Celebrity Marriages That Fell Apart In Record Time And We Were Not Surprised

Celebrity Marriages That Fell Apart In Record Time And We Were Not Surprised


November 28, 2025 | Alex Summers

Celebrity Marriages That Fell Apart In Record Time And We Were Not Surprised


When Hollywood Romance Met Real Life

Some celebrity marriages barely made it past the honeymoon. While most couples at least try to make it work, these famous pairs called it quits shockingly fast. We're talking days, not years—in some cases, just hours.

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Britney Spears & Jason Alexander

Their marriage lasted 55 hours after an impulsive Las Vegas ceremony in 2004. Court documents stated Britney “lacked understanding of her actions,” which led to an immediate annulment. The pair were childhood friends from Louisiana.

File:Britney Spears 2013.jpgGlenn Francis, Wikimedia Commons

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Carmen Electra & Dennis Rodman

Rodman filed for an annulment within 9 days of marriage with Carmen and claimed that he had been of “unsound mind” at the time of the ceremony. Although they briefly reconciled afterward, the relationship officially ended with a divorce several months later.

Carmen Electra & Dennis Rodmandodge challenger1 (square by Juan Pablo Arancibia Medina) and GabboT, Wikimedia Commons

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Nicolas Cage & Erika Koike

Only 4 days after marrying in 2019, Cage moved to annul the union. He claimed he had been too intoxicated at the time to comprehend the commitment. Cage also alleged Koike failed to reveal relevant details about her criminal history.

File:Nicolas Cage 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) 2.jpgnicolas genin, Wikimedia Commons

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Ali Landry & Mario Lopez

Landry requested an annulment after discovering Lopez had been unfaithful during the bachelor party. The couple had been together for six years before marrying, but the relationship ended in 2 weeks once the cheating incident came to light, ending the marriage. 

Ali Landry & Mario LopezCredit to lukeford.net (permission statement at en:User:Tabercil/Luke Ford permission) and Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, Wikimedia Commons

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Cher & Gregg Allman

Cher and Allman’s marriage lasted 9 days in 1975 when the former filed for divorce over his substance-abuse problems. The pair later reconnected temporarily to work together on a musical project and release an album, even though their marital relationship had already ended.

Cher & Gregg AllmanRaph_PH and Carl Lender, Wikimedia Commons

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Drew Barrymore & Jeremy Thomas

Barrymore, 19, wed Thomas, a 31-year-old bar owner, in a spontaneous 2 am ceremony led by a psychic at his bar. Less than three weeks later, the union formally ended through divorce proceedingsThis happened in the year 1994. 

File:Drew Barrymore in 2019.jpgEva Rinaldi, Wikimedia Commons

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Ethel Merman & Ernest Borgnine

Borgnine believed fan attention toward him caused friction in the relationship. However, Merman later reinforced the troubled nature of their partnership by leaving his chapter blank in her autobiography. Their union, which took place in 1964, ended after 32 days and concluded almost as soon as it began.

Ethel Merman & Ernest BorgnineEthel_Merman_NYWTS.jpg: Walter Albertin, World Telegram staff photographer, PawełMM and Greg Hernandez (Greg in Hollywood), Wikimedia Commons

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Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries

In 2011, the couple married in a widely televised $10 million ceremony that aired as a two-part special. The marriage itself ended after 72 days, but the divorce proceedings stretched for more than 500 days, ultimately lasting far longer than the relationship.

Kim Kardashian & Kris HumphriesEva Rinaldi and Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons

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Lisa Marie Presley & Nicolas Cage

Cage filed for divorce ten days after their 2002 wedding. Presley later explained that his intense obsession with Elvis’s legacy created complications. The legal process required several more months to conclude following the filing.

Lisa Marie Presley & Nicolas CageDoD photo by Tech Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, U.S. Air Force and nicolas genin, Wikimedia Commons

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Pamela Anderson & Rick Salomon

In 2007, Anderson and Salomon married in Las Vegas during a pause in her magic-show performance. The marriage lasted 60 days and ended with an annulment citing “fraud,” which brought the short relationship to a formal close without any attempt to continue it.

Pamela Anderson & Rick SalomonRaph_PH and 888poker Spain, Wikimedia Commons

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Michelle Phillips & Dennis Hopper

This union lasted only 8 days in 1970. Phillips later characterized the experience as “a nightmare,” which indicated serious dissatisfaction. Hopper, however, said he had been “crazy in love”. Regardless of their accounts, the relationship ended almost immediately due to differences.

File:Dennis Hopper and Michelle Phillips, 1970.jpgUnknown photographer; credited to Globe Photos, Wikimedia Commons

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Janet Jackson & James DeBarge

Rumors about a secret child circulated for years, though both Jackson and DeBarge consistently denied them. Their marriage, formed in 1984, lasted 3 months before being annulled. Family pressure, combined with Jackson’s rising career, ultimately drove the decision to end the relationship so quickly.

