When people get married it is their hope to live together till death do them part but this is definitely not true for some celebrities whose weddings usually end up in the trash can of divorce or end up being a publicity stunt.
While this phenomenon is prevalent in Hollywood and Bollywood, the Nigeria entertainment industry cannot be left out.
In the Nigerian entertainment industry walking down the aisle seems to be fashionable such that even amidst wanton controversies, some of these entertainers decided that their weddings must sail through in stormy or calm weather.
Such is the case of popular actress, Mercy Johnson who before her wedding could see daylight, it suffered uncountable condemnations coming from religious groups and some concerned Nigerians.
In Nollywood most times, these marriages do not last. Many reasons have been ascribed to why these marriages never last. While some say it is because of the kind of job they do, others simply said sometimes these marriages are usually used as publicity stunt common in Hollywood.
Not long ago news went viral that, Funke Akindele’s highly celebrated marriage to her husband Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede had crashed .This marriage lasted for a year and 46 days.
The only report we got from the actress was this press release from her publicite , Ayo Ola Mohammed on behalf of the star actress, Funke Akindele. “We want to formally inform you that after due consultation and consideration, she’s now separated from Mr. Kehinde Oloyede as his wife. She hereby urges her fans and all concerned to pray and wish her the best as she moves on in her career.”
This was the only message we got from the actress as the reason for their split was not made known.
Funke’s marriage seemed to have lasted longer than that of comedienne Princess whose marriage lasted only seven months.
When comedienne, Princess Dammy got married to movie producer and Director Adeshola Jeremiah fans taught It was going to be a marriage of a lifetime until their highly celebrated marriage hit the rocks.
Well, theirs seemed to have a reason as reports had it that their break-up was as a result of several reasons stemming from betrayal and disloyalty.
This what the Princess said on her crashed marriage, “Yes my marriage has ended due to irreconcilable differences. We have been having issues since the wedding but we still remained together hoping that we would be able to work it out. But apparently, we couldn’t work it out, hence the reason for our separation. We actually ended it several months ago, but we didn’t want to make it public. I’m sure God knows best” The plum sized comedienne told the Net.ng news portal in an interview.
Findings revealed that, barely two weeks into their marriage, the couple faced some marital issues. These issues degenerated so much that they couldn’t settle their differences, and they were consequently forced to separate.
However, close friends privy to the genesis of the turbulence that rocked the marriage for months, maintained the relationship developed hiccups shortly after their wedding ceremonies.
Close friends to the erstwhile lovers are pointing accusing fingers at Princess’ high profile lifestyle.
An industry source revealed that her hubby, Adeshola, became tired of Princess high profile, party/show going lifestyle at the early stage of their union.
We gathered that Adeshola’s attempt to curtail these excesses led to the collapse of their relationship.
There were also allegations that Adeshola had thought that Princess had plenty of money, not knowing she was just a struggling woman that had a love child and family to cater for.
Not only that, close sources revealed that Adeshola only wanted to use Princess as a means to gain prominence in the showbiz industry he is still struggling to gain grounds.
Comedienne, Princess who couldn’t condone his excesses decided to call it quit.
In Hollywood divorces are celebrated. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries their marriage was 72 days that will live in reality TV family. After their lavish televised nuptials in August 2011, Kim Kardashian abruptly filed for divorce after less than three months of marriage. That was when the public backlash and media circus began, along with the accusations that the marriage was a money making sham. In response to Kim’s divorce filing, NBA star Humphries filed for annulment.
Another of such divorce scandals was that between former Beatle star, Paul Mccartney and Heather Mills. It is considered as one of the nastiest divorce battles in recent times. This saw Mills representing herself and at a point reportedly dousing McCartney’s lawyer with a cup of water in court. Reports leaked to the media including her claims that McCartney was abusive. Disputing both his worth and what she needed, she asked for, among other things, a yearly budget of $400,000 for private flights.
Madonna and Guy Ritchiee called it quit after nearly eight years of marriage and two children Madonna cited Ritchie’s unreasonable behaviour as the cause. Reports of her alleged affair with NY Yankee, Alex Rodriguez, surfaced and the case dragged on. Custody was the major battle, with Madonna wanting to relocate the couple’s two children to the states. Although Ritchie said he did not want any of her money, her spokesman claimed a settlement of at least $76 million was reached.
In Hulk Hogan’s case his wife accused him of being gay. Hulk Hogan’s divorce from Linda Hogan was nasty to say the least. In fact, according to the Hulkster himself, “it was four years of insanity.”
We are sure it didn’t help their already strained relationship when she published a tell-all book in which she alleged that the wrestler had a gay affair with another wrestler named Brutus Beefcake, on top of domestic abuse allegations!
Hogan has since denied having a gay affair, while being incredibly sensitive toward the community. He made it abundantly clear that being gay is A-ok and if he was, he would proudly declare it to the world, saying:
“It’s tough because a lot of my friends in normal life, a lot of my friends in the entertainment business, and a lot of my friends in the wrestling business are gay. It has nothing to do with the quality of person or how nice they are and I’ve seen how they’ve been discriminated against … Just to say something spiteful and hurtful, I don’t get it…if it was true and I was gay, I’d embrace it, and I’d tell you guys about it and I’d celebrate it.”
While these divorces continue occur, the celebrities have continued to marry and remarry.
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