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Love, or just good marketing? From Hollywood blockbusters to chart-topping hits, some celeb couples have had us wondering if their romances were as real as their public appearances. Dive into the juicy tales behind the PDA, red carpet moments, and sudden breakups that had fans questioning if these high-profile pairings were crafted for the cameras.
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00:00Is this like a little romance?
00:02It's not?
00:04No.
00:04Well, then you guys really do.
00:05But we do love each other.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:08And today, we're counting down our picks
00:11for those star-studded couplings
00:12that felt a little too staged to be true love.
00:16Recreating the Titanic.
00:17Oh, oh, we were so close.
00:19Yeah, so close.
00:20We're close.
00:23Number 30, Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan.
00:26What do you have to say about Xan?
00:27Why, what do you love most about him?
00:29Look at him.
00:30Look at his cute little, like, face and his smile.
00:33And he's, like, the sweetest ever
00:35and treats me like a princess.
00:37When you're Miley Cyrus' younger sister
00:39trying to make your own mark in music,
00:42dating a controversial SoundCloud rapper
00:44might seem like a strategic career move.
00:47Noah Cyrus and Lil Xan's summer 2018 fling
00:51burned hot and fast, featuring Instagram PDA,
00:55a joint single called Live or Die,
00:57and a messy public breakup over social media.
01:00Got you tonight.
01:04Live or die.
01:07The drama reached its peak
01:08when they accused each other of cheating,
01:11with Lil Xan suggesting Cyrus was using him for clout.
01:14He also alleged in an Instagram post
01:16that their relationship was set up by Columbia Records,
01:20to which they were both signed
01:21in an attempt to boost their careers.
01:24That's a stupid conspiracy.
01:25Like, it was real.
01:26Okay, good.
01:26I'm glad, because it seemed like
01:28you were genuinely, like, very into each other.
01:30It might have lasted, like, a week and a half,
01:32but you were pretty...
01:33Yeah, that was a genuine thing, yeah.
01:35Number 29, Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins.
01:38What was that story I heard about you
01:40waking up in your underwear on the lawn after that party?
01:44Um, just a practical joke.
01:49The Hollywood formula is practically written in stone.
01:52Cast two attractive rising stars in a romantic thriller,
01:56have them play love interests,
01:58then watch as their on-set chemistry
02:00supposedly spills into real life.
02:02Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins
02:04followed this playbook to a T
02:06during their brief 2011 romance
02:08while making the movie Abduction.
02:10It's better than middle school.
02:18That's because I know what I'm doing now.
02:20The timing couldn't have been more perfect.
02:22They started dating during filming,
02:24made public appearances together as promotion ramped up,
02:27then mysteriously called it quits
02:29right around the movie's September premiere.
02:31The relationship lasted almost exactly as long
02:34as the production and promotion cycle,
02:36which made it seem like just another
02:38carefully choreographed scene
02:39from the film's marketing plan.
02:41How natural was the chemistry between you?
02:44I would, you know, I hope I'm not speaking,
02:46but I would say it was pretty natural.
02:48I mean, we had a lot of fun on set.
02:51I mean, the entire cast did.
02:53Number 28, Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian.
02:56Reality TV gold doesn't get much messier
02:59than the Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian saga.
03:02Their relationship was a tangled web of revenge,
03:05clout chasing, and family drama from day one.
03:19Chyna had previously dated and had a child with Tyga,
03:23who left her to date Kardashian's younger sister, Kylie Jenner.
03:26Then suddenly in January 2016,
03:29Chyna and Kardashian were flaunting their new relationship,
03:32which quickly led to an engagement,
03:34pregnancy announcement, and their own e-reality show,
03:38Rob and Chyna, all within months.
03:41Yo, you have serious anger issues.
03:44How am I going to grab your fries as well?
03:46Why are you yelling, you psycho?
03:48What's wrong with you?
03:49Because it's aggravating.
03:51Their turbulent romance imploded spectacularly in 2017,
03:54with Kardashian posting intimate photos of Chyna on social media.
03:58Their relationship produced their daughter Dream,
04:00but also exactly what they both seemed to want.
04:03Endless headlines and a lucrative TV deal.
04:06Look how pretty you look.
04:08All right.
04:10Here we go.
04:11You have a boy or a girl?
04:13Girl.
04:14Number 27, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal.
04:18The timing couldn't have been more convenient
04:20when Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal started dating in 2007.
04:24She is, as I would say about most of the women who I,
04:29or close friends, or I've had relationships with in my life,
04:33like one of the smartest, strongest people I've ever met.
04:36Witherspoon had recently finalized her divorce from Ryan Phillippe,
04:40and both actors had upcoming projects
04:42that could benefit from some positive press attention.
04:45The duo met while filming Rendition
04:47and maintained a relatively private relationship,
04:50despite paparazzi constantly capturing their coffee runs and gym dates.
