2022 has seen its fair share of celebrity breakups. Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet kicked off the year by announcing their split in January after 12 years together. Meanwhile, without much warning, Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s whirlwind relationship came to a close after nine months over the summer, with some reports blaming long distance for the split. Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady also announced that their 13-year relationship had reached its end in October following months of rumors about marital difficulties.
Some relationships ended amicably, while others seemed more one-sided and dramatic, but ultimately, a lot of celebrity couples we were hoping would last forever wound up not being meant to be. Of course, the year wasn’t all tragedy in the romance department. 2022 also saw some celebrity relationships blossom – from Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian’s opulent Italian wedding to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s reunion after 20 years apart, this was a year of both love and loss.
Ahead, relive some of the most memorable celebrity breakups of 2022.
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet
Momoa and Bonet met at a jazz club in New York in 2005. Bonet gave birth to their first child, Lola, in 2007 and their second, Nakoa-Wolf, was born in 2008. The pair married in a private ceremony in California in 2017, but called it quits in January.
“We have all felt the squeeze and changes of these transformational times,” Momoa wrote in a Jan. 12 Instagram post. “A revolution is unfolding ~and our family is of no exception . . . feeling and growing from the seismic shifts occurring. And so~ We share our Family news~ That we are parting ways in marriage. We share this not because we think it’s newsworthy ~ But so that~ as we go about our lives we may do so with dignity and honesty.”
Since their split, Momoa has been linked to Eiza González.
Ali Wong and Justin Hakuta
Wong and Hakuta split after eight years of marriage in April. They met at a wedding in 2010 and were married in 2014. They share two children, Mari and Nikki, born in 2015 and 2017, respectively. A rep confirmed the news of their split to People, saying, “It’s amicable and they will continue to coparent lovingly.”
Since their divorce, Wong was briefly linked to Bill Hader, though their rumored relationship has not been confirmed.
Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus
Billy Ray and Tish met in 1991, shortly before the release of Billy Ray’s hit single “Achy Breaky Heart,” per People. After marrying Tish in 1993, Billy Ray adopted her two kids, Brandi and Trace, and the pair welcomed three more kids during their marriage – Miley, Braison, and Noah. But after 28 years of marriage, Tish filed for divorce from Billy Ray in April.
The couple addressed their separation in a joint statement shared with People. “It is after 30 years, five amazing children and a lifetime of memories, we have decided to go our separate ways – not with sadness, but with love in our hearts,” it read. “. . . We have not come to this decision lightly or quickly but with so much going on in the world, we wanted to provide some clarity and closure, so we can remain focused on what is important. With Love and Hope . . . Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus.” This is the third time the pair have filed for divorce, though they were able to reconcile the previous two times.
In August, Billy Ray announced his engagement to singer–songwriter Firerose. Meanwhile, Tish is currently dating music manager Dominic Purcell, per People.
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey
Jordan and Harvey first confirmed their relationship on Instagram in January 2021, but initially sparked relationship rumors in November 2020 when they were spotted together over the holidays. They broke up in June after a year of dating. At the time, a source told People that both were “completely heartbroken” and “still love each other.”
In a January cover story with POPSUGAR, Harvey offered some words of wisdom about love. “Be friends first,” she said. “You know how sometimes you fight with your siblings and, of course, you love them, but you’re like, ‘I don’t even like you right now’? It’s important to always be friends whether you like the person.”
Harvey has since been linked to Damson Idris, per “Hot New Hip Hop, though nothing has been confirmed yet.
Busy Philipps and Marc Silverstein
Phillips and Silverstein split after almost 15 years of marriage, Phillips revealed in a May episode of her podcast, “Busy Philipps Is Doing Her Best.” She shared that the pair had initially separated in February 2021.
“The surest way that Marc and I have been able to ensure the privacy of our kids that we love so f*cking much was by not involving the public,” she said on the show, adding that the split has been amicable. “Well, we love each other – very much! And we have these beautiful kids together, and there are a lot of things that really work about our relationship . . . I really wanted to be able to see things clearly before I spoke publicly about [the separation], and I do see so clearly now how grateful I am that I have kids with him and that he is the person I get to parent my kids with.” The pair share two children, 14-year-old Birdie Leigh and 9-year-old Cricket Pearl.
Florence Pugh and Zach Braff
Pugh and Braff were first linked in 2019 after they worked on Braff’s short film “In the Time It Takes to Get There” in April of that year and were subsequently spotted holding hands in New York City. The “Don’t Worry Darling” star confirmed their split in August, telling Harper’s Bazaar that they had broken up earlier this year.
“We’ve been trying to do this separation without the world knowing, because it’s been a relationship that everybody has an opinion on,” Pugh told the outlet. “We just felt something like this would really do us the benefit of not having millions of people telling us how happy they are that we’re not together. So we’ve done that. I automatically get a lumpy throat when I talk about it.”
Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone
DiCaprio and Morrone were first spotted together in 2017, per Us Weekly. Their relationship drew some criticism due to the 22-year age gap between them, however, the pair reportedly broke up in August after over four years together.
DiCaprio has since been linked to Gigi Hadid following their breakup, according to multiple reports, though their supposed relationship remains unconfirmed.
