The relationship drama at the Grammys was so hot this year that they had to call in a lip reader
to figure out what went down. And that's not the only red flag in a celebrity marriage right now.
In March 2017, sources cited by Us Weekly claimed that then-First Lady Melania Trump
was deeply unhappy with both her marriage and her role in the White House. As one insider claimed,
"Melania wants as little to do with Donald as possible. She is not interested in Donald,
the presidency, or anything involving him."
The Trumps denied these claims, but that didn't stop the speculation. When
the Trump administration was on its way out in 2020, rumors about an impending divorce
abounded. As former Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman told the Daily Mail,
"Melania is counting every minute until he is out of office and she can divorce."
While that claim didn't come to pass, the couple continued to weather divorce speculation
post-White House, with Melania reportedly wanting nothing to do with her husband's
2024 run for the presidency. But despite any supposed dissatisfaction, the status quo may
very well remain. As society publicist R Couri Hay surmised to The Times of London,
"The likelihood is 99.99% they will stay together. I'd truly be shocked
if Melania formally separated and divorced from her husband."
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo's marriage definitely hit a rough patch in September
2022. That was when the Maroon 5 frontman made headlines for allegedly cheating on her.
Influencer Sumner Stroh took to TikTok to allege that she and Levine had engaged in a years-long
affair — just weeks after the couple announced that they were expecting their third child.
"At the time, you know, I was young, I was naive. I mean, quite frankly, I feel exploited."
Stroh even claimed that Levine had recently reached out to her to ask
if she was okay with him naming his baby Sumner.
Levine later acknowledged on Instagram that he crossed the line, though he
denied that an affair happened. Still, Stroh stood by her claims,
and other women came forward with their own risqué messages that were allegedly
sent by Levine. Prinsloo remained mum, with a source telling People Magazine,
"He admitted that he went behind her back [...] She is still very upset though."
While the couple did step out in public together soon after the scandal, it appears that Prinsloo
hasn't posted about her husband as much on Instagram. She still seemed a little upset
about the ordeal in February 2023 when the Instagram account for the Call Her
Daddy podcast made fun of what happened. On the post, she simply commented "LOL."
There's been a fair amount of speculation that Britney Spears' marriage to Sam Asghari
is on the rocks because of their seemingly strange behavior — both on Instagram and in
public. For example, Asghari has made it clear that he isn't a fan of his wife's
frequent topless social media photos. He once commented on a since-deleted post,
"I personally preferred she never posted these but who am I to control someone."
You could say Asghari's social media has been just as frustrating for his wife. During an awkward
Instagram Live in November 2022, she apparently got annoyed with him for putting his camera in her
face, and so she shouted that she didn't have anything to say. Then there are Spears' posts
about marrying herself, which many see as a red flag. The first one was posted in December 2022,
and according to OK! Magazine, she and Asghari were reportedly on the outs at the time.
Then in January 2023, an eyewitness claimed to TMZ that Asghari ditched a
dinner date with Spears after she was seen yelling and talking gibberish. However,
the couple denied the report, and a restaurant worker told Page Six,
"[Asghari] only left briefly to get their car, but he did not storm out."
Ben Affleck's look of misery at the 2023 Grammys led to some speculation that his
marriage to Jennifer Lopez was in trouble only months after they tied the knot. The biggest
red flag was that they were caught on camera apparently fighting behind host Trevor Noah.
Affleck whispered something in Lopez's ear, which caused her to jerk away from him and seemingly
give a stern reply. A lip reader commissioned by the Daily Mail claimed that she told him:
"Stop. Look more friendly. Look motivated."
In response, he supposedly said, "I might."
"What can I tell you? We're just having a good time."
What may have made things worse was Lopez's seemingly forced attempt at
damage control. When she posted about the Grammys on Instagram, she wrote,
"Always the best time with my love, my husband."
Fans quickly called her out, with one person commenting,
"The pictures and video I saw did not portray happiness."
Another video surfaced on TikTok of the couple apparently arguing at the afterparty for the
premiere of Lopez's film Shotgun Wedding. Some commenters even suggested that Affleck,
who's spoken openly about his struggle with alcohol addiction,
had possibly relapsed, since Lopez took a sip of a drink. Although,
it's worth mentioning that it's not clear whether the drink was actually his.
In 2017, sources told Radar Online that Todd and Julie Chrisley of the reality show
Chrisley Knows Best were faking their marriage to maintain their fame. As one insider claimed,
"Things are very different between the two
of them when the cameras are not rolling. It's like night and day."
However, the source also noted,
"Todd and Julie will never split. They both need each other to keep
up this image that they have the perfect family."
Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that the couple have faced rumors about both Todd's
sexuality and alleged sexual harassment of former employees — not to mention a multi-million-dollar
bankruptcy case and a financial crimes conviction. After facing trial in 2022,
Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison while Julie was sentenced to seven. Before
beginning their sentences, Julie said on the Chrisley Confessions podcast,
"No matter what the future looks like, I feel like our family will
continue to strengthen and we will love on a different level. And that gives me hope."