DISPATCHED!
Celebrity SPLITS
THERE was no happy-everafter for a who’s who of celebrities in 2021. From Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez to Bill and Melinda Gates to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, see which stars called it quits this year.
JANUARY
News broke Jan. 2 that Big Little Lies star ZOE KRAVITZ, 33, and Love actor KARL GLUSMAN, 33, split after less than two years of marriage. Their New York divorce was final Aug. 23.
Real Housewives of Atlanta star KENYA MOORE, 50, and restaurateur MARC DALY, 51, ended their three-year marriage Jan. 23 after attempting a reconciliation. They share daughter Brooklyn, 3.
Actress ALICE EVANS, 50, announced Jan. 26 that Titanic actor-husband IOAN GRUFFUDD, 48, was “leaving his family” after 13 years and two daughters, Ella, 12, and Elsie, 8. He filed for divorce March 1 in Los Angeles.
Actor TIM ROBBINS, 63, filed for divorce from marketing director GRATIELA BRANCUSI,
31, in Los Angeles Jan. 27, three years after they secretly tied the knot.
The Mentalist alum SIMON
BAKER and REBECCA RIGG announced Jan. 29 they had separated after 29 years of marriage and three children.
FEBRUARY
It was curtains for the tenyear marriage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum JAMES
MARSTERS, 59, when his second wife, PATRICIA RAHMAN,
35, filed papers in Los Angeles Feb. 3.
After weeks of speculation, reality star KIM KARDASHIAN,
41, filed for divorce from Gold Digger rapper KANYE WEST,
44, in Los Angeles Feb. 19. The pair tied the knot in May 2014 and share four children: North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 3, and Psalm, 2.
MARCH
After three years of marriage, Tiger King stars JOE EXOTIC,
58, and DILLON PASSAGE, 24, announced March 26 they were permanently over. Exotic is behind bars for orchestrating an attempted murder-for-hire plot against his rival Carole Baskin.
APRIL
After postponing their wedding twice due to COVID-19 restrictions, superstar singer
JENNIFER LOPEZ, 52, and retired MLB pro ALEX RODRIGUEZ, 46, called it quits April 15, after four years together.
Country singer and One Tree Hill actress JANA KRAMER,
38, cited adultery in her petition to divorce former NFLer MIKE
CAUSSIN, 34, April 21 after almost six years and two children, daughter Jolie, 5, and son Jace, 3.
How I Met Your Mother star JASON SEGEL, 41, and artist
ALEXIS MIXTER, 43, called it quits after almost eight years together, she announced April 29.
MAY
Microsoft billionaire BILL
GATES, 66, and his wife,
MELINDA FRENCH GATES, 57, announced May 3 their marriage was over after 27 years and three children, Jennifer, 25, Rory, 21, and Phoebe, 19. Standup comedian JOHN
MULANEY, 39, filed for divorce from his wife of six years,
ANNA MARIE TENDLER, 36, May 10. The couple split in September 2020 when John entered rehab for alcohol, cocaine and prescription drug addiction. The actor revealed Sept. 7 he was expecting his first child with actress-girlfriend Olivia Munn, 41.
Another longtime marriage hit the skids May 30, when actor BLAIR UNDERWOOD, 57, and DESIREE DECOSTA, 54, announced they were going their own ways after 27 years and three children, sons Paris, 24 and Blake, 20, and daughter Brielle, 23.
JUNE
Friends star MATTHEW
PERRY, 52, pulled the plug on his six-month engagement to talent manager MOLLY HURWITZ,
30, June 2.
The 20-year marriage of Fleetwood Mac star LINDSEY
BUCKINGHAM, 72, and photographer KRISTEN MESSNER, 51, ended June 2 when she filed for divorce in Los Angeles. They share three children, William, 23, Leelee, 21, and Stella, 17.
Former One Direction singer LIAM PAYNE, 28, revealed
June 7 he and fiancée of ten months, model MAYA HENRY,
22, were kaput. But in August, it appeared the couple had reunited.
Pro basketball star CARMELLO ANTHONY, 37, was dunked by his wife, LALA ANTHONY, 38, when the Think Like a Man star filed for divorce June 17. The couple share a son, Kiyan, 14.
It was splitsville for reality star KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN, 37, and pro basketball player TRISTAN THOMPSON, 30, who share daughter True, 3. They confirmed their relationship was over June 21 but will co-parent their daughter.
JULY
The music died July 14 on the 14-year relationship and seven-year marriage of hitmaker KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS, 62, and NICOLE PANTENBURG, 48. They share
daughter Peyton, 13.
