2023 was the yr of celebrity splits.
Longtime {couples}, together with Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner in addition to Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, shocked followers after they introduced this yr that that they had gone their separate methods.
This is a have a look at a couple of star separations that despatched shock waves in Hollywood.
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Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce after virtually 19 years of marriage. (Getty Pictures)
Christine Baumgartner made headlines when she filed for divorce from Kevin Costner on Might 1. Within the submitting, she cited irreconcilable variations and listed the date of separation as April 11, 2023.
After assembly on a golf course within the ’90s, Costner and Baumgartner started courting in 1999, happening to tie the knot in 2004 at Dunbar Ranch, his house in Aspen, Colorado. Of their virtually 19 years of marriage, the previous couple had three youngsters, Cayden Wyatt, Hayes Logan and Grace Avery.
In September, Costner and Baumgartner agreed to the phrases of a divorce settlement after a four-month courtroom battle.
Phrases of the settlement weren’t instantly disclosed. The settlement got here because the estranged couple was set to go again to courtroom to determine who can be answerable for paying nearly $1 million in her attorneys’ fees.
“You know, when you have a life that long with somebody, there is no winner … and it’s this big, crazy thing called life and how it unravels so quickly,” Costner informed Fox Information Digital on the time about his win in courtroom. “One minute you feel like you’re on top of the world, and then you realize how, you know, how vulnerable you are.”
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello
Vergara and Manganiello cut up up after seven years of marriage. (Getty Pictures)
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello first met in 2014 on the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner, which she attended along with her then-fiancé, Nick Loeb. A month later, she and Loeb broke up and her “Modern Family” co-star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, set her up with Manganiello by giving him her quantity.
The 2 bought married in November 2015 at Breakers Resort in Palm Seashore, Florida. She walked down the aisle in entrance of 350 friends in an attractive Zuhair Murad marriage ceremony costume. They had been married for seven years earlier than saying their divorce in July 2023.
“We have made the difficult decision to divorce,” they stated in a press release launched to Web page Six. “As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect for our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives.”
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A supply confirmed to Folks in September that Manganiello has moved on from his marriage to Vergara and is formally in a relationship with actress Caitlin O’Connor, having began courting after they met at a celebration. Vergara has been photographed with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman on various events now. Nevertheless, they haven’t confirmed their relationship standing.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Pinkett Smith revealed she and Smith have been separated for seven years. (Getty Pictures)
When selling her memoir, “Worthy,” Jada Pinkett Smith revealed she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016, writing that they’re “separate in every way except legally.” She goes on to write down that whereas they’re now not romantically concerned, and he or she has had different relationships, she is aware of they may all the time be there for each other as evidenced by the incident on the 2022 Oscars.
“I was still really confused, because I didn’t know what was going on,” she wrote. “And we hadn’t really called each other husband and wife since 2016. … So when we were sitting there, I was really not sure what had happened, what had come over Will. I was really just trying to get my bearings, but I knew that he needed me, and I was going to be by his side, no matter what.”
She defined the incident on the Oscars – the place Smith slapped comic Chris Rock after he made a joke at Pinkett Smith’s expense – taught her “how to practice love unconditionally.”
The 2 met in 1994 on the set of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and bought married in 1997 when she was three months pregnant with their son, Jaden. They later welcomed their daughter, Willow, in 2000.
Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
Witherspoon filed for divorce from Toth after almost 12 years of marriage. (Getty Pictures)
Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon filed for divorce from husband Jim Toth in March after 12 years of marriage. The couple first met and commenced courting in 2010, rapidly getting engaged in January 2011 and tying the knot simply two months later in March.
In September 2012, the then-couple welcomed their first little one collectively, a son named Tennessee. Paperwork obtained by Fox Information Digital confirmed that Witherspoon cited “irreconcilable differences” in her divorce filings.
“We have some personal news to share… It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for everything we have created together,” she wrote on Instagram. “Our biggest priority is our son and our entire family as we navigate this next chapter. These matters are never easy and are extremely personal. We truly appreciate everyone’s respect for our family’s privacy at this time.”
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The 2 settled their divorce in August.
Jeremy Allen White and Addison Timlin
White and Timlin first met after they had been youngsters. (Getty Pictures)
“Shameless” star Jeremy Allen White and his ex-wife, Addison Timlin, first met after they had been each 14 years outdated whereas filming the 2008 film “Afterschool.” They remained buddies as time went on, taking issues to the following degree in 2013 after they started courting.
