Left: Jennifer Lopez attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala on Nov. 4, 2023, in Los Angeles; Center: Nicolas Cage attends the ‘The Surfer’ red carpet at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2024; Right: Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950s.Photo:Presley Ann/Getty;Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis/Getty;API/GAMMA/Gamma-Rapho/Getty
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Many celebrities have walked down the aisle more than once over the years.While theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statisticssuggest a rise in marriages and a slight dip in divorces, most relationships often stray from fairy-tale endings.Despite their glamorous lives, celebrities face the same trials in love as everyone else — whether being stuck in less-than-ideal situations, evolving beyond their spouse or leading opposite lives. Yet, some take multiple spins at marriage in hopes of finding lasting love.“What I can teach my children is that real love exists,“Jennifer Lopez, a four-time bride, told PEOPLE in February 2022. “Some things can be forever, but it doesn’t mean they just have a straight line.“FromElizabeth Taylor’seight marriages to seven mentoNicolas Cage’sfive divorces, here are the stars who’ve said “I do” four or more times.
Many celebrities have walked down the aisle more than once over the years.
While theU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statisticssuggest a rise in marriages and a slight dip in divorces, most relationships often stray from fairy-tale endings.
Despite their glamorous lives, celebrities face the same trials in love as everyone else — whether being stuck in less-than-ideal situations, evolving beyond their spouse or leading opposite lives. Yet, some take multiple spins at marriage in hopes of finding lasting love.
“What I can teach my children is that real love exists,“Jennifer Lopez, a four-time bride, told PEOPLE in February 2022. “Some things can be forever, but it doesn’t mean they just have a straight line.”
FromElizabeth Taylor’seight marriages to seven mentoNicolas Cage’sfive divorces, here are the stars who’ve said “I do” four or more times.
01of 30Jennifer LopezJennifer Lopez attends the Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show on Jan. 24, 2024, in Paris, France.Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/GettyNumber of Marriages:4When it comes to saying “I do,” Lopez has been around the block four times. After her 11-month union to actorOjani Noaended in 1998, the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer andShotgun Weddingstar married backup dancer Cris Judd in 2001 before divorcing in 2003. She was then married to actor and singerMarc Anthony— with whom she sharestwo children, Emme and Max— for a decade before the pairfinalized their divorcein June 2014.Uponrekindling their relationship(which first transpired in the early aughts), Lopez and actorBen Affleckwed in an intimate ceremonyin July 2022.“I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” she told PEOPLE. “It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.“However, the love story was not meant to last: In August 2024,after months of marital strain, Lopez filed for divorce.
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Jennifer Lopez attends the Elie Saab Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show on Jan. 24, 2024, in Paris, France.Stephane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty
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Number of Marriages:4
When it comes to saying “I do,” Lopez has been around the block four times. After her 11-month union to actorOjani Noaended in 1998, the “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer andShotgun Weddingstar married backup dancer Cris Judd in 2001 before divorcing in 2003. She was then married to actor and singerMarc Anthony— with whom she sharestwo children, Emme and Max— for a decade before the pairfinalized their divorcein June 2014.
Uponrekindling their relationship(which first transpired in the early aughts), Lopez and actorBen Affleckwed in an intimate ceremonyin July 2022.
“I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” she told PEOPLE. “It’s a beautiful love story that we got a second chance.”
However, the love story was not meant to last: In August 2024,after months of marital strain, Lopez filed for divorce.
02of 30Ben FoldsBen Folds at the National Night of Laughter and Song event on June 5, 2017, in Washington, D.C.Paul Morigi/WireImageNumber of Marriages:5Singer-songwriterBen Foldshas been married and divorced five times. His first marriage was to his childhood sweetheart (songwriter Anna Goodman), which lasted from 1987 to 1992. He was then married to Kate Rosen from 1996 to 1997, musical artist Frally Hynes — with whom he shares twins, Louis and Gracie — from 1999 to 2006 and Fleur Stanbrook from 2007 to 2011.In 2017, Folds married former Royal Ballet dancer Emma Sandall, and the pairdivorced after six years of marriagein February 2024.
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Ben Folds at the National Night of Laughter and Song event on June 5, 2017, in Washington, D.C.Paul Morigi/WireImage
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Singer-songwriterBen Foldshas been married and divorced five times. His first marriage was to his childhood sweetheart (songwriter Anna Goodman), which lasted from 1987 to 1992. He was then married to Kate Rosen from 1996 to 1997, musical artist Frally Hynes — with whom he shares twins, Louis and Gracie — from 1999 to 2006 and Fleur Stanbrook from 2007 to 2011.
In 2017, Folds married former Royal Ballet dancer Emma Sandall, and the pairdivorced after six years of marriagein February 2024.
