The era of the 90s was one of the most iconic eras. We all witnessed some high-profile actors and actresses who gave us many memorable movies that we still watch today. But their personal life, affairs, and marriages were also a part of gossip at that time. Many of us have forgotten, or we actually don't know who dated who or who was married to who. Our beloved stars have been in a relationship that we are going to recall. From Tom Cruise dating Cher to Brad Pitt ditched by Christina Applegate, we have all in here. Let's dive and checkout.
Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise, Married for 11 Years
A famous couple of Hollywood split after 11 years of marriage. The two met at the sets of Days of Thunder in 1989, and later, by a year, they both tied the knot. Also, the couple adopted two kids. A daughter is 1992 and a son in 1995.
Nicole spoke about her previous marriage nearly after 20 years of split and described her marriage with Tom as "happily married." She also added that they were too young when they got married, and eventually, the marriage faded away. Moreover, even today, Nicole has nothing but good words and best wishes for Tom.
Paula Abdul & Emilio Estevez, Married for 2 Years
Paula Abdul and Emilion Esterverz got married in 1992 in Santa Monica. However, the couple remained together for two years only. However, Emilio was married previously and had two children. This was the reason for the split between Paula and Emilio.
Paula wanted to have kids of her own, and on the other hand, Emilio didn't agree as he was already a father of two kids. The discussion of having or not having kids was devastating for Paula. Soon in two years, the couple split. Later after the split, Paula married again to Brad Beckerman in 1996; sadly, they both separated after 17 months of marriage.
Jennifer Aniston & Adam Duritz, Dated
Jennifer Aniston is the famous face of Hollywood who has played a prominent role Rachel K Greene in Friends. Jen has been in a relationship with Adam Duritz since 1995. They both spend a lot of time together despite their busy schedule. Jen was working in Friends at that time, and Adam was working with the band Counting Crows.
However, the two had a strong friendship that turned into a failed relationship. Jen and Adam never spoke about their split; neither is there much information about their affair. Also, it is known that Adam was also linked with Courtney Cox, another Friends star cast, but soon they also split.
Brad Pitt & Christina Applegate, Dated for a Year
Brad Pitt, one of the charming men in the industry, is known for his looks and irresistible charm. Well, everyone knows that Brad has played a husband role with Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie. However, Brad also has a long list of his link-ups. Brad dated Christina Applegate in 1989.
Christina was 18 years, and he was 25 years old. However, Christina ditched Brad the same year they started dating some mystery man. Also, she addresses her relationship as a fling with Brad Pitt. Christina never revealed her mystery man, and according to rumors, it was believed that Sebastian Bach.
Meghan Markle & Trevor Engelson, Married for 2 years
Before having a royal wedding with Prince Harry, Meghan was first married to Trevor Engelson. He is a well-known film producer, and the couple met in 2006. After six years of dating, the pair tied the knot in 2011 in Jamaica. However, the marriage lasted for two years.
The reason for their separation was the long-distance relationship they couldn't handle. Meghan was shooting Suits in Toronto in Canada while her husband was in Los Angeles. The love between the two started to fade away due to distance. The couple's divorce was finalized in 2013, and three years later, Meghan met her prince charming.
Jim Carrey & Lauren Holly, Married for a Year
The well-known comedy legend and actor Jim Carrey was married to Lauren Holly in 1994. The pair met at the screen test of the film Ace Ventura. Jim got the part, but Lauren didn't. However, Jim knew Lauren without even actually meeting her. He regularly watched Lauren's show All My Children and was aware of her beauty and acting skills.
Later the couple started dating and got married in 1996. Sadly the marriage didn't last long, more than nine months. The reason for divorce is said to be on the shoulders of Jim and his anger issues. However, the couple is still in touch with each other as good friends.
