Monday, November 30, 2009

Can celebrity relationships really survive?

Rumors have been tiptoeing around about marriage troubles between Madonna and her husband of seven years, director Guy Ritchie. It seemed to everyone that the once wild, pointy bra-wearing Queen of Pop had settled down for good with her Brit, with her finding Kabbalah, doing massive amounts of yoga, and adopting little David from Malawi. However, all indications point towards a confirmation of a divorce, with word that she's hiring Paul McCartney's divorce lawyer, Fiona Shackleton. Thus, another celebrity marriage bites the dust. Sad, sad, sad. All relationships and marriages face their challenges, but in the world of Hollywood and fame, there are booby traps left and right from being surrounded by gorgeous men and women, having nasty rumors spread, and over publicized romances.

After the jump, pitfalls that celebrity couples face that us average Joe's and Jane's don't have to deal with.

Temptation: the other woman/man
Case in point: Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston
Imagine yourself in Jennifer Aniston's shoes: your husband is the hottest man alive and he's leaving to shoot a movie with the hottest woman alive, Angelina Jolie. The set of Mr. and Mrs. Smith proved to be too much quality time between Brad and Angelina and those pouty lips were no match for Jen's toned arms. Temptation abounds in the sea of endless beauty that is Hollywood.

Over-publicity

Case in point: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
There was a time in 2002 where you couldn't turn on the TV or read a magazine without seeing or hearing that dreaded, stupid compound word, "Bennifer." They were the ultimate publicity w----s, which probably was the end cause of their broken off engagement. The couple was overexposed in a bad way, resulting in the embarrassing, box office failure, Gigli. No wonder both J.Lo and Affleck try to keep a low profile with their now husband and wife, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Garner.

One is more famous
Case in point: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
Reese Witherspoon is America's darling. She was charming and hilarious in Legally Blonde and won an Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter in Walk the Line. Her husband...er, what's his name? Exactly. Ryan Phillippe was suffering from a severe drought of good movie roles, and little fame. Perhaps he felt neglected and emasculated? Whatever the real issue was, he cheated on her with actress Abbie Cornish and the World's population collectively thought: downgrade.

Overexposed by Reality TV

Case in point: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
They were like the Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez of the millennium, except she was the wacky blond and he was the straight laced boy next door. Neither one of them was very famous before the run of their reality show Newlyweds, that documented their marriage, showcasing her ditziness and his good guy demeanor. It really catapulted Simpson to celebrity status, inflated her ago, and resulted in her leaving poor Nick. Another couple gone bad due to reality TV: Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler in MTV's, Meet the Barkers.

Are celebrity couples doomed to fail because of the nature of the industry they work in? How would it be possible to avoid these pitfalls?
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  • Alfonzo's Avatar
    Posted by Alfonzo Tue Jul 1, 2008 6:15pm PDT

    opp! That last comment was posted by mistake.What I wanted to say was it can work if the couple is grounded.The Davis's are a good examples of that. I don't know what they did to survive but it worked.i understand what everyone's saying,I don't want to date anyone that remotely does what i do because then you havwe the "we're too much alike" thing going on.Two actors,musicains,singers,writers not good.sometime it works if they work in two different mediums like artist and actor or writer and musician. that seems to have more longevity.Otherwise there seems to be a challenge,but it does happen. and as for the comment that these people are in some other world remeber never make a blanket statment about anyone.for example;Madonna was eating out of a trash dumpster not that long ago ,you don't forget things like that just because you have money.i'm around celebrities and I have to deal with the egos of artist on a daily basis.In order to really understand what it all about you have to see it first hand it's about more than money.The average person has no idea what it's like to do what people in the entertainment industry.The long nights ,the rejection,the over all pressure of being watched 24/7.So;talk all the crap you want to I'd love to see one of you judemental Joe averages try to function under all of that pressure and have a real life.not easy.I know right now I'm working on three(3)different projects nad because of that my relationships are in limbo,if i were in a mareriage I would be in some serious crap,you don't know what somone elses life is like until you walk a mile in their shoes.

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  • GIN-BANKS's Avatar
    Posted by GIN-BANKS Wed Jul 2, 2008 10:41pm PDT

    I think that if Guy Ritchie divorces Madonna and founds somebody else automatically whomever she is will be a upgrade.

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  • Renae's Avatar
    Posted by Renae Fri Jul 4, 2008 2:03pm PDT

    I feel that being in the business that they are in, relationships are doomed before they even start. They go guy hopping if they are a woman, due to the fact that they go from one movie to another and same with the men, they go women hopping. Then add on top of being how rich they are, they can have anyone, and end up sleeping with everyone at one time or another. They are in the "fish bowl" and gotta show up with newest man or chick that looks "hot" on their shoulder.

    Growing old for most people should be something to be proud of, being older should not give men nor women "free reign" to dump you just cause you are getting older, Hollywood or not.

    I also feel the pressure to look "perfect" is also something that does not help a relationship, that woman ends up looking more plastic than real, when they get those boob jobs or face lifts. What is wrong with being yourself?

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  • Renae's Avatar
    Posted by Renae Fri Jul 4, 2008 2:05pm PDT

    I feel that being in the business that they are in, relationships are doomed before they even start. They go guy hopping if they are a woman, due to the fact that they go from one movie to another and same with the men, they go women hopping. Then add on top of being how rich they are, they can have anyone, and end up sleeping with everyone at one time or another. They are in the "fish bowl" and gotta show up with newest man or chick that looks "hot" on their shoulder.

    Growing old for most people should be something to be proud of, being older should not give men nor women "free reign" to dump you just cause you are getting older, Hollywood or not.

    I also feel the pressure to look "perfect" is also something that does not help a relationship, that woman ends up looking more plastic than real, when they get those boob jobs or face lifts. What is wrong with being yourself?

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  • Young's Avatar
    Posted by Young Mon Jul 7, 2008 7:03am PDT

    Wow...I've heard celebrities have many soulmates. HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP reported that most of them were found on the Internet, such as EUAgeless.com. It's the best age-gap celebrity dating service on the Internet. Maybe it's right.

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  • Brittany's Avatar
    Posted by Brittany Tue Jul 8, 2008 8:12am PDT

    I DONT CARE ABOUT NO CELEB ...THEY ALL LET MONEY GET TO THEIR HEADS SOOOOOOO WHATEVA

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  • __A_YAHOO_USER__'s Avatar
    Posted by __A_YAHOO_USER__ Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:46am PDT

    Celebrity relationship always draw great attention from the public. Actually, wealthy-celebrity match is also disputable. Similar topics are usually found on the luxury online dating community called *****MillionaireL oveL inks.com************* .Who knows what kind of relationship those rich & famous singles & celebrities are really seeking there?

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