When Exes Bite Back
They were love's young dream…. Until it all went wrong
Rex FeaturesKaty Perry and Russell Brand
Katy Perry is alleged to have fought back at Russell Brand in the wake of their divorce – with a song. The singer re-released her album Teenage Dream, saying: “I'm moving forward and had a few things left to get off my chest. So this is the complete special edition of my album for my fans.” The lyrics for bonus track Wide Awake included “Falling from cloud nine, crashing from the high, not losing any sleep. Landed on my feet, the story's over now, the end.”
Rex FeaturesBrad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston
Brad Pitt kept silent about this 2005 split with Jennifer Aniston… Until 2011. Comparing his life now with when he was with the Friends star, he said: “It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself… I think that my marriage [to Aniston] had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't.” Ouch! No wonder Brad quickly back-tracked, saying: “It is an important relationship I value greatly. The point I was trying to make is not that Jen was dull, but that I was becoming dull to myself – and that, I am responsible for.”
Rex FeaturesMischa Barton and Brandon Davis
Brandon Davis got particularly nasty when he split from Mischa Barton. Writing on Twitter, he wrote: “Omg. Just realized my ex turned in to 1 of the fattest people in the planet. I’m gonna start dating plus sized models. Not! Mischa the Hefer [sic]”. Unsurprisingly, he removed the post soon after.
PA PhotosBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Ben Affleck rarely talks about his high-profile relationship with Jennifer Lopez but he made an exception in 2009, hitting out at the publicity that surrounded their romance. “I was no longer in control of my life. I thought I wanted certain things, but I didn’t. I got lost. I felt suffocated, miserable and gross. I should never have gone down that route or got sucked in to all the publicity,” he mused.
Anne Hathaway and Raffaello Follieri
Anne Hathaway famously split from boyfriend Raffaello Follieri after he was arrested for fleecing investors out of millions of dollars. When asked by Vogue what her deal-breakers were now she was dating again, the actress quipped: "Uh... Fraud?"
Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie admitted that he still loved ex-wife Madonna, before adding: “But she’s retarded too.”
Getty ImagesTaylor Swift and Joe Jonas
Singers Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas came to verbal blows after it was alleged that he dumped her over the phone. Joe Jonas wrote in his blog: "For those who have expressed concern over the '27 second' phone call, I called to discuss feelings with the other person. Those feelings were obviously not well received. I did not end the conversation. Someone else did. Phone calls can only last as long as the other person on the other end of the line is willing to talk.” Taylor Swift hit back on Ellen DeGeneres, saying: "When I look at that person, I'm not even going to remember the boy who broke up with me over the phone in 25 seconds when I was 18… I looked at the call log — it was like 27 seconds. That's got to be a record."
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Tom Cruise described his former marriage to Nicole Kidman as a “passionless hell”, while The Hours star was much more subtle, teasing: "I can wear heels now."
WennHalle Berry and Gabriel Aubry
When Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry split, things quickly turned nasty as they fought for custody of their daughter, Nahla. The Oscar winner accused Gabriel of being a racist and abusive. Thankfully, the pair seem to have now buried the hatchet for the sake of their toddler.
Big PicturesJohn Mayer and Jessica Simpson
We don’t really know what John Mayer was thinking when he described ex Jessica Simpson as “sexual napalm” but it was definitely a case of Too Much Information. “That girl, for me, is a drug. And drugs aren't good for you if you do lots of them. Yeah, that girl is like crack cocaine to me... Sexually it was crazy. That's all I'll say. It was like napalm, sexual napalm…”
Rex FeaturesMark Salling and Naya Rivera
Things got awkward between Glee co-stars Mark Salling and Naya Rivera when it emerged that he had been seeing other girls after they’d hooked up. Apparently, the actress and a group of friends egged and keyed Mark’s Lexus. Nice.
Rex FeaturesJennifer Lopez and Ojani Noa
The worst way to get back at an ex? Threaten to release a sex tape! That’s what Ojani Noa wanted to do after breaking up with Jennifer Lopez. The star wasn’t having any of it though, and quickly got her lawyers onto the case before anything was leaked.
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
Denise Richards told Larry King about her marriage to Charlie Sheen: "It was not a very healthy marriage," she said. "He's a stranger to me… With Charlie, he truly is — I do not know this person. And I have children with him." Charlie was also less than complimentary, saying: “This was the only way to get what they so desperately want… Which is to control… To physiologically terrorize… To punish. At some point I will just have to pray for her."
PA PhotosMel B and Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy famously denied being the father of Mel B’s child when they split in 2006. "I don't know whose child that is until it comes out and has a blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions," he said. A blood test showed that he was the father and the pair have since put their disagreements behind them for the sake of their daughter, Angel.
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger
Alec Baldwin and ex-wife Kim Basinger were involved in one of the most acrimonious divorces of recent times. She said Alec was "a tin-pot tyrant and bully" with bad mood swings, while he accused her of parental alienation involving their daughter, Ireland.
