When Madonna and Sean Penn announced they were getting hitched after a short courtship the media went berserk. The wedding of the pop goddess to the movie star was planned with a level of secrecy fitting for the White House. But that didn’t stop the press from quickly finding the Malibu location. Some enterprising photographers rented helicopters to hover over the site. The chaos of the wedding soon spilled over into the marriage and the couple were soon the subject of reports about a marriage off the rails with stories of one unfortunate incident after another. It was a union rife with accusations of infidelity, domestic violence and general discord. By January 1989 Madonna filed for divorce. But what really went down in this marriage? Where did things go wrong? Were the headlines truths or tall tales? Some called the divorce Madonna’s best career move. But in the court of public opinion, who came out ahead in this love affair? Read less

Was this couple just too good to last? Hollywood’s golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, aka Brangelina, seemed picture perfect with buckets of money and a gaggle of adorable children. The relationship made headlines from day one and the tabloids track their every move and detail their lives in excruciating fashion for years to come. From the outside, this pair looked unstoppable but all illusions came crashing down just two years after legally marrying. What our experts refer to as “the plane incident” shattered myths surrounding the couple and gave the public insight into their crumbling marriage. Pitt’s alcohol abuse, the family’s nomadic lifestyle and Angelina’s political ambitions seem to have derailed the couple but there is much more to this story than tawdry headlines. Read less

After meeting at a celebrity tennis match hosted by Eunice Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver quickly became inseparable – despite his reputation as a notorious womanizer. While Shriver is a respected journalist, Schwarzenegger becomes one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. The action star then makes a surprising turn taking a run at politics and becomes the governor of California. On the surface, Shriver is an ideal political spouse and the couple’s marriage seems rock solid until a shocking secret emerged. Shriver’s world would come crashing down in 2011 when it is revealed Schwarzenegger has a secret child with the family housekeeper. This is an affair that has been going on under her nose and in her own house for a long time. The tabloids explode when the story breaks and questions abound about who knew about this monster secret – and when? Read less