Chrisley Knows Best alum LINDSIE CHRISLEY, 32, announced July 27 she and her husband of nine years, WILL CAMPBELL, 31, had split. They have a son, Jackson, 9.
Romance went cold for Hot in Herre rapper NELLY, 47, when his girlfriend of six years, SHANTEL JACKSON, 37, revealed July 31 they’d called it quits!
AUGUST
It was seven-and-done for actress KATE BOSWORTH,
38, and her director-husband,
MICHAEL POLISH, 51. They announced their marriage was over Aug. 5. They met on the set of the movie Big Sur in 2011.
According to Jim star JIM
BELUSHI, 67, filed for divorce from JENNIFER SLOAN after a 23-year marriage, in Los Angeles, Aug. 6. Sloan, who has worked as a casting assistant and assistant voice director, previously filed in March 2018 before the duo reconciled. They have two kids, Jamison, 22, and Jared, 19.
JON GOSSELIN, known for his reality show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, with ex-wife Kate Gosselin and their twins and sextuplets, is still looking for love. The 44-year-old and his girlfriend of seven years, COLLEEN
CONRAD, 51, announced Aug. 12 they’d gone their separate ways despite her breast cancer diagnosis.
SEPTEMBER
Less than three months after celebrating their third anniversary, Big Bang Theory star
KALEY CUOCO, 36, and her second husband, equestrian KARL
COOK, 31, called it quits Sept. 3, when she filed for divorce in Los Angeles.
News broke Sept. 3 that Gossip Girl alum ED WESTWICK,
34, and model TAMARA FRANCESCONI, 25, split after almost two years of dating.
The May-December romance between Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality star SCOTT
DISICK, 38 — father of Kourtney Kardashian’s three children — and 20-year-old AMELIA
HAMLIN crashed and burned over the Labor Day weekend after less than a year.
R&B singer JASON DERULO,
32, announced Sept. 23 he and model girlfriend JENA
FRUMES, 27, were breaking up — four months after the birth of their son, Jason.
It’s Space-EX for founder
ELON MUSK, 50, and Canadian singer GRIMES, 33. Musk, also the Tesla honcho, confirmed their split Sept. 24 was due to work demands after three years together and a year-old son, X AE A-Xii.
Real Housewives of Orange County alum VICKI GUNVALSON, 59, and politician-businessman STEVE LODGE, 62, broke off their two-year engagement, it was confirmed Sept. 28.
OCTOBER
It was announced Oct. 4 that Orange Is the New Black alum
TARYN MANNING, 43, called it quits with musician fiancée
ANNE CLINE, 28, in August, weeks after Cline’s surprise onstage proposal in Florida.
After five years of marriage and two children, Melody, 3, and son Epik, 21 months, singer-reality star RAY J, 40, filed for divorce from PRINCESS
LOVE, 37 for the THIRD time, in Los Angeles, Oct. 6, while in the
hospital for pneumonia.
The COVID-19 pandemic was blamed by 90 Day Fiancé alum
MICHAEL JESSEN, 44, for his
split from co-star JULIANA
CUSTODIO, 23. The couple announced they were over Oct. 12, their two-year wedding anniversary.
Just a year after they wed, Australian-born actress LEILA
GEORGE, 29, filed for divorce from actor SEAN PENN, 61, in Los Angeles Oct. 15. It was Penn’s third marriage.
Former UFC legend CHUCK
LIDDELL, 51, called it quits on his marriage to HEIDI LIDDELL,
41, when he filed in Los Angeles County Oct. 15.
News broke Oct. 18 that Vanderpump Rules star LALA
KENT, 31, dumped fiancé RANDALL EMMETT, 50, seven months after daughter Ocean was born, when he allegedly cheated on her in Nashville.
Country star TY HERNDON,
59, announced Oct. 27 his 11year relationship with boyfriend
MATT COLLUM was over.
It was revealed Oct. 28 the sixyear on-off relationship of former One Direction star ZAYN
MALIK, 28, and supermodel
GIGI HADID, 26, had ended. They share daughter Khai, 15 months.
NOVEMBER
Sister Wives couple CHRISTINE, 49, and KODY BROWN,
52, announced their breakup Nov. 2 after 27 years together. Wed in 1990, they share six children aged 26 to 11. Polygamist Kody has three longtime sister wives on the TLC show — Meri, Janelle and Robyn.
Former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star STEVIE J, 50, filed for divorce Nov. 8 from singer
FAITH EVANS, 48, in Los Angeles after three years of marriage. The music died for singers SHAWN MENDES, 23, and CAMILA CABELLO, 24. They announced their split Nov. 17 after a two-year romance.