These couples were madly in love — until they weren't.
From Kim Kardashian and Kayne West to Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock as well as Dan Hayhurst and Pamela Anderson — these once tight duos are going through some very difficult public break ups for all the world to see.
With off the wall Instagram rants, nasty custody battles, and disputes over prenuptial agreements — 2022 has started off on a contentious note for these embattled celebs.
Scroll through the gallery to see Hollywood's messiest splits:
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian
It's been a year since Kardashian slapped West with divorce papers, but their ongoing public feud has reached a whole new level of messiness. The rapper, 44, recently blasted Kim for blocking him from seeing their kids, North, 8, Saint, 6, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 2, called her out for letting their eldest have a TikTok account against his will and claimed the SKIMS founder had accused him of putting a hit out on her.
While Kardashian, 41, has remained largely silent — save for a February 4, Instagram Story in which she slammed West's “constant attacks” on her — “she may end up fighting for full custody because Kanye is just out of control,” a source says.
“The more he acts out, the more leverage he gives her. Kim’s tried everything to keep the peace and have a civil coparenting relationship, but Kanye’s making it clear he wants to go to war!”
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Brandon Blackstock & Kelly Clarkson
After being declared legally single last September, Clarkson is locking horns with ex-hubby Blackstock over her $45 million fortune. The singer, 39, who was ordered to pay the talent manager, 45, $200,000 a month in spousal and child support for their kids, River, 7, and Remington, 5, recently agreed to give Blackstock 5.12 percent of their $17 million Montana ranch after losing her legal battle to have him evicted from the property.
“Brandon seems to think he can wear Kelly down until he gets more money and the ranch, but she’s vowed never to let that happen,” dishes a source.
"Kelly’s still upset about the way Brandon treated her while they were together, and she says there is no way in hell that she’s letting him get the best of her in this divorce. She’s vowing to stand her ground and fight him to the bitter end.”
Dan Hayhurst & Pamela Anderson
In the wake of her divorce from hubby number four after a year of marriage, Anderson is girding for the worst. The Baywatch bombshell, 54, tied the knot with Hayhurst, her former bodyguard and the contractor at her Vancouver Island home, after a whirlwind romance, “and it’s not clear whether she got a prenup to protect her $20 million fortune,” spills a source.
“She’s freaking out because if Dan decides to go for her money, it could get ugly, and not the swift split she was hoping for.”
Anderson, who’s been laying low in Malibu with her adult sons, Brandon and Dylan, “is telling everyone that marrying him was a huge mistake,” the source adds, pointing out that Hayhurst’s former live-in girlfriend accused the star of being a home-wrecker. “Pamela’s mortified by it all and wishes that she’d never met the guy.”
