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If you need a reason not to work with your partner — or to pull back a bit on rushing to make it to the top — just look at these famous couples whose relationships were ruined by fame.
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Robin Thicke and Paula Patton
How do high school sweethearts who’ve been together since 16 suddenly call it quits after nine years of marriage? Fame that’s how. In 2013, Paula began landing more roles than ever and as “Blurred Lines” took off, Robin seemed to have an issue blurring the line between appropriate and inappropriate behavior as a married man. That’s why when the two announced their divorce at the top of this year, many were saddened, but few were surprised.
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Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Spears and Timberlake got together just as they were having their first taste of fame, and taste of attention from potential suitors. These two weren’t together long before rumors were flying that Spears had cheated on Timberlake.
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Shanna Moakler and Travis Barker
A beauty queen and a tattooed drummer seem like a match made in heaven, right? Apparently not! This couple’s reality show “Meet the Barkers” aired 16 episodes before the two divorced and began bashing one another on social media.
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Vicki and Donn Gunvalson
Vicki and Donn always went out of their way on “Real Housewives of Orange County” to prove that they were the most solid couple. We think Vicki put too much pressure on Donn to play into the image of their perfect relationship once the cameras rolled, and then everything fell apart.
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Jon and Kate Gosselin
This pair is proof that having children can’t keep a failing marriage together! Stressing over managing their enormous brood was already enough, and having cameras on every move was the straw that broke the camel’s back. While those cameras were on we got to see that Kate was pretty mean to Jon so we’re kinda glad he got out of there.
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Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
Our hunch on why this relationship didn’t work out is this: what was Lachey up to when his reality show “Newlyweds” came on the air? A whole lot of nothing. But once he was back in the media for the first time since 98 Degrees broke up, his career took off and so did he…
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Adrienne Maloof and Paul Nassif
The two had been married for ten years but once the cameras hit their home their relationship hit the rocks. Coincidence? We think not. Oh, and Maloof moved onto a very young boyfriend pretty quick. We’re thinking that boyfriend knocked on Maloof’s door for a little piece of fame.
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Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
Kristen Stewart had not just one extremely successful high profile celebrity into her, but two, and she gave into temptation. Stewart cheated on Pattinson with her “Snow White and the Huntsman” director. The “Twilight” stars are supposedly still together but we doubt the relationship is the same.
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Kris and Bruce Jenner
We imagine Kris’ enormous hunger for the spotlight was always annoying for Bruce, but the trouble came when she finally got that fame and even more fortune. Bruce clearly wanted nothing to do with the fabricated antics on “Keeping up with the Kardashians” and we bet Kris decided he just wasn’t making a good “cast member” (Er—um—family member).
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Linda and Hulk Hogan
A woman with some of the largest implants in Hollywood and a man with a handlebar mustache and orange fake tan can’t make it work? Shocker! Luckily this pair made it through the final episode of “Hogan Knows Best” before filing for divorce.
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Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski
Harris missed her chance at love twice on TV. She was eliminated from the 13th season of “The Bachelor” but having her own time to shine on “The Bachelorette” couldn’t help. After Harris chose Swiderski and they got engaged, they split within barely a year.
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Usher and Tameka Foster
Like to imagine Usher is singing to you? Then his publicists did their job, but that image also ruined his marriage. Tameka has said that Usher was pressured to appear single for the sake of his fans, and that was obviously awful for their relationship.
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
Lopez and Anthony’s divorce has been in the works for several years, but we couldn’t help notice the divorce rushed to its finalization when Lopez joined the team of hosts on “American Idol”—the first big boost to her career in a while.
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Camille and Kelsey Grammer
We all knew Kelsey from his many years on “Cheers” and “Frasier” but his wife was never in front of the camera before the two appeared on a reality show about their lives. Unfortunately, it seems maybe the key to their relationship was that only one person was initially famous because the couple divorced not long after the show aired.
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Cat and Charles Ommanney
British housewife Cat Ommanney of “The Real Housewives of D.C.” has said the show depicted her as a villain, which eventually ruined her marriage to Charles. The two divorced briefly after the recent season aired.
