Can Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck beat the curse of the Sin City wedding? As Bennifer becomes the latest A-list couple to get hitched in Las Vegas, a look back at the other stars who tied the knot there – and the many divorces that followed
- Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez delighted fans after announcing they exchanged vows at A Little White Wedding Chapel over the weekend
- The couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony, 20 years after previously calling off their engagement due to ‘excessive media attention’
- Bennifer join the likes of Britney Spears, Bruce Willis, Pamela Anderson and more stars who have tied the knot at the popular destination
- Celebrity weddings in Vegas don’t necessarily lead to long-lasting marriages, with many famous couples eventually calling it quits over the years
- However, smitten couples such as Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos and Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. – who also got hitched in the Sin City – are still going strong
Celebrities are well known for holding lavish wedding ceremonies, but much like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, many superstar couples have opted to surprise the world by getting married in Las Vegas instead.
From Bruce Willis and Demi Moore to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, famous pairs over the years have proven that Sin City will always be a popular choice when it comes to tying the knot in a low-key ceremony.
However, the popular destination doesn’t particularly have the best reputation for long lasting marriages.
Some superstar couples that eloped in Sin City have managed to last for the long haul with the likes of Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos recently celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary. Elsewhere, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. are set to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in September.
Meanwhile, other couplings have failed to go the distance, with Britney Spears famously ending her marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander after 55 hours, while Nicolas Cage’s marriage to Erika Koike lasted just four days.
Indeed, the many celebrity weddings that have taken place over the years indicate that what happens in Vegas doesn’t often stay past Vegas when it comes to high-profile nuptials.
After Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez joined the growing list of couples to say ‘I do’ in Vegas, FEMAIL has taken a look at the other stars who famously got hitched in Sin City – and uncovered whether or not they are still together.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez – Together
Married: July 2022 – Present
True love conquers all: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have become the latest celebrity couple to tie the knot in Las Vegas
Marry Me: The couple were the picture of happiness on their special day which came as a surprise to fans
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot over the weekend in an intentionally low-key ceremony, nearly 20 years after the couple called off their engagement due to ‘excessive media attention.’
The high-profile pair surprised fans by choosing to slip away to Vegas with their kids for an intimate exchange of vows at the world famous A Little White Wedding Chapel.
The chapel – established in the 1950s – has married about 800,000 couples and has been the chosen venue for many quick celebrity weddings.
Jennifer, 52, detailed her journey to the altar on her newsletter On The JLo, where she shared how the couple read their own vows and opted not to pay extra for an Elvis impersonator during the intimate ceremony.
In the newsletter – which was signed Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck – the Hustlers star included candid selfies of the newlyweds and video of the couple preparing for their special day, including one of Ben, 49, getting ready inside the chapel’s bathroom and photos of the singer in her wedding dress.
‘We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out, love is patient. 20 years patient,’ she wrote in her post. ‘Exactly what we wanted. Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world.’
She continued: ‘Behind us two men held hands and held each other. In front of us, a young couple who made the three hour drive from Victorville on their daughter’s second birthday – all of us wanting the same thing – for the world to recognize us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and nearly universal symbol of marriage.
‘So with the best witnesses you could ever imagine, a dress from an old movie and a jacket from Ben’s closet, we read our own vows in the little chapel and gave one another the rings we’ll wear for the rest of our lives.’
Love Don’t Cost A Thing: The multihyphenate entertainer pictured wearing one of her two wedding dresses, which came from her own closet
The star shares 14-year-old twins Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony, 53, and Affleck shares three kids with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 50: Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.
The dynamic couple tied the knot just three months after becoming engaged again and two decades after the actor first got down on one knee.
After meeting on the set of the film Gigli in 2002, the twosome planned a lavish September 2003 wedding in Santa Barbara. However, just days before the date the duo announced that they planned to postpone the event.
