40 Of The Most Riveting Celebrity Divorces In Hollywood That Go Way Beyond Irreconcilable Differences

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BRAD PITT AND JENNIFER ANISTON – 5 YEARS MARRIED – SHE APPARENTLY DIDN’T WANT CHILDREN

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were at one point one of Hollywood’s most talked-about couples. They didn’t get a name, although Pitt would eventually have his with Brangelina. But before that, he and Aniston got married in 2000, and they were also considered one of Hollywood’s hottest marriages.

In January 2005, they announced their separation, and by October, they were divorced. There were rumors that Pitt was unfaithful with Angelina Jolie. Other sources believe that Aniston’s reluctance to have children was a big reason for the split. However, Aniston has denied not wanting children with Pitt, who is set for a role in the upcoming film Blonde.

TOM CRUISE AND KATIE HOLMES – 6 YEARS MARRIED – PRESSURES OF SCIENTOLOGY

In 2012, despite the initial love drunken behavior, actress Katie Holmes, who married Tom Cruise in 2006, decided she couldn’t be with him anymore. Apparently, she became concerned when Tom wanted to involve their daughter Suri in Scientology at a young age.

Reports suggest that in an attempt to save Suri from that fate, she divorced Cruise. She was apparently even fearful of retribution from the church and that Cruise would try to abduct Suri. Cruise is also estranged from Suri since Holmes is viewed as a suppressive person. He hasn’t had much contact with his daughter since he and Holmes split.

MARC ANTHONY AND JENNIFER LOPEZ – 10 YEARS MARRIED – AMICABLE SPLIT

Shortly after the Bennifer break up, Jennifer Lopez and her long time friend and collaborator Marc Anthony got married. They met in 1998 at a broadway show that Anthony was starring in called The Capeman and had collaborated on several projects, including the film El Cantante.

They didn’t last, and by 2011, they were separated, eventually finalizing their divorce in 2014. Lopez admitted that she looked for solace in Anthony after her first heartbreak, ending things with Ben Affleck. She further revealed that their relationship was more of a band-aid than a remedy. Lopez is set to star in a film called Marry Me opposite Owen Wilson.

RYAN REYNOLDS AND SCARLETT JOHANSSON – 3 YEARS MARRIED – SHE WAS YOUNG, AND THEY ARGUED TOO MUCH

Before he became Deadpool, one of the most beloved superheroes in film, Ryan Reynold’s starred in the flop Green Lantern. But he was okay because he was married to Scarlett Johansson, who at the time was making waves as the MCU’s Black Widow.

But between Green Lantern’s filming and subsequent release, Reynolds and Johansson went from married to separated to divorced. Johansson cited her youth as one of the reasons the marriage never worked. Others noted constant arguments. Both moved on quickly after their divorce, most notably Reynolds, who is now married to his Green Lantern co-star Blake Lively.

ASHTON KUTCHER AND DEMI MOORE – 8 YEARS MARRIED – IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher definitely turned heads with their fame and a 15-year age gap. They married in 2005, with no portmanteau created for them (Demton or Ashemi, anyone?). But that doesn’t mean they weren’t on the spotlight, especially when she announced that she wanted to end the marriage.

Moore admits to hovering over Kutcher a bit, but the straw that broke the camel’s back was actually Kutcher cheating on her with a 21-year-old he met at the bowling alley. These days, Kutcher is married to his That ’70s Show co-star Mila Kunis and will star in an upcoming film called The Long Home.