03of 30Jim EdmondsJim Edmonds and Kortnie O’Connor on their wedding day in Lake Como, Italy, on Sept. 25, 2022.Botega 53Number of Marriages:4The former professional baseball center fielderJim Edmondsand realtorKortnie O’Connortied the knot in September 2022 in front of 32 guests at the Giardino del Mosaico, a 19th-century villa in Lake Como, Italy.“The best part of the wedding is I now get to spend the rest of my life with Kortnie,” Edmonds told PEOPLE. “For the first time in my life,I finally understand true happiness.“He was previously married toThe Real Housewives of Orange County’sLeeAnn Horton, who died of cancer in July 2015, and to Allison Jayne Raski, in a marriage that lasted from 2008 to 2014. He had two kids each from both relationships.Edmonds’third marriage was to Meghan King, which was showcased onThe Real Housewives of Orange County.The two married in 2014 and split in 2019. They share three kids: twin boysHart and Hayesand daughterAspen.
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Jim Edmonds and Kortnie O’Connor on their wedding day in Lake Como, Italy, on Sept. 25, 2022.Botega 53
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The former professional baseball center fielderJim Edmondsand realtorKortnie O’Connortied the knot in September 2022 in front of 32 guests at the Giardino del Mosaico, a 19th-century villa in Lake Como, Italy.
“The best part of the wedding is I now get to spend the rest of my life with Kortnie,” Edmonds told PEOPLE. “For the first time in my life,I finally understand true happiness.”
He was previously married toThe Real Housewives of Orange County’sLeeAnn Horton, who died of cancer in July 2015, and to Allison Jayne Raski, in a marriage that lasted from 2008 to 2014. He had two kids each from both relationships.
Edmonds’third marriage was to Meghan King, which was showcased onThe Real Housewives of Orange County.The two married in 2014 and split in 2019. They share three kids: twin boysHart and Hayesand daughterAspen.
04of 30Nicolas CageNicolas Cage arrives at the Paper Street Films' Screening Of ‘The Runner’ on Aug. 5, 2015, in Hollywood, Calif.Frazer Harrison/GettyNumber of Marriages:5Cage was married toPatricia Arquettefrom 1995 to 2001. He followed that up with a short-lived union withLisa Marie Presley, whom he married in 2002 and filed for divorce just a few months later. The actor was then married toAlice Kimfrom 2004 to 2016, with whom he shares a son named Kal-El.In 2019, he married make-up artistErika Koikebut requested a divorce just four days after their Las Vegas elopement. Themarriage was annulled two months later.He surprised fans on March 5, 2021, when news broke he’dwed for a fifth time. The actor and girlfriendRiko Shibataquietly tied the knot on Feb. 16, 2022, in a small ceremony at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. In September of that same year, theywelcomed a daughter named August, Cage’s third child. (He also shares a son,Weston, with his ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton.)“I’m really happily married,” hetold theLos Angeles Timesin 2022.“I know five is a lot, but I think I got it right this time.”
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Nicolas Cage arrives at the Paper Street Films' Screening Of ‘The Runner’ on Aug. 5, 2015, in Hollywood, Calif.Frazer Harrison/Getty
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Cage was married toPatricia Arquettefrom 1995 to 2001. He followed that up with a short-lived union withLisa Marie Presley, whom he married in 2002 and filed for divorce just a few months later. The actor was then married toAlice Kimfrom 2004 to 2016, with whom he shares a son named Kal-El.
In 2019, he married make-up artistErika Koikebut requested a divorce just four days after their Las Vegas elopement. Themarriage was annulled two months later.
He surprised fans on March 5, 2021, when news broke he’dwed for a fifth time. The actor and girlfriendRiko Shibataquietly tied the knot on Feb. 16, 2022, in a small ceremony at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. In September of that same year, theywelcomed a daughter named August, Cage’s third child. (He also shares a son,Weston, with his ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton.)
“I’m really happily married,” hetold theLos Angeles Timesin 2022.“I know five is a lot, but I think I got it right this time.”
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Number of Marriages:9
Zsa Zsa Gaborleads the pack of stars who have been married the most. She married Turkish politician Burhan Asaf Belge in 1935 and divorced him in 1941. She was then married to Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton from 1942 to 1947. Next was actor George Sanders from 1949 to 1954; then investment banker Herbert Hutner, with whom she tied the knot in 1962. Six days after splitting from Hunter on March 3, 1966, she married Joshua S. Cosden Jr., whom she divorced in 1967.
Finally, she wed Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt in 1986; the pair were together until shedied at age 99in 2016. In 2021, von Anhalt traveled to her birthplace of Budapest to bury her ashes.
“That’s what she wanted, and that’s what she had in her last will,” hetold Reutersin 2021. “She definitely wanted to be in Budapest because her father is buried here too.”