Months later they ended their romance completely and married other people shortly thereafter. The pair then delighted fans when they officially rekindled their romance in May 2021.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker – Together
Married: April 2022 – Present
Newlyweds: Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker got hitched for the first time without a marriage license during a private ceremony in Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas: The impromptu occasion took place in April 2022 after the Grammys
In April 2022, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker surprised everyone by saying ‘I do’ at the One Love Wedding in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Kardashians star, 43, took to Instagram to share a gallery of snaps from the nuptials as she revealed that some drinking lead to the impromptu trip down the aisle after the 64th Annual Grammys.
Kourtney captioned the gallery of retro snaps to her 168million followers: ‘Once upon a time in a land far, far away (Las Vegas) at 2am, after an epic night and a little tequila, a queen and her handsome king ventured out to the only open chapel with an Elvis and got married (with no license).’
Practice makes perfect: The ceremony took place in front of an Elvis impersonator in a room with white walls adorned with pictures of orchids and matching drapery
Drunk In Love: The reality television star went on to legally tie the knot with the Bling-182 drummer in May
She also confirmed that it was not an actual legal ceremony as they did not have a marriage license, but it would help them for their actual wedding as she wrote: ‘Practice makes perfect.’
Under her leather jacket, Kourtney wore a yellow 2012 vintage Versace bustier with a huge crystal gothic cross down the middle as she and Travis, 46, packed on the PDA by sharing several kisses.
They both also sported a pair of black designer sunglasses as her man opted to show off his body art by going shirtless under the outerwear.
As an Elvis impersonator to officiate the wedding was mandatory, the one they got did not disappoint as he sported a shiny gold jacket and several matching chain necklaces with the King Of Rock ‘N Roll’s signature large shades.
In May 2022, the reality television star legally tied the knot with the Bling-182 drummer in a Santa Barbara courthouse, before they held a lavish Italian wedding in Portofino weeks later.
Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata – Together
Married: February 2021 – Present
Fifth times a charm: Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata got married at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas in February 2021
Merging cultures: The couple exchanged traditional Catholic and Shinto vows with poetry from Walt Whitman and Haiku ‘sprinkled in’
New love: The pair connected on the set of Nic’s 2021 film, Sion Sono’s Prisoners Of Ghostland, where Riko landed a role as a Mannequin Women – pictured in 2022
Actor Nicolas Cage and Riko Shibata tied the knot at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas in February 2021, after meeting in Japan the year before.
The pair connected on the set of Nic’s film, Sion Sono’s Prisoners Of Ghostland, where Riko landed a role as a Mannequin Women.
During their ceremony, the bride wore a black handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers.
Nicholas, 53, wore a black Tom Ford Tuxedo complete with a yellow rose buttonhole to match Riko’s bouquet.
Riko, 27, walked down the aisle to her favorite song Winter Song by Kiroro before they exchanged traditional Catholic and Shinto vows with poetry from Walt Whitman and Haiku ‘sprinkled in’, a rep for the actor told DailyMail.com.
The happy couple was pictured surrounded by white candles and green foliage in the hotel’s Primrose Courtyard as the masked officiant Reverend Richard E. Walter performed at the ceremony, before the newlyweds walked hand in hand back into the hotel.
After the wedding, the bride and groom held a small celebration attended by Nicholas’ third wife Alice – with whom he has remained good friends – and their son Kal.
Nicholas confirmed the wedding at the time and said the couple was enjoying newly-wedded bliss, telling DailyMail.com: ‘It’s true, and we are very happy.’
A state of Nevada marriage certificate obtained by DailyMail.com revealed that Riko has taken Nicholas’ name and is now known as Riko Cage.
She is 30 years younger than Cage and four years younger than his first son Weston Cage, 31.
This is Southern California native’s fifth marriage, which also includes Patricia Arquette (1995-2001), Lisa Marie Presley (2002-2004), Alice Kim (2004-2016), and Erica Koike (2019).
