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8 Short-Lived Celebrity Marriages That Just Didn’t Work
Not all matches are made in heaven! Pakistani politician Imran Khan and journalist Reham Khan are the latest celebrity couple to announce divorce after a short marriage.
These eight marriages ended too soon for our liking and left us quite surprised:
1. Reham Khan and Imran Khan
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Former cricketer, philanthropist and politician Imran Khan has a tremendous fan following in Pakistan. Thus, when he married in a small, private gathering in January 2015, he had set tongues wagging. While some welcomed Reham wholeheartedly, others showed reluctance and contempt. Popularly cited reasons for the speedy divorce are her infamous previous marriage, fake degree and meddling in Khan's political party. She, though, claims there was a conspiracy by his political friends to end their marriage.
2. Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd
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Hollywood actress and singer Jennifer Lopez and actor and choreographer Cris Judd fell in love on the sets of music video "Love Don't Cost A Thing" and got hitched soon after. However, the couple called it quits after nine months. It appears that they could not sustain the paparazzi pressure as Judd later remarked that it was "tough to be in the limelight." He added that being in the constant eye of the public, "you're no longer a normal person."
3. Kalki Koechlin and Anurag Kashyap
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Despite a prior live-in relationship, Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin and director Anurag Kashyap's marriage resulted in separation after just two years. The couple is said to have drifted apart due to their busy lives and were unable to spend enough time with each other. In an interview, Koechlin said that Kashyap's constant stressing over people's comments impacted their relationship. In spite of efforts to work through problems, they eventually divorced. They remain good friends.
4. Jennifer Esposito and Bradley Cooper
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Hollywood actor and producer Bradley Cooper and actress and model Jennifer Esposito had a four-month marriage. Cooper did not divulge the inside story to the public, only commenting that they both realized their union wasn't right. Esposito, though, described him as a "master manipulator" with a "mean cold side" in her book Jennifer's Way.
5. Faha Makhdoom and Aisam Ul Haq
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Pakistan's leading tennis player Aisam Ul Haq tied the knot with clinical psychotherapist Faha Makhdoom in 2011. Trouble began to brew between the two shortly after, rooted in issues of insufficient time and conflict of values. Their families denied there was any problem until they parted ways in 2012. It appeared that both had grievances and efforts to develop understanding were not fruitful.
6. Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage
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Instant sparks flew between Hollywood actor and producer Nicolas Cage and singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley at a party. The latter called off her engagement with John Oszajca and married Cage, only to realize in four months that it had been a "big mistake." She did not enjoy his probing on her past relationship, nor his instructive and advising nature. Further, they did not share common interests. Theirs was a dramatic and dynamic chemistry and once the good times lapsed, the bickering escalated to the point of no return.
7. Manisha Koirala and Samrat Dahal
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Bollywood actresss Manisha Koirala married Nepalese businessman Samrat Dahal in 2010. A few months into the marriage, she expressed on social media that her husband had become her "enemy". Her free spirited nature was a stumbling block in their equation. Unable to reconcile their growing differences, the couple divorced in 2012.
8. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
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American basketball player Kris Humphries and model and actress Kim Kardashian met and fell in love in 2010. The couple took the relationship to the altar the very next year but problems cropped up at an equally rapid pace. After 72 days of marriage, Kardashian filed for divorce. She said she listened to her intuition. Humphries said that he felt "devastated" and claimed Kardashian married him only to boost ratings of her reality TV shows. The divorce drama lingered until 2013.
What celebrity couple would you have liked to play relationship expert for? Let us know in the comments below.
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Sonia Malik
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Sonia writes on current affairs and pop culture. An English graduate from the University of Toronto, she identifies as a global citizen, feminist and nature lover. She will be ready to shake a leg to a peppy Bollywood beat any day.
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