'Kimye' to Kate Bosworth: Celebrity couples who couldn’t survive the pandemic

Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas: In January, the Hollywood called it quits after 10 months together. Affleck, 48, and de Armas, 32, were romantically linked in March 2020, when they were spotted together on a trip to Cuba, followed by a holiday in Costa Rica. The couple were also spotted spending time together during the pandemic. Affleck has three children — Violet, 14, Seraphina, 11, and Samuel, eight — with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.

Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde: The couple ended their seven-year-plus engagement in November. The ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum proposed to Wilde in 2012 but never married. They have two children together. Wilde, meanwhile, has moved on with former One Direction singer Harry Styles. According to a People magazine source, Styles, 26, began dating Wilde, 36, “a few weeks” before they were photographed at his manager’s wedding in Montecito, California. Rumour has it that they have now moved in together.

Taraji P. Henson and Kelvin Hayden: The couple were engaged in 2018 and were set to marry in April 2020 but postponed the wedding due to the pandemic. Henson later revealed they had called it quits during an appearance on a podcast. “I haven’t said it yet but it didn’t work out,” Henson shared on the Breakfast Club morning radio show, according to People. “I tried. I said, ‘Let’s do the therapy thing,’ but if you’re both not on the same page with that, then you feel like you’re taking it on yourself and that’s not a fair position for anybody to play in a relationship.”

Offset and Cardi B: Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B filed for divorce in September after nearly three years of marriage to Migos rapper Offset. The couple secretly wed in 2017. According to TMZ, Cardi is seeking primary physical custody of their daughter, Kulture. The hip-hop stars have never shied away from risque public displays of affection on social media. Offset featured heavily in Cardi B’s Instagram Stories and was referenced in ‘WAP,’ her graphic hit duet with Megan Thee Stallion.

Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson: In August, the world was informed of yet another break-up with Cyrus and Simpson calling it quits after 10 months of dating. Cyrus later confirmed the rumors on Instagram Live. “So today, it came out that me and my boyfriend have broken up. It was confirmed by a ‘reliable source,’ even though no one is reliable in a relationship except the two individuals that are participating in it,” she said. “But, for right now, two halves can’t make a whole and we’re individually just working on ourselves to become the people that we wanna be.”

Bill Hader and Rachel Bilson: In December 2019, the couple sparked relationship rumours after they were spotted grabbing coffee together. The two stars were seen in Hader’s hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma. They later went public at the Golden Globes in January. Yet come July and People reported the couple parted ways, citing multiple sources.

Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers: After 10 years of marriage, the couple announced they are splitting up last July. A long paragraph reflecting on their marriage accompanied a photo of the two smiling in a car was released on Instagram. “As we enter into this next chapter, our children and relationship as co-parents and dear friends will remain our priority,” they wrote at the time. Months later, with Hammer engulfed in a sex scandal, Chambers broke her silence and came out in support of victims of the ‘Call Me by Your Name’ actor, while admitting that she has been struggling to deal with the reality of the news.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock: The ‘Since U Been Gone’ singer Clarkson first filed for divorce from Blackstock in June after seven years of marriage. Currently, the couple are involved in a legal battle with Clarkson given primary custody of her two children. People Magazine has reported that the music manager Blackstock is requesting $436,000 (Dh1.6 million) in monthly spousal and child support.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green: The couple called it quits last May after 10 years of marriage. The 46-year-old Green announced the news during an episode of his podcast ‘With Brian Austin Green’ where he emotionally opened up about the break-up with Fox. The ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ star revealed that they simply grew distant at the end of last year while Fox was away shooting a film. Fox, meanwhile, has moved on and his currently dating Machine Gun Kelly.

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy: Former child star and fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen has married Frenchman Olivier Sarkozy — the half-brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy — in a quiet New York ceremony in 2015. But the couple called it quit after five years of marriage. According to TMZ, Olsen signed a petition for divorce on April 17 but is facing some issues with having the paperwork go through because of the coronavirus.

Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse: The ‘Riverdale’ sweethearts ended their nearly three-year relationship in May. According to a source, the 27-year-old Disney star Sprouse and the ‘Hustlers’ actor Reinhart — who play Jughead and Betty on ‘Riverdale’, affectionately known by the couple name ‘Bughead’ by fans — began dating in 2017, the same year the show premiered. But the couple were facing problems around the time the pandemic hit and couldn’t reconcile.

Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich: In September, singer-actor Lovato and Ehrich called off their engagement after two months. The split comes after the couple announced their engagement on Instagram in July, both posting a photo of themselves kissing on the beach. Lovato and Ehrich began dating last year.

Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly: The couple announced their split last July. Months after announcing her divorce, singer Musgraves broke her silence earlier this month about what happened between her and Kelly. The ‘Golden Hour’ singer told Rolling Stone that their marriage just didn’t work out. “It’s nothing more than that. It’s two people who love each other so much, but for so many reasons, it just didn’t work,” Musgraves, 32, said. “I mean, seasons change. Our season changed.” The Grammy winner says she now questions the institution of marriage. Musgraves and Kelly, both singer-songwriters, first met in 2016 and got married in 2017.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: The writing has been on the wall for a while, according to multiple sources, but Kardashian finally made it official when she filed for divorce from West last week. The couple first met in 2003 and became friends before they started dating in 2012. They were married a year later and now are parents to four children. The relationship has been under strain with West struggling with bipolar disorder and blaming his wife’s famous family for attempting to lock him up.

Kate Bosworth and Michael Polish: Actress Kate Bosworth announced on August 5 that she will be separating from her husband, director Michael Polish, after almost eight years of marriage. Bosworth put a positive spin on the news with a post on Instagram, alongside a romantic picture of them both. “Our hearts are full, as we have never been so enamored and deeply grateful for one another as we do in this decision to separate,” the actress wrote. “Together, over the last ten years, Michael and I have chosen love, every time. We hold hands as tightly today as we entangled fingers on our wedding day.” The former couple got married on August 31, 2013, in Montana.