10 of the Most Shocking Divorces

When Melinda and Bill Gates announced the end of their 27 years marriage, we must have checked the news several times in disbelief. But it so appears that Melinda has been working with lawyers since 2019 for the divorce. According to a report, the 56-year-old Melinda was concerned about her husband's links with disgraced financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly committed suicide in his prison cell before prosecution could get to the root of the case. A Former employee of their charity, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told The Wall Street Journal that Melinda's concerns about Epstein went as far back as 2013. However, both continue to be tightlipped on what prompted the divorce.

Everything about the power couple seemed to be perfect till news broke of Kim Kardashian having filed for divorce from husband Kanye West in February 2021. After 7 years of marriage and four children, the two decided to separate. According to reports, in her divorce filing, Kim asked for joint physical and legal custody of her and Kanye’s children, which he agreed with.

While we don’t know yet how the Gates’ assets would be divided, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos divorce from his wife of 25 years MacKenzie in 2019 remains one of the most expensive splits of our time. Jeff transferred some 19.7 million shares of Amazon.com Inc. to MacKenzie, making her the third richest woman in the world.

When childhood sweethearts Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan split in 2014 ending their 14 years of marriage, we were all taken aback. There were rumours that Hrithik’s alleged fling with co-star Barbara Mori had led to problems in the marriage. Though the two never revealed what caused the split. However, the two remain close friends till date and share the custody of their two sons.

We never really thought there would be a post ‘Brangelina' era, the two were the ideal power couple and we all adored them. So when Angelina abruptly filed for divorce from her partner of 11 years, we were shocked. According to Pop Sugar, Jolie's attorney released the announcement on the actress's behalf, calling her decision "for the health of the family." Other sources revealed that the two often disagreed over each other’s parenting style and that eventually led to splitsville.

The former models were another example that moving beyond the seven year itch is not enough for a marriage to last. The couple called it quits in 2018 after being married for two decades. The two announced their separation, with a joint statement: "After a 20-year-long beautiful journey filled with love and beautiful memories, we would like to share, that all journeys have different paths. We feel that it is time for us to move on to different destinations henceforth." The couple share two daughters.

This is one breakup we can never fully recover from. Miley and Liam had a secret wedding in December 2018 and all of us got to know about it when she posted pictures from the intimate wedding on Instagram. But in less than a yearMiley announced that she and Hemsworth had split in August 2019. The two had They met on the set of the 2010 film, The Last Song and were together for 10 years before tying the knot. The two finalized their divorce in January 2020.

While we are gushing over Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reconnecting after years and giving each other a second chance, lets look back at Ben and his marriage to Jennifer Garner that lasted for a decade. Garner and Ben met on the set of Pearl Harbor in 2001 and married in 2005. The two have three kids: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. They announced their separation in June 2015 amid rumors that Ben had an affair with their nanny. Their divorce was finalized in November 2018 but they continue to co-parent their children.

The two had met on the sets of a coffee commercial and exchanged vows after a whirlwind romance. After 18 years of marriage and a son, Arbaaz and Malaika went their separate ways. Sources close to the former couple reveal that it was Malaika’s closeness to Arjun Kapoor that led to the breakup.

The actors met in 1994 on a blind date set up by their managers and got married in 2000. They were the perfect couple till they separated in 2005. According to several reports, Brad and Angelina’s closeness was the reason why the marriage disintegrated.