04:55This is a copy of his most recent credit card charges.
04:58He spent $70 on duty-free during his flight to DC.
05:03He was on that plane.
05:04Their romance conveniently kept both actors in the spotlight
05:07during a crucial period in their careers.
05:10Witherspoon was establishing herself as a producer,
05:12while Gyllenhaal was transitioning to more serious roles.
05:16After two years together,
05:17they quietly split in 2009,
05:20right as their mutual need for publicity had waned.
05:22Both reps for the stars tell us that it's not true,
05:25and they are still together,
05:27as do several sources,
05:29who say that even though they've had their rocky times in the past
05:32and broken up a few times before,
05:34right now there's no buzz or breakup talk going on.
05:38Number 26, Selena Gomez and Orlando Bloom.
05:42Hollywood's romantic musical chairs reached peak absurdity in 2014,
05:46when Selena Gomez and Orlando Bloom were spotted looking cozy
05:50outside a Chelsea Handler show.
05:52And this isn't the first photo of Bloom and Gomez together.
05:55There's another Instagram photo out there of his arm all over Selena.
06:00The timing raised immediate red flags.
06:03Bloom had recently split from Miranda Kerr,
06:05who was seen flirting with Justin Bieber at a Victoria's Secret fashion show.
06:09Meanwhile, Gomez had just ended things with Bieber.
06:12By the way, this was the time when Justin Bieber left Selena,
06:16or she left him,
06:17and then Orlando and Miranda split,
06:19so they were kind of two lost souls together.
06:21Fast forward to 2016,
06:23and paparazzi caught Bloom and Gomez getting suspiciously close
06:27at a Las Vegas nightclub,
06:29right as both needed some image rehabilitation.
06:32Bloom was dating Katy Perry at the time,
06:34while Gomez was promoting her revival tour.
06:37Neither ever confirmed a relationship,
06:38but the strategic are-they-or-aren't-they speculation
06:41created endless headlines about them.
06:54When Nicolas Cage married Lisa Marie Presley in August 2002,
06:58even Elvis must have been spinning in his grave.
07:10Cage, a self-proclaimed Elvis superfan
07:13who reportedly based his performance in Wild at Heart on The King,
07:17took his obsession to a whole new level
07:19by marrying Presley's only daughter.
07:21Their marriage lasted exactly 107 days
07:24before Cage filed for divorce,
07:26barely enough time for the wedding photos to even be developed.
07:29The two first crossed paths at a party in 2000,
07:32while she was engaged to singer-songwriter John Ojica,
07:35and Nick was married to Patricia Arquette.
07:37They wed in Hawaii near the 25th anniversary of Elvis' death.
07:41In later interviews,
07:43Presley admitted they shouldn't have been together,
07:45describing their relationship as a, quote,
07:47bloody nightmare.
07:48The publicity stunt theory gained traction
07:51because the timing aligned perfectly
07:53with Cage's need to promote adaptation.
07:55While Presley was pushing her music career
07:57with an album release.
08:06Number 24, Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield.
08:09Their off-screen romance began in 2011
08:12during the Amazing Spider-Man production,
08:15creating the perfect real-life parallel
08:17to their on-screen chemistry.
08:18Oh, hey, uh,
08:21got your mom's, uh, please.
08:24Oh, lovely.
08:25Yeah, they're beautiful, right?
08:26They're beautiful.
08:27They were, they were nice.
08:28The timing was impeccable.
08:30Their relationship blossomed right as
08:32Sony needed audiences to embrace new faces
08:34in the rebooted franchise.
08:36Throughout both Spider-Man films,
08:38they charmed on red carpets and talk shows,
08:41their authentic-seeming relationship
08:42becoming a cornerstone of the marketing campaign.
08:45Amazing chemistry.
08:46Now, do you work at that?
08:47Do y'all rehearse?
08:48I mean, before you kiss,
08:50do you kiss to make sure
08:51you're gonna kiss okay?
08:52Oh, yeah.
08:55I mean, do you guys like, I mean,
08:57How thirsty are you?
08:58Are we back?
08:59Yet suspiciously,
09:00just months after The Amazing Spider-Man 2
09:03underperformed and Sony canceled plans
09:05for a third film,
09:06they called things off.
09:07While many fans believed
09:09their feelings were genuine,
09:10the convenient beginning and end dates
09:12aligned so perfectly
09:13with the Spider-Man production schedule
09:15that some remained skeptical.
09:17Um, I feel like I'm getting in the way.
09:19You've got this, all right?
09:20I'm just gonna-
09:22Take it away, I'm off.
09:22Thank you so much.
09:26I feel like she's still here.
09:28Number 23,
09:29Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson.
09:31In mid-2025,
09:33Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson
09:35raised eyebrows
09:36after being spotted together repeatedly
09:38while promoting the Naked Gun reboot.
09:40You're not worried the rare meat
09:41will ruin a good stuffing?
