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Heartbreak Year? 9 Hollywood couples who broke up in 2016!

From Brangelina divorce to Depp-Heard drama, year 2016 was tough on love too

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The year 2016 may not have been a very great one for love, at least for some high-profile celebrity couples. From Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, some of these shocking break ups were also followed by nasty alimony and child custody battles. Here's a quick round up: 

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

The Mr and Mrs Smith stars were Hollywood’s favourite couple, and a lot of media frenzy surrounded their 12-year relationship. However, Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt on September 19 this year, after two years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences. She also sought physical child custody of the couple’s three biological and three adopted children. It is said that Jolie was unhappy with Pitt's parenting. In a statement to People magazine Pitt said, "I am very saddened by this, but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids." There were also rumours of Brad Pitt cheating on Jolie with his French co-star Marion Cotillord and reports of Jolie being furious to find a picture of pop singer Selena Gomez in his phone. The Brangelina split sure made the world gasp and shook our faith in love. 


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Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney

The couple who met on the sets of Gaga’s video You and I in 2011, got engaged in 2015 on Valentine’s Day. After five years of dating, Lady Gaga announced in July 2016 on her Instagram account that the couple was on a break. The caption read, "We are both ambitious artists, hoping to work through long-distance and complicated schedules to continue the simple love we have always shared. Please root us on. We're just like everybody else and we really love each other". The Mother Monster said in Vanity Fair, "I have this weird thing that if I sleep with someone they're going to take my creativity from me through my vagina." Maybe with Kinney, the creativity and relationship didn’t go hand-in-hand, one can only guess. 


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Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris

After meeting through a mutual friend at a party the artists soon became the pop industry’s ‘it couple’ and paparazzi favourite. During this period, every time they stepped out together, they made sure to set ‘couple goals’ for their fans. Soon after completing 15 months into the relationship, the couple called it off. Though the break up seemed dignified and amicable initially, the things soon got dirty, after Harris went on social networking platforms criticising Swift. Wonderland singer was seen kissing Tom Hiddleston on the shores of Rhode island soon after the break up. This irked Harris as he deleted the photos of the couple together from his social media accounts and on twitter he said, "She kind of controlled the media and this situation, I had no idea what was going on." 

The situation aggravated between the two when Taylor Swift's representative confirmed that Swift had written Calvin Harris's hit song This is what you came for. Harris blasted Swift on Twitter saying, "I figure if you're happy in your relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do." While their fans were deciding which side to take, some just grabbed popcorn and enjoyed the 'swift' drama. 

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Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts

This spilt stunned the world as no one saw it coming! While the couple remained unmarried, after 11-year of relationship, Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts decided to go separate ways. In the joint statement released to the press, the couple said, “While we appreciate your curiosity and support, we ask the press to be mindful of our children and respect their right to privacy.”


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Amber Heard and Jonny Depp

Writing in blood, physical and emotional abuse, settlement battle in court, Amber Heard and Jonny Depp’s battle gets as bizarre as it unfolds. Heard accused megastar Depp of abusing her during their dysfunctional marriage and obtained a temporary restraining order against him. There was a video leak which showed drunk and angry Depp shouting and slamming kitchen cabinet. Depp is supposed to pay Heard $7 million in a settlement regarding her domestic abuse allegations.

Now, according to the reports Depp allegedly wants Heard to pay his legal fees, and if not done so in 10 days, the amount will be deducted out of the settlement. This is definitely one heck of a split that ruled most of 2016.


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Maria Carey and James Packer

This is one expensive split. The songstress and the Aussie Billionaire started dating in 2015, soon Packer proposed Carey with a $10 million engagement ring. They ended things while vacationing in Greece this year, and called off their engagement. The alleged reasons behind the split are said to be extravagant lifestyle of Carey and bossy nature of Packer. Post break-up, Carey gets to keep the engagement ring and demands $50 million. Not bad, eh?

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston

They kissed and cuddled on the rocks of Rhode Island and made sure everyone caught a glimpse of it. Then they jet-setted around the world smiling, hand-in-hand and like a couple madly in love. In this whirlwind romance, it seemed they couldn't care less about on-going rumour mills or the scrutiny surrounding their relationship. They did seem like a perfect couple, well, she's the American sweetheart and he's the British gentleman. He introduced her to his mother, as they were photographed strolling together. Post break-up, there are rumours floating around that Tom Hiddleston wanted to get married while Taylor Swift was not ready while on the other hand, fans suspect the romance was a publicity stunt. 


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The Weeknd and Bella Hadid

Model Bella Hadid and singer The Weeknd dated a year and half before calling it quits. They had an awkward moment on the stage of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016 where Hadid walked the ramp and the singer performed. It's been speculated that their hectic schedules took a toll on the relationship.

Jennifer Lopez and Casper

Casper Smart was JLo's backup dancer when they hit it off in 2011. The age gap between the two made no difference. During the course of the relationship, they broke up once in 2014 before getting back together. Though their relationship was always in the limelight, the split was silent and undramatic. Not long after the break up, JLo found love in none other than fellow singer, Drake. 


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James McAvoy and Anne-Marie Duff

'It is with tremendous sadness that we have come to the decision to divorce,' they said in a joint statement. It was a shocking news when James McAvoy and Anne-Marrie Duff divorced after a decade of marriage. The couple have a son together. 

Throughout the duration of their marriage, they kept their personal life low profile which was brought to public attention during the divorce. It was speculated that spilt was caused by James' affair with a fellow actress. 


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Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington

Martin Freeman (The Office, Sherlock, The Hobbit Trilogy) split up with his partner and on-screen wife Amanda Abbington early in March 2016. The news came as a shock to all the fans of Sherlock as the couple was together for 16 years! According to the couple the seperation was amicable and they will continue to remain friends and be a family for the sake of their kids.


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