Jennifer Flavin and Sylvester Stallone.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty
These star couples almost called it quits, but the pandemic, their love for family and some time apart eventually made them come back to one another.Here, eight celebrity couples who filed for divorce but eventually reconciled.
These star couples almost called it quits, but the pandemic, their love for family and some time apart eventually made them come back to one another.
Here, eight celebrity couples who filed for divorce but eventually reconciled.
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Kim Zolciak & Kroy Biermann
Kroy Biermann, Kim Zolciak-Biermann.Paras Griffin/GC Images
Paras Griffin/GC Images
Under the dismissal “without prejudice,” her claim against Biermann is stopped immediately — though she can still refile her claim in the future should she choose to.
“They’re still all over the place. They’re back together, but it’s complicated," a sourcetold PEOPLE in mid-July. “Everyday is a new day for them.”
02of 08Sylvester Stallone & Jennifer FlavinSylvester Stallone, Jennifer-Stallone.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockJennifer Flavinfiled for divorce fromSylvester Stalloneafter 25 years of marriage in August 2022.Just one month later, however, the lovebirds were back on track and decided not to dissolve their marriage.“Let’s just say that it was a very tumultuous time,” Stallonesaid of their separationin an interview with theSunday Times. “There was a reawakening of what was more valuable than anything, which is my love for my family. It takes precedence over my work, and that was a hard lesson to learn.”
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Sylvester Stallone & Jennifer Flavin
Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer-Stallone.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Jennifer Flavinfiled for divorce fromSylvester Stalloneafter 25 years of marriage in August 2022.Just one month later, however, the lovebirds were back on track and decided not to dissolve their marriage.
“Let’s just say that it was a very tumultuous time,” Stallonesaid of their separationin an interview with theSunday Times. “There was a reawakening of what was more valuable than anything, which is my love for my family. It takes precedence over my work, and that was a hard lesson to learn.”
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Ray J & Princess Love
Ray J, Princess Love.Getty
The road to reconciliation forRay Jand Princess Love wasn’t so smooth.
The couple took turns filing and calling off their divorce several times before settling their issues in March 2023 and deciding to stay together.
Love first filed for divorce in May 2020, just four months after the couple welcomed their second child, beforeasking for a dismissal of the filingtwo months later, that July.
TheLove & Hip Hop: Hollywoodstars seemingly had reconciled after Ray J shared a touching tribute for his wife’s birthday in August 2020 — but he thenfiled for divorce a month later in mid-September2020, asking for joint custody of their two children.
04of 08Patrick & Jillian DempseyPatrick Dempsey with his family.Karwai Tang/WireImageJillian Dempseyfiled for divorcefromPatrickafter 15 years of marriage back in 2015.However, after a year spent working on their differences, the couple called off their divorce,with Patrick telling PEOPLE, “Our marriage was not something I was prepared to let go of. I didn’t feel like we had done all the work. And we both wanted to do that work. That’s where it started.”
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Patrick & Jillian Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey with his family.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Jillian Dempseyfiled for divorcefromPatrickafter 15 years of marriage back in 2015.
However, after a year spent working on their differences, the couple called off their divorce,with Patrick telling PEOPLE, “Our marriage was not something I was prepared to let go of. I didn’t feel like we had done all the work. And we both wanted to do that work. That’s where it started.”
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Sam Hunt & Hannah Lee Fowler
Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler.C Flanigan/Getty
Hannah Lee Fowler, the wife of country singerSam Hunt, filed for divorce just months before she was due to give birth to the couple’s first child in February 2022, claiming the “Take Your Time” singer was guilty of “inappropriate marital conduct” and “adultery.”
Hours later, she’d withdraw those complaints, only to file again in a different county.
06of 08Cardi B & OffsetCardi B, Offset.Francis Specker/CBS via GettyCardi BandOffsettied the knot in September 2017 and welcomed their daughter, Kulture Kiari, in July 2018. Over the following year, however, their brand-new marriage faced some hiccups.They broke up and reunited amid rumors of Offset’s infidelity before Cardifiled for divorcein September 2020, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Two months later, the “WAP” rappercalled off the divorceand a judge dismissed the case “without prejudice.““Me and Offset, we was not seeing eye-to-eye. This was like, the same year I filed for divorce and everything,” Cardi told Jason Lee during the debut episode ofThe Jason Lee Show.“I’m gonna let him talk about this because the main thing that was really bothering me — I’ma let him say it,” she continued. “I want him to say it, because I feel like that’s really part of his story.“She ensured the host that the Migos rapper altered his behavior saying, “The main thing that I wanted him to stop and everything, he stopped and he changed, and it showed me that he wanted to change for me.”
