Can you believe these stars used to date? Ben Affleck romanced Gwyneth after she dumped Brad Pitt and Justin Bieber had a thing for a Kardashian

When 2 Hollywood stars unite, nationalist fireworks hap arsenic fans emotion to spot 2 large names collide.

It doesn't wounded that some parties are usually outlandishly attractive. 

It's for illustration Cinderella and Prince Charming radiated pinch magic fairy dust. 

Think of erstwhile Katie Holmes walked down nan aisle pinch Tom Cruise - it was pandemonium arsenic they were followed everywhere, fixed magazines covers and bestowed nan catchy nickname TomKat.

Or erstwhile Angelina Jolie started romancing Brad Pitt; jaws dropped that these 2 A-listers were successful emotion and starting a family together.

But immoderate personage couples are not arsenic good known because they either dated a agelong clip agone aliases their sparks were brief.

Here is simply a look astatine nan luminaries group whitethorn person forgotten were an item.

And scroll down to ballot connected who you thought made nan cutest mates that should person stuck together.

TOM CRUISE & PENELOPE CRUZ

2001-2004

They met connected nan movie Vanilla Sky and kept their narration hush hush until they posed together astatine nan premiere of her movie Captain Corelli's Mandolin successful August 2001. 

The 2 prima - who person akin past names - divided successful 2004.

She went connected to wed Spanish character Javier Bardem aft they co-starred successful Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

Cruise besides romanced different Latin lovely: Sofia Vergara.

They went connected a fewer dates successful 2005 aft they were introduced by his friend Will Smith. 

This was earlier she landed her deed bid Modern Family successful 2009 that made her a family name. 

BRAD PITT & JULIETTE LEWIS

1989-1993 

Juliette Lewis and Brad Pitt met successful 1989 connected nan group of nan 1990 movie Too Young To Die past went connected to co-star successful Kalifornia.

The 2 divided successful 1993 and he went connected to day Gwyneth Paltrow. 

He wed Jennifer Aniston successful 2000 past divided successful 2005. The prima was joined to his Mr & Mrs Smith costar Angelina Jolie from 2014 until 2019.

In 1995 Brad said he still had feelings for Juliette.

'I still emotion nan woman. There's immoderate existent brilliant there,' he shared.

'I had a awesome clip pinch her. It was 1 of nan top relationships I've ever been in. The problem is, we turn up pinch this imagination that emotion conquers all, and that's conscionable not so, is it?' he said.

But successful 2006 she said of nan star: 'He's not successful my beingness astatine each now. It seems for illustration a high-school narration because now he's a very celebrated person. 

'I look astatine this personification that I shared a spot of history with. I dream he finds happiness because I genuinely loved him. He's a very stand-up, bully guy. … It was my longest narration and we some mislaid our anonymity together.''

JUSTIN BIEBER & KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN

2015 

Kourtney Kardashian went connected respective dates pinch Justin Bieber successful 2015.

They met done her younger half sister, exemplary Kendall Jenner, who had worked pinch nan popular king connected a Calvin Klein underwear campaign. 

When Justin was asked astir nan Kourtney making love rumors connected The Bert Show, he joked that she was utilizing him for headlines earlier complimenting nan POOSH founder.

'She's great. I've known [the family] for years,' he added.

Fans were shocked erstwhile they saw Kourtney connected a day pinch Justin because he is 15 years her junior.

But Kourtney's mother was thrilled arsenic nan romance helped thrust liking successful their reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Kourtney had conscionable divided from Scott Disick aft he appeared to hook up pinch his ex, Chloe Bartolli. Kardashian and Disick stayed successful touch, however, arsenic they person 3 children together: Mason, Penelope and Reign.

Kourtney is now joined to Travis Barker and together they person newborn boy Rocky Thirteen while Justin is expecting his first kid pinch woman Hailey Bieber. 

JESSICA SIMPSON & TONY ROMO

2007-2009

Jessica Simpson first started making love shot subordinate Tony Romo successful November 2007.

The blonde beauty had conscionable near Nick Lachey pinch whom she starred successful The Newlyweds.

And Tony was a apical shot prima pinch nan Dallas Cowboys, serving arsenic quarterback.

Cowboy fans were difficult connected vocalist Jessica arsenic they accused her of hurting Tony's performance.

Then nan rumours started swirling that he was cheating connected nan star, who has appeared successful nan movies Dukes Of Hazzard and Employee Of The Month.

Romo was besides upset that she was spending clip pinch her ex John Mayer.

She wrote successful her memoir Open Book: 'Tony accused maine of seeing John down his back. I hadn't cheated connected Tony astatine all, but I could not dishonesty and opportunity I hadn't moreover seen him.'

Romo reportedly collapsed up pinch Simpson complete email successful 2009.

She went connected to wed Eric Johnson, pinch whom she has 3 children: Maxwell Drew, Ace Knute and Birdie Mae. 

Romo joined erstwhile Miss Missouri Candice Crawford successful May 2011.

JENNIFER ANISTON & JOHN MAYER

2008-2009

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer met successful 2008 astatine an Oscar party.

They went connected to go inseparable for a twelvemonth arsenic she followed him connected tour, took him to premieres, and made him her positive 1 astatine nan Oscars successful 2009.

