It seems that Hollywood is indeed a place where love stories unfold at breakneck speed and sometimes, it’s not always the fairy tale ending we hope for. I can’t help but feel a tinge of sympathy for these celebrities who find themselves in and out of marriages in what feels like the blink of an eye.
The romantic lives of actors have consistently fascinated viewers for numerous reasons. On one side, it adds a human touch to their stardom, reminding us that they too seek a lifelong companion just as we do. However, there’s also the tantalizing aspect of peeking into the unconventional ways celebrities initiate relationships, such as actors who fell in love with their on-screen relatives off camera. Moreover, the way celebrity romances tend to unfold and ultimately end can sometimes be a dramatic spectacle.
As a gamer, I find it fascinating how fleeting many marriages in Hollywood often appear. If an actor manages to stick with their partner for a decade or more, they’re hailed as a rare exception. It’s not uncommon to be able to count the number of years an actor stays married on one hand, which, ironically, makes most of these marriages seem short-lived by comparison. The longest any couple here lasted was about a year, with most falling well short of that – some only weeks, and a few, barely more than a few days. Some of these unions involve two actors, but all share the common thread of failed relationships.
Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen
Some famous couples assert they’ve parted ways peacefully, even maintaining friendship with their former spouses if they choose to discuss it. However, in 2014, three years following Elisabeth Moss’ divorce from comedian and musician Fred Armisen (a union that lasted barely a year), Moss was frank and unreserved about her feelings towards Armisen.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Moss referred to her marriage with Armisen as “terrible and dreadful.” She was quite straightforward in expressing her feelings about him, saying, “He’s incredibly talented at impersonations. However, his greatest performance is that of a regular person.” On the other hand, Armisen acknowledged full responsibility for the demise of their relationship. During his 2013 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Stern read out those quotes to Armisen, and the former SNL cast member didn’t contest them. “I believe I was a poor husband,” Armisen told Stern (via ET! Online). “I aspire to be married… but around a year or two into it, I got scared.
Currently, Armisen has been married to musician-comedian Riki Lindhome for approximately 2.5 years. Perhaps he’s found the formula for success in his marital life now.
Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd
Jennifer Lopez has been married four times, and since her divorce filing with Ben Affleck in August 2024 seems imminent, it appears she may be on track to have been divorced four times as well. Her longest marriage was the third one, a union with fellow actor and singer Marc Anthony that lasted from 2004 to 2014. The shortest of her marriages, however, was the second one, between Lopez and backup dancer Cris Judd.
Lopez encountered Judd when they collaborated on his 2000 music video for “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”. They got married in September 2001, but the union ended after nine months. In an interview with US Weekly in 2014, Judd attributed their split to simply not working out rather than the scrutiny of the tabloids. Given that Lopez had just gone through a divorce from Anthony, Judd also commented on Lopez’s challenging love life, stating, “I can’t pinpoint why her relationships don’t last. I believe it’s because they require effort and dedication.
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus
During the production of “The Last Song,” Miley Cyrus’s debut major film role unrelated to voice acting or Hannah Montana, she encountered and started dating Liam Hemsworth. The duo experienced periods of togetherness and separation over a few years, but in 2012, Hemsworth chose to remain with Cyrus when he proposed to her in May of that year. However, their union was not meant to last, as they ultimately canceled the engagement the following year without getting married.
Three years later, Cyrus confessed to Ellen DeGeneres that she and “Hunger Games” actor Hemsworth had re-proposed after numerous rumors in the press. Appearing to take things slowly this time, their second engagement spanned over two years before they tied the knot in December 2018. However, by the following summer, they parted ways, and their divorce was finalized in January 2020. Although their marriage legally lasted for 13 months, the divorce papers were submitted just before their eighth-month anniversary.
Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush
Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush initially starred together on the television series “One Tree Hill” on the WB network, which later moved to the CW. They began dating during filming and eventually got married. However, it seems their relationship outside of the show turned tense, as they reportedly developed a strained friendship while working together. This suggests that their bond deteriorated rather rapidly.
