2010: We Bid Thee Adieu
2010 had its share of celebrity breakups -- and near breakups. Here are the ones that grabbed the most headlines:
In March, just days after Sandra Bullock took home the Best Actress Oscar, a tattoo model and stripper named Michelle "Bombshell" McGee revealed that she'd had an affair with the star's husband, Jesse James. That set off a firestorm of reports recounting James' infidelities, sending Bullock into seclusion and James into sex rehab. On June 28th, the couple's divorce was finalized. Two months earlier, Sandra revealed that she had adopted a baby back in January. James eventually moved on with tattoo artist Kat Von D.
With an avalanche of mistresses coming out of the woodwork since his Thanksgiving 2009 car crash, Tiger Woods' days as a married were numbered in 2010. The golf pro and Elin Nordegren officially divorced on August 23rd.
On November 1st, about a week after he trashed a New York City hotel room while on a "date" with a porn star, Charlie Sheen filed for divorce from his third wife, Brooke Muller.
On November 17th, Eva Longoria filed for divorce from basketball star Tony Parker after discovering hundreds of text messages from another woman on her husband's phone.
On April 14th, Larry King and Shawn Southwick filed for divorce amid rumors that both had been unfaithful. However, the couple called it off about a month later, around the time Shawn attempted suicide by overdosing on prescription pills.
On October 11th, Courteney Cox and David Arquette announced that they'd "agreed to a trial separation that dates back for some time. The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner and for our marriage."
Other Notable Breakups in 2010:
Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy
Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman
Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes
Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Weisz
Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend
Jennifer Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy
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