The world of show business is continually rife with high-profile divorces and breakups among the stars, and last year was no exception.
2009 Saw Numerous Celebrity Relationships End in Divorce
Here’s a roundup of some of the entertainment, sports, and even politics and royalty stars who split up from their partners in 2009:
January
- Patricia Arquette filed for divorce from The Punisher‘s Thomas Jane
- Jennifer Love Hewitt broke off her engagement from Ross McCall
- Madonna and Guy Ritchie finalized their divorce
- Amy Winehouse’s husband filed for divorce
- Britain’s Prince Harry broke up with his girlfriend
February
- Chris Brown was charged with assaulting Rihanna
- Magician Criss Angel broke up with model Holly Madison
March
- Anne Heche’s divorce became final
- Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer split up
- CSI star Marg Helgenberger filed for divorce from actor and SAG president Alan Rosenberg
- Utah Jazz basketball star Carlos Boozer filed for divorce
April
- Lindsay Lohan decided she wanted “a break” from Samantha Ronson
- Mel Gibson and his wife filed for divorce from each other
- Kelis filed from divorce from Nas
- Sean Penn filed for divorce from Robin Wright-Penn
May
June
- Barry Bonds’ wife filed for legal separation (she later changed her mind)
- Emilie de Ravin of Lost fame separated from her husband
- Malcolm in the Middle‘s Jane Kaczmarek’s divorce was finalized
- Usher filed for divorce
- Jon and Kate Gosselin revealed their pending divorce on their TV show
- Billy Joel separated from Katie Lee
July
- Amy Winehouse and husband got a “quickie” divorce
- LeAnn Rimes separated from her husband
- Hulk Hogan settled his divorce from Linda Bollea
August
- Tracy Morgan of 30 Rock filed for divorce
- Phantom of the Opera‘s Emmy Rossum separated from her secret husband
- Sean Penn and Robin Wright-Penn decided to divorce after all
- John Cleese’s divorce became official
- Hugh Hefner’s estranged wife filed for divorce
September
- ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips’ wife filed for divorce
- Avril Lavigne separated from Deryck Whibley
- Rossum’s husband filed for divorce
October
- Tennis star Chris Evert and golf star Greg Norman separated
- Corey Feldman’s wife and Surreal Life costar filed for divorce
- Los Angeles Dodgers owners Jamie and Frank McCourt began divorce proceedings
November
- Usher’s divorce was finalized
- Shaq filed for a legal separation
- James Van Der Beek of Dawson’s Creek filed for divorce
- James Caan filed for divorce
December
- Legendary songwriter Paul Anka filed for divorce
- The Gosselins’ divorce was finalized
- Former Divorce Magazine columnist Ivana Trump filed for divorce
- Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins announced they had split up over the summer
- Ex-presidential advisor Karl Rove’s divorce became official
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