22 Times Famous Couples Broke Up And It Was Legit Devastating, And 22 Times They Decided To Stay Together For The Long Haul

    I, for one, will never get over Mariah Carey and Derek Jeter's breakup.

    Kayla Yandoli
    by Kayla Yandoli

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Sadly broke up: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt

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    How long they were together: 1998–2005.

    2. Still going strong: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

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    How long they've been together: 1995–present.

    3. Sadly broke up: Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet

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    How long they were together: 1987–1993.

    4. Still going strong: Victoria Beckham and David Beckham

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    How long they've been together: 1997–present.

    5. Sadly broke up: Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes

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    How long they were together: 2013–2019.

    6. Still going strong: Nicole Richie and Joel Madden

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    How long they've been together: 2006–present.

    7. Sadly broke up: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan

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    How long they were together: 2006–2019.

    8. Still going strong: Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

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    How long they've been together: 2009–present.

    9. Sadly broke up: Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs

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    How long they were together: 2003–2014.

    10. Still going strong: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman

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    How long they've been together: 2000–present.

    11. Sadly broke up: Regina King and Malcolm-Jamal Warner

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    How long they were together: A few years in the early 2010s.

    12. Still going strong: Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem

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    How long they've been together: 2007–present.

    13. Sadly broke up: Renée Zellweger and Jim Carrey

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    How long they were together: For a year in 2000.

    14. Still going strong: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

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    How long they've been together: 1996–present.

    15. Sadly broke up: Sarah Paulson and Cherry Jones

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    How long they were together: 2005–2009.

    16. Still going strong: Oprah and Stedman Graham

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    How long they've been together: 1986–present.

    17. Sadly broke up: Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson

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    How long they were together: 2018–2020.

    18. Still going strong: Beyoncé and Jay-Z

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    How long they've been together: 2003–present.

    19. Sadly broke up: Lala Anthony and Carmelo Anthony

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    How long they were together: 2003–2021.

    20. Still going strong: Barack Obama and Michelle Obama

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    How long they've been together: 1989–present.

    21. Sadly broke up: Dev Patel and Freida Pinto

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    How long they were together: 2008–2014.

    22. Still going strong: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

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    How long they've been together: 2004–present.

    23. Sadly broke up: Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody

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    How long they were together: 2003–2006.

    24. Still going strong: Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz

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    How long they've been together: 2008–present.

    25. Sadly broke up: Chris Evans and Jenny Slate

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    How long they were together: On and off from 2016–2018.

    26. Still going strong: Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance

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    How long they've been together: 1994–present.

    27. Sadly broke up: Taraji P. Henson and Common

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    How long they were together: 2005–2007.

    28. Still going strong: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

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    How long they've been together: 1992–present.

    29. Sadly broke up: Mariah Carey and Derek Jeter

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    How long they were together: 1997–1998.

    30. Still going strong: Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha

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    How long they've been together: Early 2010s–present.

    31. Sadly broke up: Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez

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    How long they were together: 1995–2018.

    32. Still going strong: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

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    How long they've been together: 2010–present.

    33. Sadly broke up: Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson

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    How long they were together: On and off in the late 2000s.

    34. Still going strong: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

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    How long they've been together: 1986–present.

    35. Sadly broke up: Zoë Kravitz and Penn Badgley

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    How long they were together: 2011–2013.

    36. Still going strong: Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling

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    How long they've been together: 2011–present.

    37. Sadly broke up: André 3000 and Erykah Badu

    38. Still going strong: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick

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    How long they've been together: Late 1980s–present.

    39. Sadly broke up: Linda Perry and Sara Gilbert

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    How long they were together: 2011–2019.

    40. Still going strong: Robin Roberts and Amber Laign

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    How long they've been together: 2005–present.

    41. Sadly broke up: Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa

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    How long they were together: 2011–2014.

    42. Still going strong: Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner

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    How long they've been together: Early 1970s–present.

    43. Sadly broke up: Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton

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    How long they were together: 2001–2014.

    44. And still going strong: Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen

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    How long they've been together: 1995–present.