By Jessica Wedemeyer
6:41am PST, Dec 21, 2020
As 2020 involves an in depth, Wonderwall.com is having a look again on the greatest movie star love-life information tales of the yr, beginning with the love triangle nobody noticed coming… In late April, there have been experiences that Megan Fox and Brian Austin Inexperienced have been quarantining separately amid the coronavirus pandemic, indicating that their longtime off-and-on relationship had lastly come to an finish. Then in early Could, the “Transformers” actress was seen hanging out with Machine Gun Kelly — her co-star within the upcoming thriller “Midnight within the Switchgrass.” On Could 18 — the identical day the “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum confirmed on his podcast that he and Megan quietly separated in late 2019 — a number of media retailers reported that she and MGK have been officially dating. Issues quickly got serious for the brand new couple. Over the summer season, they went Instagram official … prompting Brian to publicly shade his estranged spouse. Then in late November, Megan and the rapper-actor made their red-carpet debut as a pair on the 2020 American Music Awards. Within the course of, she debuted a new tattoo purportedly devoted to him. Three days later, she filed for divorce. (As Megan turned more and more comfy publicly gushing about her boyfriend, she additionally turned more and more comfy bashing her ex.) Brian, in the meantime, caused a stir when he began spending time with Courtney Stodden and Tina Louise amid Megan’s hot new romance. (Tina additionally moved on from Brian with a well-known musician: She was seen packing on the PDA with Diddy in October.) Now preserve studying for extra of the yr’s greatest celeb love life updates…
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It was fairly the whirlwind yr for Demi Lovato. She was first seen with former cleaning soap star Max Ehrich in March, and from there, issues took off like wildfire… Simply weeks into their relationship, they made the choice to quarantine collectively amid the coronavirus pandemic. In July, they got engaged, however simply two months later, they called it quits. Issues quickly turned messy, with Max publicly bashing the celebrity on social media and even accusing her of utilizing their relationship as a “calculated PR stunt” … which was ironic, to say the least. Following the breakup, Max seemingly deliberately stoked hypothesis there have been new ladies in his life. In October, he shared images of himself spending time with “American Idol” alum Sonika Vaid. The next month, singer Mariah Angeliq began making regular appearances on his Instagram feed.
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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton lastly got engaged in October after 5 years of relationship. After all, they weren’t the one bold-faced names who acquired engaged this yr… Matthew Perry introduced on Thanksgiving that he’d popped the question to girlfriend Molly Hurwitz. Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee introduced their engagement in February. Heather Locklear and her highschool sweetheart got engaged someday within the first half of the yr. Liam Payne proposed to Maya Henry over the summer season. And “Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa requested “Promoting Sundown” realtor Heather Rae Younger to be his wife in July. (In the meantime, his ex-wife, Christina Anstead, suddenly split from her husband of lower than two years, Ant Anstead, in September.)
In mid-2020, there was a fortunate woman in Brad Pitt‘s life for the primary time since he and Angelina Jolie break up in 2016. In late August, he was seen vacationing in France with Nicole Poturalski, however issues quickly took an odd flip when it turned clear the 27-year-old German mannequin was nonetheless fortunately married and in an open relationship with 68-year-old restauranteur Roland Mary. (She really met Brad by means of her husband!) In late October, Nicole was seen with Roland for the primary time since she and Brad have been linked. Just a few days later, a number of media retailers reported that she and the 57-year-old A-lister had gone their separate ways. Earlier within the yr, fans obsessed over Brad and ex-wife Jennifer Aniston when they put their friendship on display throughout the 2020 SAG Awards. The Oscar-winning actor additionally spent a superb portion of 2020 feuding with his other ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, over custody of their youngsters. Earlier within the yr, there’d been experiences that they’d really been getting alongside “so much better” — however, sadly, the peace proved to be short-lived.
Katie Holmes was first seen with Emilio Vitolo Jr. in early September. They quickly turned virtually hooked up on the hip … regardless of a Sept. 9 DailyMail.com report claiming the 33-year-old chef was allegedly within the midst a two-year relationship with one other lady when he began seeing the 41-year-old actress. He reportedly dumped his live-in fiancée, 24-year-old Rachel Emmons, by way of textual content when he came upon that images of him and Katie canoodling have been set to hit the Web. A supply described the style designer as “traumatized” by the alleged infidelity. However there was no stopping Katie and Emilio! In mid-November, Us Weekly reported that the duo have been “severe” and thinking long-term.