David Harbour and Lily Allen – Together
Married: September 2020 – Present
Just married: Singer Lily Allen married Stranger Things actor David Harbour at the iconic Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas in 2020
Smile: Lily later revealed that her wedding to David was supposed to be a ‘very private’ affair until the Nevada Clark County revealed details online
Tweeted: The couple had been planning to keep their nuptials a secret but Clark County Nevada tweeted their marriage certificate
Stranger Things star David Harbour tied the knot with singer Lily Allen at the iconic Graceland Chapel in Las Vegas in September 2020, following months of secret planning.
Making their nuptials a true classic Las Vegas affair, the lovebirds were married by an Elvis Presley impersonator.
In snaps shared from the ceremony, Lily opted for a short 60s-inspired Dior dress to exchange vows with a suited and booted David, 47, before celebrating their union with dinner at the fast food chain In-N-Out.
Lily, 37, opted for a short white double-breasted dress with a bateau neckline, black buttons, and a belted waist teamed with black suede platforms heels and a small bouquet of pink flowers.
The Smile hitmaker pulled her raven tresses into a bouffant with a matching white veil, while David wore a classic navy blue suit for the occasion.
The pair were joined by Lily’s children Ethel and Marnie as they tucked into their fast food outside.
Lily revealed that her wedding to David was supposed to be a ‘very private’ affair, but Nevada Clark County tweeted their marriage certificate.
Romantic: Lily opted for a short 60s-inspired Dior dress to exchange vows with a suited and booted David at the famed Graceland Wedding Chapel
Tucking in: The couple treated themselves to a burger after the ceremony
Speaking on the Sex, Lies & DM Slides podcast, the star joked that ‘what happens in Vegas, gets tweeted out by Vegas.’
Lily said: ‘We didn’t plan to announce it to anyone, it was meant to be a very private affair we were leaving Vegas and driving to Los Angeles and Nevada Clark County tweeted our marriage certificate.’
She quipped: ‘So that saying, “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas”, what happens in Vegas gets tweeted out by Vegas!’
The star added that she never planned to marry in Vegas and that due to COVID-19 lockdown it was one of the few places able to do weddings.
Lily joked: ‘So it seemed to be the only place that was stupid enough to have ceremonies so… it happened!’
The stars were first linked in January 2019, and Lily was first photographed wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring in November.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner – Together
Married: May 2019 to Present
Lovebug: Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner and singer Joe Jonas tied the knot in a surprise Las Vegas ceremony after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards
Love me tender: The ceremony in the Vegas chapel was presided over by an Elvis impersonator
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner and singer Joe Jonas tied the knot in a surprise Las Vegas ceremony, which took place hours after the 2019 Billboard Music Awards were held in the same city in May.
The star-studded nuptials, which cost just $600, were revealed thanks to live coverage by DJ Diplo on his Instagram Story.
In the clips, Joe was seen waiting at the altar before Sophie entered and walked down the aisle in a white veil and jumpsuit and gold Gucci mules.
The celebrity couple, who started dating in 2016, and announced their engagement in October 2017, tied the knot in front of loved ones and fellow Billboard Music awards attendees.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jonas: Photos of the newlyweds posing on the hood of the pink Caddy wearing pink tinted glasses were shared via social media
Their ceremony in the Vegas chapel was presided over by an Elvis impersonator. In one clip, Sophie, 26, repeated the words: ‘I thee wed…. and I love you… and I thank God He gave me you.’
Then the couple, at Elvis’s direction, repeated to each other in unison: ‘I promise you, I will never leave you. I will love and trust you all the days of my life.’
Elvis then told Joe, 32: ‘You may kiss the bride’, which he did as the guests whooped and hollered.
Country stars Dan and Shay played their hit Speechless during the ceremony, before Diplo played tunes from his deck.
The couple followed the Vegas wedding with a larger ceremony at a chateau in France a month later. The couple have since welcomed two children together.
