24 People I Never Realized Were Engaged But Never Actually Got Married

Don't come for me because I honestly never knew some of these couples were actually engaged.

1. Lenny Kravitz and Nicole Kidman

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The two were briefly engaged in 2007. Nicole confirmed their engagement in 2017 when she was doing a Big Little Lies press tour. She told Net-a-Porter, "Well, I knew Zoe (Lenny's daughter) because I was engaged to her father. It's all in the family."

2. Kanye West and Alexis Phifer

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According to MTV, they were dating on and off since 2002 but finally broke up (and called off their engagement) in 2008.

3. Ruby Rose and Phoebe Dahl

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They were together for two years and broke off their engagement in 2015. 

4. Lindsay Lohan and Egor Tarabasov

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The two reportedly broke off their engagement in 2016. 

5. Tyler Posey and Seana Gorlick

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After 11 years together, the childhood friends broke off their engagement in 2014. 

6. Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow

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The two started dating in 1994 and broke off their engagement in 1997. 

7. Sandra Bullock and Tate Donovan

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According to US Weekly, they dated for three years in the '90s. 

8. Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney

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According to People, the two got engaged on Valentine's Day in 2015, but called it off the following year in 2016. 

9. Lady Gaga and Christian Carino

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They were engaged in 2017 but broke it off in 2019. 

10. Charlize Theron and Sean Penn

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US Weekly reported they were together for 1.5 years before breaking off their engagement in 2015. 

11. Kerry Washington and David Moscow

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They called off their engagement in 2007. 

12. Deadmau5 and Kat Von D

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Deadmau5 proposed on Twitter but apparently that wasn't enough. The couple broke up in 2013. 

13. Courtney Love and Edward Norton

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The two were engaged in the '90s. 

14. Britney Spears and Jason Trawick

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Britney called off the engagement with her former manager in 2013 after dating for four years. 

15. Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong

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They were engaged for five months after dating for three years.

16. Jude Law and Sienna Miller

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According to People, they were engaged in 2004, broke up in 2005, and got back together in 2009 before breaking up again in 2011.

17. DJ AM and Nicole Richie

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They started dating in 2004 and got engaged in 2005. In 2006, they told People that they "amicably separated." 

18. Carson Daly and Tara Reid

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They called off their engagement in 2001. 

19. Chris Klein and Katie Holmes

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They dated for five years and broke up in 2005. 

20. Paris Hilton and Paris Latsis

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The couple with the same name were engaged for five months in 2005. 

21. Mariah Carey and James Packer

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The couple were engaged for a brief period in 2016. 

22. Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp

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According to People, they got engaged five months after their first date. 

23. Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts

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They met in 1990, got engaged, and broke up in 1991. 

24. Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds

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I knew these two were together, but I never realized they were engaged. According to People, they were engaged for three years before breaking up in 2007.