PA PhotosSean Penn and Robin Wright Penn
Sean Penn and ex-wife Robin Wright were at loggerheads when they finally split in 2010. After she said marriage to the Oscar winner “was exciting and difficult,” Sean described Robin as "a ghost to me now… We spent all those years together.... Now she's just gone."
Rex FeaturesElen Rivas and Frank Lampard
Elen Rivas and Frank Lampard seemed to take swipes at each other via their new partners following their 2008 split. Frank used legal action to stop his daughters appearing on Peter Andre’s reality TV show when the Australian started dating Elen. But Elen got her own back, taking to Twitter over Christmas 2011, saying, “Sad a father would stop his children from speaking to their mother over Christmas.” She also added: “You would have thought the girlfriend would have a little maternal understanding.”
Getty ImagesEminem and Kim Mathers
Eminem and Kim Mathers have been married not once, but twice. But they still don’t have nice things to say about each other. "I vomit in my mouth whenever I'm around him or whenever I hear his name," Kim once remarked. Fortunately the pair have agreed not to criticise each other in public for the sake of their daughter, Hailie.
Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson
Twitter was the weapon of choice for both Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson when they split back in 2008. "Being cheated on does wonders to you. I'm doing this publicly because u & ur friends call People. So you win, you broke my heart. Now go away, I loved you [sic]," Lindsay posted. It didn’t end there though; after a late night incident, Samantha Ronson retaliated: "Just got a glass thrown at my head….. Hmmm-wonder who did it????"
Rex FeaturesHeather Mills and Paul McCartney
After his high profile divorce from Heather Mills, Paul McCartney reportedly said: "There'll be no more nagging, no more chaos, no more Heather — bliss. I have peace at last." She hit back with, "I think he's got three different girlfriends. So I wish all the girls the best of luck. Better them than me."
Rex FeaturesTaylor Swift and John Mayer
Taylor Swift reverted to the medium of song once again when she split from ex John Mayer. "Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone/Don't you think 19's too young to be messed with? Maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away... I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said run as fast as you can," she sang.
PA PhotosKelly Osbourne and Luke Worrall
Exes Kelly Osbourne and Luke Worrall found themselves feuding after he made jibes about her body while she was at Amy Winehouse’s funeral. He quickly deleted the tweets, but not before a grieving Kelly had seen them. “@luke_worrall you've made it very clear u only dated me 4 my life style but s*** tweets about me the day im @ a funeral u have hit a new low,” she posted. “@luke_worrall it was fine when my Kellyphant ass was paying 4everything wasn't it? i just didn't think u could get much lower but u did #wow.”
PA PhotosMel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva
Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva were only together a year but their break-up turned into one of the nastiest that Hollywood had seen. Oksana, who has a daughter with the star, got a restraining order against Mel in June 2010, and released audio recordings of him threatening to kill her.
PA PhotosKim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
Kris Humphries was quick to blame the end of his 72-day marriage on wife Kim Kardashian. “I'm committed to this marriage and everything this covenant represents,” he said. When the pair were accused of getting married for money, he added: “To me it was real. I would never go through something or do something that wasn't real or I didn't believe in.” Hinting that this might not be the case with his soon-to-be ex-wife, the basketball player added: “I can really only speak for myself in terms of that.”
Getty ImagesKelly Brook and Matthew Morrison
Matthew Morrison caused confusion when he described his former date with Kelly Brook. "I once went out with a Brit. I didn't realise she was such tabloid fodder… It was Kelly Brook... She's not exactly the brightest bulb. We only went on one date," he said. But a few hours later and he had quickly back-tracked: "Wow, woke up to a flurry of emails regarding Kelly Brook. Don't always believe what you read. Kelly is a wonderful person and a good friend."
PA PhotosMark Wright and Lauren Goodger
The relationship between TOWIE stars Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger quickly disintegrated under the glare of the media spotlight – and it wasn’t long before they were embroiled in a war of words. He said: “She’ll try and make me look bad and I’ve got no interest in doing that. I haven’t gone to town on the fact I heard from ten different people that she cheated on me, as I don’t really want everyone to hate her for what she’s done.” Lauren, meanwhile, said Mark told her she needed to lose weight: “He tells me that we'll be a bigger couple because people like to see good-looking slim people.”
Rex FeaturesTulisa and MC Ultra
Tulisa hit out at her ex boyfriend MC Ultra after she said that he had leaked the sex tape of them together online. "Six months ago, I got a call from a mutual friend saying that apparently he has footage of me, that he's been threatening to bring it out to ruin my career,” she said. "As you can imagine, I am devastated, heartbroken. When you share an intimate moment with someone that you love and care about and trust, you never imagine that footage will be shared with the world." The rapper, whose real name is Justin Edwards, denied doing this, saying it would be “ungentlemanly”.
PA PhotosKatie Price and Peter Andre
Katie Price and Peter Andre have regularly taken bites out of each other in the press over their partners, book deals, children’s haircuts, and even whether they’re getting back together or not.