They yet divided owed to their property difference: she is 55 and he is 46.

'I'll ever beryllium sorry that it didn't last,' John told Playboy successful 2010 astir making love nan celebrated Friends actress.  

'In immoderate ways I wish I could beryllium pinch her. But I can't alteration nan truth that I request to beryllium 32,' he added.

John said that he wanted to spell retired and do things and not beryllium astatine location successful Los Angeles pinch Aniston.

'I want to dance. I want to get connected an airplane and beryllium for illustration a ninja. I want to beryllium an explorer. I want to beryllium for illustration The Bourne Identity. I don't want to pet dogs successful nan kitchen,' he shared.

Aniston is known for having respective dogs. 

RYAN REYNOLDS & ALANIS MORISSETTE

2002-2007

Alanis Morissette and Ryan Reynolds met astatine Drew Barrymore's 27th day statement successful 2002.

They became a high-profile mates arsenic they cuddled erstwhile they deed red-carpet events together.

In June 2004, they sewage engaged.

'We person nan cleanable operation of compatibility and incompatibility that makes nan narration very passionate. It's perfect. I deliberation it's astir stretching each other,' Morissette told People.

They divided for a while past sewage backmost together successful July 2004.

In 2005 they split 

'They stay adjacent friends and proceed to person nan utmost emotion and admiration for each other. They inquire that their privateness beryllium respected surrounding this individual matter,' their reps shared successful a connection to People.

Her 2008 album, Flavors of Entanglement, mentioned nan split.

She told nan Los Angeles Times: 'I was a full-blown emotion addict, truthful it was like, "I can't support doing this, my assemblage can't return it." For personification who is simply a emotion addict, [breakups are] debilitating.'

She added, "I've been connected a changeless travel toward yet surrendering and hitting nan stone bottommost that I've been avoiding my full life. So this was a huge, captious juncture for me. Everything broke, and it was an astonishing and horrifying time."

Reynolds past wed Scarlett Johansson, divorce, past joined Blake Lively.

In 2010, Alanis wed Mario John Treadway, amended known by his shape name, Souleye, an American hep hop artist.  

CAMERON DIAZ & JARED LETO

1999-2003 

Cameron Diaz and Jared Leto started making love successful 1999.

There were rumors they were engaged arsenic she wore a large gem ringing to nan Golden Globe Awards successful 2003, but she denied it.

They divided later successful 2003.

Both seemed to put their profession complete matrimony and a babe carriage.  

'I don't deliberation it is basal to locomotion down nan aisle successful a achromatic dress to support a relationship," she said to The Mirror astir nan clip of her divided from Leto.

'It's awesome to person a partner, but I don't spot really a portion of insubstantial intends thing astatine all. I wouldn't beryllium unfulfilled if I didn't marry.'

He admitted to Details mag that he did not want to go a husband.

'I don't really judge successful settling down,' Leto said. 'That word implies that nan existent way I'm connected isn't valid. It's not ever astir surviving your life nan measurement group person lived earlier you.'

Cameron started making love musician Benji Madden successful 2014 and they wed successful 2015. They person 2 children: Raddix and Cardinal.

BEN AFFLECK & GWYNETH PALTROW 

1997-2000 

Gwyneth Paltrow started making love Ben Affleck successful 1997 aft she collapsed disconnected her engagement from Brad Pitt.

She has since said that Ben was awesome successful bed.

When connected a podcast past twelvemonth she was asked to comparison her erstwhile fiance Brad Pitt pinch Affleck.

'Brad was for illustration nan benignant of awesome chemistry, emotion of your life, benignant of, astatine nan clip and past Ben was, like, technically excellent,' she laughed.

The Oscar victor past added: 'I can't judge my girl is listening to this!'

Gwyneth is now joined to AHS shaper Brad Falchuk.

And Affleck is reportedly estranged from his woman of 2 years, Jennifer Lopez. 

SANDRA BULLOCK & MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY

1996-1998

Matthew McConaughey and Sandra Bullock met connected nan group of nan 1996 movie A Time to Kill.

Soon aft they started making love but their kept their romance nether nan radar for nan astir part.

They reportedly dated for 2 years.

They went to movie premieres together for illustration her movie In Love And War. 

She was a overmuch bigger prima than him astatine nan clip arsenic group were still trying to fig Matthew out.

It has been claimed that they ended their romance successful 1998 complete meal astatine his house.

She has said benignant things astir nan Dallas Buyers Club star: 'There’s a awesome magnitude of respect and love. 

'I consciousness very cared for by Matthew. 

'No matter wherever he is successful his life aliases wherever I americium successful mine—he could beryllium married—I cognize we would enactment close,' she said.

He has been wed to Camila Alves since 2012.

Bullock sadly mislaid her partner, photographer Bryan Randall, successful August 2023 to ALS. He was only 57. They had started making love successful 2015.

'Bryan chose early to support his travel pinch ALS backstage and those of america who cared for him did our champion to grant his request,' a connection from his family read. 

'We are immensely grateful to nan tireless doctors who navigated nan scenery of this unwellness pinch america and to nan astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their ain families to beryllium pinch ours.'