File:Janet Jackson 1998.jpgJohn Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, Wikimedia Commons

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Axl Rose & Erin Everly

Legal filings and interviews described their relationship as volatile and included allegations that Rose pressured Everly into the wedding. The union itself lasted roughly one month in 1990. Their earlier time together had already shaped music history by inspiring the Guns N’ Roses song “Sweet Child o’ Mine”.

Axl Rose & Erin EverlyRaph_PH and Frank Kovalchek, Wikimedia Commons

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Renee Zellweger & Kenny Chesney

Public speculation began after their annulment documents used the legal term “fraud,” which both later explained was standard language rather than a personal charge. Their marriage, formed in 2005, ultimately lasted 128 days before the annulment was finalized. But the charges were never made public. 

Renée Zellweger & Kenny ChesneyJohn Harrison and Lunchbox LP, Wikimedia Commons

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Elisabeth Moss & Fred Armisen

Moss later spoke critically about the marriage in interviews, and Armisen acknowledged he hadn’t been a good husband. The relationship itself lasted 8 months from 2009 to 2010. When they divorced, the process concluded quietly with no detailed public reasoning provided.

File:Fred Armisen & Elisabeth Moss.jpgKristin Dos Santos, Wikimedia Commons

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Kid Rock & Pamela Anderson

In 2006, the couple married in Saint-Tropez, but the union ended after 122 days. Anderson filed for divorce amid conflicts reportedly linked to her role in Borat. The marriage dissolved rapidly, even though they had only just rekindled their relationship before the wedding.

File:Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock.jpgFlickr user lightgazer, Wikimedia Commons

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Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Esposito

The couple gave very little public commentary when their marriage ended after 4 months in 2007. Much later, Esposito published a memoir referencing a difficult partner. Many assumed she meant Cooper, although she did not specifically identify him in the book.

Bradley Cooper & Jennifer EspositoBryan Berlin and Supercalifragilistic310, Wikimedia Commons

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Sophia Bush & Chad Michael Murray

Lasting 5 months in 2005, the marriage ended after Bush’s annulment attempt—citing “fraud”—was rejected, which resulted in a divorce. Despite the dissolution, both continued appearing on One Tree Hill and remained in their established professional roles following the separation.

Sophia Bush & Chad Michael MurrayCollision Conf and alotofmillion, Wikimedia Commons

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Nicky Hilton & Todd Meister

The couple’s spontaneous Las Vegas ceremony in 2004 resulted in a marriage that lasted 85 days. Not long afterward, they filed for an annulment to attribute the decision to their long-distance lifestyle and schedules that regularly conflicted with one another.

File:Nicky Hilton Sepia.jpgChristopher Macsurak, Wikimedia Commons

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Shannen Doherty & Ashley Hamilton

The couple, both in their early twenties, saw their relationship grow unstable shortly after marrying. Their union lasted 5 months in 1994. They cited irreconcilable differences when filing for divorce, choosing to keep the rest of their story private.

Shannen Doherty & Ashley HamiltonWilson Cleveland and ABC Television, Wikimedia Commons

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Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth

Following nearly a decade of an on-and-off relationship, the pair married after losing their Malibu home in a wildfire. The marriage lasted about eight months, which marked a brief chapter in a long history that stretched well beyond their short-lived official union.

Miley Cyrus & Liam HemsworthMusic4mix at https://www.flickr.com/photos/music4mix/ and Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons

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Brooke Burke & Garth Fisher

Their 4-month marriage ended after Burke filed for divorce while citing irreconcilable differences. Fisher, known for appearing as a plastic surgeon on Extreme Makeover, continued his public career while the couple closed the chapter without much media uproar. 

File:Brooke Burke 2021.jpgCopyright Brooke Burke, Wikimedia Commons

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Colton Haynes & Jeff Leatham 

Colton Haynes wed celebrity florist Jeff Leatham in October 2017, with Kris Jenner officiating. Their marriage fell apart swiftly, and by May 2018—just six months later—they separated. It marked another short‑lived Hollywood union that captured media attention.

File:Colton Haynes (7271615592).jpgGenevieve, Wikimedia Commons

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Chris Kattan & Sunshine Tutt

Chris Kattan and Sunshine Tutt’s marriage lasted only eight weeks after their Yosemite wedding. Kattan later admitted the union ended swiftly because they rushed into commitment too quickly, realizing the decision lacked the foundation needed for lasting stability.

File:Chris Kattan Photo Op Nightmare Weekend Chicago 2025.jpgSuper Festivals, Wikimedia Commons

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Jennifer Lopez & Cris Judd

Meeting during the filming of the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” music video eventually led to a 218-day marriage. Judd later said the intense media scrutiny around their relationship felt like “a circus,” noting that the attention placed noticeable strain on the couple.

File:GLAAD 2014 - Jennifer Lopez - Casper-28 (14362069822).jpgDVSROSS, Wikimedia Commons

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