In December 2006, the fictional couple Lucas Scott and Brooke Davis experienced a complex situation when the actors portraying them, Murray and Bush, legally separated, only eight months after their on-screen wedding. Short marriages are often not the outcome of harmonious separations, but the split between Murray and Bush was particularly contentious. Bush attempted to have the marriage annulled due to fraud, a request that was denied. However, Murray may have felt validated when Bush later confessed to Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM show “Radio Andy” that marrying Murray wasn’t something she genuinely wanted to do.
Charlie Sheen and Donna Peele
Generally speaking, Denise Richards, known for her role in “Starship Troopers,” is often remembered as the woman who made Charlie Sheen, a well-known Hollywood bad boy, settle down for a while starting in 2002. However, it’s worth noting that Sheen’s marriage to Richards wasn’t his first; he had previously tied the knot with model Donna Peele back in 1995, just six weeks after they first met. This earlier marriage might be overlooked because it was overshadowed by a more significant news event involving Sheen that same year – the revelation that he was one of Heidi Fleiss’s clients, infamously known as the “Hollywood Madame.
It’s no wonder that Sheen’s marriage didn’t last following the disclosure, as he and Peele divorced in 1996, approximately five months after their wedding. At the time of the divorce, Sheen stated his conversion to Christianity was the cause. Since then, it appears Peele has retreated from public life, leaving her private activities largely unknown since she was once Mrs. Charlie Sheen.
Shannen Doherty and Ashley Hamilton
Shannen Doherty was married to Rick Salomon, who has also been married to Pamela Anderson twice, but her other marriage, which lasted longer, was to an actor named Ashley Hamilton. This union, however, ended after about a year due to Hamilton’s addiction issues, as per Doherty. For a short while, being married to Hamilton made Shannen Doherty the stepdaughter of the actor George Hamilton.
When actor Shannen Doherty from “Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” passed away at age 53 in 2024, Hamilton issued a touching tribute to Today, saying: “Shannen wasn’t just my wife; she was my guardian angel. Though our relationship didn’t endure as we had hoped, she stayed by my side during tough times. My affection and respect for her lived on long past our brief marriage.
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito
Generally speaking, many people consider “Wedding Crashers” from 2005 as Bradley Cooper’s breakout performance, and it continues to be one of his most successful films ever. Prior to this, he had acted in “Wet Hot American Summer,” but at that time, he was relatively unknown, and the movie didn’t immediately gain popularity; instead, it grew a cult following over time. However, Cooper’s career rapidly gained momentum in the mid-2000s, and he quickly became an established A-list leading man.
Prior to this event, he had tied the knot with and later divorced Jennifer Esposito, a popular actor who made her mark in both films and television at that period. Their marriage was largely overlooked and quickly forgotten by many, as Cooper wasn’t yet a household name when they got married in 2006, and Esposito didn’t have any notable roles during that time. Despite their union lasting just four months, rumors circulated that they had already been living apart for quite some time, leaving us to wonder how much of their brief marriage they actually shared together.
Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas
When considering Drew Barrymore and her brief marriages, it’s common to first recall her 15-month marriage to comedian Tom Green, which led to her appearance in the critically panned “Freddy Got Fingered” and significantly impacted Tom Green’s career. However, this relationship doesn’t hold the title of Barrymore’s shortest marriage. In fact, it’s much shorter than that.
In 1994, actress Drew Barrymore, then a teenager, wed Jeremy Thomas, a Los Angeles bar owner, at his very own establishment, despite her age of 19 at the time. The marriage lasted just 19 days before they split. Barrymore filed for divorce shortly after that. She alleged later on that Thomas had married her solely to obtain a green card since he wasn’t an American citizen. Barrymore expressed in People magazine in 2020 that she has no intentions of marrying again, making Will Kopelman, the Chanel heir, her third and final husband as their marriage ended in 2016.
Mario Lopez and Ali Landry
People who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s primarily recognize Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater from the hit teen comedy series “Saved by the Bell,” while younger generations know him as a news and reality show host. Similarly, whether you recall Ali Landry as an actress (“Eve,” “Sound of Freedom”) or remember her as a model and beauty pageant contestant largely depends on your age. Notably, it was during the Miss Teen USA competition in 1998, when both Landry, transitioning out of her pageantry days, and Lopez, moving into his hosting career, crossed paths.
