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Celebrity couples make news because in theory, they provide twice the headlines and twice the pageviews when covered by the media. And things really go nuclear when they inevitably split.

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant

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But much like us, the relationship isn’t really over until one party completely cuts off coital privileges or moves on. So of course they get back together, and sometimes the cycle starts all over again. Check out these 16 on again off again celebrity couples who have that real life, soap opera drama love.

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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

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After 13 years of marriage, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones confirmed taking some time apart in August of 2013. Douglas’ interview with The Mirror—where he attributed his throat cancer to cunnilingus—probably didn’t help things. Jones also suffered from bipolar disorder, but in April 2014, the pair reconciled.

John Mayer and Katy Perry first went public with their romance in 2012. They broke things off, Perry reappeared with a ring, and they even recorded duets and hit the talk show circuit before permanently splitting in February of 2014.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel confirmed splitting in 2011 via a press statement. They would work things out and eventually marry in Italy on October 19, 2012.

The on and off again union between Rapper Game and the mother of his children, Tiffney Cambridge was chronicled in their reality show Marrying The Game. Cambridge’s April 2014 restraining order against Game likely put and end to this union for good.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher

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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis met on the set of That ‘70s Show amid allegations they were secretly dating. Kutcher dated and eventually married Demi Moore, while Kunis dated Macaulay Culkin from 2002 through 2010. Kunis and Kutcher went public in 2012, were engaged in February, 2014, and Kunis gave birth to their daughter in October of 2014.

Were producer Stevie J and his prized protégé Joseline Hernandez ever married? Was she really pregnant? Did they get evicted? Those are the kind of questions that make for addictive television and a truly dysfunctional relationship.

Timbaland and Monique Idlett

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After five years of marriage, Monique Idlett filed for divorce from super producer Timothy “Timbaland” Mosely in 2013. The couple resurfaced on the red carpet in February of 2014, with Idlett wearing her wedding ring.

In 2010, what seemed like a very public break up on their reality show turned into marriage and two more children for Kortney Kardashian and Scot Disick.

Ciara reportedly called off her engagement to Future roughly three months after giving birth to the couple’s son. Neither of them have publicly responded to the reports of a split or getting back together, although Future did take to Instagram in August in respond to the rumors.

Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris

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Crystal Harris called off her wedding to 85-year-old Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner after the pair dated. They would reconcile and marry on New Year’s Eve 2012.

Snoop Dogg and Shante Taylor

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Snoop Dogg filed for divorce in 2004 after being married to his wife Shante Taylor for seven years citing irreconcilable differences. Both Snoop and Shante confirm Snoop offering to reconcile for the better good of their family.

NeNe and Gregg Leakes

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A 13-year marriage didn’t stop Nene Leakes and her husband Gregg from divorcing in 2011. But they quietly got back together the next year and remarried in June of 2013.

Pink and Carey Hart

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Pink confirmed splitting from motocross racer Carey Hart in 2008 via her rep and a personal note on her website. Their divorce papers were never signed, they patched things up 11 months later, and Pink gave birth to their first child in 2011.

Former King of Diamonds dancer Blac Chyna and Tyga welcomed their son King Cairo into the world in October of 2012. They reportedly split in August of 2014 and threw subliminal shade at each other via social media. But they’ve been spotted together recently doing the happy family thing.

Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green

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Acting couple Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green called off their 2006 engagement only to give it another try in 2010. They eventually wed and have two children together.

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant

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Vanessa Bryant withstood Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault, but for reasons known only to her and Kobe, she filed for divorce in December of 2012 citing irreconcilable differences. By January of 2013, the pair took to social media to announce their reconciliation and mutual dismissal of the divorce.

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