In contrast to regular people, superstars lack the power to keep their private lives secret, especially when it comes to their romantic relationships. Some marriages dissolve before celebrities get the hang of it, while some have endured and experienced happily ever afters.
Pamela Anderson, for instance, attempted marriage five times, all of which ended in divorce. In contrast to her most recent marriage, which ended in divorce after just one year, she had two failed marriages, both to her bodyguard Rick Salomon. The shortest-married celebrities include Carmen Electra, Nicholas Cage, and Meghan King.
Here are the top 15 shortest celebrity unions ever.
Britney Spears and Jason Alexander (55 hours)
The union of Britney Spears and Jason Alexander was a joke. The “Oops!… I Did It Again” star previously wed Jason Alexander in 2004 and is now blissfully married to Iranian model Sam Asghari. On a trip to Las Vegas, she wed her childhood buddy around 5:30 in the morning. But only 55 hours later did she petition for an annulment.
Even yet, Jason attempted to manage her special day with Sam when he allegedly crashed their nuptials. Jason could not seem to get over Britney, despite the fact that they had been married for less than three days, and before he could cause a scene at their wedding, he was handcuffed.
Britney has endured a lot, from her conservatorship to her most recent problems. Sam is the sole constant in the “Princess of Pop” at the moment. Jamie Spears, Britney’s other husband and father of her two children, has patched up his ties with him. A book about fatherhood is being written by Jamie and Kevin.
Chris Kattan and Sunshine Tutt (59 Days)
Chris Kattan, who worked on “SNL” for almost ten years, wed model Sunshine Tutt in June 2008. However, when they separated in August, their marriage barely lasted for eight weeks. In February 2009, a divorce decree was issued. The two separated citing “irreconcilable differences” despite the terms of their divorce not being made public.
Drew Barrymore and Jeremy Thomas (39 Days)
Drew Barrymore has had a number of brief marriages in her life. The celebrity got married three times—not just once—but decided to end each marriage after two years. When Drew was just 19, she wed Thomas, the owner of a pub in Los Angeles.
However, less than two months later, she filed for divorce. Following this, she got married to comedian Tom Green in 2001 but filed for divorce after only a year. Will Kopelman, an art consultant, and she wed in 2012; they later divorced in 2016. She has dated Justin Long and drummer Fabrizio Moretti before getting married. Marriage is obviously not her cup of tea!
Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds (14 days)
In January 2008, actor Eddie Murphy, who gained notoriety with “Saturday Night Live” in the 1980s, wed producer Tracey Edmonds. The former couple was married in French Polynesia in a charming ceremony. Despite the fact that their union was illegal under American law, they still had a proper wedding.
But only 14 days into their marriage, Tracey filed for divorce, citing a drastic change in his demeanour. Then, a close friend of Tracey’s described Eddie as becoming “very bossy and physically intimidating.”
Eddie is a real Cassanova, famous for songs like “Shrek” and “Coming to America.” Mel B from “Spice Girls” is just one of the stunning women he’s been linked to. Eddie, though, discovered love in her present partner, Paige Butcher, after their split from Edmonds.
Ernest Borgnine and Ethel Merman (1 month)
Though Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine and actress Ethel Merman are no longer with us, their brief union is nonetheless worth remembering. On June 27, 1964, the “Marty” actor, who passed away in 2012, wed Ethel, who passed away in 1984. The pair was prepared to end their relationship by the time they returned from their “disastrous” honeymoon trip.
Ernest and Ethel announced their intention to get a divorce after barely one month. Just so you know, Ethel Merman even omitted a chapter about her marriage from her memoirs that was intended to be devoted to it. Contrarily, Ernest referred to their nuptials as his “biggest mistake” in life.
Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly (309 Days)
Jim Carrey, an Oscar candidate, and Lauren Holly, the star of Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, got married in 1996. But just ten months later, the Dumb and Dumber co-stars announced their separation, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
Lauren cited press encroachment as one of the factors that damaged their personal lives. After three years of marriage, the 59-year-old actress divorced her first husband, Danny Quinn. After Jim, she wed Francis Greco in 2001; they later divorced.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard (16 months)
The six-week defamation procedures involving Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, which included shocking testimony and a lot of drama, were broadcast to the entire globe. Amber, however, was forced to pay $10.35 million after Johnny won the case. She recently reached a settlement with Johnny in her defamation action and declared her distrust in the US legal system.
The relationship between Amber and Johnny Depp has had its ups and downs. The “Aquaman” actress victimised Johnny while actively trying to discredit him in public. Johnny and Amber were married in February 2015.
But only 16 months into their union, Amber requested a divorce, citing violence. According to reports, Johnny contributed $7 million to the divorce settlement in August 2016. The two have now publicly exposed their acrimonious relationship in American and British courtrooms, despite being divorced.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humpries (72 days)
Kim K., the star of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians,” is well-known for her never-ending disputes. Kim, the ex-wife of Kanye West, had a brief 72-day marriage to Kris Humpries. Kim married for the second time after divorcing Damon Thomas in 2004. She made light of her marriage to Kris at the time by saying, “I love gay marriages,” in a “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” episode.
On August 20, 2011, the pair exchanged vows in a magnificent $10 million ceremony. But barely 72 days in, they decided to give up. Kim subsequently issued a statement that read: “After careful consideration.” I want everyone to know that this was not an easy choice. I had anticipated that this marriage would last forever, but plans don’t always go as expected. We remain friends and hope for the best for one another.
