When it comes to weddings, you might be familiar with the phrase “till death do us part.” But not every couple is cut out to make it that far.
In the celebrity world, we’ve gone over all kinds of marriages — celebrities who eloped, celebrities who married young, and even the celebrity marriages you totally forgot about. Now, it’s time to talk about the marriages that couldn’t make it to a year.
1. Drew Barrymore and Tom Green — 9 Months
What Happened: There aren’t a whole lot of details about the couple’s divorce, except that they cited “irreconcilable differences.” They also released statements: Drew said, “Yes, it is true we have decided to part. I love Tom very much. He has always been a great friend and that won’t change.” Meanwhile, Tom said, “Drew is a wonderful woman, I love her very much. I wish our marriage could have worked out; I wish her much happiness.
2. Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss — 8 Months
What Happened: Both Fred and Elisabeth have spoken about the marriage, and neither of them had nice things to say. Elisabeth made some scathing remarks, including “It was extremely traumatic and awful and horrible.” In an interview with Howard Stern, Fred admitted, “I think I was a terrible husband.”
3. Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush — 5 Months
What Happened: Sophia got pretty candid during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live: “We were two stupid kids who had no business being in a relationship in the first place.” Perhaps more interestingly, though, Sophia cited “fraud” as her grounds for divorce.
4. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito — 4 Months
What Happened: Even though Bradley spoke to Howard Stern about his marriage, he was pretty vague about the whole thing: “It was just something that happened. The good thing is, we both realized it. . . . Sometimes you just realize it. It just wasn’t right. It’s interesting. . . . Things happen!”
5. Colin Farrell and Amelia Warner — 4 Months
What Happened: Well, this marriage reportedly wasn’t really legal. Amelia said, “We didn’t actually get married — it’s not actually true. I think we’ve been too polite to deny it. We had a ceremony on a beach in Tahiti that was by no means legal, and we knew it wasn’t.”
6. Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson — 4 Months
What Happened: The two filed for separation shortly after Thanksgiving in 2006. Pamela’s rep commented, “It wasn’t a happy Thanksgiving,” and she wrote on her blog, “Yes, it’s true. Unfortunately impossible.”
7. Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley — 3 Months
What Happened: The couple both released statements. Lisa said, “I’m sad about this, but we shouldn’t have been married in the first place. Nicolas Cage stated, “I did not comment on the marriage; I am not going to comment on the divorce.”
8. Mario Lopez and Ali Landry — 2 Weeks
What Happened: Mario admitted to cheating on Ali just days before the wedding: “It was Spring break. . . . Everybody was hanging out. That was a situation where I was not mature and man enough.”