A year of course brings many new beginnings – but also some not-so-happy endings. Such was the case for a host of famous couples who split in 2017. There were quite a few newer power pairs like The Weeknd and Selena Gomez or Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, who opted to call off their romances. But there were also couples considered among Hollywood's longstanding relationships – such as Ewan McGregor and Eve Mavrakis or Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor – who parted ways after nearly two decades or more of marriage. Then there were the Hollywood moms and dads with young children who, like many parents, announced their splits with an assurance their little ones would come first, like Josh Duhamel and Fergie or Anna Faris and Chris Pratt. As the year comes to an end, we're taking a look back at the celebrity couples who wrote the final chapters of their relationships in 2017. Photos: Getty Images
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Emma Watson and William 'Mack' Knight Emma Watson and her tech entrepreneur boyfriend of two years ended their relationship in 2017. Famously protective over her private life, Emma has never commented on her relationship with Mack but has often been seen out in public with him. They were last spotted together having a romantic dinner date in New York City in late May. HELLO! contacted a representative of the star for comment. The duo first sparked romance rumors in October of 2015 after they were seen attending Hamilton together in NYC. At the time, a source told The Sun: "Mack is just a normal, down-to-earth guy who has nothing to do with Hollywood, and Emma loves that. She was left really hurt by her break-up with Matthew [Janney] and it's taken her more than a year to feel ready to start again with somebody. They're really happy with each other and see each other whenever Emma does not have work commitments." It seemed things were going well for the pair after Emma was introduced to Mack’s parents back in February. His mother Katherine told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I have met Emma, and she’s a wonderful girl. We don’t see them very often because he’s busy and working very hard." Emma has previously discussed keeping her personal life private. Earlier this year, she told Vanity Fair: "I want to be consistent: I can't talk about my boyfriend in an interview and then expect people not to take paparazzi pictures of me walking around outside my home. You can’t have it both ways." She added: "I've noticed, in Hollywood, who you’re dating gets tied up into your film promotion and becomes part of the performance and the circus." Photos: Laurent Viteur/WireImage/Instagram
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Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky The 27-year-old actress and 48-year-old director split after a year of dating. The former couple first started dating in September 2016 after working together on the 2017 film Mother!, which Darren directed. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, released a few days before their split, Jennifer revealed, “I had a crush on him when he pitched to me, and that was like a year before we started rehearsing, but he was a professional, which only made it worse for me.” She added, “We just kind of formed a friendship. He knew how I felt. He never told me how he felt. I mean, I assumed. We just formed a friendship and then the friendship turned into a partnership for the movie, once we started working. And then once the movie was done, I was like, ‘All right! You’re my boyfriend.’” Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images