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Later that year, the actress married John Lederer, though the couple split in 1983. Three years later, she married Richard Alan Brown, and they divorced in 1989. Her next husband was actor Neil L. Bonin, whom she married in 1992; the marriage was annulled a year later. In 1993, she re-married her ex-husband Brown, but the pair divorced again three years later.
Since 1996, she has been married to record producer Mervin Sidney Louque, Jr.
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Mickey Rooney testifies at the Justice For All: Ending Elder Abuse, Neglect & Financial Exploitation hearing at the Senate Dirksen Building on March 2, 2011, in Washington, D.C.Paul Morigi/WireImage
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Number of Marriages:8
To sum up his love life, Mickey Rooney joked to PEOPLE in 1993: “Weddings? I’ve been to a lot of them.”
When PEOPLE asked Rooney in 1993 if he’d marry all these women again, he said, “Absolutely. I loved every one of them.”
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Larry King attends ‘Eyewitness: Documenting The Holocaust On Film’ on Feb. 7, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.Michael Tullberg/Getty Images
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Larry Kingwasmarried eight times to seven women, beginning with a high school sweetheart in his late teen years until his wife, Shawn Southwick, from whom he was estranged at the time of his death.
“I got married a lot. In my head,I’m not a marrying guy,” the late icon told PEOPLE in 2020. “When I grew up, nobody lived together. If you fell in love, you got married. And so I married the ones that I loved. But what I loved at 20 is not what I loved at 30, and what I loved at 30 is not what I loved at 40.”
He married Akins again in 1968, and the pair split in 1971. In 1976, he married Sharon Lepore, though the pair divorced in 1983. Six years later, King married Julie Alexander, but the pair separated in 1990 and divorced in 1992. In 1997, he and Southwick tied the knot, and the pair were together until King filed for divorce in 2019. The two wereamid divorce proceedingswhenKing died in January 2021.
09of 30Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor wearing a strapless emerald green dress and posing for a portrait, circa 1950s.EverettNumber of Marriages:8Known for her impressive number of marriages, Taylor was married to seven men and had eight weddings. She was just 18 when she married hotel heir Conrad Hilton, Jr. in 1950, but the pair divorced eight months later. In 1952, she wed actor Michael Wilding — who was 20 years her senior — and the pair announced their separation in 1956 and were divorced in 1957.One month after her divorce was finalized, Taylor married theater producer Mike Todd, who passed away tragically in a plane crash in 1958. One year later, following a scandalous affair, she married singer Eddie Fisher, who had been married to her friendDebbie Reynolds. They divorced in 1964, and Taylor married frequent costarRichard Burton10 days later. They divorced for the first time 10 years later in 1974, only to remarry in 1975 and split for a final time in 1976.She then married former U.S. senatorJohn Warnerin 1976, a relationship that ended with their 1982 divorce. She married her eighth and final husband,Larry Fortensky, in 1991, and they divorced in 1996. (She died at age 79 in 2011.)
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Known for her impressive number of marriages, Taylor was married to seven men and had eight weddings. She was just 18 when she married hotel heir Conrad Hilton, Jr. in 1950, but the pair divorced eight months later. In 1952, she wed actor Michael Wilding — who was 20 years her senior — and the pair announced their separation in 1956 and were divorced in 1957.
One month after her divorce was finalized, Taylor married theater producer Mike Todd, who passed away tragically in a plane crash in 1958. One year later, following a scandalous affair, she married singer Eddie Fisher, who had been married to her friendDebbie Reynolds. They divorced in 1964, and Taylor married frequent costarRichard Burton10 days later. They divorced for the first time 10 years later in 1974, only to remarry in 1975 and split for a final time in 1976.
She then married former U.S. senatorJohn Warnerin 1976, a relationship that ended with their 1982 divorce. She married her eighth and final husband,Larry Fortensky, in 1991, and they divorced in 1996. (She died at age 79 in 2011.)
10of 30Lana TurnerLana Turner wearing a sleeveless white dress and holding a white parasol in studio portrait, circa 1950.Silver Screen Collection/GettyNumber of Marriages:8Lana Turner was married eight times. In 1939, the classic Hollywood beauty eloped with composer Artie Shaw, a relationship that lasted only four months.In 1942, she married actor Joseph Stephen Crane, then had their marriage annulled in 1943 when she found out that he was not really divorced from his wife, Carol Ann Kurtz. They remarried when Turner discovered she was pregnant with their daughter, but they divorced in 1944.Turner married socialite Henry J. Topping, Jr. in 1948, and they divorced in 1952. A year later, she married actor Lex Barker, and they divorced in 1957. Then followed marriages (and divorces) to businessman Fred May (1960 to 1962), former CEO of Chrysler Corporation Robert Eaton (1965 to 1969) and hypnotist Ronald Dante (1969 to 1972). She remained unmarried until her death in 1995.
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Lana Turner was married eight times. In 1939, the classic Hollywood beauty eloped with composer Artie Shaw, a relationship that lasted only four months.
