The Biggest Celebrity Breakups of 2022

Gerard Pique became public enemy number 1 after rumors of his infidelity to Shakira started spreading like wildfire. Following the rumors, the former couple announced the split on June 4th in a joint statement to Reuters, asking for privacy for their children. After 12 years, the break up came with a custody battle, with Shakira getting full custody of Sasha and Milan. For Pique, he got a new girlfriend; Clara Chia. Shakira gave the world a look into the pain she was feeling with her song “Monotonia.”

The confusing, whirlwind, branding, and tattoo-filled relationship that was Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson came to an end after nine months of dating. It all started after they locked their lips on SNL on October 9, 2021. After rollercoaster rides, red carpets, and public fights with Kanye West, a source confirmed to Page Six on August 5, 2022, that they decided to just be friends.

Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson have had an off and on again relationship since 2016. After several cheating scandals, their relationship finally came to end when it was revealed he fathered a child with fitness trainer Maralee Nichols. Not only did he cheat on Koko, the drama got even crazier when it was revealed that he and Koko conceived a child via surrogate- when he knew he was about to have another child. “It’s time to walk away, and I don’t feel guilty about it. I tried so hard,” she said in the season 1 finale of The Kardashians.

It was reported on August 30, that Leonardo DiCaprio and 25-year actress Camila Morrone had split ways “quietly” earlier in the summer. “There are no bad feelings between them. It just came to a natural conclusion.” an insider told The Sun. Of course, the split brought back the theory that DiCaprio does not date anyone over 25. However, the Oscar-award-winning actor then started dating Gigi Hadid who is 27.

After nearly 2 years of dating, Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles went on a “break” on November 18th. With the spectacle that was “Don’t Worry Darling” and special salad dressing anecdotes from her and Jason Sudeikis’ former nanny, it was a journey. A source told PEOPLE at the time Harry’s, “still touring and is now going abroad. She is focusing on her kids and her work in L.A.” While they called it an amicable decision, a source the outlet a few days later, “The break has been difficult for Olivia.”

Perhaps the biggest breakup of 2022 was between Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen. After weeks of speculation, the couple confirmed the split on October 28. While they called it “amicable” sources told People, the quarterback “didn’t want the kids to have divorced parent” and wanted to work it out. It’s been long suspected that the reason they broke up was that Brady came out of retirement. They had both been open in the past about her desire for him to stop playing because of the risks, and his presence with their children.

After less than a year of dating, Demi Moore and Daniel Humm, called it quits. A source told PEOPLE on November 14th, “She’s happy and enjoying her children and her friends.”

Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker broke up twice this year. First in June and again on November 21. The good-looking couple stayed very private since they first sparked rumors in 2020. They went Instagram official on Valentine’s Day 2021 but never made their red carpet debut.

After saying “I do,” in 1993, Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus have come close to divorcing in the past. But after two previous filings, they finally called it quits in April. They share five children: daughters Miley, 29, Noah, 22, and Brandi, 34, and sons Trace, 33, and Braison, 27. Tish filed for divorce in Williamson County Tennessee citing “irreconcilable differences” adding that they had not lived together for two years.  It was revealed on November 16, that the 61-year-old singer became engaged to Firerose, who is 28.

Tia Mowry filed for divorce from Cory Hardrict on September 30 after 14 years of marriage. They also share two children: Cree, 11, and Cairo, 4. The Twitches star told “Today” hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager that she realized “life is short” and after feeling “sadness” in the relationship, she wanted to find her happiness.

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet started the celebrity splits of 2022, announcing their operation on January 12, 2022. They were together since 2005 welcoming two children, Lola, 15, and son Nakoa-Wolf, 13, before getting married in 2017. The Aquaman star was also close to Bonet’s ex-husband Lenny Kravitz. After 17 years, they began trending on Twitter after the split, with people both sad and thirsty for the single stars.