In love, engaged, forgotten - these Hollywood stars were actually together once

Hollywood as love roulette: one person's joy is another's sorrow - and vice versa.

This is especially true when choosing partners for the stars.

You can lose track of things in the dream factory.

The possibilities in

are almost endless

.

And that doesn't just apply to singing and acting careers.

Because Hollywood

not only

brings

to the big screen, but also

brings

celebrities together in pairs in real life.

After all, there are many ways to find potential partners: Joint shooting, award ceremonies, parties and charity events.

In the

you can lose track of things.

Who went with whom again?

Who married whom before or after?

Charlize Theron & Keanu Reeves

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Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron at the 58th Golden Globes Awards 2001.

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In 1997 they stood together for the

first time in front of the camera

for the film

:

and

.

Both Hollywood stars are considered shy and reserved - maybe that's why an intimate friendship has developed between the two.

Apparently you never wanted to risk an affair, there were still rumors.

In 2011 they then confirmed that they were a couple.

However, the relationship did not last long.

A never-ending love story?

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On

birthday,

posted

a photo together on Instagram on September 9, 2020 and wrote: “I love this beautiful person so much.

Happy birthday, Keanu.

You're just the best. ”The Post caused quite a stir in the international tabloid press.

Winona Ryder & Matt Damon

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Matt Damon and Wynona Rider 2000 at the 57th Golden Globes Awards.

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Also

, who, incidentally, was engaged from 1989 to 1993 with Johnny Depp and

have never made their relationship public really.

However, the two always appeared together at events and parties for three years.

At a Hollywood New Year's Eve party at the turn of the year 1998/99, it is said to

have sparked a lot

between

and

.

In 2000 the "unofficial" couple separated again.

Johnny Depp & Kate Moss

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US actor Johnny Depp and British model Kate Moss at the 51st Cannes Film Festival in 1998.

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After breaking up the engagement to actress Winona Ryder in 1993,

his love of models again: Before he called the French singer Vanessa Paradis his "soul mate", he was in a relationship with the British top model

for four years

.

For ex-girlfriend Ryder,

had "Winona's" tattooed, which he changed

to "Wino forever"

during his relationship with

.

In 1998, however,

also parted

with the well-known movie star.

Alanis Morissette & Ryan Reynolds

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Actor Ryan Reynolds and singer Alanis Morissette at the film premiere of "Blade Trinity".

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Hollywood pretty

and US singer

were a couple for five long years.

However, the engagement was never followed by a wedding, and the couple did not even set an appointment.

Apparently gut feeling - because in 2007 the alleged dream couple separated by "mutual agreement".

In 2008

engaged to

US actress Scarlett Johansson and this time went through the full program.

The marriage still didn't last.

Blake Lively & Penn Badgley

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Penn Badgley and Blake Lively at the aftershow party for the premiere of "The Stepfather".

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Blake Lively

and

were not only

a couple

in the hit US series

, but also briefly in real life.

In 2011,

however

,

the newly divorced Canadian actor

while filming

.

The couple married in 2012 and now have three daughters.

Love is now going well

for

, and

he is overjoyed

with

.

Matthew McConaughey & Sandra Bullock

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Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock at the Guys Choice 2014 awards ceremony.

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In

1996, while

filming

,

and his film

partner

, who played law student Ellen Roak, became a couple.

Their relationship lasts five years.

It wasn't until 2007 that

fell really in

love

again and married the Brazilian model Camila Alves in 2012, with whom he had three children.

However, he and

are still good friends.

Ryan Gosling & Sandra Bullock

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Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock at the 55th Cannes Film Festival, 2002.

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Sandra Bullock takes

comfort after separating from Matthew McConaughey

with movie newcomer

.

In 2001 the two announced that they were a couple - not without headlines.

Because

is over 17 years older than Hollywood beau

.

Their relationship lasts two years.

Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams

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Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling accepted the 2005 MTV Movie Awards for “Best Kiss” in The Notebook.

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During the filming of

2004

,

met and fell in love with

US actress

shortly after separating from Bullock

.

From then on, the two of them hit the headlines again and again with smooching scenes - for their film kiss in the Nicholas Sparks drama, the two even win the MTV Movie Award for the best kiss scene.