Kaley Cuoco & Henry Cavill, In a relationship for 10 Days
Kaley Cuoco, a well-known actress from Bang Big Theory, has a 10 days fling with Superman actor Henry Cavil. This fling was highly publicized, and Kaley had media attention. In an interview, Kaley said she had no one following around her, no matter what she does. However, the actress came into the spotlight when she had a short relationship with Henry.
Later, things ended, and Kaley started dating a tennis star who is her husband now. They announced their engagement after six months of dating. Kaley, however, is now good friends with Superman actor Henry and often meets each other at parties.
George Clooney & Talia Balsam, Married for 4 Years
The actor and a prankster George Clooney married Talia Balsam in 1989. However, their marriage lasted for four years, and the reason is unknown. In public appearances and shows, George smartly ignored the topic of remarriage whenever asked. At the same time, Talia was romantically involved with Elisabetta Canalis.
But the couple were good friends after the split and had no hard feelings for each other. Also, George had few relationships with other women but didn't find who could stay forever. Moreover, in an interview, George admitted that he isn't good at the marriage thing and won't do it again.
Renée Zellweger & Kenny Chesney, Married for 4 Months
The couple met at NBC tsunami relief telethon in 2005. They both spend a lot of time together after their first meet and have a lot in common. They both were not married previously but had a long-term failed relationship which was a common thing between them. Other than that, both of them were raised in small towns and were serious about their careers.
Having so much in common, the couple got married in the same year. They had a private ceremony with close friends and family at St.John in the Virgin Islands. However, the marriage lasted for four months, and got annulled to separate their ways.
Angelina Jolie & Billy Bob Thornton, Married for 2 Years
Angelina Jolie met Billy Bob Thornton on the set of Pushing Tin in 1999. The two instantly vibed together and eloped to LA. The couple married in 2000 and had 20 years of age gap between them. Jolie wore leather jeans with a tank top, it was surprising when they both wore a necklace with vials that contained each other's blood while they exchanged vows.
It was extensively talked about in the media more than their shotgun wedding. But unfortunately. The couple divorced in 2002, the same year when Jolie adopted her first kid. Billy revealed that he thought he wasn't good enough for Jolie.
Carmen Electra & Dennis Rodman, Married for a Year
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman married in Las Vegas in 1998. Their romances started when they met each other in a nightclub in Los Angeles. However, the couple filed for divorce in 1999. Carmen and Rodman had the same agent and yet didn't talk to each other after the separation.
Although Rodman tried contacting her a few times and she neglected all contact. However, their common agent put them over the phone for a conversation. But when things didn't set straight with her, Rodman found love with Michelle Moyer in 1999 and married in 2003. Although this marriage also didn't work out, the couple separated their ways in 2012.
Shannen Doherty & Ashley Hamilton, Married for 6 Months
Shannen Doherty and Ashley Hamilton were in a relationship for four months before they got married in September 1993. But soon after six months of marriage, the couple filed for divorce in 1994.
The reason behind the split was the irreconcilable difference they faced. The divorce was a mutual decision of the couple and was not in connection after the separation. It is noted that Hamilton gained media attention after he and Shannen started dating. Their relationship was even more hyped when the two got married after four months of dating. Later Hamilton got married to Angie Everhart and divorced within a year.
Kate Winslet & Sam Mendes, Married for 7 Years
The Titanic actress Kate Winslet has been unlucky in love. Kate was an actress in Sam's play in 2001 at Donmar. At that time, Kate was married to her first husband, Jim Threapleton. However, their marriage ended, and Kate started dating Sam.
They had a relationship of two years; the couple secretly married in 2003. And in the same year, Kate gave birth to a baby boy. Later in 2010, things fell apart, and the couple got divorced in secret. However, they revealed their news of separation a few months later. And also shared they are committed to parenting their kids.
Kid Rock & Pamela Anderson, Married for 4 Months
The breathtaking actress of Baywatch has walked down the aisle, and I went to Kidrock in 2006. However, the couple had a short marriage life and ended up getting divorced in four months. The pair met in 2001 at a VH1 concert backstage. And since then, they have had an on and off the relationship.
