Celebrity Couples We Thought Would Last

With cuffing season in full swing, anything can happen. Amber Rose hashtagging #stillloveyounomatterwhat at her estranged husband Wiz Khalifa is just one example.

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While most assumed the random pairing wouldn’t last, the splits of other couples have been more surprising. For every pair of stars strategically set up by their public relations representatives, there are also those made in tabloid heaven. Before the next round of celebrity splits occurs, take a look back at celebrity couples we thought would last

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Most figured if Robin Thicke made it since high school pulling someone like Paula Patton who was clearly out of his league (no shots), then these two were good money. Allegations of cheating have a way of changing things.

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What seemed like a match made in entertainment heaven soon became public hell for Nas and Kelis. Public accusations of cheating and Nas nearly being taken to the cleaners with child support and alimony doomed this pair.

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Ana Lopez giving her then-ailing husband George Lopez a kidney sounded like the very definition of “in sickness and in health.” But these two amicably split in 2010.

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Just when people finally found out Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo were an item, it was already over.

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Didn’t Chris Brown and Rihanna both seem like totally different people before he infamously beat her in 2009? Somehow they remain friends, but few can say they saw the split coming in such a dramatic fashion.

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Tony Parker and Eva Longoria were seemingly at the peak of their respective careers when he allegedly left evidence of the side-piece(s) he was smashing.

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Usually, 25 years in means a relationship is going to make it. But things changed in 2012 when actor turned politician Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a love child with his cleaning lady and split from long time wife Maria Shriver.

Young Jeezy and Keyshia Cole were each just rough enough around the edges to perfectly compliment each other. Cole told Essence they were engaged, but obviously things didn’t quite work out.

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Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy both entered their engagement with no financial worries, but according to a statement Strahan’s reps gave People magazine, the distance and conflicting schedules made it hard to keep things together.

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Big Sean and Naya Rivera looked like a cute couple. But then, Rivera ended up “saving the date” by getting married to Ryan Dorsey on the same day she and Big Sean were originally scheduled to marry. She threw shade via Twitter, and Big Sean apparently hit the studio (and Ariana Grande).

If you were a fan of eccentric and esoteric couples, you had to pull for Common and Erykah Badu. Alas, it was not meant to be.

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Ashanti and Nelly maintained a relationship on the low for years. They turned some heads when they split after finally making public appearances together, and some of Ashanti’s recent music hints at this initially being an ugly break up.

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There was a bit of an age difference, and the song “Confessions” fueled cheating rumors. But the fact that Chilli posted this Throwback Thursday on Instagram hints at her being just as miffed about her breakup with Usher as the rest of us.