In 2007, the wild kissing is over, the engagement is broken up spontaneously.

Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes

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Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling at the film premiere of 'The Place Beyond The Pines'.

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Ryan Gosling

has always been said to have a penchant for older women.

After his relationships with Bullock and McAdams, Hollywood's blatant press has confirmed its assumption.

dating

US actress

after filming together for

- she is older than him again.

Bradley Cooper can also be seen on the left in the picture, which was taken at the film premiere of "The Place Beyond The Pines".

Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore

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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore at Reader's Digest 'Half The Sky' book party in 2009.

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Hollywood beauty

also apparently has a preference for older women: In 2003, he met 16-year-old

.

The two married in 2005 and also maintain a friendly relationship with

ex-husband Bruce Willis.

In 2011,

the breakup

reports of

circulating.

, US actress and

star, was

back in 2001

.

When she announced her pregnancy in 2011,

ex-husband was traded as a potential father.

Mila Kunis & Macaulay Culkin

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Macaulay Culkin and Mila Kunis 2005 at the "uBid for Hurricane Relief" charity auction in Las Vegas.

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US actress

was in a

relationship

with

child star

eight years

.

had known each other since we were teenagers from filming the US sitcom

.

Their long friendship apparently turned into love in 2012.

In 2015

and

even got married and now have children together.

Kirsten Dunst & Jake Gyllenhaal

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Kirsten Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal at the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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In 2004 the US actors

and

together as a couple at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Hollywood.

After only two years, the two separated - at least

quickly found a replacement.

Natalie Portman & Jake Gyllenhaal

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Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal at a gala in 2010.

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The two were inseparable:

twisted

-Star

, 2006 let the head.

They were considered Hollywood's dream couple, but separated again after just one year of relationship.

was then in a

with US actress Reese Witherspoon from 2007 to 2009.

Nicolas Cage & Lisa-Marie Presley

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US actor Nicolas Cage 2001 with his girlfriend Lisa Marie Presley at the film premiere of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin".

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For four years the US actor

and the only daughter of the "King of Rock'n Roll" Elvis,

,

a few.

In 2004, the two were romantically and media-effectively married under palm trees in Hawaii - after only three months, they divorced.

"irreconcilable differences"

as the reason

.

Madonna & Sean Penn

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Madonna and Sean Penn at the 5th Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala.

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You, a mega pop star, and he, one of Hollywood's most celebrated actors.

and

are rightly considered

one of the most glamorous couples of the 1980s.

For four stormy years the two were in a relationship and even married.

The wedding turned into a media event, as Andy Warhol, Cher and Tom Cruise were among the guests.

In 1989,

for divorce because

is said to have threatened her with fists.

Much later,

calls the marriage a "big mistake".

Nonetheless, the fronts are clear today and the two are friends, so they were also photographed together at a gala in 2016.

Brad Pitt & Gwyneth Paltrow

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Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow at the 68th Academy Awards, 1996.

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They were once considered Hollywood's dream couple and even wanted to get married.

The US actors

and

engaged

from 1995 to 1997

, but the dream wedding never happened.

parted ways with

shortly before

.

She officially stated that the reason for separation was that she was not yet ready for marriage.

As a sought-after Hollywood beau,

did not stay alone for long and eventually married Jennifer Aniston.

After an ugly divorce, he married Angelina Jolie.

Gwyneth Paltrow & Ben Affleck

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Buddy Amaral (Ben Affleck) and the widow Abby Janello (Gwyneth Paltrow) in the movie "Bounce - A Chance for Love" (2001).

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After the engagement to Brad Pitt broke up,

met and fell in love

with

US actor

in

1998

.

Together, the couple even shot the love

After almost three years, they ended their relationship in 2000.

Another three years later,

apparently ready for marriage: On December 5, 2003, she married the singer Chris Martin, the front man of the British band

P. Diddy & Jennifer Lopez

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Jennifer Lopez and P. Diddy at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

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At that time,

was still relatively unknown, but in 1999 she caught the successful US rapper

.

