The Most Toxic Celebrity Couples, Ranked

True love in Hollywood is hard to find, so like Lady Gaga said, "Bad Romance" often flourishes. Driven by fame, fortune, ego, and psychological problems, many stars turn to toxic behavior, booze, illegal substances, and love affairs to handle the media glare. So here, in descending order, we delve into the 30+ most toxic celebrity couples, ranked for your pleasure.

40. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

Canadian popster Justin Bieber dated Selena Gomez from 2010 to 2018. Their relationship was marked by Bieber's frequent run-ins with the law, physical altercations, and DUI arrests. For her part, Selena had many not-so-secret trips to rehab.

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After Bieber posted photos kissing a new girlfriend, the pair launched an all-out Instagram war. In 2015, Selena dated Russian-German DJ Zedd, and in 2017, she dated Canadian musician The Weeknd. Bieber is now married to Hailey Baldwin and Gomez is with music producer Benny Blanco.

39. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth

Pop superstar Miley Cyrus started dating Australian actor and Thor's brother, Liam Hemsworth, in 2009. They became engaged in 2012 and married in December 2018, But in August 2019, Cyrus took a wrecking ball to the relationship by announcing they had split up.

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11 days later, Hemsworth filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. Initially, the rumors were that Liam was having an affair, but then photos of Miley kissing Kaitlynn Carter surfaced online, leading fans to believe she had cheated on Liam.

38. John Lennon and Yoko Ono

John Lennon was the lead singer of The Beatles. Yoko Ono was a twice-married aristocratic Japanese artist who had once been institutionalized in a mental asylum. John and Yoko fell in love, divorced their spouses, and married in 1969.

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Their relationship wasn't that toxic, but it led to the break up of the biggest band in the world. Legend says The Beatles broke up when George Harrison caught Yoko eating one of his Digestive biscuits! In 1980, Mark Chapman took John Lennon's life. He passed away in Yoko's arms.

37. Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton

In the 1990s, up-and-coming actress and Jon Voight's daughter Angelina Jolie got together with actor Billy Bob Thornton, who was 20 years her senior. They married in 2000, and while they made many public displays of affection, their relationship was weird.

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The couple wore vials of each other's blood around their necks, had matching branded tattoos of each other, and swapped underwear! They split up three years later, and Billy Bob has been married six times and had four children by three women.