Later by 2006, they tied the knot on a yacht in Saint Tropez, a dream wedding. At that point in time, Pam was pregnant with Rock's kid. Unfortunately, Pam suffered from a miscarriage, and Rock found out she was partying hours later of the miscarriage. The heartbroken Rock filed for divorce after seeing this.
Drew Barrymore & Tom Green, Married for a Year
Drew Barrymore has been in Hollywood like forever due to her family background. Drew's relationship history is known to her fans. Talking about her marriage, she met Tom Green in the late 90s and instantly connected. They began dating, and by 2000, the couple announced their engagement. Later by 2001, the two said, "I do" however the couple divorced each other late in December.
Their divorce was finalized in 2002. The reason for their split wasn't a bitter one. Also, Green's only regret in life is divorcing Drew. Since the separation, the couple hasn't talked to each other until they recently met on a talk show.
Madonna & Tupac Shakoor, In a Relationship for a Year
Tupac Shakoor had many girls in his life, and one of them was Madonna. Madonna confirmed her relationship with Tupac in 2015 in an interview. Also, in 2017, a letter came in public written by Tupac to Madonna asking for forgiveness. The couple started dating each other in 1993 for a year.
The reason for their break up was the race. According to his letter, Madonna is white, and Tupac was a black man; he thought he might let her down in public for what he is. Moreover, throughout the letter, he has apologized several times to Madonna. Also, he asked her to be careful.
Laura Dern & Ben Harper, Married for 8 Years
Laura Dern, the famous face of Hollywood, has walked down the aisle. Laura and Ben initially started dating in 2000 after they met at one of the concerts, Ben. Five years later, Laura and Ben tied the knot in their Los Angeles home as a private ceremony. The couple shares two children, a son, and a daughter.
But unfortunately, Ben filed for divorce in 2010, reasons being irreconcilable differences. However, the couple reconciled in 2012, and the same year, Laura filed a response to Ben's divorce. Their divorce was finalized in 2013. Moreover, the divorced couple shares custody of both their kids.
Richard Gere & Cindy Crawford, Married for 4 years
The former couple of Hollywood who was at a peak at their careers got married, and people can't stop talking about them. Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford were an iconic couple of the industry. The couple met for the first time in 1988 at a BBQ backyard and immediately vibed together.
After a few years of dating, both tied the knot in Las Vegas in 1991 with some close friends. They used foil-made rings as wedding rings. Unfortunately, the iconic couple didn't last long. Cindy was 17 years younger than her husband, and their age gap was the major reason for the downfall. Later in 1995, both announced their split.
Halle Berry & David Justice, Married for 5 Years
Halle Berry is one of the most talented actresses and is the first African American actress to win an Oscar. However, her personal life has been difficult. She first married David Justice, who is a baseball player. The couple first met in New York when Justice asked Halle for her autograph.
Although she gave him her phone number and they started dating eventually. After having six months of a relationship, the couple tied the knot in 1993. Later, things turned ugly, and Halle filed for divorce in 1997 with a restraining order for Justice to remain at 500 yards of distance.
Heidi Klum & Ric Pipino, Married for 5 Years
Heidi Klum has conquered many hearts with her looks and personality. This beauty has several relationships which ended up happily ever after with Tom Kaulitz. However, her romantic life started in the mid-twenties with Ric Pipino, who was his stylist.
Her link-up with him came in the mid-90s, and after dating for a year, they tied the knot in 1997. However, their marriage didn't last long, and the pair got divorced in 2002. However, it is said that it was Ric's anger issues, according to Heidi. But according to Ric, Klum cheated on him. Well, the right reason never came in public.
Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck, In Relationship for a Year
Jennifer and Ben had gained a lot of media attention when they made their relationship official. Jennifer first met Ben at the set of Gigli, and at that time, Lopez was married to Cris Judd.