09:43As long as you don't mind
09:44if I get salmonella.
09:46Mind it.
09:47I prefer it.
09:48I like a sick little boy.
09:50The unexpected pairing
09:51generated plenty of headlines,
09:53helped by their playful rapport
09:55during press appearances.
09:57While both maintained
09:58that they genuinely enjoyed
09:59each other's company,
10:00the timing was hard to ignore.
10:02Uh, we met on set.
10:03Mm-hmm.
10:04And we discovered we had a lovely,
10:07budding chemistry.
10:08Yeah.
10:09A connection.
10:09There's two actors
10:10and I was like,
10:11oh, this is nice.
10:12Let's not mold this.
10:15Let's just let it breathe.
10:16Once the press tour wrapped,
10:18the sightings stopped
10:19and the rumored relationship
10:20quietly faded.
10:22Anderson later confirmed
10:23that they actually dated
10:24shortly after production
10:25wrapped on the film
10:26and spent an intimate week together
10:28at Neeson's New York home.
10:30However, she added
10:30that they went their separate ways
10:32afterwards.
10:33I always was laughing
10:34when people thought,
10:34oh, that's a publicity stunt.
10:35I'm like, a publicity stunt.
10:37This is real.
10:38We have real feelings.
10:39And so, um, yeah,
10:43it's just been
10:43incredible experience
10:45to have that kind of friendship.
10:46Still, many remain convinced
10:48that their public displays
10:49of affection
10:49existed solely
10:51to generate buzz for the movie.
10:52Number 22.
10:54Sydney Sweeney and Glenn Powell.
10:56Sydney Sweeney and Glenn Powell
10:58starred in 2023's
10:59Anyone But You,
11:00and their chemistry
11:01was so convincing
11:02that dating rumors
11:03began flying fast.
11:05You clearly want Margaret.
11:07No, I don't.
11:07Yes, you do.
11:08I saw the way you looked
11:09at her last night
11:10and I know she broke your heart.
11:11She sees you're with me.
11:13She wants what she can't have
11:14and then bye-bye,
11:15Crocodile Jack.
11:16There was just one problem.
11:18Both were in committed relationships
11:19when filming began.
11:21Powell had been dating model
11:22Gigi Paris since 2019
11:24and Sweeney was engaged
11:26to businessman
11:27Jonathan Devino.
11:28Yet, as the film's
11:29marketing ramped up,
11:30Powell and Paris
11:31suddenly split,
11:32while Sweeney's engagement
11:33seemed to fade
11:35from public view.
11:36We do love each other
11:37and honestly,
11:38this is one of the most
11:39spectacular humans
11:40I've ever met.
11:40She's really incredible.
11:41Oh, well,
11:42y'all are so cute together.
11:43The co-stars leaned
11:44hard into the speculation
11:46with flirtatious interviews
11:48and touchy red carpet moments
11:50that had fans convinced
11:51they were Hollywood's
11:52new id couple.
11:53The buzz worked brilliantly.
11:55The film exceeded
11:55box office expectations.
11:57Months later,
11:58after the promotional tour ended,
12:00both actors clarified
12:01it was all a marketing ploy.
12:03It's when you find somebody
12:04that you have
12:04a great creative partnership with
12:06and somebody you can really trust.
12:08You want to just
12:09keep doing that.
12:10There's no reason
12:10to do it any other way.
12:11Number 21,
12:13Olivia Wilde
12:14and Harry Styles.
12:15When director Olivia Wilde
12:16cast Harry Styles
12:17in Don't Worry Darling
12:18after Shia LaBeouf's departure,
12:20nobody anticipated
12:21the behind-the-scenes drama
12:23would overshadow
12:24the actual film.
12:25I knew there was
12:26a step missing.
12:27Let me put a pot on.
12:28No, no, no, no, no.
12:30Come on, let me just put...
12:31Relax, relax.
12:32Make some drinks.
12:33Okay.
12:33I am your chef tonight.
12:35Their relationship publicly began
12:37in January 2021
12:38when they attended
12:39a wedding together.
12:40As production continued,
12:42their romance became
12:43Hollywood's worst-kept secret,
12:45though both remained
12:45professionally tight-lipped.
12:47It all seemed to generate
12:48unprecedented publicity
12:50for the film,
12:51despite increasingly awkward
12:52red carpet appearances
12:53and rumors of on-set tensions
12:55with co-star Florence Pugh.
12:57We needed whoever
12:59was going to play Jack
13:00to be instantly lovable
13:03and someone who was
13:04deeply charming and empathetic.
13:06And I knew that Harry and Flo
13:08would be beautiful together.
13:11Conveniently,
13:11their breakup was announced
13:12in November 2022,
13:14shortly after the film
13:15completed its theatrical run.
