10 Celebrity Couples Who Split After More Than a Decade of Marriage

Even some Hollywood marriages that make it more than a decade don’t last forever.

Celebrity weddings make news, as do their divorces, especially when the split introduces new terms like “conscious uncoupling” to the world — like when Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced they were separating in 2014.

Paltrow and Martin divorced a decade after they tied the knot, but so have other famous pairings, like Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, and Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, who called it quits after more than 10 years of marriage.

Ahead, 10 celebrity couples who split after more than a decade together as husband and wife.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin brought the term “conscious uncoupling” into the public lexicon with their split.

They began dating in October 2002 after first meeting backstage at a Coldplay concert. More than a year later, in December 2003, the couple tied the knot and also announced they were expecting their first child together.

In May 2004, Paltrow and Martin welcomed a daughter, Apple, followed by a son, Moses, two years later.

In a March 2014 post on the Goop website, Paltrow and Martin announced they were “consciously uncoupling”

“It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate,” they wrote. “We have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate. We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been.”

The pair finalized their divorce in April 2015, but they have remained close in the years since.

In a March 2025 interview , Paltrow told Vanity Fair that her relationship with Martin “continues to evolve.”

“It’s not quite brother, but we are complete family,” she explained. “He is there for me through anything, and vice versa.”

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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren first met on the set of 2004’s Fantastic Four, where the actress starred as Sue Storm, a.k.a. the Invisible Woman, and Warren worked behind the camera as a director’s assistant.

In September 2010, Alba recounted how she called her best friend “right after” meeting Cash: I “was like, ‘I met this guy and I feel like I’ve known him forever and I’m gonna know him for the rest of my life.’ “

They eloped in a surprise ceremony in May 2008 and welcomed their first child, Honor, the following month. They would go on to welcome another daughter, Haven, in August 2011, and a son, Hayes, in December 2017.

News of Alba and Warren splitting broke in January 2025. Later that month, Alba addressed the reports in an Instagram post, writing, “I’ve been on a journey of self realization and transformation for years – both as an individual and in partnership with Cash.”

“I’m proud of how we’ve grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it’s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals,” she continued. “We are moving forward with love and kindness and respect for each other and will forever be family. Our children remain our highest priority and we request privacy at this time.”

Alba filed for divorce from Warren in February 2025. He filed to finalize the divorce in February 2026.

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Téa Leoni and David Duchovny

Téa Leoni and David Duchovny were married for 17 years, from 1997 to 2014.

The couple separated twice during their marriage, in 2008 and 2011, and had two children, Kyd Miller and Madelaine West.

Leoni and Duchovny had been separated for months at the time of their divorce, a source confirmed to PEOPLE.

Leoni has since been dating her Madam Secretary costar Tim Daly.

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Robin Wright and Sean Penn

Robin Wright and Sean Penn were married in 1996 and split in 2010. They share two children, daughter Dylan Frances Penn and son Hopper Jack Penn.

The former couple have become friends in the years since their divorce, with Wright telling E! in 2023, “To be friends with the father of your children … I mean, it’s a gift, because we know divorce with children is one of the most difficult things in life.”

“We’re always gonna be family, whether we’re together or apart, you know?” she said. “And I think that’s beautiful, and I wish that for everybody.”

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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were married for nearly 13 years, from September 2002 to August 2015, when they announced their split. Their divorce was finalized one year later. The former couple share three sons: Kingston, Zuma and Apollo.

In November 2024, the “Cool” singer opened up to PEOPLE about how her divorce impacted her: “Something that I wanted since I was a little girl is to be married and have this love that I saw my parents have and have babies.”

“That dream was completely ruined; it was crushed, and I had to figure out how I was going to move forward and make a new dream,” she said, “and God putting Blake [Shelton] in my life was just that miracle.”

“I didn’t know what to do or how to protect my children. And I’m still working on that,” Stefani added.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

Reese Witherspoon and talent agent Jim Toth began dating in 2010, and were engaged in December of that year. In March 2011, the couple tied the knot, and the following year, they welcomed a son, Tennessee James, in September 2012.

After 12 years of marriage, the couple announced their “difficult decision to divorce,” in a March 2023 statement.

“We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for everything we have created together,” the couple said in a joint Instagram statement. “Our biggest priority is our son and our entire family as we navigate this next chapter.”

“These matters are never easy and are extremely personal. We truly appreciate everyone’s respect for our family’s privacy at this time,” they added.

In April 2023, Witherspoon officially filed for divorce from Toth.

“They didn’t come to the decision to divorce easily and hastily. It took a long time,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. “This is so hard for both of them. There’s no drama. These decisions are so difficult when there is so much friendship and love there.”

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Courteney Cox and David Arquette

Courteney Cox and David Arquette started as costars in the first Scream movie, before their relationship eventually turned romantic.

“We met on Scream 1, and on Scream 2 we were kind of on and off dating,” Arquette told PEOPLE in 2010. “And by Scream 3 we were married.”

Cox and Arquette were married from 1999 to 2012, welcoming a daughter, Coco, in June 2004.

The couple filed for divorce in 2012, but they have remained close in the years since their split. “He’s my favorite person in the world,” Cox told PEOPLE of her ex-husband. “He’s my best friend. No matter what happens in our future, he’s my very best friend.”

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Demi Moore and Bruce Willis

One of the most famous couples of the ’80s and ’90s, Moore and Willis were married from 1987 to 2000.

The former pair share three daughters: Rumer Willis, Scout Willis and Tallulah Willis.

In the years since their union ended, Moore and Willis have remained close, attending each other’s weddings and even isolating together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, and since then, his family, including Moore, “is all closer than ever,” a source told PEOPLE at the time.

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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck first met on the set of 2000’s Pearl Harbor, and reunited when they costarred in 2003’s Daredevil.

They had their first public outing as a couple a year later, in 2004, and were married in June 2005. Garner and Affleck had three children together, but in 2015, the couple announced they were splitting. They would finalize their divorce in 2018.

Even after they split, the former couple have spoken highly of each other. In 2016, Affleck said Garner is “just a fabulous person.”

“She’s a great mother. She’s a real talent,” he continued. “She’s somebody that I admire and respect and remain excellent friends with.”

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Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

Poehler and Arnett first met in the ’90s New York City improv comedy scene, but it wasn’t until they reconnected in 2000 that they started a romantic relationship.

The couple tied the knot in 2003, and later welcomed two children together: sons Archie and Abel.

Poehler and Arnett split in 2012, and their divorce was finalized in 2016.

In 2025, Arnett spoke about co-parenting his sons with Poehler, saying, “I’m really, really lucky to have her as a partner in this way.”

“There aren’t many people I speak to more than I speak to her, which is weird — you know what I mean? But it’s great,” he continued. “She is somebody that I still run a lot of stuff by. She’s the person I go to, like, ‘Hey, I’m thinking about doing this.’ Whether it’s life or work, I really seek her counsel because it’s important to me — because I trust her. She’s awesome.”

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