Soon she divorced her husband and started dating Ben. Their relationship was the talk of the show, and the public had a lot of interest in their affair. They were so popular that the media and public gave a couple of names to them, Bennifer. By late 2002 the couple announced their engagement. Their wedding was supposed to be in 2003, but before saying "I do," the couple called off the celebration.
Julia Roberts & Lyle Lovett, Married for 2 Years
The famous actress Julia Roberts and country singer Lyle Lovett were once a married couple. They met on the sets of The Player; after three weeks of romance, the pair eloped and married in 1993. The couple never really had time for each other.
At that time, Julia was at the peak of her career and giving back to back blockbusters. On the other hand, Lyle was touring himself. Their marriage started to fade away. Later by 1995, the busy couple divorced each other. However, if asked today, they have enormous respect for each other's work and share a special bond.
Cher & Gregg Allman, Married for 9 Days
The pop singer Cher has insatiable relationships in her life. She was married to Gregg for nine days. The story began in early 1975 when Gregg crossed Cher at a solo gig in Los Angeles. Later Cher ended up giving her number to Gregg while she was on a date in a club with someone else.
In the same year, on June 30, the duo tied the knot. However, nine days later, Cher filed for divorce because of Gregg's drinking problem. Cher said to Entertainment Weekly that when she decided to end the marriage, Gregg was so drunk that he couldn't understand what Cher was talking about.
Jeff Goldman & Geena Davis, Married for 3 Years
The charming guy, Jeff Goldman, has been a husband to Greena Davis. Their love story started on the set of the horror film Transylvania 6-500 in 1985. It was love at first sight for both of them.
They started dating and often talked about getting married until they finally said "I do" in Las Vegas in 1989. It was a sudden wedding, and the couple thought it was the correct decision. Unfortunately, their love lasted for three years. Green filed for divorce in 1990, stating the conflicting difference between them. However, the real reason never came out, but it is believed that the reason for the split may be children.
Jennifer Lopez & Wesley Snipes, Dated for a Year
Jennifer Lopez is one of the iconic women of Hollywood. She has been linked with many charming guys. Jennifer Lopez had a short-lived romance with Wesley Snipes. The couple was seen together in the film Money Train which where they both first met. They started dating in November 1994, and according to Jennifer, he started flirting.
Later the short-lived romance came to an end in March 1995. The four months of romance ended on no solid grounds. However, the couple had no hard feelings for each other, and Jennifer recently encountered Wesley Snipes at Golden Globe Awards 2020 as they might have bumped into each other backstage.
Brooke Shields & Andre Agassi, Married for 2 Years
The supermodel and the tennis player were once a husband and wife. The couple walked down the aisle in 1997 after years of dating. However, Brooke revealed to People magazine that she regretted the marriage the day after the wedding. She also wrote in her memoir that somehow she suddenly felt the marriage decision was a mistake.
However, she continued the marriage for two years to work out things. Unfortunately, it didn't, and the couple divorced in 1999. The couple was drifting apart when Andre was losing matches; also, Andre confessed he had been addicted to crystal meth at the time of the split since they started dating in 1993.
Nicolas Cage & Lisa Marie Presley, Married for 2 Years
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley were a couple for two years. However, at that time, Marie recently got a divorce from Michael Jackson and had a short-lived engagement with John Oszajca. Speaking of Nicolas, he was also married and divorced and had a child already.
Since both have been through a divorce, they had something in common. Cage and Marie married in 2000; however, it was again a failed marriage. The couple split in 2002, and Cage filed for divorce. However, their divorce was finalized in 2004. However, the reasons never came in public, nor none of them likes to talk about it.
Uma Thurman & Gary Goldman, Married for 2 Years
The Oscar-winning actor Gary Goldman was the husband of Uma Thurman. According to People, the duo first met in England. Uma revealed that she was just 18 years old when she met Gary in 1989. In the same year, Gary divorced his first wife, and the same year Uma and Gary got married.
