer
than their two-year marriage.
The pair tied the knot in 2010 but were separated by 2012, and by Bethenny Frankel's account,
the split was very ugly.
However, it was Hoppy's alleged behavior after their divorce that was the most unsettling.
TMZ reported that in November 2016, Frankel's boyfriend, Dennis Shields, had his lawyer
send Hoppy a cease and desist letter after Hoppy allegedly sent him over 100 harassing
emails about Frankel.
In January 2017, Page Six reported Hoppy was arrested in New York for allegedly threatening
Frankel when she picked up their daughter from school —and it was revealed that he
allegedly sent over 150 emails of various insults and threats to her and Shields, allegedly
calling her "ugly," "old," and "irrelevant."
Christie Brinkley
Supermodel Christie Brinkley married architect Peter Cook in 2001, but by 2007, he got sloppy
with his alleged cheating: around 2005, Cook began hooking up with an 18-year-old assistant
behind Brinkley's back.
The 18-year-old's stepfather reportedly learned about the affair and spilled the beans to
Brinkley, who quickly filed for divorce.
They had a bitter custody battle over their daughter, Sailor, and a bitter battle over
money—and he lost, taking home only $2.1 million of Brinkley's estimated $60 million
fortune.
Cook's subsequent wife, Suzanne Shaw, faced similar infidelity.
After they split in 2014, Shaw publicly apologized to Brinkley for ignoring her warnings about
Cook, who later was alleged to be photographing women without their knowledge.
Shaw even wrote him an email leaked to the New York Post that read, "To think you fought
Christie, the mother of your children, for custody, knowing what you were, knowing what
you did … trolling the internet … filming your escort.
Covertly photographing … and so much more."
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