10 Most Shockingly Messy Celebrity Divorces

Which former couple had the most divorce drama?

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When Chris Martin appeared on SNL this weekend, you couldn't help but think of the breakdown of his marriage. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow seemed like the perfect couple but they are breaking off their marriage and are keeping the split friendly for the kids. Many celeb marriages are known for long, epic battles for child custody.

Here are the top ten drama filled celeb divorces and how the children involved were affected:

10. Prince Andrew & Fergie

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Children: Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

Outcome: After a very public separation and divorce after alleged affair rumors Sarah, Duchess of York found success and career outside of the Royal Family in the USA.

9. Usher Raymond & Tameka Foster

Children: Usher "Cinco" and Naviyd Ely

Outcome: None of his fans wanted him to marry Foster. Maybe they were right as he spent three years after their divorce fighting for child custody. He finally won in 2012

8. Melissa Etherage & Tammy Lynn Michaels

Children: Twins Johnnie Rose & Millar Steven

Outcome: This was the second custody battle for Etherage. What made this one more of a scandal was really the timing with California's Proposition 8. The custody battle did take two whole years to resolve.

7. Deion Sanders & Pilar Sanders

Children: Shilo, Shedeur, Shelomi

Outcome: This is one of the first divorce battles partially fought in social media. Both parties threw insults at each other through Twitter and TMZ. Sanders eventually gained primary custody of the three children they share after the divorce was final.

6. Alex Baldwin & Kim Basinger

Children: Ireland

This battle had gotten nasty after the dust supposedly settled. He said in his book that he spent millions trying to stay in his daughter's life despite Basinger's alleged interference.

5. Jon Gosselin & Kate Gosselin

Children: The Gosselin 8

Outcome: The reality star kids live with Kate with visitation from Jon. Many would say the camera both caused and documented this custody battle

4. Charlie Sheen & Denise Richards

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Children: Sam J & Lola Rose

Outcome: Charlie's problems with drugs, gambling and women made this custody battle like a real-life soap opera. Richards at one time has custody of her kids and Sheen's twin sons by another woman.

3. Prince Charles & Princess Diana

Children: Prince William and Prince Harry

Outcome: Another Royal Scandal that started out as a fairytale. Like Fergie, Diana retained her title and relationship with her two sons before her death. The public sided with her and still side with Diana to this day.

2. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes

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Children: Suri Cruise

Outcome: Arguably the most publicized marriage outside of the Royal family ended in a relatively quiet way. Cruise got served divorce and custody papers almost on his birthday.

1. Woody Allen & Mia Farrow

Children: Dylan, Ronan, Soon-Yi,

Though never technically married, the effects of this relationship still comes up in the news. Allen tried and fails to get custody of Dylan Farrow and tried and succeeded in marrying Soon-Yi

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