13:17Whether genuine romance
13:18or calculated career move,
13:20their relationship succeeded
13:22in one aspect,
13:23keeping Don't Worry Darling
13:24in headlines long
13:25after mixed reviews
13:26would have otherwise buried it.
13:28I chose this.
13:33My kids are here.
13:36Buddy, your kids aren't real.
13:38They are.
13:39Kids aren't real here.
13:40No, they are.
13:40They're real to me.
13:41Nothing is real.
13:41They're real to me, Alice,
13:42because here they're alive.
13:43Number 20,
13:44Steve-O and Nicole Richie.
13:46Whatever.
13:47At least you have this
13:47barbecue tonight.
13:48Yeah, tonight will be fun.
13:50They'll be hot, guys.
13:51I'm so hot.
13:52In 2006,
13:53Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie
13:55had captured the world's attention
13:57with their over-the-top reality show,
13:59The Simple Life.
14:00And while Nicole initially gained fame
14:01for her socialite status,
14:03she was also making headlines with DUIs
14:05and her sudden weight loss.
14:07It's almost hard to believe
14:08this is what Nicole used to look like.
14:10She says she's not doing anything dangerous.
14:13She's just working out three times a week
14:15with a trainer
14:16and no longer eating Taco Bell for breakfast.
14:18The same year,
14:19Steve-O was hot off his jackass success,
14:22but he was also no stranger to bad press.
14:24So when the duo were spotted
14:26packing on the PDA,
14:27fans were quick to doubt
14:28the convenient coupling.
14:30The comedian later confirmed
14:31these suspicions,
14:33saying the pairing was just for attention.
14:35It's stunt time.
14:36Oh no.
14:37Oh no.
14:37What are you doing?
14:38Don't do it.
14:38Don't do it.
14:39Do it.
14:40I love it.
14:40And Artie,
14:41I love you for saying that.
14:42Number 19,
14:44Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny.
14:45I see the hate
14:46that Bad Bunny's getting though.
14:49What do you guys think?
14:50When pictures first emerged in 2023
14:53of the supermodel
14:54and the Puerto Rican musician together,
14:56the internet was thrown
14:57into speculation shambles.
14:59Those who disapproved of the pairing
15:00quickly assumed
15:01it was another one
15:02of Kris Jenner's publicity schemes.
15:05400 shows
15:06and I never even got a wink.
15:07Even when you scream,
15:08just now I hear you.
15:09Okay, good.
15:10Masses of Bad Bunny fans
15:12expressed their disappointment
15:13and not without reason.
15:15While the singer is celebrated
15:16for his outspoken representation
15:18of Latino culture
15:19in the mainstream pop scene,
15:21Kendall has repeatedly been accused
15:23of appropriating that culture.
15:24However,
15:25the couple were continually spotted together
15:27until no one could deny the truth.
15:29But at least we got this iconic video.
15:32Mommy, be careful.
15:34Rabies?
15:35The mosquitoes.
15:36Number 18, Phyllis Gates and Rock Hudson.
15:40When did things go wrong?
15:41What happened?
15:42Well, they didn't really go wrong.
15:46They just dissipated on his part.
15:48Traveling back in time
15:49to the great silver screen romances,
15:51this couple first met in the mid-1950s.
15:54An unlikely pairing,
15:56Rock Hudson was a big-time movie star
15:58while Phyllis was his agent's secretary.
16:00However, when people began to question
16:02the charismatic actor's sexuality,
16:04he was quickly married to quell the rumors.
16:06Do you think Henry knew that Rock was gay?
16:09Well, I don't know.
16:11I mean, for publicity purpose,
16:12would it look good for him,
16:13you know, to be with someone?
16:14Oh, sure.
16:15Yeah?
16:15Mm-hmm.
16:16But I didn't think about that.
16:17And while sources have said
16:19he was eager to keep up
16:20his all-American persona,
16:22their marriage fell apart
16:23after just three years.
16:25More would come to light
16:26after Hudson's AIDS diagnosis,
16:28which led to the actor's
16:30tragic passing in 1985.
16:32He had a boyfriend at the end
16:34who wound up suing him,
16:36Mark Christian.
16:37Mark Christian.
16:37I felt sorry for him.
16:38Number 17,
16:40Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush.
16:42Apparently,
16:43the behind-the-scenes drama
16:44between these One Tree Hill co-stars
16:46would have made the show
16:47seem like a bore.
16:48It became that,
16:49so it was that loaded
16:50of a situation where it was like...
16:52Life is always loaded.
16:54What the public knows ever
16:56is never,
16:58it's not the tip of the iceberg.
16:59When they began dating in 2002,
17:01it looked like just another case
17:03of young actors
17:04dating their castmates.
17:05However,
17:06when they got engaged,
17:07married,
17:07and divorced
17:08in less than a year and a half,
17:09the public started to question
17:11the relationship's legitimacy.
17:12I didn't sleep with Peyton.