In 1942, she married actor Joseph Stephen Crane, then had their marriage annulled in 1943 when she found out that he was not really divorced from his wife, Carol Ann Kurtz. They remarried when Turner discovered she was pregnant with their daughter, but they divorced in 1944.
Turner married socialite Henry J. Topping, Jr. in 1948, and they divorced in 1952. A year later, she married actor Lex Barker, and they divorced in 1957. Then followed marriages (and divorces) to businessman Fred May (1960 to 1962), former CEO of Chrysler Corporation Robert Eaton (1965 to 1969) and hypnotist Ronald Dante (1969 to 1972). She remained unmarried until her death in 1995.
11of 30Richard PryorRichard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy routine in a scene from his 1982 movie ‘Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip’.Bettmann/ GettyNumber of Marriages:7Richard Pryormade it to the altar seven times,marrying and remarrying a few of his exes.He was first married to Patricia Price in 1961, though the union only lasted one year. In 1967, he married Shelley Bonis, but they divorced in 1969. In 1977, he married actress Deborah McGuire, and the pair divorced the following year. Pryor was then married to Jennifer Lee from 1981 to 1982. In 1986, Pryor married actress Flynn Belaine, divorcing her in 1987 and giving it another go from 1990 to 1991. In 2001, Pryor again married Jennifer Lee, and they were married until his death in 2005.“I did return in the summer of ‘94, andwe eventually remarried,” Lee recalled to PEOPLE in March 2019. “[Richard] kept apologizing for some of the things that he’d done. He kept saying, ‘Jennifer, I hurt you. I was horrible to you, and I can’t tell you how sorry I am.’ There you’ve got a man sick sitting in a wheelchair, shadow of his former self, dealing with his life and looking back, happy to deal with it. He came to terms with it, and so did I.”
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Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy routine in a scene from his 1982 movie ‘Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip’.Bettmann/ Getty
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Number of Marriages:7
Richard Pryormade it to the altar seven times,marrying and remarrying a few of his exes.
He was first married to Patricia Price in 1961, though the union only lasted one year. In 1967, he married Shelley Bonis, but they divorced in 1969. In 1977, he married actress Deborah McGuire, and the pair divorced the following year. Pryor was then married to Jennifer Lee from 1981 to 1982. In 1986, Pryor married actress Flynn Belaine, divorcing her in 1987 and giving it another go from 1990 to 1991. In 2001, Pryor again married Jennifer Lee, and they were married until his death in 2005.
“I did return in the summer of ‘94, andwe eventually remarried,” Lee recalled to PEOPLE in March 2019. “[Richard] kept apologizing for some of the things that he’d done. He kept saying, ‘Jennifer, I hurt you. I was horrible to you, and I can’t tell you how sorry I am.’ There you’ve got a man sick sitting in a wheelchair, shadow of his former self, dealing with his life and looking back, happy to deal with it. He came to terms with it, and so did I.”
12of 30Rue McClanahanRue McClanahan as Blanche Devereaux on ‘The Golden Girls.'.Theo Westenberger/NBCU Photo Bank/APNumber of Marriages:6Rue McClanahanwas married enough times that she wrote the book on it! No, really, she wrote the 2008 memoirFirst Five Husbands … and the Ones Who Got Away.TheGolden Girlsactress was married to Tom Bish from 1958 to 1959, actor Norman Hartweg from 1959 to 1961 and Peter DeMaio from 1964 to 1971. In 1976, she married Sam “Gussie” Fisher, but their marriage ended in 1979. After McClanahan married Tom Keel in 1984, the pair divorced in 1985.She wouldn’t marry again until 1997 when she wed actor Morrow Wilson, and the two remained together untilshe died at age 76in 2010.
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Number of Marriages:6
Rue McClanahanwas married enough times that she wrote the book on it! No, really, she wrote the 2008 memoirFirst Five Husbands … and the Ones Who Got Away.
TheGolden Girlsactress was married to Tom Bish from 1958 to 1959, actor Norman Hartweg from 1959 to 1961 and Peter DeMaio from 1964 to 1971. In 1976, she married Sam “Gussie” Fisher, but their marriage ended in 1979. After McClanahan married Tom Keel in 1984, the pair divorced in 1985.
She wouldn’t marry again until 1997 when she wed actor Morrow Wilson, and the two remained together untilshe died at age 76in 2010.
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From 1978 to 1980,Billy Bob Thorntonwas married to Melissa Lee Gatlin, with whom he had a daughter, Amanda Brumfield. He then wed Toni Lawrence from 1986 to 1988.
In 1990, he tied the knot with Cynda Williams, but their marriage ended two years later. Thorton also sharestwo sonswith formerPlayboymodel Pietra Dawn Cherniak, whom he was married to from 1993 to 1997.
