{"id":476,"date":"2023-12-24T00:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T00:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/entertainment\/5420-6-celebrity-engagements-that-came-to-a-crashing-halt\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T00:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T00:24:35","slug":"6-celebrity-engagements-that-came-to-a-crashing-halt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/?p=476","title":{"rendered":"6 Celebrity Engagements That Came To A Crashing Halt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tinseltown twinkles with fairytales on screen, but off-camera, love stories often flicker out like dying bulbs. We&#8217;ve witnessed the dazzling diamond announcements, the magazine spreads overflowing with bliss, only to be left scratching our heads when whispers of &#8220;uncoupled&#8221; echo down the red carpet. In this list, we peel back the curtain on seven Hollywood engagements that went from &#8220;I do!&#8221; to &#8220;Never mind\u2026&#8221; Broken promises, shattered champagne flutes, and the quiet fizzling of celebrity romance abound as we unveil the truth behind love&#8217;s demise under the harsh glare of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"in_article\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01-2.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01-2-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01-2-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland<\/h2>\n<p>Back in 1991, Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts, who were among Hollywood\u2019s hottest young stars at the time, had a relationship that appeared destined for a true \u201chappily ever after\u201d fairy tale ending. So when Roberts broke up with him three days before they were to profess their eternal love for each other, it was quite a shock. To add insult to injury, she dumped Sutherland for his BFF Jason Patric!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"in_article\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/02-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/02-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/02-3-800x540.jpg 800w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/02-3-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carson Daly and Tara Reid<\/h2>\n<p>Celebrity couples often rush through their marriages, but it appeared that Carson and Tara were taking a smart, slow, deliberate approach. Just kidding. After Daily ended a lengthy bicoastal relationship with Jennifer Love Hewett, he and Reid jumped right into things and announced that they were planning to get married after a mere 7 months of dating. But as quick as their relationship had started, it was over. Reid, who has been engaged multiple times but has never tied the knot, stated years later that she regrets that they didn\u2019t get married, as she\u2019d likely have been a mother and curbed her crazy partying lifestyle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"in_article\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/03-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/03-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/03-3-800x548.jpg 800w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/03-3-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demi Moore and Emilio Estevez<\/h2>\n<p>Demi Moore and Emilio Estevez, fresh off of their success as co-stars in <em>St. Elmo\u2019s Fire<\/em>, announced a December 13, 1986 wedding date. They had even gone so far as to send out invitations. But shortly before the ceremony was supposed to take place, they put out an announcement that they intended to just stay friends. Moore married Bruce Willis the following year. There didn\u2019t appear to be any hard feelings, though. When Estevez directed <em>Bobby<\/em> in 2006, a film that featured Demi and her second husband Ashton Kutcher, he spoke glowingly about being able to work with her again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"in_article\"><\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04-1200x888.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04-1200x888.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04-800x592.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04-768x568.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/04.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lance Armstrong and Sheryl Crow<\/h2>\n<p>Soon after Lance filed for divorce from his first wife in 2003, he began dating the legendary singer. After celebrating their 2-year anniversary as a couple, they announced their engagement. However, a few short months later, they parted ways. As the cyclist would explain in his 2009 biography, Crow wanted children whereas he had just had 3, and she wanted to get married when he had just gotten out of one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"in_article\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/05-1200x934.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/05-1200x934.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/05-800x622.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/05-768x598.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/05.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt<\/h2>\n<p>These Hollywood A-listers first met in 1995 on the set of <em>Seven<\/em>, and soon romance was in the air. When they got engaged, they marked the occasion with a huge party at Paltrow\u2019s parents house. Their wedding date was set for the summer of 1997 but, alas, it wasn\u2019t meant to be. Pitt had expressed excitement about the prospect of marriage in an interview with <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, but at 25 years old, Gwyneth decided she was not yet ready to settle down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"in_article\"><\/div>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/06-3-1200x857.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/06-3-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/06-3-800x571.jpg 800w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/06-3-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/guruofthebeauty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/06-3.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck<\/h2>\n<p>Bennifer pretty much birthed this whole \u201clet\u2019s refer to celebrity couples as a single entity that blends both of their names\u201d trend that remains to this day. When the Ben side of the duo forked over $1.2 million on a 6.1-carat pink diamond engagement ring, their marriage felt like a done deal. However, they postponed the wedding a few days before they were set to walk down the aisle. The good news: nearly 20 years and a pair of divorces later (he to Jennifer Garner and she to Marc Antony), they finally did tie the knot on July 16, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tinseltown twinkles with fairytales on screen, but off-camera, love stories often flicker out like dying bulbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popbriefly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}