17:15No,
17:16you slept with Nikki.
17:18I didn't have feelings for you then.
17:21I guess that's my answer.
17:24No,
17:25it's not,
17:26Lucas.
17:26I care about you so much.
17:28Years later,
17:29Sophia alluded to feeling pressured
17:31into the marriage,
17:32but this sparked backlash
17:33from Chad's team
17:34who denied the claim.
17:36Now,
17:36the actress just chalks it up
17:38to a youthful mistake,
17:39but we can't help but wonder
17:40if there's more to the story.
17:42Oh my God.
17:43Because you were so young.
17:44Oh yeah,
17:45no,
17:45I mean,
17:45I was,
17:46how old was I?
17:47I don't even know.
17:48It was like the second season.
17:49Wow.
17:50But everybody's been 22
17:51and stupid,
17:52you know?
17:52Right.
17:53Number 16,
17:54Ben Affleck and Anna de Armas.
17:56What did you say to Joe?
17:58Nothing.
18:05You must have said something.
18:07When usually private co-stars
18:08publicly debut their relationship
18:10leading up to promotions
18:11for a new movie,
18:13it's easy to be suspicious.
18:14And at the beginning of lockdown,
18:16social media was suddenly bombarded
18:18with endless paparazzi shots
18:20of Ben and Anna
18:21grabbing coffee
18:22or walking their dogs.
18:23Why are you the only man
18:25who wants to stay with me?
18:28I don't know.
18:29They quickly became
18:30the quarantine couple,
18:31and the internet seemed to agree
18:33that all the signs
18:34were pointing to a PR sham
18:36for their film Deep Water.
18:37And while Anna has said
18:39that the pressure
18:39of the constant spotlight
18:40led to her leaving LA,
18:42we're still not over
18:43this iconic photo
18:44of her cardboard cutout
18:45being thrown in the trash.
18:47How about couples therapy?
18:52I was going to get something
18:53to go for the guys,
18:54but maybe I'll just skip it.
18:55Number 15,
18:57Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.
18:59Hey, you want to go get a drink?
19:01No, I'm with somebody.
19:03In 2005,
19:05the media went crazy
19:06over Brad Pitt
19:07and Jennifer Aniston's
19:08sudden divorce.
19:10But Angelina Jolie
19:11wasn't the only
19:11Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star
19:13who got involved
19:14with one of these exes.
19:15That same year,
19:17Vince Vaughn went on
19:18to star alongside
19:18none other than Aniston
19:20in a movie conveniently
19:21called The Breakup.
19:22So when rumors of romance
19:24between the two began,
19:26people assumed
19:26it was all a setup.
19:27For all you know,
19:28I just offered you
19:29a get out of board
19:29love for free card
19:30with those things attached.
19:31God, you're crazy.
19:32No, I'm not crazy.
19:33And a lot of times
19:34people go,
19:34oh, that's crazy.
19:35Then they go, it's genius.
19:36The public attention
19:37then led to the film
19:38becoming a box office hit
19:39and the couple's
19:41post-release breakup
19:42only added to the PR accusations.
19:45However,
19:45the couple still speaks highly
19:46of their short time together
19:48and it appears like
19:49they've remained friends
19:50ever since.
19:51Anytime you want.
19:52It'll be on the house.
19:53Come on by.
19:54Well, I will then.
19:56Number 14,
19:57Theo James
19:58and Shailene Woodley.
20:00I don't want to go too fast.
20:04It's okay.
20:07I've already got my spot
20:08on the floor.
20:09After these actors
20:10were cast as Tris and Four
20:12in the popular
20:13Divergent series,
20:14fans were quick to clock
20:16just how much chemistry
20:17the pair shared.
20:18From their steamy romance
20:19scenes in the film
20:20to their flirty banter
20:21during press and promotions,
20:23the public was left wondering
20:24if it was more than acting.
20:26It looks good.
20:27It's very...
20:28Stinky.
20:29While they denied
20:30being in a relationship,
20:31their jokes of repeatedly
20:33practicing the film's kiss scene
20:34didn't help quell any rumors.
20:36Like many suspected,
20:38Theo later went on
20:39to say that everything
20:40between the two
20:40was all in an effort
20:41to make their character's
20:42relationship feel legitimate.
20:45Anyway,
20:45you should get back
20:46to your friends.
20:49Okay.
20:50Number 13,
20:52Kylie Jenner
20:52and Timothee Chalamet.
20:54Huh.
20:55Huh?
20:57Huh.
20:58This is truly
20:59a celebrity pairing
21:00that no one saw
21:01coming in 2023.
21:03And while grainy
21:04paparazzi photos,
21:05rumors of Kylie's car
21:07in the actor's driveway,
21:08and inside sources
21:09had teased this duo
21:11for months,
21:12the public was certain
21:13it was fabricated.