14of 30Gary Oldmanattends the Inaugural Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award Ceremony on Jan. 10, 2018, in Los Angeles.Presley Ann/GettyNumber of Marriages:5Gary Oldman, who has been married to writer Gisele Schmidt since 2017, has a few marriages under his belt. He was previously married to actressLesley Manville— with whom he shares their son Alfie — from 1987 to 1990, and then actressUma Thurmanfrom 1990 until 1992. Oldman married model Donya Fiorentino in 1997, and the pair welcomed two sons before they divorced in 2001. In 2008, he tied the knot with singer and actress Alexandra Edenborough, a union that ended with their 2015 divorce.
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Gary Oldman, who has been married to writer Gisele Schmidt since 2017, has a few marriages under his belt. He was previously married to actressLesley Manville— with whom he shares their son Alfie — from 1987 to 1990, and then actressUma Thurmanfrom 1990 until 1992. Oldman married model Donya Fiorentino in 1997, and the pair welcomed two sons before they divorced in 2001. In 2008, he tied the knot with singer and actress Alexandra Edenborough, a union that ended with their 2015 divorce.
15of 30David FosterDavid Foster attending the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar afterparty in L.A.Ian West/PA Images via GettyNumber of Marriages:5Beforemarrying Katharine McPheein 2019 (the pairwelcomed a childin 2020),David Fosterwas previously married to singer B.J. Cook from 1972 to 1981, Rebecca Dyer from 1982 to 1986, songwriter Linda Thompson from 1991 to 2005 and former modelYolanda Hadidfrom 2011 to 2017.In March 2024, thefather of sixtold PEOPLE, “[Marriage] is a moving target, as you probably know,” adding that his fifth marriage with McPhee doesn’t have “any hard and fast rules.”
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David Foster attending the ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar afterparty in L.A.Ian West/PA Images via Getty
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Beforemarrying Katharine McPheein 2019 (the pairwelcomed a childin 2020),David Fosterwas previously married to singer B.J. Cook from 1972 to 1981, Rebecca Dyer from 1982 to 1986, songwriter Linda Thompson from 1991 to 2005 and former modelYolanda Hadidfrom 2011 to 2017.
In March 2024, thefather of sixtold PEOPLE, “[Marriage] is a moving target, as you probably know,” adding that his fifth marriage with McPhee doesn’t have “any hard and fast rules.”
16of 30Rita HayworthRita Hayworth poses in an orange dress for a portrait.Bettmann / GettyNumber of Marriages:5Rita Hayworth was married to promoter Edward C. Judson from 1937 to 1942 before her marriage to director Orson Welles from 1943 to 1947. After their split, the Hollywood starlet married socialite Prince Aly Khan in 1949, though the pair divorced in 1953. Shortly thereafter, Hayworth married actor Dick Haymes, and the pair divorced following a public altercation in which Haymes struck Hayworth in 1955. She married producer James Hill in 1958 but filed for divorce in 1961. (She died in 1987.)
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Rita Hayworth was married to promoter Edward C. Judson from 1937 to 1942 before her marriage to director Orson Welles from 1943 to 1947. After their split, the Hollywood starlet married socialite Prince Aly Khan in 1949, though the pair divorced in 1953. Shortly thereafter, Hayworth married actor Dick Haymes, and the pair divorced following a public altercation in which Haymes struck Hayworth in 1955. She married producer James Hill in 1958 but filed for divorce in 1961. (She died in 1987.)
17of 30Pamela AndersonPamela Anderson at the pre-opening of Gut Aiderbichl Christmas market in Henndorf, Austria, on Nov. 12, 2019.BabiradPicture/ShutterstockNumber of Marriages:6-ishPamela AndersonmarriedMötley CrüedrummerTommy Leein 1995 after knowing him for just 96 hours. The pair separated in 1998 afterhaving two kids together. Andersonmarried musician Kid Rockin July 2006, but the pair broke up that November.Later that year, theBaywatchalum married professional poker playerRick Salomonbut had the marriage annulled less than six months later. Anderson and Salomon remarried in 2014, only to divorce a few months afterward. In January 2020, Anderson secretly wed movie producerJon Peters— only for the pair toannounce their splittwo weeks later and confirm they were never legally married. On Christmas Eve 2020, Anderson married bodyguardDan Hayhurst, but PEOPLE later confirmed the pair hadsplit after one year of marriage.During a February 2023 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live, hostJimmy Kimmelasked Anderson whether she may get married again.“God, what a crazy question,” Anderson said. “I don’t know, I hope so.I still have a lot of life to live.”
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Pamela AndersonmarriedMötley CrüedrummerTommy Leein 1995 after knowing him for just 96 hours. The pair separated in 1998 afterhaving two kids together. Andersonmarried musician Kid Rockin July 2006, but the pair broke up that November.