The 2 welcomed their first daughter collectively, Ever, in October 2018, and bought married in October 2019. They welcomed their second daughter, Dolores, in December 2020. The actress filed for divorce from “The Bear” star in Might 2023 after three years of marriage. White not too long ago informed British GQ this yr that he is skilled “a lot of high highs, a lot of terribly low lows.”
White must complete daily alcohol testing as a part of the kid custody settlement together with his estranged spouse. The previous couple agreed on joint custody of their two youngsters however with one large stipulation: White’s sobriety.
If White is noncompliant, the custody settlement will “immediately terminate.”
Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez
After two years of marriage, Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez introduced that they had gone their separate methods as a pair. The 2 started courting within the early days of 2020 earlier than tying the knot in Might 2021 at their house in Montecito, California.
The divorce announcement got here after Grande had been working in England for a couple of months to movie the “Wicked” film. Rumors of a cut up started to swirl when Grande was noticed with out her marriage ceremony ring whereas within the stands at Wimbledon.
Shortly after the information broke of the couple’s separation, rumors started that Grande was in a relationship along with her “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater, additionally recognized for starring in “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical.”
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Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith
Jackson and Turner-Smith had been married for 4 years earlier than she filed for divorce in October. (Getty Pictures)
“Dawson’s Creek” star Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith are going their separate methods after 4 years of marriage. Turner-Smith filed for divorce in October, citing irreconcilable variations.
The date of separation was Sept. 13, and Turner-Smith requested joint custody within the paperwork obtained by Fox Information Digital. The pair had been final noticed collectively on Sept. 9, celebrating Turner-Smith’s thirty seventh birthday.
The previous pair first met in October 2018 after they each attended Usher’s fortieth celebration. Just some months later, they bought engaged in January 2019, confirming they had been married in December of that yr. In March 2020, Turner-Smith stated she was anticipating the couple’s first little one, confirming to Folks in April 2020 that she had welcomed their daughter, Juno.
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness
Jackman and Furness had been collectively for 27 years after they filed for divorce in 2023. (Getty Pictures)
It was love at first sight when Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness first met in 1995 on the set of the Australian present “Correli,” and so they rapidly began courting and bought engaged 4 months later. They tied the knot in April 1996, and after 27 years of marriage, they introduced their separation in September.
“We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage,” they stated in a joint assertion to Folks. “Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth.”
They continued, “Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives. This is the sole statement either of us will make.”
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Of their 27 years collectively, the couple welcomed two youngsters, a 23-year-old son, Oscar, and a daughter, Ava, 18.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
Jonas and Turner started courting in 2016 and had been married for 4 years earlier than separating in 2023. (Getty Pictures)
“Game of Thrones” actress Sophie Turner and singer Joe Jonas first met and began a relationship when Jonas slid into her Instagram DMs in 2016. Quickly after, they introduced they had been engaged, with matching Instagram posts happening to have two weddings in Might and June 2019.
The primary marriage ceremony was in a Las Vegas marriage ceremony chapel after the Billboard Music Awards with an Elvis impersonator because the officiant; the second was within the south of France with all their family and friends. They then welcomed daughters Willa and Delphine earlier than Jonas filed for divorce in September 2023, calling his marriage “irretrievably broken” in courtroom paperwork.
“After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage,” they wrote in a joint assertion. “There are many speculative narratives as to why but, truly this is a united decision and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for privacy for us and our children.”
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Issues took a flip when Turner sued for custody of their two youngsters a couple of weeks later. She alleged that Jonas was stopping her from taking them to England, which was known as “their habitual residence” within the courtroom submitting, accused him of withholding their passports. Just a few weeks later, they reached a brief settlement, with attorneys on each side explaining they “believe that an amicable resolution on all issues between them is forthcoming.”
Meryl Steep and Don Gummer
Streep not too long ago revealed she and Gummer have been separated for six years. (Getty Pictures)
Meryl Streep and Don Gummer despatched shock waves on the web when information broke the couple had quietly separated six years in the past. They continue to be legally married, however they dwell separate lives. They might have celebrated 45 years of marriage this yr on Sept. 30.
“Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart,” a consultant for Streep stated in a press release to Web page Six in October.
The final time the previous couple was photographed collectively was on the 2018 Academy Awards purple carpet when she was nominated for her function in “The Post.”
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Gummer and Streep met when her brother launched them in 1978 and had been married solely 4 months later in a ceremony at her guardian’s home. Of their almost 45 years collectively, they welcomed 4 youngsters, a son named Henry and three daughters, Mamie, Grace and Louisa.