No person had this on their Bingo card! Throughout an interview with Angela Yee that appeared on his YouTube channel on June 30, August Alsina claimed that he and Jada Pinkett Smith had an affair after her son, Jaden Smith, launched them in 2015 — and that her husband, Will Smith, was absolutely conscious of the romance and even gave them “his blessing” to see one another. On the July 10 episode of her Fb Watch collection “Red Table Talk,” the 48-year-old actress admitted that she did, actually, have a romantic “entanglement” with the singer — who’s now 27 — about 4 years in the past whereas briefly “separated amicably” from her hubby. In the end, Jada reconciled with the A-list actor and reached a “new place of unconditional love” of their marriage. They have not spoken to August since… Keke Palmer, in the meantime, was dragged into the Smith family drama after an old photo of her and August sitting in a automobile collectively resurfaced on Twitter. When a fan requested her concerning the pic on July 10, the actress replied, “August was by no means my man lol.” The singer shortly caught wind of Keke’s tweet and fired again, alleging that they dated — and that he was the one who known as issues off between them after her friends “begged” him to not “additional disturb [her] psychological instability.” She then hinted on Instagram (with out mentioning August or his allegations about their previous straight) that there was extra to the story: “I wanna be imply, however I can not. I need to submit screenshots, however I will not,” she captioned a selfie, including that she “would not really feel good kicking somebody when they’re down.”
In June, Kelly Clarkson filed to divorce her husband of virtually seven years, Brandon Blackstock. Issues between the duo initially appeared amicable however quickly turned nasty as they confronted off over youngster custody and spousal assist. They weren’t the one long-term couple that shocked followers by out of the blue calling it quits this yr… In mid-November, the information broke that Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, who acquired engaged again in 2013, quietly called it quits earlier this yr. In July — lower than two months after celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary — Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers introduced on Instagram that they have been throwing in the towel. In April, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler additionally took to Instagram to announce that they deliberate to divorce after a decade of coupledom and practically seven years as husband and spouse. And in mid-January, a number of media retailers reported that Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler parted ways in late 2019 after practically a decade as a pair.
It was fairly the yr for Lily James. In Could, there have been experiences that she and Matt Smith — who reportedly split in late 2019 — have been officially back together after rekindling their romance amid the coronavirus pandemic. However then in July, she was seen looking cozy with Chris Evans, indicating that her relationship with the “Physician Who” star had as soon as once more come to an finish. Issues actually acquired messy in October when the “Cinderella” star was snapped packing on the PDA with Dominic West in Rome… although the 50-year-old “The Wire” alum has been married to Irish panorama designer and aristocrat Catherine FitzGerald since 2010. Within the wake of the scandal, Dominic and his missus presented a united front, posing for a photograph op exterior their house in England and insisting to the media that their “marriage is powerful” and that they are “very a lot nonetheless collectively.” The 31-year-old English actress, in the meantime, had reportedly solely simply damaged up with Matt for good when she was photographed with Dominic: The Sun reported that the off-and-on duo “tried to get issues again on observe once more” following her headline-making hangouts with Chris. Sadly, that wasn’t the tip of it… A special British tabloid reported that Lily additionally had an inappropriate relationship with Armie Hammer once they shot the Netflix drama “Rebecca” in the summertime of 2019 — practically a yr earlier than he and now-estranged spouse Elizabeth Chambers introduced that they have been calling it quits.
One other whirlwind romance! In February, Ariana Grande was seen smooching a mystery man at a bar within the Los Angeles space, indicating that her rumored romance with Mikey Foster had come to an finish. The next month, TMZ identified her new beau as high-end actual property agent Dalton Gomez. In Could, they took a serious step ahead of their relationship: Dalton appeared alongside the singer-actress in the music video for “Caught with U,” her collaboration with Justin Bieber. In June, she made their relationship Instagram official whereas celebrating her twenty seventh birthday. Then in late December, Ariana introduced that she and Dalton had gotten engaged.
It was an emotional rollercoaster of a yr for Scott Disick and Sofia Richie. In late Could, there have been experiences that the longtime couple have been “on a break” because the 37-year-old actuality star selected to deal with himself amid a rough patch in his mental health. Lower than every week later, a number of media retailers reported that he and the 22-year-old mannequin had really called it quits for good. Within the wake of the breakup, there have been rumors that Scott was aiming for a reconciliation together with his former off-and-on love of practically a decade, Kourtney Kardashian. By mid-July, nonetheless, he and Sofia have been officially back on. Their reunion proved to be short-lived, although: By mid-August, they’d split again. This time, the breakup caught. Within the months that adopted, Scott was seen with several beautiful young women: fashions Bella Banos, Megan Blake Irwin and, most frequently, Amelia Grey Hamlin. (However the Kourtney reconciliation rumors persevered.) Sofia, in the meantime, began spending time with Matthew Morton following her break up from Scott, although that relationship had cooled by mid-December.