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson
Kardashian and Davidson began dating in October 2021 after meeting at the Met Gala in September of that year and connected again when Kardashian hosted “Saturday Night Live.” The pair dated for nine months, and their highly publicized relationship included another appearance at the Met Gala, but they broke up in August. At the time, a source told Entertainment Tonight that being long distance was hard for them, and Kardashian “wasn’t feeling like she was willing to settle down with him just yet.”
Davidson has since been linked to Emily Ratajkowski, while Kardashian finally settled her divorce with ex-husband Kanye West in November.
Shakira and Gerard Piqué
Shakira split from her longtime partner in September after a total of 11 years together. The pair met on the set of Shakira‘s “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” music video. They share two kids, Milan and Sasha, who were born in 2013 and 2015, respectively.
“This is really hard to talk about personally, especially as this is the first time I’ve ever addressed this situation in an interview,” the musician told Elle. “I’ve remained quiet and just tried to process it all. Um, and yeah, it’s hard to talk about it, especially because I’m still going through it, and because I’m in the public eye and because our separation is not like a regular separation. And so it’s been tough not only for me, but also for my kids. Incredibly difficult. I have paparazzi camping outside, in front of my house, 24/7.”
Piqué is reportedly dating a PR student named Clara Chia, per Us Weekly. Meanwhile, Shakira has been linked to a surf instructor named Gorka Ezkurdia but has denied the rumors, according to The Sun.
Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict
Mowry and Hardrict first met on a movie set in 1999, according to Us Weekly. They were married in 2008 and share two children, Cree and Cairo, who were born in 2011 and 2018, respectively.
Mowry filed for divorce from Hardrict in September. She addressed the divorce in an Instagram post, writing, “I have always been honest with my fans, and today is no different. I wanted to share that Cory and I have decided to go our separate ways. These decisions are never easy, and not without sadness. We will maintain a friendship as we co-parent our beautiful children. I am grateful for all the happy times we had together and want to thank my friends, family and fans for your love and support as we start this new chapter moving forward in our lives.”
She gave Entertainment Tonight an update on how she was doing in October. “I have to be honest with you, I am so overwhelmed by the love and support I’ve received,” she said. “I’m so grateful of the community and the fans that I have. I’m all about inspiring and encouraging, and the DMs that I’ve gotten from so many women who are going through the same thing . . . it has just been [amazing]. I feel so blessed.”
Miguel and Nazanin Mandi
Miguel and Mandi met on the set of Mandi’s first music video when they were both just 18 years old, per Vogue, and began dating soon after. They were together for nearly 17 years and married at the Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Simi Valley, CA, in November of 2018.
The pair announced that they were separating in September 2021 but shared the news of their reconciliation in February. However, Mandi officially filed for divorce from Miguel in October. “After 17 years together, Miguel and Nazanin Mandi have decided to separate and have been for some time now,” a rep for the couple told People. “The couple both wish each other well.”
Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard
Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard reportedly only dated for a few weeks before tying the knot, per Us Weekly, though a source told the outlet they had known each other for years at the time. Their first and only child, Sylvester Apollo Bear, was born in 2021.
In September, Ratajkowski filed for divorce from Bear-McClard after four years together. A source first informed People of their split in July, telling the outlet, “She is doing okay. She is strong and focused on her son. She loves being a mom.”
Since the split, Ratajkowski has reportedly begun dating Pete Davidson.
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady
Bündchen and Brady first met in 2007 through mutual friends, according to USA Today, and were married in 2009. They share two children, 10-year-old Vivian and 13-year-old Benjamin, in addition to Brady’s 15-year-old son from a previous relationship, Jack.
Rumors about marital difficulties had been swirling for a while, especially after Brady un-retired and returned to football in March. The couple officially announced their separation on Oct. 28. Brady shared the news on his Instagram page, writing, “In recent days, my wife and I finalized our divorce from one another after 13 years of marriage. We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together. We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center of our world in every way. We will continue to work together as parents to always ensure they receive the love and attention they deserve.”
Bündchen also shared a post about the breakup. “The decision to end a marriage is never easy but we have grown apart and while it is, of course, difficult to go through something like this, I feel blessed for the time we had together and only wish the best for Tom always,” she wrote. “I kindly ask that our privacy be respected during this sensitive time.”
Since the split, Bündchen was spotted with jujitsu instructor Joaquim Valente, per Page Six, though their relationship hasn’t been confirmed, and friends of Bündchen reportedly denied rumors of a romance.
Devin Booker and Kendall Jenner
Booker and Jenner had been dating on and off since 2018, but they reportedly broke up again this past October. A source informed People of their split in November, citing their “incredibly busy schedules” as the cause of their split.
Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles
Wilde and Styles connected on the set of their film “Don’t Worry Darling” and soon began a low-key romance.
They were first spotted holding hands at a wedding in January 2021 shortly after filming wrapped, but their relationship grew extremely high profile in light of drama surrounding “Don’t Worry Darling” and rumors of Wilde’s difficulties with her ex, Jason Sudeikis. She and Sudeikis share two kids, 8-year-old Otis Alexander and 6-year-old Daisy Josephine.
They reportedly decided to take a break in November, with a source telling People that Styles is “still touring and is now going abroad” while Wilde “is focusing on her kids and her work in LA. It’s a very amicable decision.”