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Everyone loves a sweet and sometimes unexpected celebrity love story. But the juicy, cat fighting, name-calling breakups? Now those are the headline-making, real-life dramas people just can’t get enough of. From the volatile splits that were just a matter of time, to the cheating scandals that rocked Hollywood, we’re counting down the ten most explosive and expensive breakups of the past decade.
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Top 10 Hollywood’s Baddest Breakup
1. Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
They met at Soul Train Music Awards in 1989 and got married in July 1992. Their daughter Bobbi Christina was born in 1993. They got divorce in April 2007 and Houston was sued for child custody and spousal support.
2. Eva Longoria and Tony Parker
Tony and Eva began dating in January 2005 and got married in July 2007. Tony got into hot water over a bunch of texts between himself and Brent Barry’s wife. Numerous salacious text messages between the two. Eva responded the sexting scandal by tweeting her divorce plans.
3. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Britney hooked off with Kevin, a back-up dance , after she ended her relationship with Justin Timberlake. The couple got engaged in September 2004. In 2006, Britney filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
A series of custody battle took place and on October 1, 2007, a court ruling granted Federline sole physical custody of his children.
4. Jon and Kate Gosselin
In 2008, a reality series called Jon and Kate Plus 8 debuted which centered around Jon and Kate and their eight children. The reality series was well received and things got worse when both of them accused each other of cheating. The couple divorced in 2009, which not only broke a home but a show title as well. The show was renamed Kate Plus 8 and Kate retained sole custody of all eight children.
5. Eminem and Kimberly Scott
Eminem burst onto the scene with his debut album in the late 90s, it was filled with hateful and horrific lyrics directed towards one particular woman, Kim. The couple married in 1999 and their divorced was finalized in 2006. In between the couple divorced and reconciled more than twice.
6. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
The couple met in 1977 and got married in 1986. In May 2011 Arnold admitted and made a statement that he had fathered a child with his housekeeper of 20 years and the couple divorce in July 2011.
7. Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
The couple married in 2005 and Sandra had a close relationship with Jesse’s youngest daughter. Sandra filed for divorce in Texas after Jesse was caught having an affair with another woman while Sandra was away filming for the Blind Side, which she won an Oscar for.
8. Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie and Madonna met at a dinner party thrown by Sting’s wife in 1998. The couple dated for 2 years before taking their relationship to the next level. In 2008, there was speculation that Madonna was having an affair with New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez. Then in 2009, Madonna filed for divorce.
9. Tiger woods and Elin Nordegren
Tiger and Elin met in 2001 while on the golf circuit and got married in October 2004, Barbados. Everything seems perfect until a Thanksgiving night, Tiger was involved in an accident in his SUV where he hits a tree right in front of his home and then Elin is coming out with a golf club. It was revealed later on that Tiger was having affairs with multiple woman. Their divorce was finalized in Florida in August of 2010, and there was speculation that the settlement was in the hundreds of millions despite that prenup
10. Charlie Sheen, Brooke Muller and Denise Richards
In 2002, Charlie and Denise got married in Los Angeles and Denise gave birth to their daughter Sam in 2004. On March 2005, Denise petitioned for a divorce and said Charlie had threatened her with violence and that he abused drugs and alcohol.
Charlie moved on with Brooke Muller and the couple married in 2008. They had twin sons together in 2009 named Bob and Max. On 2009 Christmas, Charlie was arrested after Brooke made an emergency call to the police after she was chased down by Charlie who was holding a knife. The couple later went their separate ways.
