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And we all know how awful a breakup can be for us normal folks . Usually there’s ice cream involved, some pizza, maybe a pep talk or two from your pals, a night out that ends with you in the bathroom crying (“But I miss him Kelly! Just one phone call!”) while your friends yank your phone out of your death grip. Think of all of the cute Instagrams you might have to delete! And forget it if you were Facebook official. You’re one click away from Aunt Brenda commenting, “But you were such a lovely couple! I thought you were getting married ! xoxo Brenda.”
So we can only imagine what it is like for celebrities to go their separate ways in the public eye. Some celebrity couples quietly file for divorce, others hash it out via press release. For these celebs, they decided to be super specific when it came to telling the public about their break-ups, using some very non-traditional language. Hey, maybe you want to post a Facebook status saying you’re “consciously uncoupling” or “taking respectful, loving space” next time. It would probably shut your Aunt Brenda up.
After 10 years of marriage and 3 children, Ben and Jen released this statement , “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time.”
Barrymore and Kopelman had been married for nearly four years when they decided to split up. The pair gave this statement : “Sadly our family is separating legally, although we do not feel this takes away from us being a family. Divorce might make one feel like a failure, but eventually you start to find grace in the idea that life goes on. Our children are our universe, and we look forward to living the rest of our lives with them as the first priority.”
Though Tiny filed for divorce from T.I, he posted a sweet tribute to her on her birthday. He wrote, “In my eyes,we didn’t break up,we EVOLVED into something unconditional. A relationship that supersedes fidelity,physical presence,or any other disagreement we may have faced.”
This couple went their separate ways just 4 months after welcoming their second child into the world. “The beautiful and talented mother of my children for whom I hold the highest regard and respect, Apryl Jones, and I have mutually decided to end our relationship,” Omarion said in a now-deleted Instagram post. “We continue to love and support one another and still share a common goal to remain friends while being great parents to our children.”
Williams and Gilbert had been together for nearly ten years and married for about a year before releasing a since-deleted statement on Instagram, “We want to publicly state — plainly, and only this time — that we are splitting up. We also feel it’s important to state that we are going to be okay and in fact, we remain close friends who are good in each other’s eyes. That is something we are deeply thankful for.”
After a decade of marriage, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin decided to separate and coined the term “conscious uncoupling” while they did so. The pair released a statement in a since-deleted blog post on Gwyneth’s site Goop . “We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner.”
“They have been amicably separated for the past few months,” read the joint statement that the couple released when they split in 2013. “After six years together, they have recently decided to formalize their separation. Despite this being the end of their marriage, they love, support and respect each other as both parents of their son and as family.”
Think Gwyneth Paltrow was the only celeb to write a blog about her split? Think again. Jewel posted a heartfelt blog post about their decision to divorce saying, “We did not want anger to burn the ties that bound us. Instead we have chosen the much more difficult task of undoing ourselves stich by stich, and releasing each other with love so that we may take on our new form: dear friends and devoted co-parents of our beloved son Kase.”
Looks like Orlando Bloom is all about some poetic breakup language. In a statement made to People the couple confirmed their split saying, “Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand, we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time.”
The pop diva posted a photo of a sunrise on Instagram with the caption, “Thank you now for your love and understanding with the news that Josh and I have decided to go our separate ways. We wish only the best for each other as we venture towards new horizons. #thesunalwaysrises” Ah, now we understand the sunrise picture.