21:14Then came the Beyonce concert,
21:16where the two first
21:17put their relationship
21:18on public display
21:19and the internet went wild.
21:25Some attributed
21:26the sudden attention
21:27to yet another
21:28Kris Jenner master plan,
21:30while others wondered
21:31what the two
21:31could possibly have
21:32in common.
21:33It looks like
21:34only time will tell.
21:35These are our years,
21:36Kendall.
21:37They are our years.
21:38I'm 25,
21:39you're like 30.
21:40Kylie,
21:41that is so rude.
21:43Number 12,
21:45The Weeknd
21:45and Selena Gomez.
21:47When paparazzi photos
21:48of these two kissing
21:49first circulated in 2017,
21:52fans weren't sure
21:53what to think.
21:53And as the couple
21:54became more publicly involved,
21:56people still weren't buying it.
22:06Many pointed to Selena's past,
22:08wondering if she was
22:09trying to get away
22:10from the never-ending
22:11Justin Bieber drama,
22:12and recalling
22:13her previous fake fling
22:15with Zed
22:15to promote
22:16their collaboration.
22:24When the couple
22:25was reported
22:25to have parted ways
22:26less than a year later,
22:28gossip sites insisted
22:29that their relationship
22:30was entirely contractual.
22:31The nail in the coffin
22:32was Selena's 2020 video
22:34with Nikki Tutorials,
22:36where she shared
22:36her lengthy solo status.
22:39It's actually
22:39a great time
22:40for me to be.
22:41I've been single
22:43for almost five years,
22:45and I think this was
22:47so important to me.
22:48So I feel pretty good.
22:49Oops.
22:50Number 11,
22:51Shawn Mendes
22:52and Camila Cabello.
22:53Where do we even
22:54begin with this one?
23:02From constant photos
23:03of the pair
23:04making out
23:04to that one
23:05kissing video,
23:06this relationship
23:07feels like a fever dream.
23:08And while celebrities
23:09are usually busy
23:10denying dating claims,
23:12Shawn and Camila
23:13spent their time together
23:14trying to convince
23:15the public
23:16that they were
23:16a real couple.
23:24The pair going public
23:25around the release
23:26of their song
23:27Senorita
23:27didn't help their case,
23:29and neither did
23:30Shawn's previously
23:31speculated PR relationship
23:33with Hailey Baldwin.
23:34However,
23:34the couple proved
23:35the naysayers wrong
23:36by staying together
23:37for two years
23:38until their eventual
23:40breakup in 2021.
23:41I don't think
23:42that I'm going to
23:43be able to write
23:43songs that really
23:44do it justice,
23:45that can really
23:46capture the things
23:47and the feelings
23:48with her.
23:49Number 10,
23:50Kim Kardashian
23:50and Pete Davidson.
23:52I don't want to
23:53ask for your number
23:54at the last minute
23:55and you pretended
23:55that you couldn't
23:56get with me
23:56because you had
23:57gloves on.
23:58I know.
23:58Will you ask me
23:59again this time?
23:59I don't have gloves on.
24:01In the wake of
24:01Pete's public breakup
24:02with Ariana Grande,
24:04fans weren't convinced
24:05his time with
24:05Kate Beckinsale
24:06was anything more
24:07than a vengeful rebound.
24:09However,
24:10Pete went on
24:10to surprise the world
24:11by dating a long list
24:12of Hollywood's
24:13most beautiful
24:13and successful women.
24:15Oh my God.
24:16There's something
24:17about that boy.
24:18$50.
24:18$100.
24:19$500.
24:20$1,000.
24:21Perhaps the most
24:22unexpected was
24:23the newly divorced
24:24Kim Kardashian.
24:25And while you might
24:26remember their
24:27SNL skit,
24:28his public fights
24:29with Kanye
24:29or the fact that
24:30Pete got branded
24:31for her,
24:32an inside source
24:32at Hulu revealed
24:33that producers
24:34tried to tease
24:35the relationship
24:35longer just to
24:37pique public interest
24:38in the Kardashian's
24:39show.
24:39I knew it was
24:40like an excuse,
24:41but I remember
24:41being in the car
24:44being like,
24:45wow,
24:45she knows how
24:46to like make
24:47someone feel
24:48really good
24:48about themselves.
24:49Number 9,
24:50Taylor Swift
24:51and Harry Styles.
24:53Blue dress
24:53on a bow.
24:57Your new girl
24:58is my clone.
25:00Swifties were quick
25:01to point out
25:02that Taylor's vault
25:03track,
25:03Is It Over Now?,
25:04seems a lot like
25:05an answer to all
25:06the Hayler speculations.
25:07Those who were
25:08in the 2012
25:09Tumblr trenches
25:10are sure to remember
25:11everything from
25:12the park date photos
25:13to the paper
25:14airplane necklaces.