From 2003 until their marriage in 2004, Landry and Lopez were together as girlfriend and boyfriend, then fiancée and fiancé. Despite waiting a significant amount of time to get married, the wedding lasted just two weeks. Just before their wedding, Landry heard whispers of Lopez’s infidelity, but he denied the claims and they went through with the ceremony. However, it seems that Landry eventually found solid evidence, as she was able to have the marriage annulled due to his unfaithfulness. It wasn’t until 2011 during an interview on “The Howard Stern Show” that Lopez publicly admitted to cheating on Landry during his bachelor party.
Johnathon Schaech and Jana Kramer
In the 2000s, there were an excessive number of unremarkable horror films, one of which was the critically panned 2008 slasher “Prom Night.” Despite the movie’s poor reception, its stars, Johnathon Schaech and Jana Kramer, have fond memories of it since that’s where they first met and eventually got married. There’s some debate about how long their marriage lasted, with initial reports suggesting a month, but Schaech later revealed on Twitter in 2021 that they were only married for a week. Regardless, it was a short-lived union.
2022 saw Johnathon Schaech appear on Kramer’s podcast, “Whine Down,” where they talked about their past marriage. In an episode named “That Thing You Do with Johnathon Schaech” (a reference to his popular acting role), they openly discussed their failed union and acknowledged that both were emotionally unfit for marriage at the time. Fortunately, they managed to maintain a friendship despite the marital breakdown.
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman
1998 saw Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman, two highly influential figures, shining brightly across the globe. Carmen had recently concluded her role as a regular on the hit series “Baywatch”, while Dennis was in the thick of it, assisting the Chicago Bulls to three consecutive championship titles, all while leading two major Hollywood films as the main attraction. At that cultural moment, it seemed almost impossible for a more iconic couple to emerge and tie the knot.
On November 14, 1998, is when the pair got hitched in Las Vegas. This was Electra’s first marriage and Rodman’s second. However, Rodman sought an annulment merely nine days after the wedding, only to withdraw the request as it appeared the couple might attempt to make their relationship work. Unfortunately, it didn’t. The divorce was finalized by spring 1999. Their rapid courtship was highlighted in the 2020 documentary “The Last Dance,” which focused on the Bulls’ championship runs during the 1990s. This documentary revealed that Michael Jordan once had to travel to Las Vegas to pull Rodman out of his hotel room, where he was with Electra, and bring him back to Chicago for team practice.
Nicolas Cage and Erika Koike
We won’t delve into Nicolas Cage’s quick union with Lisa Marie Presley, which lasted from their wedding day to the divorce filing just 107 days later. This duration is quite substantial when contrasted with his brief marriage to a lady named Erika Kolke in March 2019, a relationship that began and ended within the same month. In fact, Cage filed for an annulment on March 31, making it a single-month union from start to finish.
After dating for just over a year, their wedding took place unexpectedly. However, Kolke disputed the annulment claim, stating that their union was indeed valid. Subsequently, a regular divorce process ensued, making Kolke Cage’s fourth ex-wife soon afterward. However, an intriguing detail about Nicolas Cage is that he has been married five times, as evidenced by his marriage to Riko Shibata in 2021. Notably, between his marriages with Presley and Kolke, Cage was married to Alice Kim, who starred in “Face/Off.” Interestingly, it was disclosed that Cage and Arquette had been separated since January 1996, which meant they were together as a couple for approximately nine months. It remains unknown why the divorce proceedings didn’t commence until four years later.
Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds
It turns out that Eddie Murphy and film producer Tracey Edmonds did have a ceremony resembling a wedding on January 1, 2008, in Beverly Hills. Friends and family were present, vows were exchanged, and numerous media outlets reported it as a marriage. However, despite the event’s wedding-like qualities, they never legally married – leaving Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Tracey’s father, to remain without a son-in-law for a short while longer.
On January 16th, an unexpected declaration was made by the couple to TMZ: “After careful thought and discussion, we’ve chosen not to undergo a formal legal wedding. Although our symbolic union in Bora Bora reflected our profound love, friendship, and mutual respect on a spiritual plane, we’ve decided to maintain our bond as close friends.
To clarify, what this means is that their union was not legally binding; it was merely symbolic or ceremonial. In the perspective of the law, they didn’t get married at all.
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2024-12-06 15:30