Mario Lopez and Ali Landry
As one of the most charismatic couples, former Miss USA Ali Landry and “Saved By The Bells” star Mario Lopez dated for about six years. However, the two celebrities wed in a charming ceremony in Mexico in 2004, but they promptly filed for divorce.
According to rumours, Lopez allegedly cheated on Landry during his bachelor party, which led to their divorce. In a biography about this, Mario claimed, “I became drunk and a touch too comfortable with a young lady. When it came time to head back home, the reality struck me like a tonne of bricks: I wasn’t in love. However, I proceeded to walk down the aisle. Ali was justifiably wounded and outraged.
Meghan King And Cuffe Biden Owens (2 months)
After only a three-week romance, Meghan King of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and Cuffee Biden Owens, Joe Biden’s nephew, exchanged nuptials on October 11, 2021. But after only two months of marriage, the television celebrity and the lawyer couldn’t keep their word and announced their separation in December.
In an interview, Meghan acknowledged that she was aware that this marriage wouldn’t endure, and it didn’t. “This circumstance is utterly disastrous. “I am moving on with my children [from the first marriage] as we privately process our sadness and start to let go of shattered dreams,” she wrote on her IG account. “This is certainly not what I imagined when I made my vows, and I’m startled and devastated by the way things turned out.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth (8 months)
Miley Cyrus has mixed feelings about her marriage to Liam Hemsworth. After breaking up after becoming engaged, the pair gave their relationship another opportunity, but their marriage only barely succeeded. Liam and Miley Cyrus wed in December 2018 but split eight months later. Well, sometimes having a lengthy history of friendship is insufficient.
Their romance was “just one of those phases,” according to Miley’s agent, who said that everything ended quite peacefully. Following that, Miley Cyrus continued to date ex-girlfriend of Brody Jenner Kaitlynn Carter for one month and Australian singer Cody Simpson for ten. She has recently been associated with Lilly drummer Maxx Morando.
Nicolas Cage And Erika Koike (4 Days)
Nicolas Cage (58), a two-time Oscar winner, and Erika Koike in 2019. Nicholas married for the fourth time with this. However, consider this a drunken union when Nicolas wed his young enough to be a daughter fling in Las Vegas following a night of intoxication. Yes, when you’re in the city of sin, things may go nasty like that.
However, only four days after getting married to Erika, the actor requested an annulment. After 69 days, the former couple was instead given a divorce. Isn’t marriage for some people really just a joke?
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley (4 months)
In August 2002, Nicolas Cage wed Lisa Marie Presley, the sole child of Elvis Presley. Nevertheless, because Cage requested a divorce only four months after they wed, their divorce proceedings took longer to complete than their marriage itself. In May 2004, the former couple’s divorce was formally concluded.
Lisa said her union with Cage was a grave error. We shouldn’t have gotten married in the first place, and I’m sorry about that. After learning of their breakup, Presley issued a statement saying, “It was a terrible mistake. She even alleged that Cage had “temper tantrums”.
Nicolas on the other hand said, “Oftentimes when you have two people who are very strong and their own personalities and rather intense, sometimes you can have a hard time meshing.”
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon (2 months, 6 months)
Pamela Anderson would undoubtedly win the prize for the most failed marriages, if there were such a thing. The star of “Baywatch” has spoken out a lot about her failed marriages and heartbreaks. In 2007, she tied the knot for the first time in Las Vegas with Rick Solomon. During the three-hour interval between her two gigs, the couple, who had been dating, got married.
However, Pamela declared that the marriage was finished just 69 days later. Pamela never gave up. In 2014, she wed Rick again, but only lasted six months before filing for divorce a second time. The two issued a joint statement at the time, expressing regret for the pain they had caused to their loved ones and friends.
Having said that, Pamela married Dan Hayhurst, her bodyguard boyfriend, in 2020, but the union was short-lived. If you didn’t know, it was also said that Pamela wed Jon Peters in 2020 but separated from him after just 12 days. She later admitted that they never actually married him legally.
Robin Givens and Svetozar Marinkovic (7 minutes)
Who says that marriages today are being ended too soon? On August 22, 1997, American actress Robin Givens wed her tennis coach Sevtozar Marinkovic after receiving public attention for her rocky marriage to Mike Tyson. However, Svetozar said that they had called it quits after a day, or I should say within seven minutes.
Although neither spouse disclosed the precise cause of their brief union, some media publications claimed that a lack of commitment and patience was to blame. The marriage lasted seven minutes, according to a later comment by Marinkovic. Their divorce was finally finalised after around ten months.
Sinead O’Connor and Barry Herridge (16 days)
Barry Herridge and Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O’Connor had a “trippy” fourth marriage. On December 8, 2011, the singer of I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got wed Irish therapist Barry at a drive-through chapel in Las Vegas. In just 16 days, she called her marriage to Barry off.
Sinead admitted back then that Barry’s friends and family didn’t want him to be with her, despite the fact that she had said she was sincerely in love with him. Later on, she acknowledged that “the same night, she went looking for drugs, a behaviour that didn’t sit well with her new husband.” “I believe he is too kind to do that. She admitted as much in her remark, “And too sweet to trap.