As a companion to superstar Sean “Puffy” Combs and in a daring designer dress,

drew

everyone's attention at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000.

Their relationship lasted only two years, but

confessed in

2009 that

was the love of his life.

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Afflack

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Ben Affleck and his fiancee Jennifer Lopez at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003.

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Shortly after separating from US rapper P. Diddy,

and

fall in

love.

The pop diva already had two divorces when she got

engaged

to

in November 2002 after only a few months

.

The tabloid press celebrates the couple under the name "Bennifer".

confesses in an interview much later: "It was a sincere love between us." But the relationship between the singer and the actor did not last.

In 2004

married

the singer Marc Anthony.

Jim Carrey & Renée Zellweger

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Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger at the 1999 film premiere of "Man on the Moon".

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This couple definitely falls into the “in love - engaged - forgotten” category: But

and

were also once a couple.

The two actors

met and fell in love with each other

in 1999 while filming

.

The press hailed

and

as the Hollywood dream couple.

The two were together for about a year and even briefly engaged.

When the joint film was released in 2000, the couple split up.

Paris Hilton & Nick Carter

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Paris Hilton and Nick Carter at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards.

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At that time, hotel heiress and party girl Paris Hilton changed her men like her socks: From December 2003 to July 2004 she was with ex-

.

After seven months, the two supposedly split up "amicably".

Carter had his famous "Paris" tattoo tied - into a skull and the slogan "Old habits die hard" (German: "Old habits are difficult to shed").

Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake

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Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake at the 2002 Film Premiere of Crossroads.

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Even

this has been confirmed by both but never - was said to have even an affair with Nick Carter.

The absolute musician dream couple of the Millennials were probably

and

.

The two singers had known each other since childhood from the US TV show

.

Their separation in 2002 made international headlines.

To this day, both should not be easy to talk to each other.

Shortly after the split,

landed

a world hit

with

.

In the song, he should have processed the relationship with his ex.

Britney Spears & Colin Farrell

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Britney Spears and Colin Farrell at the 2003 film premiere of "The Recruit".

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The separation from childhood sweetheart Justin Timberlake was apparently

not easy for

either.

At the zenith of her career, the young pop princess is said to have had countless short loves with other celebrities.

These include

Robbie Carrico,

front man Fred Durst and actor Jared Leto.

Even

to the better half of 2003 briefly

have been.

Justin Timberlake & Alyssa Milano

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After breaking up with Britney Spears,

not a child of sadness either.

So some relationships with prominent women followed until he settled down with US actress Jessica Biel in 2007.

In 2002, the successful singer was with

star

.

According to her own statements, she was his big crush, but the relationship between the two did not even last a year.

Today

happily married, too, but indulging in memories on Instagram.

Justin Timberlake & Cameron Diaz

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Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake at the 2011 premiere of Bad Teacher.

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Justin Timberlake

throws himself into the next relationship shortly after separating from Milano in 2003.

This time there is a blonde at his side again - and none other than US actress

, who is

celebrating great international success

with comedies like

with Ben Stiller and the two remakes of

.

For a good three years, the couple enchanted the public not only with glamorous appearances on the red carpet, but also with crisp pictures of shared surfing trips.

They ended their relationships in 2006, but are still good friends today.

Alyssa Milano & Eric Dane

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Alyssa Milano and Erica Dane at the 2003 Premiere of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.

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Hollywood's love roulette continued to turn for

star

.

After separating from Justin TImberlake, she

met

actor

on the set of the US mystery series 2003

.

leaves the series after a few guest appearances.

The magic between him and

fizzled out quickly.

Tom Cruise & Cher

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Cher and Tom Cruise said they were having an affair.

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Cher

was already at the peak of her career.

was just

started in Hollywood.

The 39-year-old pop diva and the 23-year-old young actor are said to have met at a charity event in the White House.

Decades later,

2006 US talk show host Oprah Winfrey about the Techtelmechtel.

It was just wonderful, she was so crazy about

.

Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman

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Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman at the 45th Cannes Film Festival in 1992.

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Their relationship lasted an unusually long time by Hollywood standards: 

 and 

were the dream couple for eleven years.

But in 2001 the love ended suddenly.

filed for divorce.

