21 Messy Celeb Divorces That Showed Celebs’ True Colors

“Everything about it seems weird. The timeline between his relationship with Munn was wayyyy too fast post divorce. Also, something about him suddenly being such a family man with Olivia after all those years of ‘not wanting kids’ with his ex-wife also rubbed me the wrong way. That and how he implied that Olivia was the only one who really helped him through recovery, completely ignoring his ex-wife’s part, was pretty fucked.”

Here’s what went down: Mulaney filed for divorce from Tendler in July 2021, after which point she released a statement reading that she was “heartbroken that John has decided to end [their] marriage.” It was reported they’d broken up in February 2021, though Mulaney later claimed he’d asked for a divorce in October 2020. In September 2021, Mulaney revealed that he had been dating Olivia Munn since the spring (right off the heels of his time in rehab), and that Munn was pregnant with their child, despite the fact that Mulaney had been open about not wanting children. Mulaney has since credited Munn and their child in his recovery journey.

Here’s what went down: Wilde and Sudeikis weren’t technically married, but they were together for nine years, and were engaged and had two kids together. They announced their separation in November 2020. In January 2021, Wilde was spotted on a date with Harry Styles, which reportedly made Sudeikis “really hurt and somewhat jealous.” (A source close to Wilde states unequivocally that Wilde was never unfaithful to Sudeikis.) There was also apparently some business with Sudeikis lying down in front of Wilde’s car to stop her from bringing her homemade salad dressing to Styles. Things continued to get messy from there, with Wilde being served custody papers onstage at an event and Wilde publicly bashing Sudeikis for doing so (Sudeikis apparently did not know this would happen).

Here’s the transcript of the main part of the voicemail, provided by u/fluffynerfherder97 (and confirmed by moi  — alternatively, you can listen to the voicemail here):

“You have insulted me for the last time. You have insulted me. You don’t have the brains or the decency as a human being. I don’t give a damn that you’re 12 years old or 11 years old or that you’re a child or that your mother is a thoughtless pain-in-the-ass who doesn’t care about what you do as far as I’m concerned. You have humiliated me for the last time with this phone. And when I come out there next week, I’m gonna fly out there for the day just to straighten you out on this issue. I’m going to let you know just how disappointed in you I am and how angry I am with you that you’ve done this to me again. You’ve made me feel like shit, and you’ve made me feel like a fool over and over and over again. And this crap you pull on me with this goddamned phone situation that you would never dream about doing to your mother, and you do it to me constantly and over and over again. I’m gonna get on a plane or l’m gonna come out there for the day, and l’m gonna straighten your ass out when I see you. Do you understand me? I’m gonna really make sure you get it. Gonna get on a plane, gonna turn around, and I’m gonna come home. So you better be ready Friday the 20th to meet with me, so l’m gonna let you know just how I feel about what a rude little pig you really are. You are a rude, thoughtless little pig, okay?”

—u/ThrowRARAw

Here’s what went down: Ariana Grande filed for divorce from husband Dalton Gomez in September, but they’ve reportedly been separated since January. In July, it was reported she was dating her Wicked costar Ethan Slater, who the source reported was separated from his wife Lilly Jay. However, Slater and Grande were quickly accused of having had an affair on the set of Wicked — it was also reported that they had gone on double dates with their then-spouses and each other, and that Grande had met Lilly and Ethan’s child. Jay then told Page Six that Ariana wasn’t a “girl’s girl” and called her own family “collateral damage.” However, other sources have claimed both Grande and Slater were single when they began dating and denied any cheating or affair was involved.

“I had been a Depp fan since I was a kid in the ’90s. But holy hell, Amber’s toxic behavior was not on par with his. I didn’t even follow the trial because I didn’t think it was my business, but it leeched into everything. You couldn’t escape it.

I was talking to a buddy once because he said Depp was innocent. I then asked him if he would ever even joke about raping his girlfriend. He said no. I pointed out that Depp had [allegedly] said he would rape Heard’s corpse to his friend, and even if it was a joke, what kind of decent man says that? My buddy went quiet after that.

Some of it was the insane social media hot takes that painted Heard as this harpy gold-digger. But I think a lot of it was taking the things Depp said and did as not indicative of character, habits, or even the potential to do worse. And all of it was somehow provoked or caused by Heard. Misogyny runs deep.”Here’s what went down: There’s far too much to describe here, but you can read about it in numerous articles, and you can check out Depp’s alleged texts to Paul Bettany (referenced above) here, though I will note that Depp claimed to have a dark sense of humor and comparing drafting a text to making a painting, which suggests that he was not serious.

Here’s what went down: Jen filed for divorce from Brad in 2005 after an alleged affair he had with Angelina Jolie on the set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Brad later claimed he had not cheated on Jen and that he was still shooting the film after they separated.

—u/knives4eyes

“I have been a huge fan of Brad’s for a long time. I know he’s iffy, but I would have never realized how shitty he was behind the scenes if they didn’t divorce. I am truly embarrassed for how much I defended that man. Like, I was that person parroting his PR team and Angelina/the kids were lying and no one was injured or hurt on that plane. Yeah, I was humbled when it [the FBI reports] came out. … Obviously, I completely switched sides after looking into their documents more.”

—u/Icy-fightclub931

Here’s what went down: Brad and Angelina allegedly got into a physical altercation on a private plane in 2016 that allegedly included Pitt choking and hitting two of his children (which Pitt has denied). Brad and Angelina subsequently filed for divorce. FBI reports in 2022 from the incident included photos of Jolie’s alleged injuries, including a “a rug burn-type wo

“Dennis struggled with addiction. She stuck by him for a lot of that. Dennis has been clear that she was at the end of her rope with him over this. The affair was a symptom, not the root cause. I’m still cheering both of them on, and I hope they are each happy now.”

Here’s what went down: According to Kingston, Fiennes broke up with her to be with Francesca Annis. Years later, in 2006, while Fiennes was still with Annis, Cornelia Crisan claimed to have had a two-year affair with Fiennes — Fiennes and Annis quickly separated. In the alleged affair’s wake, Annis threatened to sue the Mail for defamation and invasion of privacy for reporting she had forgiven Fiennes for the alleged affair with Crisan, and including comments from “friends” she says were untrue though she did admit the two had separated.

It does not appear Fiennes has addressed these claims, though he did emphatically deny reports of an affair with Gina Gershon in 2005.

Klum’s rep responded to the comment, saying, “It is sad that Seal has to resort to false accusations.” A rep for Seal said Seal was just “pointing out that they are separated and the divorce is not final, so they are legally still married.” Klum’s rep stated, “I cherish all of the great memories Seal and I created together over the years. Our separation was based on issues between the two of us. Seal has moved on, and so have I. My priority has and continues to be protecting and providing for our children.”

Here’s what went down: After Ewan filed for divorce from his then-wife Eve Mavrakis in 2017, it was reported that he had cheated with Mary Elizabeth Winstead. One of Ewan and Eve’s children, Clara McGregor, then called Mary a “piece of trash,” though she later called this not her “finest moment.” It was also reported that Mary had met and had dinner with Ewan’s family (including his children) before the affair news broke.