Later that year, theBaywatchalum married professional poker playerRick Salomonbut had the marriage annulled less than six months later. Anderson and Salomon remarried in 2014, only to divorce a few months afterward. In January 2020, Anderson secretly wed movie producerJon Peters— only for the pair toannounce their splittwo weeks later and confirm they were never legally married. On Christmas Eve 2020, Anderson married bodyguardDan Hayhurst, but PEOPLE later confirmed the pair hadsplit after one year of marriage.
During a February 2023 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live, hostJimmy Kimmelasked Anderson whether she may get married again.
“God, what a crazy question,” Anderson said. “I don’t know, I hope so.I still have a lot of life to live.”
18of 30Kenny RogersKenny Rogers performs during ‘‘A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis - 1 Night, 1 Place, 1 Time’ on Feb. 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.Rick Diamond/GettyNumber of Marriages:5Kenny Rogerswas married five times andhad five childrenbefore hedied at age 81.The late singer was married to his first wife, artist Janice Gordon, from 1958 to 1960. Then, he was married to Jean Rogers from 1960 to 1963. He was next married to Margo Anderson from 1964 to 1976 and actress Marianne Gordon from 1977 to 1993. For the fifth (and final) time, he tied the knot withWanda Millerin 1997. They were married for 22 years until his death.
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Kenny Rogers performs during ‘‘A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis - 1 Night, 1 Place, 1 Time’ on Feb. 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.Rick Diamond/Getty
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Kenny Rogerswas married five times andhad five childrenbefore hedied at age 81.
The late singer was married to his first wife, artist Janice Gordon, from 1958 to 1960. Then, he was married to Jean Rogers from 1960 to 1963. He was next married to Margo Anderson from 1964 to 1976 and actress Marianne Gordon from 1977 to 1993. For the fifth (and final) time, he tied the knot withWanda Millerin 1997. They were married for 22 years until his death.
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Joan Collins’ first husband was actor Maxwell Reed, whom she married in May 1952 and divorced in 1956. Then, she was married to Anthony Newley from 1963 to 1971 and Ron Kass from 1972 to 1983. TheDynastystar next married Swedish singer Peter Holm in 1985, and the pair divorced in 1987. In February 2002, she married her fifth and current husband,Percy Gibson, who she told PEOPLE in March 2002 is “the most honorable man [she’s] ever met.”
“I kissed a lot of frogs before I found my prince,” Collins wrote in her 2011 memoirThe World According to Joan. “For those women who are looking for a life partner, that old saying that men are like buses and ‘if you wait long enough, the right one will come along’ is true for a reason.”
20of 30George ForemanGeorge Foreman at the ‘Fists of Gold’ boxing event in Macau on April 6, 2013.DALE de la REY/AFP via Getty ImagesNumber of Marriages:5Before he and Mary Joan Martelly tied the knot in 1985, famed boxer George Foreman was married to Adrienne Calhoun (from 1971 to 1974), Cynthia Lewis (from 1977 to 1979), Sharon Goodson (from 1981 to 1982) and Andrea Skeete (from 1982 to 1985). He has five sons (all named George) and seven daughters from his relationships.
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George Foreman at the ‘Fists of Gold’ boxing event in Macau on April 6, 2013.DALE de la REY/AFP via Getty Images
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Before he and Mary Joan Martelly tied the knot in 1985, famed boxer George Foreman was married to Adrienne Calhoun (from 1971 to 1974), Cynthia Lewis (from 1977 to 1979), Sharon Goodson (from 1981 to 1982) and Andrea Skeete (from 1982 to 1985). He has five sons (all named George) and seven daughters from his relationships.
21of 30James CameronJames Cameron attends Red Carpet Green Dress at the Private Residence of Jonas Tahlin on Feb. 6, 2020, in L.A.Gabriel Olsen/GettyNumber of Marriages:5James Cameron(known for blockbuster films likeTitanicand theAvatarfranchise) was married to his first wife, Sharon Williams, from 1978 to 1984. Then, he was wed to Gale Ann Hurd from 1985 to 1989. Later that year, the filmmaker married directorKathryn Bigelow, though they would divorce in 1991. In 1997, he marriedLinda Hamilton, though the pairseparated in 1999.Since 2000, Cameron has been married to former model and actressSuzy Amis.“Being attracted to strong independent women has the downside that they’re strong independent women — they inherently don’t need you,” hetoldThe Guardianin August 2017. “Fortunately, I’m married now to a strong, independent woman who does believe she needs me.”
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James Cameron attends Red Carpet Green Dress at the Private Residence of Jonas Tahlin on Feb. 6, 2020, in L.A.Gabriel Olsen/Getty
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James Cameron(known for blockbuster films likeTitanicand theAvatarfranchise) was married to his first wife, Sharon Williams, from 1978 to 1984. Then, he was wed to Gale Ann Hurd from 1985 to 1989. Later that year, the filmmaker married directorKathryn Bigelow, though they would divorce in 1991. In 1997, he marriedLinda Hamilton, though the pairseparated in 1999.