25:15But when rumors
25:16of this It couple
25:17began,
25:18fans were quick
25:18to point out
25:19mismatched timelines
25:20and the usually
25:21private star's
25:22sudden influx
25:23of paparazzi photos.
25:33Since their separation
25:35in 2013
25:36and the iconic
25:37boat photo,
25:38there have been
25:39plenty of complex
25:39fan theories
25:40and connections
25:41between the two.
25:42And real or not,
25:43they've still got
25:44the world's attention
25:45a decade later.
25:54Number eight,
25:56Kaley Cuoco
25:56and Henry Cavill.
25:58It's a bird!
25:59It's a plane!
26:01I forget the rest.
26:05All right,
26:06let's get this thing
26:06over with.
26:07The Big Bang actress
26:08took soft launching
26:09a new boo
26:10to another level
26:11when she suddenly
26:12promoted Henry Cavill's
26:14upcoming film
26:14on her social media.
26:16However,
26:16her apparent fling
26:17with the superhero
26:18only lasted a handful
26:19of paparazzi-heavy
26:20outings
26:21before the two
26:22went their separate ways.
26:23The good news is
26:24we have a Wonder Woman.
26:25Oh,
26:26what's the bad news?
26:28Superman probably
26:29isn't getting laid tonight.
26:30Many were suspicious,
26:32noting that Kaley
26:33had a history
26:33of keeping her relationships
26:35out of the public eye.
26:36And then it came out
26:37that the actors
26:38were under the same
26:39PR agency.
26:40At the end of the day,
26:41it looks like this pairing
26:42was just another
26:43orchestrated career move.
26:45Maybe.
26:46I'm not about to let that
26:48stop me from trying.
26:50You might want to
26:51step back a little bit.
26:53Number 7.
26:55Jennifer Lopez
26:55and Drake
26:56Neither the rapper
27:03nor the singer
27:04are lacking
27:05in star-studded exes.
27:06But this high-profile pairing
27:08still seemed
27:09almost too good
27:10to be true.
27:10Rumors about the pair
27:11growing close
27:12had been swirling
27:13since Drake's
27:14public breakup
27:15with Rihanna.
27:16And the duo
27:16quickly went
27:17Instagram official
27:18in December of 2016.
27:28However,
27:29when their whirlwind
27:30relationship
27:31fizzled out
27:31right before
27:32the musician's
27:33upcoming releases,
27:34all signs were pointing
27:35to a promotional stunt.
27:36Later,
27:37both Inside Sources
27:38and Drake
27:39and JLo themselves
27:40would look back
27:41on the whole thing
27:42as more of a booty call.
27:43Did y'all really
27:44ever write a song together?
27:45Yes, we did.
27:46Oh, you did?
27:46Actually, he sent me
27:47a song that he wanted
27:48me to be on
27:49and then I got on the song
27:50and yeah,
27:51so we have a song together.
27:52I don't know what
27:53he's gonna do with it,
27:54but yeah.
27:54Yeah, but you got on the song.
27:56Number 6.
27:57Lisa Marie Presley
27:58and Michael Jackson
27:59What was the countdown
28:00to your marriage?
28:02Tell me
28:03who said the word marriage
28:04first?
28:05I did.
28:05He did.
28:05When?
28:06Where?
28:07The King of Pop
28:08first asked
28:08the King of Rock's
28:09daughter to marry him
28:10in 1993.
28:12However,
28:12not only was this
28:13conversation over the phone,
28:15but at the time,
28:16Lisa Marie was married
28:17to her first husband.
28:18After her divorce,
28:19the couple eloped
28:20mere weeks later,
28:21but few believed
28:22their union
28:23would be a happily ever after.
28:25And just think,
28:26nobody thought
28:27this would last.
28:35Neither were strangers
28:36to headlines
28:37and Michael was in the midst
28:38of sexual abuse allegations
28:40that would follow him
28:41the rest of his career.
28:42While they always insisted
28:44they were in love,
28:45the pair would go on
28:45to end things the next year.
28:47Well, we've worked out things
28:49and we've signed certain things,
28:50but of course,
28:51that's very confidential.
28:53Number 5.
28:54Vanessa Hudgens
28:55and Zac Efron
28:56It's the start
28:58of something new
29:00It feels so right
29:02to be here with you
29:04Before we ruin
29:06hundreds of childhoods,
29:07these two Disney stars
29:08did end up dating
29:09for five years.
29:11And looking back,
29:12there's overwhelming evidence
29:13that the two actors
29:14were truly in love.
29:15But when fans first
29:16noticed their chemistry
29:17during promotions
29:18for High School Musical,
29:20many wondered
29:20if the rumors
29:21were just for press.
29:26Though they constantly
29:28appeared together,
29:29the couple was always coy
29:30when asked about
29:31their relationship.
29:32But while the public
29:33kept guessing,
29:35Zac later denied
29:36that Zanessa
29:36was ever just for PR,
29:38pointing out
29:39that they surely
29:39would have ended things
29:40a lot sooner.