Nicolas Cage and Erika Koike – Split
Married: 2019 (four days)
Viva Las Vegas: Nicolas Cage first got married in Vegas when he tied the knot with Erika Koike in May 2018
Cage and Koike were married for four days in March 2019 before he filed for an annulment.
Just hours after their impulsive walk down the aisle, the couple were seen in the midst of screaming match outside of a Las Vegas casino.
The Oscar winner had earlier been caught on video applying for a marriage license at a Las Vegas courthouse on Saturday in a somewhat agitated state.
However, the couple tied the knot the same day that they applied for the license but the honeymoon period didn’t last long.
Nicolas, 58, has said he was ‘too drunk’ to get married in annulment papers filed four days after he tied the knot in Las Vegas. The couple had been dating a year at the time of their sudden marriage.
In court documents the actor claimed that he and the 37-year-old make-up artist were intoxicated and he ‘lacked understanding of his actions in marrying [Koike] to the extent that he was incapable of agreeing to the marriage’.
The Kick-Ass actor has son Weston Coppola Cage, 31, with ex Christina Fulton and son Kal-El, 16, with ex-wife Alice Kim.
Shia LaBeouf and Mia Goth – Split
Married: 2016 to 2018
‘No marriage license’: Shia LaBeouf and Mia Goth were seen participating in a marriage ceremony at the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel in 2016
Rocky road: The wedding was accidentally livestreamed because of the package deal purchased by the couple
Transformers star Shia LaBeouf married his on-and-off partner Mia Goth in 2016, with a themed wedding at the Viva Las Vegas chapel in October 2016.
The pair have famously had a rocky relationship, being on and off since 2012, when they met on Lars Von Trier’s controversial and sexually explicit two-part film Nymphomaniac.
However, the couple took their relationship to the next level when they married during a Vegas wedding, which was revealed on Twitter by the Clark County Nevada account.
During the Elvis-themed affair, they promised to ‘adopt each other’s hound dogs,’ ‘never wear their blue suede shoes in the rain,’ and ‘always be each other’s teddy bear.’
Shia, 36, later told Ellen DeGeneres that the couple never intended for an audience watch, explained that the ceremony had been livestreamed nuptials on TMZ as the result of an accidental mishap.
Drama: The couple first met on the set of Nymphomaniac: Vol II, in 2012, only to endure plenty of drama as an on-again, off-again relationship; the pair pictured in 2014
‘The plan was for it to be a private deal … but part of the package, the King Tut package, you get a live stream for free,’ the Disturbia actor explained. ‘And I said, “You know, we don’t really need that as a matter of fact. We’ll just take our private tape”
He continued: ‘We get home and it’s like, “Whoa, hey, listen something changed.” So I called them up and they said, “Somebody pressed the wrong button that sends the video to TMZ.”’
Shia filed for divorce in 2018, but it’s been unclear if the union was actually fully dissolved, or even legally binding, especially after a Twitter account for Clark County, Nevada, tweeted that the he and Mia, 28, merely had a non-binding commitment ceremony with the Elvis impersonator.
After reportedly doing the ‘on-and-off’ relationship drama, the pair have been back ‘on’ as a couple since March 2020. It was revealed that the pair welcomed their first child together in April 2022.
The Dream and Christina Milian – Split
Married: 2009 – 2010
Surprise: Singer Christina Milian and songwriter The-Dream tied the knot at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas in 2009
Quick split: The pair’s marriage actually ended late 2009, but they decided to keep it private to protect their daughter, who was born on February 2010
Singer Christina Milian and songwriter The-Dream (real name Terius Hagert Youngdell Nash) tied the knot with a shotgun wedding at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas in September 2009.
Days later, it was revealed that Christina was expecting the pair’s first child together.
The-Dream – who proposed to Christina, 40, with a six-carat sparkler from Ivanka Trump’s jewellery line – and his bride then held a second ceremony in Rome surrounded by friends and family.