Since 2000, Cameron has been married to former model and actressSuzy Amis.
“Being attracted to strong independent women has the downside that they’re strong independent women — they inherently don’t need you,” hetoldThe Guardianin August 2017. “Fortunately, I’m married now to a strong, independent woman who does believe she needs me.”
22of 30Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese on the red carpet during 13th Rome Film Fest in 2018.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/GettyNumber of Marriages:5DirectorMartin Scorsesemarried his first wife, Laraine Marie Brennan, in 1965, and the pair split in 1972. In 1977, he divorced author Julia Cameron after one year of marriage. He was then married to actressIsabella Rossellinifrom 1979 to 1982 and Barbara De Fina from 1985 to 1991.He has been married to Helen Morris — with whom he sharesa daughter named Francesca— since 1999.“You make a family with a person like Helen,” Scorsese toldTalkMagazine. “She’s someone I want to be with, she’s a companion. I learn a great deal from her.”
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Martin Scorsese on the red carpet during 13th Rome Film Fest in 2018.Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty
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DirectorMartin Scorsesemarried his first wife, Laraine Marie Brennan, in 1965, and the pair split in 1972. In 1977, he divorced author Julia Cameron after one year of marriage. He was then married to actressIsabella Rossellinifrom 1979 to 1982 and Barbara De Fina from 1985 to 1991.
He has been married to Helen Morris — with whom he sharesa daughter named Francesca— since 1999.
“You make a family with a person like Helen,” Scorsese toldTalkMagazine. “She’s someone I want to be with, she’s a companion. I learn a great deal from her.”
23of 30Billy JoelBilly Joel poses at the piano after a press conference at Madison Square Garden on July 18, 2018.Timothy A. Clary/AFP/GettyNumber of Marriages:4Billy Joelhas been married four times, first to his former manager Elizabeth Weber from 1973 to 1982 and then to his “Uptown Girl"Christie Brinkleyfrom 1985 to 1994. The piano man married chef Katie Lee in 2004, but the pair split in 2010. He andAlexis Rodericktied the knot at his estatein 2015 and have since welcomed two daughters,Della RoseandRemy Anne. (Joel also shares a daughter,Alexa Ray, with Brinkley.)
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Billy Joel poses at the piano after a press conference at Madison Square Garden on July 18, 2018.Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty
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Billy Joelhas been married four times, first to his former manager Elizabeth Weber from 1973 to 1982 and then to his “Uptown Girl"Christie Brinkleyfrom 1985 to 1994. The piano man married chef Katie Lee in 2004, but the pair split in 2010. He andAlexis Rodericktied the knot at his estatein 2015 and have since welcomed two daughters,Della RoseandRemy Anne. (Joel also shares a daughter,Alexa Ray, with Brinkley.)
24of 30Frank SinatraFrank Sinatra poses in a gray suit and fedora hat for a portrait, circa 1970.Michael Ochs Archives/GettyNumber of Marriages:4Frank Sinatrahad his fair share of marriages. From 1939 to 1951, he was married to his childhood sweetheart, Nancy Barbato, with whom he hadthree children. He thenmarried Ava Gardnerin 1951, divorcing six years later. In 1966, he married actressMia Farrow, and the pair divorced in 1968 (though sherevealed toVanity Fairin 2013 that they “never really split up”). He married Barbara Marx in 1976; they were together until his death in 1998.
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Frank Sinatrahad his fair share of marriages. From 1939 to 1951, he was married to his childhood sweetheart, Nancy Barbato, with whom he hadthree children. He thenmarried Ava Gardnerin 1951, divorcing six years later. In 1966, he married actressMia Farrow, and the pair divorced in 1968 (though sherevealed toVanity Fairin 2013 that they “never really split up”). He married Barbara Marx in 1976; they were together until his death in 1998.
25of 30Melanie GriffithMelanie Griffith at Violet Grey x Victoria Beckham Beauty L.A. Dinner on Nov. 20, 2019.Stefanie Keenan/GettyNumber of Marriages:4Melanie Griffithhas said “I do” four times and statedshe won’t try for a fifth marriage.“I really don’t think it’s relevant for anyone anymore. But especially if you’re 60 and you havefour kids, and you’re living the life you’ve always wanted,” she toldInStylemagazine in August 2018. “Then why get married? It’s, like, I would love to fall in love and have a romance, a relationship, but I haven’t. I keep looking. I’ve had a couple of lovers but not a relationship.“She was married to actorDon Johnsonfor six months in 1976 and followed up with a marriage to actor Steven Bauer from 1981 to 1989. In 1989, she married Johnson again, and the pair stayed together until 1996. Later that year, Griffith married actorAntonio Banderasbeforethe two split in 2015.
