Famous Celebrity Divorces in 2011
Many rich, famous, celebrities get divorced every year. These divorces go against the trends seen in average divorces in America. Check out the graphic below for an inside scoop on all the celeb divorce drama.
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Famous Divorces Since the Ball Dropped on 2011
Many rich, famous celebrities get divorced every year. These divorces go against the trends seen in average divorces in America.
A Less Common Occurrence
Divorce has become slightly less common in the last 20 years. Marriages have also decreased.
Marriages per 100,000 people: 82 in 2000, down to 68 in 2009.
Divorces per 100,000 people: 48 in 1992, down to 35 in 2009.
Not for the Wealthy
There is a marriage gap in America. Less income is associated with increased marital problems arising in divorce.
Got Money? Virginia Tech studied couples who started off with various amounts of money. Couples who start out with less than $1,000 to their name are dramatically more likely to divorce after 6 months, 30 months, and 54 months than couples with more saved up when they hitch up.
Got Brains? A good education historically results in a stronger marriage.
But They Still Split
Even though celebrities are wealthy and many have college degrees, they still manage to get divorced like the rest of us.
Christina Aguilera’s divorce from Jordan Bratman can in March. They have one child together. More than 1,000,000 children go through the divorce of their parents every year.
President of Guatemala, Alvaro Colom’s divorce from wife Sandra Torres in March was actually a political move. Guatemala’s constitution forbids wives or relatives of sitting presidents to run for office. Sondra is making a play for the ballot next year.
Actress Neve Campbell’s second divorce split her and husband John Light in May. Second marriages are more likely to fail than first marriages, and third marriages are more likely still.
Brooke Mueller cited abuse in her divorce from actors Charlie Sheen in May. Abuse is cited by women in a whopping 80% of divorce cases.
Maria Shriver’s divorce from Arnold Schwatzenegger in July came on the heels of revaluations that the former governor fathered a child with the maid. Twenty-five percent of women filing for divorce cite infidelity, as in fathering a child with another woman, as a reason.