After the couple welcomed their daughter Violet Madison Nash in early 2010, it was revealed that their relationship had ultimately come to an end.
The split was announced after photos surfaced of The-Dream, 44 – who has famously worked with the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber – holidaying with a mystery brunette.
In a cryptic message on her Twitter page, the AM to PM singer wrote: ‘Whatever you think… believe it.’
It had also been claimed that the pair’s marriage actually ended late 2009, but they decided to keep it private to protect their daughter, who was born on February 26.
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon – Split
Married: 2007 (six months) and 2014 – 2015
Wedding bells: Pamela Anderson married Paris Hilton’s ex (and sex tape partner) Rick Salomon at the Mirage hotel in October 2007 – pictured at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Short-lived: The pair’s marriage didn’t last for long as the Baywatch star went on to file for divorce just two months later on the basis of fraud
Actress Pamela Anderson married Paris Hilton’s ex (and sex tape partner) Rick Salomon at the Mirage hotel in October 2007.
The pair’s marriage didn’t last for long as the Baywatch star went on to file for divorce just two months later. The marriage was annulled on the basis of fraud.
In 2014, the pair decided to give marriage another try and got married again at Sean Penn’s Help Haiti Gala at The Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills.
‘Yes,’ Pamela replied when E! News asked if she and Salomon were again husband and wife.
‘We’re very happy,’ the actress added. ‘Our families are very happy and that’s all that matters.’
However, it wasn’t meant to be as the couple split once again just one year later.
Britney Spears and Jason Alexander – Split
Married: 2004 (two days)
Quickie marriage: Britney Spears famously married childhood friend Jason Alexander during a night out in Vegas in 2004, it was eventually annulled after 55 hours
Troubled: The singer was recently granted a restraining order against Jason after he crashed her wedding in June 2022
Childhood pals Britney Spears and Jason Alexander made headlines across the globe when they tied the knot on a whim in the early morning hours on January 3, 2004 during a ceremony at the Little White Wedding Chapel.
The duo were both 22 years old at the time of the 5.30am ceremony, and the marriage was famously annulled just 55 hours later.
Following the annulment, Britney said in an interview: ‘It was me being silly, being rebellious.’
Meanwhile, Alexander later claimed was forced by Britney’s mother, Lynne, and Britney’s management in those two days to protect her image at the peak of her fame following the phenomenal success of her album Toxic.
The star later announced her engagement to backing dancer Kevin Federline in July 2004, just seven months after her brief marriage to Jason.
The couple had two sons, Sean, 15 and Jayden, 14, before Spears filed for divorce in 2006 in a split that was finalized the following year.
Years later, Jason crashed Britney’s wedding to current husband Sam Asghari and allegedly attempted to enter Britney Spears’ bedroom while she was in it in June 2022.
Sarah Michelle Geller and Freddie Prinze Jr – Together
Married: June 2002 – Present
Throwback: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. reportedly tied the knot during a trip to Vegas in 2002
Man and wife: The pair officially exchange vows during a Mexican wedding months later
Hollywood stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. officially tied the knot during a ceremony in Mexico back in September 2002, however the pair reportedly said ‘I Do’ in Vegas months before that.
According to E! Online gossip columnist Ted Casablanca, the two tied the knot back in June at the Little White Wedding Chapel.
‘It was a midday ceremony but I have to respect their privacy. I can’t give out all the details,’ the officiant said at the time.
The pair’s Scooby-Doo co-star, Matthew Lillard, even referred to the couple as ‘newlyweds’ while doing press for the movie.
The couple both starred in the hit 1997 horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer before becoming romantically involved in real life.
Now, nearly 20 years later, the couple are parents of two. Sarah and her husband welcomed daughter Charlotte in 2009, followed by son Rocky in 2012.
Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton – Split
Married: 2000 – 2003
Famous love: Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton eloped on May 5, 2000 after a whirlwind two-month relationship
Breaking the rules: The pair kept things very casual for the Vegas wedding, opting for jeans and plain shirts
Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton kept things very casual for the Vegas wedding, with the pair opting for jeans and plain shirts.
The Hollywood superstars eloped on May 5, 2000 after a whirlwind two-month relationship. Jolie was two decades younger than Thornton … starring in the flick Pushing Tin together just a year prior.
It was Angelina’s second marriage – following her three-year marriage to Johnny Lee Miller – and Billy Bob’s fifth.
Following the wedding, the duo adopted Jolie’s son Maddox from Cambodia.
Billy Bob and Angelina separated in June 2002 with the divorce being finalized on May 27, 2003.
Reflecting on the split in 2018, Billy Bob said said on the HFPA in Conversation podcast: ‘We just had different lifestyles. Hers is a global lifestyle and mine is an agoraphobic lifestyle.
‘So that’s really, that’s the only reason we’re probably not still together, maybe. There was a different path in life we wanted to take.’
Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman – Split
Married: 1998 to 1999
Wild ride: In November 1998, Baywatch star Carmen Electra got hitched to basketball icon Dennis Rodman
Whirlwind romance: The pair tied the knot after a wild night out, but ultimately called it quits after six months
In November 1998, Baywatch star Carmen Electra got hitched to Chicago Bulls icon Dennis Rodman in a Vegas ceremony.
The pair had enjoyed a wild night out together in Sin City when they decided to make things official at the Little Chapel of the Flowers.
The marriage didn’t last long, with the NBA star trying to annul the marriage after nine days, before the pair reconciled.
The basketball superstar filed for an annulment six months later and said he was ‘of unsound mind when he recited his vows.’ However, the two have remained friends since their split.
Five years later, Electra admitted that she married Rodman in 1998 in direct response to the numbing emotional pain of having lost both her mother and sister – Electra’s mother died of brain cancer in August 1998, and two weeks later, her older sister, Debbie, died of a heart attack.
Speaking to Glamour, she stated: ‘I was just going through the motions. I was completely numb. At the time, I was dating Dennis Rodman. He was such a fun person to be around, and we went out every night. I remember thinking, this is my out. I’m just going to have fun, and I’m not going to worry about anything.
‘Right after my mom and sister died, I flew to Las Vegas and Dennis and I got married. I guess I was trying to cling to whatever I had. I’d lost my mom and my sister; I didn’t want to lose anyone else.’
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos – Together
Married: 1996 – Present
Eloped: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are another superstar couple who surprised fans by getting hitched in Sin City
Ride or die: May 1, 1996 was the date the pair eloped at the Chapel of the Bells in Las Vegas a year after meeting
Beloved All My Children co-stars Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos tied the knot in Vegas after one year of dating.
May 1996 saw the elope at the Chapel of the Bells in Las Vegas a year after falling for each other while working on the iconic soap.
Kelly played Hayley Vaughan while Mark played her on-screen love interest Mateo Santos.
Reflecting on the big day years later, Kelly told fans that the white dress she wore wasn’t a wedding dress. In fact it was a gown she bought for $199 in a final clearance sale.
‘I was working the soap [All My Children]. I didn’t make a lot of money. It was $199 on final clearance sale. “Do I eat this week, or do I get this dress?” Literally, this was the thought process’.
The happy couple share sons Michael, 24, and Joaquin, 18, and daughter Lola, 20.
Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere – Split
Married: 1991 – 1995
Marriage ultimatum: Actor Richard Gere and supermodel Cindy Crawford tied the knot in Las Vegas in 1991, after Cindy demanded that the couple take their relationship to the next level
Amicable split: The Pretty Woman actor gave in after the ultimatum but it proved to the wrong decision
Actor Richard Gere and supermodel Cindy Crawford tied the knot in Las Vegas in 1991, but the relationship was short-lived.