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Melanie Griffith at Violet Grey x Victoria Beckham Beauty L.A. Dinner on Nov. 20, 2019.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
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Melanie Griffithhas said “I do” four times and statedshe won’t try for a fifth marriage.
“I really don’t think it’s relevant for anyone anymore. But especially if you’re 60 and you havefour kids, and you’re living the life you’ve always wanted,” she toldInStylemagazine in August 2018. “Then why get married? It’s, like, I would love to fall in love and have a romance, a relationship, but I haven’t. I keep looking. I’ve had a couple of lovers but not a relationship.”
She was married to actorDon Johnsonfor six months in 1976 and followed up with a marriage to actor Steven Bauer from 1981 to 1989. In 1989, she married Johnson again, and the pair stayed together until 1996. Later that year, Griffith married actorAntonio Banderasbeforethe two split in 2015.
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Geena Davis at the 4th Annual Bentonville Film Festival on May 1, 2018, in Bentonville, Ark.Phillip Faraone/Getty
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27of 30Liza MinnelliLiza Minnelli at at the 86th annual Academy Awards on March 2, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif.Gregg DeGuire/WireImageNumber of Marriages:4Liza Minnellihas wed four times. The showstopping actress’ first marriage was to musician Peter Allen from 1967 to 1974, then to producer Jack Haley Jr. from 1974 to 1979, then to sculptor Mark Gero from 1979 to 1992 and to film producer David Gest from 2002 to 2007.
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Liza Minnelli at at the 86th annual Academy Awards on March 2, 2014, in Hollywood, Calif.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
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Liza Minnellihas wed four times. The showstopping actress’ first marriage was to musician Peter Allen from 1967 to 1974, then to producer Jack Haley Jr. from 1974 to 1979, then to sculptor Mark Gero from 1979 to 1992 and to film producer David Gest from 2002 to 2007.
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Barbara Walters at Ralph Lauren Presents Exclusive Screening of Hitchcock’s ‘To Catch a Thief’ Celebrating the Princess Grace Foundation at MoMA on Oct. 28, 2013, in New York City.Mireya Acierto/Getty Images
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29of 30Christie BrinkleyChristie Brinkley at the 2016 Chefs & Champagne for Elephants in East Hampton, N.Y.Steven A Henry/Getty ImagesNumber of Marriages:4Brinkley has been married four times. Previous spouses include architect Jean-François Allaux (1973 to 1981), Joel (1985 to 1994), real estate developer Richard Taubman (1994 to 1995) and architect Peter Cook (1996 to 2008).Though the supermodel entrepreneur"remains open” to another relationship, she told PEOPLE in January 2024 that she’s “pretty comfortable with [her] life the way it is.“She added, “I always said my whole life that I think that you have to be happy alone so that you get with a man for the right reasons and you’re not clinging to him because you need to, you know?”
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Christie Brinkley at the 2016 Chefs & Champagne for Elephants in East Hampton, N.Y.Steven A Henry/Getty Images
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Brinkley has been married four times. Previous spouses include architect Jean-François Allaux (1973 to 1981), Joel (1985 to 1994), real estate developer Richard Taubman (1994 to 1995) and architect Peter Cook (1996 to 2008).
Though the supermodel entrepreneur"remains open” to another relationship, she told PEOPLE in January 2024 that she’s “pretty comfortable with [her] life the way it is.”
She added, “I always said my whole life that I think that you have to be happy alone so that you get with a man for the right reasons and you’re not clinging to him because you need to, you know?”
30of 30Lisa Marie PresleyLisa Marie Presley attends the L.A. premiere of ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ on May 7, 2015.VALERIE MACON/AFP/GettyNumber of Marriages:4The only daughter ofElvisandPriscilla Presley, Lisa Marie married her first husband, musician Danny Keough (with whom she sharedRiley Keough), in 1988 — splitting in 1996. Days later, she married music sensationMichael Jackson, though they would divorce that same year. Presley then married Cage in 2002, and the pair filed for divorce three months later — their divorce was finalized in 2004.Presley marriedMichael Lockwoodin 2006. Together, the pair hadtwin daughters, Harper and Finley, and divorced in 2016 — before shedied at age 54in January 2023.
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The only daughter ofElvisandPriscilla Presley, Lisa Marie married her first husband, musician Danny Keough (with whom she sharedRiley Keough), in 1988 — splitting in 1996. Days later, she married music sensationMichael Jackson, though they would divorce that same year. Presley then married Cage in 2002, and the pair filed for divorce three months later — their divorce was finalized in 2004.
Presley marriedMichael Lockwoodin 2006. Together, the pair hadtwin daughters, Harper and Finley, and divorced in 2016 — before shedied at age 54in January 2023.
source: people.com