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Cardi B & Offset
Cardi B, Offset.Francis Specker/CBS via Getty
Francis Specker/CBS via Getty
Cardi BandOffsettied the knot in September 2017 and welcomed their daughter, Kulture Kiari, in July 2018. Over the following year, however, their brand-new marriage faced some hiccups.
They broke up and reunited amid rumors of Offset’s infidelity before Cardifiled for divorcein September 2020, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Two months later, the “WAP” rappercalled off the divorceand a judge dismissed the case “without prejudice.”
“Me and Offset, we was not seeing eye-to-eye. This was like, the same year I filed for divorce and everything,” Cardi told Jason Lee during the debut episode ofThe Jason Lee Show.
“I’m gonna let him talk about this because the main thing that was really bothering me — I’ma let him say it,” she continued. “I want him to say it, because I feel like that’s really part of his story.”
She ensured the host that the Migos rapper altered his behavior saying, “The main thing that I wanted him to stop and everything, he stopped and he changed, and it showed me that he wanted to change for me.”
07of 08Jean-Claude Van Damme & Gladys PortuguesJean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues.Chris Jackson/GettyJean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues first got married in 1987 before divorcing in 1992.Van Damme moved on and married Darcy LaPier in 1994 before they divorced in 1997. He and Portugues then reconciled and were re-married in 1999. However, 15 years into their second marriage, Portuguesfiled for divorce again— though didn’t move forward with proceedings.“The JCVD family is still strong,” theKickboxeractortold TMZin 2015, letting people know the divorce had been called off.“The kids are strong, the wife is strong. There’s so much divorce around the world and it’s very bad for the children. Divorcing … is not funny for the children, the people and parents … and even for the country.”
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Jean-Claude Van Damme & Gladys Portugues
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues.Chris Jackson/Getty
Chris Jackson/Getty
Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues first got married in 1987 before divorcing in 1992.
Van Damme moved on and married Darcy LaPier in 1994 before they divorced in 1997. He and Portugues then reconciled and were re-married in 1999. However, 15 years into their second marriage, Portuguesfiled for divorce again— though didn’t move forward with proceedings.
“The JCVD family is still strong,” theKickboxeractortold TMZin 2015, letting people know the divorce had been called off.
“The kids are strong, the wife is strong. There’s so much divorce around the world and it’s very bad for the children. Divorcing … is not funny for the children, the people and parents … and even for the country.”
08of 08Jennie Garth & Dave AbramsDave Abrams and Jennie Garth.Johnny Nunez/GettyDave Abrams filed for divorce fromJennie Garthin April 2017, two years after they wed. In June of the same year, the90210actressfiled a response to the divorce filing, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.Ten months after their separation, thetwo got back togetherand Garth’s rep told PEOPLE, “They have been working hard on their relationship and they’re in a really good place now. They’re very happy.”In a 2019 interview with PEOPLE, Garth opened up about the trying time in her marriage, revealing that their quick courtship played a part in their marital strife.“We had to part ways completely,“Garth said. “We needed that time to grow.“She continued: “We rushed it too much and had individual things we needed to work out. Maybe it was a mistake to move so fast, and we’ve all had to learn and grow from that.”
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Jennie Garth & Dave Abrams
Dave Abrams and Jennie Garth.Johnny Nunez/Getty
Johnny Nunez/Getty
Dave Abrams filed for divorce fromJennie Garthin April 2017, two years after they wed. In June of the same year, the90210actressfiled a response to the divorce filing, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.
Ten months after their separation, thetwo got back togetherand Garth’s rep told PEOPLE, “They have been working hard on their relationship and they’re in a really good place now. They’re very happy.”
In a 2019 interview with PEOPLE, Garth opened up about the trying time in her marriage, revealing that their quick courtship played a part in their marital strife.
“We had to part ways completely,“Garth said. “We needed that time to grow.”
She continued: “We rushed it too much and had individual things we needed to work out. Maybe it was a mistake to move so fast, and we’ve all had to learn and grow from that.”
source: people.com
