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Breakups are best done in a private setting with quick access to an exit. But if you’re a star, publicists, gossip rags, tweets, and maybe even a song are part of the process.

Nicki Minaj and Safaree

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The magic of reality TV also means a formerly booed up pair can throw the deuces right before your eyes while dinner is cooking. Pour out some liquor for these 15 A-list couples who publicly split right before our very eyes.


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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

NBA power forward Kris Humphries found out he was getting divorced from Kim Kardashian the same way we did—from TMZ.

Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony

J-Lo and Marc Anthony already faced suspicion that their marriage had fizzled. After everything was confirmed, Anthony took to Twitter to show off his new lady, Shannon De Lima.

Nicki Minaj and Safaree

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Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels

A series of subliminal shots in her rhymes and a few well-placed verbal jabs in interviews lead one to believe Nicki thinks she was cheated on. If so, that makes Safaree short bus slow.

50 Cent and Ciara

Remember those random pictures of Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent on Twitter? Handler claims she got some ratchety phone calls from Ciara after letting Fif smash the cakes. Apparently Ci-Ci didn’t get the news.

Deion Sanders and Pilar Sanders

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Deion Sanders and Pilar Sanders

Much like Kris Humphries, Pilar Sanders found out her marriage was a wrap from an online gossip blog.

Mosahonda and Swizz Beatz

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Swizz Beatz and Mashonda

According to Mashonda, she found out Swizz Beatz had moved on when she saw him and Alicia Keys together. For her part, Keys said she and Swizz waited months until after things were done with Mashonda.

Jennifer Williams and Eric Williams

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Jennifer Williams and Eric Williams

If you watched Basketball Wives, then you pretty much saw Jennifer Williams and Eric Williams break up in front of the television cameras and millions of viewers.

Gilbert Arenas and Laura Govan

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Gilbert Arenas and Laura Govan

When you take a cinder block to your woman’s whip, it’s probably a wrap.

Farrah Abraham and Simon Saran

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Farrah Abraham and Simon Saran

In her usually classy fashion, Teen Mom and Vivid Video THOT Farrah Abraham announced she was ditching Simon Saran via Twitter on National Exes Day. Is that even a real thing?

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran

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Karrueche Tran and Chris Brown

After their many Whitney and Bobby moments, Chris Brown publicly announcing he fathered a child with another woman was the last straw for Karrueche. She announced their breakup via Twitter.

Russell Brand and Katy Perry

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Katy Perry and Russell Brand

Things apparently got so bad between Katy Perry that she admitted being dumped via text message.

Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom

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Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom

Kim isn’t the only Kardashian sister that can bounce back from a marriage made in tabloid hell. Lamar Odom hit Khloe with the slow fade by simultaneously washing out of the NBA, being slandered for alleged drug use, rumors of cheating.

Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston

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Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston

In what might’ve been a precursor to her public slore tactics, Miley tweeted, “Letting go is one way of saying I love you” when she broke up with Justin Gaston.

HEIDI KLUM and SEAL

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Heidi Klum and Seal

About a day before Seal and Heidi Klum announced their divorce through their respective representatives, Seal tweeted out the words, “The End.” Talk about foreshadowing.

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