But her Turtel appearance at the 45th Cannes Film Festival, where you could

still

admire

1992 without botox and with her natural, red curls, will not be forgotten.

Nicole Kidman & Lenny Kravitz

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Nicole Kidman and Lenny Kravitz greet each other at the 2016 Hollywood Film Awards.

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After divorcing US actor Tom Cruise,

apparently discovered her passion for musicians.

Hard to believe, but true: Australian rocker

dating in 2003

.

Because of

alleged infidelity, the relationship between the two quickly fails.

The Oscar winner separated from the rocker in 2004 and married country star Keith Urban shortly afterwards.

, who was with Kylie Minouge among others in the early 1990s, still gets along brilliantly with his ex

as pictures from 2016 prove.

Diane Kruger & Josh Hartnett

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Diane Kruger and Josh Hartnett at the 2004 MGM film premiere aftershow party for "Wicker Park".

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Their relationship has also been completely forgotten: in 2004, German actress

and Hollywood beau

love.

They met

on the set of

.

The relationship only lasted a few months, despite public turtles.

Vanessa Hudgens & Zac Efron

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Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens at a press conference on Walt Disney's "High School Musical" 2006.

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Very young and successful: The two young actors

and

off to a

start with the internationally successful Walt Disney production

.

When filming the first part, there was a lot of spark between the two.

Not only on screen, but in real life too, teenagers languished.

From 2005 to 2010,

and

lovers of Hollywood.

Vanessa Hudgens & Josh Hutcherson

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Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson at the 2012 People's Choice Awards.

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Shortly after separating from Zac Efron,

has a coveted young actor at her side again.

Your relationship with

star

should remain a secret for now.

just can't keep his feelings in check and in 2011 publicly confesses his love for

.

Too hasty, it turns out, because their relationship only lasts a few months.

Even after the separation, the couple are still promoting their joint film

a very professional

.

Edward Norton & Selma Hayek

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Edward Norton and Selma Hayek at the 2002 film premiere of "Red Dragon".

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In the mid-1990s, US actor

dating Kurt Cubain's widow

.

In 1996 they met while filming together, but quickly separated because they were fundamentally different personally.

In

, Norton apparently found a like-minded partner.

In

film

took

therefore not only a role, but also helped her in the revision of the script.

Angelina Jolie & Jonny Lee Miller

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Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller at a screening in New York City 2005.

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It seems like an eternity and quite a few marriages ago: After almost two years of relationship, US actress

her British colleague

in 1996.

The two first met in 1995 on the

film set of

Times.

The divorce followed in 1999, but

and

have remained good friends to this day and still enjoy posing together in front of the camera.

Allegedly, Sienna Miller is said to have taken

husband off at the time.

Years later,

said to have taken Brad Pitt off Jennifer Aniston.

Apparently that's how it goes in Hollywood ...

Sienna Miller and Jude Law

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Jude Law and Sienna Miller at the Costume Institute's Benefits Gala for the opening of the “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” exhibition.

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In the tabloid press, the couple was more than present at the time, but their relationship now seems to be forgotten.

There

was an endless back and forth

between

and

. Sometimes the actors were together, sometimes they weren't.

The relationship chaos lasted for almost ten years.

and

met

- and apparently love -

on

set in 2004

.

From then on, the two had an "on-off" relationship - until 2011 finally - finally - was over.

Channing Tatum & Amanda Bynes

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Channing Tatum and Amanda Bynes at the aftershow party for the DreamWork's premiere of "She's the Man".

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During the filming of the teen romance

, Hollywood beau

and

met in 2006 - and apparently they hooked up too.

The two cuddled and snogged not only on the big screen, but also at the after-show party of the film premiere.

The relationship between the two does not

long, as

met Jenna Dewan

while filming his next film

.

He then married her three years later.

Taylor Lautner & Lily Collins

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Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins at the 2011 European premiere of "Abduction".

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Between Phil Collins' daughter and

star

it should have crackled violently in 2011.

and the acclaimed up-and-coming actor met while filming the thriller

.

The result: a brief romance that did not go unnoticed by the tabloid press.

However, they have never publicly confessed to their affair.

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