“Dancing With the Stars” followers have been shocked when skilled dancers Gleb Savchenko and Elena Samodanova introduced in early November that they’d known as it quits after 14 years of marriage … and much more shocked when she publicly accused him of “multiple affairs” and “ongoing infidelity” and attributed their breakup to “a latest inappropriate relationship.” The rumor mill instantly pointed the finger at “Promoting Sundown” star Chrishell Stause — Gleb’s accomplice on season 29 of “DWTS.” He and Chrishell publicly denied the rumors, which persevered till she dropped an enormous bombshell in early December. She was really dating a different “DWTS” pro: Gleb’s good pal Keo Motsepe. After Chrishell and Keo went public with their romance, Gleb unveiled the new lady in his life: “Sharknado” franchise star Cassie Scerbo. The 2 new {couples} vacationed collectively in Mexico in mid-December. In the meantime, Chrishell’s estranged husband Justin Hartley, who filed for divorce in late 2019, debuted his new girlfriend, Sofia Pernas, in Could. Over the summer season, as her perspective of the breakup played out on the third season of “Promoting Sundown,” Chrishell fueled rumors that Justin cheated on her with Sofia, whom they each knew from their time on “The Younger and the Stressed.”
It was a whirlwind romance for Kate Beckinsale and Goody Grace. The age-mismatched duo have been snapped holding arms in April — three months after they have been first seen collectively at a pre-Grammys celebration, although it was unclear on the time that they have been something greater than buddies. The Canadian musician, who’s in his early 20s, quickly moved in with the “Underworld” actress, who’s in her late 40s, amid the coronavirus pandemic. However by October, their quarantine romance had sadly come to an end.
In late January, Pamela Anderson launched an announcement saying that she’d married producer Jon Peters 30 years after they first dated within the late ’80s (pictured). However then lower than two weeks later, she launched one other assertion saying that they’d called it quits. She additionally claimed that their marriage was never legally binding. (They did not file a wedding certificates after they exchanged vows.) Within the wake of the breakup, the previous couple engaged in a sport of “he stated, she stated” with the media, with sources near the actress alleging that she agreed to marry Jon after just three days of texting amid a religious cleanse that left her feeling “susceptible.” The previous “Baywatch” magnificence reportedly realized she’d “made a horrible mistake” after only a day and a half of marriage and known as issues off with the producer, whom she discovered to be “too controlling.” Later, Jon claimed that it was his decision to end the relationship. He additionally alleged that the model-actress proposed to him by way of textual content and that he “was engaged to another person” on the time and “dropped the whole lot” for the previous Playboy mannequin. One thing else he claims to have dropped? Nearly $200K to repay Pamela’s payments. Her rep known as the allegations “totally fabricated” and “ludicrous,” and oddly, Jon later denied that he’d spoken to the press in any respect. In late February, Us Weekly reported that Jon had already gotten engaged to a different lady. Pam, in the meantime, moved on together with her full-time bodyguard of practically two years, Dan Hayhurst. In early September, she tweeted that she and Jon have been “never married” and known as their marriage ceremony “only a weird lunch.”
It was actually an unforgettable yr for Bachelor Nation. In March, season 24 of “The Bachelor” ended with Peter Weber popping the query to Hannah Ann Sluss after Madison Prewett left the present of her personal volition. Hannah Ann fortunately accepted Peter’s proposal however known as issues off with him a pair months later (in January) when she realized he could not absolutely decide to her. Peter then briefly tried to reconcile with Madi: On the stay portion of the finale — their first time seeing one another since she left the present — they offered a united entrance and stated that they supposed to proceed relationship and dealing on their relationship. However then simply two days later, they introduced on Instagram that they’d “mutually determined to not pursue our relationship any additional.” Peter went on to find love with one other lady who competed for his coronary heart on the present: Kelley Flanagan. (Madi, in the meantime, sparked rumors she was relationship Denver Nuggets energy ahead Michael Porter Jr. in October.) Peter wasn’t the one Bachelor Nation lead who had a messy 2020… In late Could, Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph — who fell in love on season 23 of “The Bachelor” — took to social media to announce that they called it quits after greater than a yr of coupledom. Though preliminary experiences indicated the breakup was mutual and amicable, issues quickly turned nasty, with the previous couple sharing shady feedback about each other on social media. Then in September, Cassie accused Colton — who was briefly linked to Lucy Hale in July — of stalking and harassing her and sought a restraining order in opposition to him. By early November, they’d settled their variations (within the eyes of the regulation, at the very least) — Cassie dropped the restraining order… On the Sept. 1 episode of her “Bachelor Completely happy Hour” podcast with Rachel Lindsay, Becca Kufrin confirmed widespread reports that she and Garrett Yrigoyen — who fell in love and got engaged on season 14 of “The Bachelorette” — had called it quits. He wasted no time coupling up with another woman. And eventually, Clare Crawley fell madly in love with one of her suitors, Dale Moss, and reduce quick her time on season 16 of “The Bachelorette,” handing over the reins to Tayshia Adams. Clare and Dale got engaged simply two weeks into their relationship on the fourth episode of the sixteenth season of the ABC actuality present, which was filmed over the summer season.
