24+ Times Celebrities Opened Up About Their Divorces

Celebrities get through partners like they’re going out of fashion. But while some stars move on, seemingly unaffected, others are devastated by breakups. Let's take a look at celebrities who opened up to share the juicy details of their high-profile divorces, why they split, and how they coped. Did they quickly move on, or did they crumble? Along the way, we’ll discover that there are two sides to every story.

On March 24th, 2023, celebrity couple Reese Witherspoon and her talent agent husband Jim Toth took to social media to announce their intention to divorce after more than a decade. They cited irreconcilable differences, but Reese later revealed that Jim had some kind of midlife crisis that changed his outlook on life. Reese and Jim stated, “We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together,” before adding they will move forward with love, kindness, and mutual respect as they co-parent their son, Tennesee James.

In 2017, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced their separation on social media, writing, "We still have love for each other, will always cherish our time together, and continue to have the deepest respect for one another." Maybe Anna divorced Chris because he was spending more time bringing up his baby velociraptors than with his family. Clever girl. A year later, Anna opened up on the aptly named podcast Divorce Sucks!, and fessed up by admitting she found it very difficult to separate from the man she’d given her life to. Awww, bless.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon married in 2008, split in 2014, and finalized their divorce two years later. Mariah opened up in a 2016 interview with Complex, saying, "I never thought I would have babies with someone and then get divorced. Like, 'Oh, great job. Repeat your past.'" Four years later, Nick got up close and personal, giving the above quote to Entertainment Weekly. In other words, Mariah Carey put him off marriage for life. And music! Only kidding.

It was the marriage made in heaven. The NFL’s greatest-ever quarterback and one of the world’s most beautiful models. Tom and Giselle had it all — two wonderful children, fame, fortune, trophies… But then, after 13 years, Gisele announced she was divorcing Tom Brady in October 2022. While the official reason is that they had grown apart, rumors abound that Tom cheated. Later, the Brazilian model told Vanity Fair magazine all the sacrifices she made for her ex-husband, including moving to Boston for him — which was wicked kind of her!