The celebrity splits that rocked 2016

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie shattered the world’s perception of true love when they announced their split after 12 years together. The brunette beauty filed for divorce, with the hopes to attain custody of their six children. “I am very saddened by this but what matters most now is the well-being of our kids,” Brad said in a statement to People magazine. “I kindly ask the press to give them the space they deserve during this challenging time.” Find out more in the next slide!

Earlier this year, one of Hollywood’s longest-standing couples decided to go their separate ways after a decade together. “Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson have decided to separate and remain friends,” a rep for the estranged lovers told Us Weekly.

After months of fighting it out in court, Johnny Depp and Amber Heard finally reached a divorce settlement in what was undoubtedly one of the most acrimonious splits in Hollywood history.

Last month, Princess Beatrice of York and her boyfriend of 10 years, Dave Clark, decided to split. Insiders revealed that the pair had reportedly not been able to reach an agreement on whether or not they should get married, and as a result, the relationship broke down.

When Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea announced her shock divorce from fiancé Nick Young, she cited that it all came down to a lack of trust as a result from the basketballer’s cheating ways.

It was a case of bad romance Lady Gaga and her fiance Taylor Kinney, who decided to call it quits after five years together. “He is the right guy. I have that feeling. I just know it,” the Poker Face singer previously said of her ex.

After a blissful beginning, Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman shocked the world when they announced their separation in a joint statement. “Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family. Divorce might make one feel like a failure, but eventually you start to find grace in the idea that life goes on. Our children are our universe and we look forward to living the rest of our lives with them as the first priority.”

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris’ whirlwind romance was similar to that of a fairy-tale, which is why it came as such as a surprise when just one year later, the pair announced they were parting ways. It was even more of a shock when Taylor moved on with a new man ahem Tom Hiddleston, in the same month.

In June, Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Buffington-Quaid called it quits… for the second time. A joint statement read: “After careful consideration, we have decided to end our 12-year marriage. The decision was made amicably and with mutual respect toward one another.”

They were thought to soon tie the knot, but after four years together, actress Kirsten Dunst and her boyfriend Garrett Hedlund went their separate ways. The couple, who made their relationship debut in January 2012, were living together in Los Angeles and were rumoured to approaching an engagement.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a case of third time lucky for actor Nicolas Cage… The star and his third wife Alice Kim split earlier this year after 12 years of marriage.

Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting split after one year in late 2015, but it wasn’t until May that they estranged couple met a divorce settlement. Watch Kaley talk about her life post divorce in the next slide! Gallery continues…

This year, Lisa Marie Presley headed for her fourth divorce, this time from her husband of over 10 years, Michael Lockwood. The daughter of Elvis Presley cited irreconcilable differences as grounds for the split.

A May cheating scandal caused one of Hollywood’s longest marriages to implode. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne split temporarily when it came out that the rocker had strayed with his hairdresser, but it is now said that the couple are working on patching things up.