The A-list couple had actually met at a BBQ in 1988 and, despite a relatively large age gap – Richard was 39 and Cindy was 22 when they met – the model had been keen to solidify the romance by exchanging vows.
At the time, Richard was actually hesitant about getting married and later revealed: ‘I was a holdout at age 42, and this woman who I was crazy about and loved very much said, “I can’t wait. I gotta move on if it ain’t happening.”‘
The Pretty Woman actor gave in after the ultimatum but it proved to the wrong decision.
Cindy later told People: ‘ We didn’t spend enough time together. And we’re equally responsible for that. We thought it would be okay if we just flew in from Paris to L.A. to get together for a night to see each other. It wasn’t.’
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore – Split
Married: 1987 – 2000
Celebrations: Bruce Willis and Demi Moore eloped in 1987 after three months of dating
A-list couple: The Die Hard star and the Ghost actress welcomed three daughters together before they split in 2000
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore had only been dating for three months when they chose to get married at the Golden Nugget chapel in November 1987.
The A-list pair and their famous friends descended upon Downtown Las Vegas to celebrate the union.
Indeed, the ceremony was officiated by late singer Little Richard.
The Die Hard star and the Ghost actress welcomed three daughters together before they split in 2000.
The couple still remain on the friendliest of terms, even quarantining together with their daughters during the coronavirus pandemic.
Demi is currently supporting her ex after he was diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that can happen when parts of the brain responsible for language are damaged. As a result, it can be difficult for a person to communicate.
Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson – Split
Married: 1976 and 1989 – 1994
Controversial: Don Johnson was 22 when he began dating 14-year-old Melanie Griffith – the pair tied the knot in 1976 after she turned 18 – pictured in February 1976
Taboo: The controversial couple celebrated their union with celebrity friends like Cher (right) at their wedding reception in Los Angeles – pictured in January 1976
Melanie Griffith was just 14 years old when she met Don, then 22, on the set of 1973 movie, The Harrad Experiment.
After connecting during filming, which saw Don working with Melanie’s mom, Tippi Hedren, the pair moved in together after Mel turned 15.
When the Lolita star turned 18, the couple tied the knot with a small ceremony in Las Vegas in 1976.
The pair divorced after six months, but went on to reconcile in 1989 – leading to the birth their daughter Dakota Johnson in 0ctober that year. By 1994, the couple called it quits for good.
In an interview with People years later, the couple admitted that they had known that their first marriage was never going to work.
Don revealed that the night before the wedding he had been with ex-Miss World Marjorie Wallace. He claimed he had only left her after Melanie called to profess her undying love and to ask if they could get married.
Melanie stated that she had no delusions about the state of their relationship before the wedding, but had still hoped that making things legal would act as a catalyst to change their romance.
She recalled: ‘It just wasn’t working for us, but we couldn’t split up. We thought it might work better if we were married. It didn’t. I got married in order to end the relationship. ‘
Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow – Split
Married – 1966 to 1968
Icons: Singing sensation Frank Sinatra tied the knot with Mia Farrow at the Sands Hotel in 1966 after a two year relationship
Household names: The musician was 50 years old when he married then 21-year-old actress
Music legend Frank Sinatra was 50 years old when he married then 21-year-old actress, Mia Farrow in Vegas after two years of dating.
The actress was on the 20th Century Fox lot filming Peyton Place when she ran into the crooner, who was shooting WWII film Von Ryan’s Express.
Sinatra proposed with a show-stopping 9-carat pear-shaped diamond ring before the pair tied the knot in private ceremony at the Sands Hotel in Vegas in 1966, making the Guns at Batasi star the singer’s third wife out of four.
The marriage ended two years later once Sinatra sent the actress divorce papers on the set of Rosemary’s Baby, according to Vanity Fair.
Despite the ending of their marriage, Farrow and Sinatra remained friends in the decades to come.
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