After 72 days, reality television star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries, adding to the list of failed celebrity marriages. CTVNews.ca looks at 10 other high profile celebrity unions that didn't last.
Kim Kardashian and fiance Kris Humphries are seen in happier times on Aug. 17, 2011, days before their wedding.
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Couple: Britney Spears and Jason Allen Alexander
How long did it last? 55 hours
Childhood friends, Spears and Alexander were wed at a Las Vegas chapel in 2004. The marriage was annulled two days later.
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Couple: Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds
How long did it last? Two weeks
The marriage was never binding as the couple decided to forgo a legal ceremony, calling the wedding a 'symbolic union.'
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Couple: Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra
How long did it last? Nine days
Rodman and Electra reunited shortly after, but Electra filed for divorce five months later.
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian and Amy E. Conn
Couple: Ali Landry and Mario Lopez
How long did it last? Two weeks
The couple dated for six years before getting married. Lopez has since admitted to cheating on Landry as the reason for the split.
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian and Lisa Rose
The couple: Tom Green and Drew Barrymore
How long did it last? Five months
Green filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split.
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The couple: Jennifer Lopez and Chris Judd
How long did it last? Ten months
This was Lopez's second marriage. Lopez left Judd for Ben Affleck, reportedly accepting an engagement ring from Affleck before her marriage to Judd was officially complete.
AP Photo/Chris Weeks
The couple: Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley
How long did it last? Three months and fifteen days
The couple filed for divorce on November 25, 2002, which was finalized on May 16, 2004. The divorce proceeding ended up lasting longer than the marriage.
AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian
The couple: Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock
How long did it last? Four months
The couple dated for five years before getting married in a surprise wedding in July of 2006 after it was reported Anderson was pregnant.
AP Photo/Reed Saxon
The couple: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito
How long did it last? Four months
The couple were married on December 30, 2006. Esposito filed for divorce in April 2007. When asked to explain, Cooper said 'It just wasn't right.'
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg and Danny Moloshok
The couple: Kenny Chesney and Renee Zellweger
How long did it last? Four months
Chesney and Zellweger caught the world by surprise when they were married in the Virgin Islands in January, 2005. The marriage was annulled later that year.
AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill and Kathy Willens
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