Celebrity Pairings That Started Out As Affairs
Affairs seem to be a thing in Hollywood. I mean, they're a thing everywhere, but Hollywood seems to have them in abundance. It's like every day there's a new story about a celebrity affair. It's kind of hard to keep up with all of the scandals. That's why we've created this handy list.
Keep reading to find out which iconic celebrity couples had a bit of a rocky beginning.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard were reportedly hooking up on the set of The Rum Diary long before he split from his longtime girlfriend Vanessa Paradis. Depp and Heard got married in 2015, but then divorced in 2017.
I guess that's to be expected given how the relationship started.
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
This was a story heard around the world in the late 2000s. LeAnn was married to backup dancer Dean Sheremet when she met and fell in love with actor Eddie Cibrian. Eddie was also married at the time, and he had two children.
Leann and Eddie are now married to each other.
Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux
These two lovebirds met on the set of Wanderlust in 2011. Unfortunately, Justin was still dating his girlfriend of fourteen years at the time. At least, that's what sources close to Justin have told the press.
Justin and Jennifer got married in 2015, but then they got divorced in 2018.
Richard Burton And Elizabeth Taylor
No celebrity relationship has been quite as tumultuous as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor's. These two got married and divorced— twice.
Their relationship started while they were filming Cleopatra. Taylor was married to Eddie Fisher at the time and Burton was married to Sybil Williams.
Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe
Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe were only together for a short time, but their relationship had a huge impact on the course of Ryan's life.
Their affair in 2000 led to her divorce from her husband of ten years, Dennis Quaid. Some relationships just aren't built to last.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Kevin Federline was actually expecting a baby with his girlfriend Shar Jackson when he and Britney first started dating in 2004.
These two got engaged pretty quickly and were married from 2004 to 2007. This relationship really did define an era. I still think she was too good for him.
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn
This relationship was a scandal that truly rocked Hollywood. Woody Allen was dating Mia Farrow when he had an affair with her adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn.
Allen has been married to Previn since 1997. They have two adopted children together. Even though this relationship started off rocky, it seems to still be going strong.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz
Alicia Keys' beau, Swizz Beatz, was married to Mashonda when he and Alicia first started hooking up. It wasn't long before he and Keys were married.
They started dating in 2008 and got married in 2010. Now they have two children together. I guess sometimes, cheaters do win.
Claire Danes and Billy Crudup
Billy Crudup was in an eight-year relationship with Mary Louise Parker when he began an affair with Claire Danes. It was back in 2003 when they were working on the film Stage Beauty together and Mary Louise Parker was seven months pregnant with his child.
Claire and Billy's relationship lasted until 2006.
Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish
Ryan Phillippe was married to Reese Witherspoon when he had an affair with Abbie Cornish. These two maintained a relationship for three years before breaking up.
Phillippe and Witherspoon share joint custody of their two children. Now Reese is happily married to talent agent Jim Toth.
Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas divorced his first wife, Ana Leza, because he was having an affair with Melanie Griffith. These two met in 1995 on the set of their movie Too Much. They got married in 1996 and had a daughter later that year. Melanie even has a tattoo of Antonio's name on her right arm.
She filed for divorce in 2014, but that tattoo is still there.
Prince Charles & Camilla Parker Bowles
The British royal family is full of secret affairs and scandals. Most notably, Prince Charles started an affair with Camilla Parker Bowles just five years into his marriage to Princess Diana.
Camilla and Prince Charles had actually dated before Charles and Diana met. These two got married in 2005.
Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder
Sources close to the couple say that Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder started their relationship while Daniel was still married to makeup artist Vera Steimberg Moder. Vera found out about the affair when she saw a phone bill documenting all of Moder's calls to Roberts.
Julia and Daniel got married in 2002.
Blake Shelton And Miranda Lambert
Blake Shelton seemed like the perfect country couple, but the beginning of their relationship was just as rocky as the end of it. Blake was married to Kaynette Williams when he started falling in love with his future wife Miranda Lambert in 2005.
Blake and Miranda announced their separation in 2015 among cheating rumors on both sides.
Debra Messing and Will Chase
Debra Messing was married to Daniel Zelman and Will Chase was married to Stephanie Gibson when this famous pair started their two-year relationship.
Will Chase is now in a relationship with musician Ingrid Michaelson. Thankfully, that relationship didn't start off as an affair.
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart fell in love with Lauren Bacall on the set of To Have and Have Not, but honestly, how could you not fall in love with Lauren Bacall? That seems like an impossible task. Bogart was married to Mayo Methot at the time.
After they divorced, Bogart and Bacall got married in 1945. They stayed together until his death in 1957.
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt admitted to falling in love with Angelina Jolie on the set of their film Mr. and Mrs. Smith. He was still married to Jennifer Aniston at the time.
Whether or not these two actually got physical before Pitt's divorce remains to be seen, but I think an emotional affair is still an affair.
June Carter And Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash and June Carter were an iconic celebrity couple, but their relationship started out as an affair. Johnny was married to his wife, Vivian, when he began his affair with June Carter.
Johnny and June got married in 1968 and stayed married until Johnny's death in 2003.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
Apparently, Dwayne Wade's relationship with Gabrielle Union has something to do with his divorce from Siohvaughn Funches.
Wade and Union got married in 2014, but not before they briefly broke up and Wade had a kid with someone else. I hope the rest of their relationship goes smoothly.
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were a couple made in Hollywood heaven. These two were #couplegoals before hashtags were even a thing.
These two were married for over 50 years, but before that, they started a relationship while Paul was still married to his first wife, Jackie Witte.
