Busy Week in Celebrity Couple Breakups
Maybe it’s that old belief that come warm weather, it’s fun to be single and ready to mingle. Now that the winter cuddle weather is behind us, it appears that lots of celebrity couples have decided to head to Splitsville. In the last few weeks alone, the following couples have called it quits.
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Olivia Munn and Joel Kinnaman
Insiders confirm that Munn and Kinnaman, who were first confirmed as a couple back in March 2012, have both been single for several months now. It was reportedly distance that led to their breakup. Kinnaman has been filming in Toronto while Munn lives in Los Angeles. The Swedish-American actor and star of The Killing, 34, and the Newsroom actress, 33, were last photographed together in NYC back in February. Kinnaman was in town to promote the reboot of RoboCop, which he stars in, and was seen kissing Munn while sitting courtside at a Knicks game.
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Zach Braff and Taylor Bagley
Braff, the Scrubs alum and star of Broadway’s Bullets Over Broadway, and Bagley, a model, have ended their five-year relationship. “Zach and Taylor broke up over a month ago,” says his rep. “They are continuing their friendship but are no longer a couple.” The pair broke up shortly before the April 10 opening of his new musical. Bagley reported urged Braff to partake in the musical, a life-long dream for the actor.
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Will Arnett and Amy Poehler
Everyone’s favorite funny couple is officially over. After separating in September of 2012, The Miller’s actor officially filed for divorce from the Parks and Recreation actress earlier this month. This divorce will be a first for the actress and a second for Arnett, who was previously married to Penelope Ann Miller. Poehler has been dating comedian Nick Kroll, of Comedy Central’s The Kroll Show.
Brandy and Ryan Press
The Grammy-winning “Boy Is Mine” singer and the music executive called off their engagement this week. They were engaged in December 2012. “They are no longer together. The engagement is off, but the friendship is still on,” the singer’s rep says in a statement. “They decided to take a step back and reevaluate the relationship.” Breakup rumors first circulated in February when Brandy was seen without her engagement ring. This would have been the first marriage for the singer, who has a 11-year-old daughter, Sy’rai, with ex, Robert Smith.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sara Gooding
The wife of the Oscar-winning actor (for his role in Jerry Maguire) filed for legal separation this week after 20 years of marriage. The couple have been married since March of 1994 and have hree children together: Spencer, 19, Mason, 17, and Piper, 8. Mrs. Gooding cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the breakdown of their marriage. The pair met as teenagers and were high school sweethearts. Sad.
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Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson
Thurman called off her engagement to financier Arpad “Arki” Busson this week, with who she has a daughter, 21-month-old Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence. The pair began dating in 2007 and got engaged for the first time in 2008. This is the second time the Kill Bill actress, 43, has called off an engagement to Busson. She first returned the 8-carat ring to the multimillionaire investor, 51, back in 2009, only to accept a second proposal in 2011. A year later they welcomed their daughter, called Luna for short. Maybe they’ll make up a third time?