29:41I'm gonna have
29:42a last dance to these, Ty.
29:44It's gonna be with you.
29:47Number 4.
29:47Kim Kardashian
29:48and Chris Humphries
29:51Even the grocery carts
29:52in Minnesota are weird.
29:54Ooh, should I get
29:55Minnesota Bride?
29:5650 sex moves?
29:58Somehow,
29:59Kim marrying an athlete
30:00who towered over her
30:01and shared her mom's name
30:02wasn't even the weirdest
30:03part of this
30:04high-profile relationship.
30:06Add on a 72-day marriage,
30:08a popular reality TV show,
30:10and the Kardashian family's
30:11tendency to create drama,
30:13and you've got the recipe
30:14for a Kris Jenner
30:15PR masterpiece.
30:17Okay, go.
30:18I don't wanna do this.
30:19I don't wanna do this.
30:20The big question is,
30:21how fast can you still run?
30:22Yeah, that's right.
30:23If we're gone,
30:24we're already here.
30:25When the couple publicized
30:26their separation,
30:28Humphries expressed
30:29he felt used
30:29to further Kim's show
30:31and personal brand.
30:33Now, both have said
30:34the relationship was real,
30:35and it was a youthful mistake.
30:37But the questionable union
30:39will always hold a place
30:40in celebrity gossip infamy.
30:43You don't think I feel bad
30:44that I invited all these people
30:45to this huge wedding
30:46and blew everyone out?
30:47I wasted everyone's time.
30:50You know,
30:51I wasted everyone's money.
30:52I wasted everyone's everything,
30:53and I feel bad.
30:54You don't think I feel bad?
30:56Number three,
30:57Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston.
30:59How far would an actor
31:01go to book the role
31:02of James Bond?
31:03That was the question
31:04on everyone's minds
31:05when Taylor Swift
31:06was first linked
31:07with Tom Hiddleston in 2016.
31:09I sat next to her
31:10at dinner that night,
31:11and she was very charming,
31:14and she is amazing.
31:16From the constant paparazzi photos
31:18to Tom's TS-themed shirt,
31:20fans were certain
31:21this couple was staged,
31:22and they certainly made
31:24a media splash
31:24in their few months together.
31:26Taylor,
31:26what do you think
31:27when you Google yourself?
31:28I think
31:30you should never
31:31Google yourself again.
31:32Who can forget
31:33the platinum Bob
31:33and Oceanside makeouts
31:35that made up
31:36the Hiddlestwift whirlwind?
31:37Since then,
31:38Tom's labeled
31:39their very short time
31:40together as 100% authentic,
31:42and Taylor's lyrics
31:44also seem to paint
31:45the actor as more
31:46of a dreamy rebound
31:47than a PR setup.
31:59While no one fully anticipated
32:02the Twilight film's
32:03enormous success,
32:04the fans predicted
32:05Edward and Bella's
32:06eventual off-screen
32:07involvement from the start.
32:09The couple was dedicated
32:10to keeping their
32:10relationship status
32:11on the down low
32:12for years before the rumors
32:14were ever officially confirmed.
32:15But when all finally
32:16seemed to be going well
32:17with the It couple,
32:19Kristen's 2012 cheating scandal
32:20rocked the world.
32:22Snapshots apparently show
32:2322-year-old Kristen Stewart
32:24stepping out on her
32:25on-and-off-screen beau
32:27Robert Pattinson
32:28with her Snow White
32:29and the Huntsman director
32:30Rupert Sanders,
32:31a 41-year-old married
32:32father of two.
32:33It was all anyone
32:34could talk about,
32:35and conspirators
32:36pointed out the timing
32:37conveniently matching up
32:39with the final film's release.
32:40And while the actress
32:41had admitted they were
32:42treated like a marketing commodity,
32:44she continually shut down
32:45suggestions that it was
32:46just fodder for people
32:47PR.
32:48I mean,
32:48we were together for years.
32:50That was like my first,
32:51you know,
32:52love.
32:53Yeah.
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33:381. Tom Cruise
33:50from the famous moment
33:52on Oprah
33:53to getting engaged
33:53and having a baby
33:54in the same year,
33:56their time together
33:56was anything but ordinary.
33:58And while their public debut
33:59seemed conveniently timed,
34:01it only raised more questions
34:03when Katie Holmes
34:04later filed for divorce
34:05and insisted on custody
34:07of their daughter.
34:08So we can't help but wonder,
34:09was this really her escape plan
34:11or just the end of a contract
34:13that had run its course?
34:14Tom Cruise saying,
34:15listen,
34:16this was not what I wanted.
34:18This is Katie filing for a divorce.
34:20Did any of these
34:21celebrity relationships fool you?
34:23Or did you see through
34:24the PR magic from the start?
34:26Let us know in the comments.
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