However, the couple separated their ways and filed for divorce in 1992. Both of them agreed that the marriage was quick and was a mistake. However, they admire each other's work. In addition, Uma said that Gary was his first love, and she was at the age where rush feelings tend to happen.
Sandra Bullock & Ryan Gosling, Dated
The successful actress Sandra Bullock has been stealing our hearts as rom-com queen. However, it's hard to understand her relationship with Ryan Gosling. The couple never confirmed their affair, but the rumors were all around in the industry. However, Ryan gave a little brief confirmation that he has been romantically involved with her and has admired her aot.
Ryan has admitted that Sandra was one of the greatest women he has ever been with. Their relationship started in early 2002, and it is believed that it ended soon. Later Ryan was romantically involved with his co-star of Notebook, Rachel McAdams, in 2005.
John Mayer & Jessica Simpson, Dated for a Year
John Mayer and Jessica Simpson were an item once. Recently the information was spread from Jessica's memoir, Open Book, where she wrote about her relationship with the singer. The pair started dating in early 2006; however, the relationship wasn't a healthy one.
She describes herself as crack cocaine in her memoir as John was obsessed with her both physically and emotionally. Moreover, John confirmed this as a true statement in an interview with playboy. Later, after two years of the discussion, John regretted his comments on the same. Well, Jessica also describes her drinking issues in her memory and blames her relationship with John.
Janet Jackson & Mattew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is one of the famous faces of Hollywood. Apart from having a long list of high-profile girlfriends, Matthew admitted that he once went out with Janet Jackson. In a game of Plead the Fifth, he was asked about the rumor that he went out with Janet Jackson. His hard laugh was the answer to the question. However, he explained that he and Janet went for a dinner date just once. But nothing happened, nor they even started a relationship. Janet also confirmed this.
Also, he describes her as a well-established woman in Hollywood and often admires her work.
Cameron Diaz & Jared Leto, Together for 4 Years
Cameron Diaz is a well-known celebrity in Hollywood who is currently happily married to Benji Madden in a private ceremony. However, she had dated quite a few men from the industry. Cameron once dated Jared Leto. They started dating from 1999 to 2003.
However, the reason for the split never came out, neither did the couple like to talk much about it. It was also rumored that Cameron and Jared got engaged during their relationship, but none confirmed the rumor. Later after the breakup, Cameron started dating Justin Timberlake. And Jared's name was also linked with many other women in the industry.
Julia Roberts & Matthew Perry, Dated for a Year
Matthew Perry, who we all know as Chandler Bing from Friends. Well, Mattew has a lot of exes, and one of them is Julia Roberts. Julia appeared in the Friends episode, and she asked Perry to write her quantum physics. Matthew was the person who requested Julia to appear as a guest on the show, and in return, he wrote a quantum physic paper and faxed her the following day.
Later the two started dating each other in 1995. However, their romance was short-lived and ended the relationship in 1996. People and their fans believed that the couple had so much chemistry between them.
Bradley Cooper & Renne Zellweger, Dated for 2 Years
Bradley Cooper and Renne started dating in 2009 after they met on Case 39 in 2006. However, for time, the couple kept their relationship a secret. It is said that Renne skipped the 2011 Golden Globe Award so that she can be with Cooper as his dad passed away.
Later in the same year, it was reported that the loving couple split when they both entered the Oscar pre-party alone. They also avoid each other. According to the media, the reason came that Cooper wanted to focus on his acting career and wanted to become a leading man in the industry.
Tom Cruise & Cher, Dated
Tom Cruise is one of the hottest actors in the industry. He has a long list of girlfriends, and one of them is the pop singer Cher. Although Tom said he doesn't have a long list, it's just a good list, and Cher is one of his top 5 lovers. Cher and Tom met at Sean Penn and Madonna's wedding in 1985 and started dating each other in the same year.
However, they split, and still, they are good friends. Although both never related their reason for splitting but have enormous respect for each other and their work. They still meet as good friends.