The 10 most shocking celebrity break-ups of 2024

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and Ryan Scott Anderson, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, and Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague were among the celebrity couples who split this year. Photos / Lifetime, Getty Images, @mollymae

It’s not easy to be in a relationship in the limelight – just ask the A-listers whose dating lives are in the public eye.

Celebrity breakups are by nature more complicated than they are for regular couples for a host of reasons, whether it’s conflicting filming or performing schedules or having to divide up costly assets or intellectual property from projects they worked on together.

While 2024 saw several new celebrity couples step into the spotlight – from Meryl Streep and Martin Short to Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams – several high-profile couples also announced they were splitting up in recent months.

Here are 10 of the celebrity break-ups that made headlines this year.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez divorced after just two years of marriage. Photo / Getty Images

Just two years after their lavish Georgia wedding, it was revealed that Jennifer Lopez had filed for divorce from Ben Affleck.

The couple first tied the knot in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022, but held a more traditional ceremony on August 20 that year.

Affleck and Lopez met in 2001, announcing their engagement the very next year. Days before the wedding was set to take place, the couple announced that they were postponing the ceremony over “excessive media attention”.

That postponement lasted 20 years, with each going on to marry other people and have children before they reunited in 2021.

Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury met on season five of Love Island UK. Photo / @mollymae

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury announced in August that they were splitting up five years after meeting on Love Island UK.

The pair, who coupled up on the 2019 series of the reality dating show, got engaged last year and have a daughter together named Bambi.

Hague shared a statement on her Instagram story confirming the split and telling her followers she would be taking a social media break amid the news, writing, “I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy’s relationship has come to an end.

“I will forever be grateful for the most important thing to me now and always, my beautiful daughter. Without us there would be no her, she will always be my priority.”

Robert Irwin and Rorie Buckey

Rorie Buckey and Robert Irwin. Photo / Getty Images

Robert Irwin and Rorie Buckey announced their split in February 2024 after dating for over a year.

The pair shared a joint statement on Instagram at the time, writing on Instagram, “We wish to express the gratitude and respect we have for one another as we continue our journeys on different paths.

“We won’t be commenting further on this, and really appreciate your respect and privacy at this time.”

K.J. Apa and Clara Berry

K.J. Apa and French model Clara Berry separated after four years. Photo / @kjapa

In March this year, the Herald reported that Kiwi acting sensation K.J. Apa and his French model girlfriend Clara Berry had broken up after four years together.

According to Berry, the couple, who welcomed their son Sasha in September 2021 would share custody 50/50.

She admitted at the time that the arrangement was “hard to accept”, telling a fan on TikTok, “I am not with my son 50% of the time and therefore won’t know 50% of his life.”

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ryan Scott Anderson

Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her now ex-husband Ryan Anderson. Photo / Lifetime

In March this year, Gypsy Rose Blanchard announced that she and her husband at the time, Ryan Scott Anderson, were separating less than three months after her prison release.

She shared the news on Facebook at the time, writing, “People have been asking what is going on in my life. Unfortunately, my husband and I are going through a separation and I moved in with my parents [sic] home down the bayou.”

Blanchard is now expecting her first child, a baby girl, with her boyfriend Ken Urker.

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher shared a statement on social media to announce the news of their split.

In April this year, actors Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen announced the end of their marriage.

“After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down,” they shared in a joint statement.

”In 2023 we jointly filed to end our marriage. We have always prioritised our privacy, and have been quietly working through this change.”

It came amid Rebel Wilson’s allegations that Baron Cohen sexually harassed her on the set of the film Grimsby.

Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose

Sydney-born singer Firerose and Billy Ray Cyrus.

Billy Ray Cyrus filed for divorce from his wife Firerose – real name Johanna Rose Hodges – in May this year, following just seven months of marriage.

Cyrus cited irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct” at the time and accused Hodges of fraud.

The pair lived in Tennessee after marrying in October 2023 and released several songs together during their relationship.

Shannen Doherty and Kurt Iswarienko

Shannen Doherty and her husband Kurt Iswarienko split up.

Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty settled her divorce from Kurt Iswarienko the day before she died.

Doherty died in July aged 53 after a years-long battle with breast cancer.

Court documents in the filing revealed that she had agreed to waive spousal support and that the pair had settled their split outside court.

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott were married for nearly 18 years. Photo / Getty Images

In March this year, Tori Spelling filed for divorce from her husband Dean McDermott, citing irreconcilable differences.

The pair were married for nearly 18 years, but had separated in June last year, she said.

At the time, Spelling petitioned for sole physical custody and joint legal custody of their five children. The marriage had been documented on the reality TV show Tori & Dean: Inn Love, which was later renamed Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood.

Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz

Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz split after three years together. Photo / Getty Images

In October, it was reported that actors Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum had broken up.

Sources told People at the time that the couple had called off their engagement after three years together.

It came just months after the release of Blink Twice, directed by Kravitz and starring Tatum. The pair began dating after working on the film and announced their engagement last year.