In his new memoirs The woman in meBritney Spears has made so many revelations, and one person who hasn’t performed well is her ex Justin Timberlake. In one segment, Britney even confirmed that he ended their extremely high-profile three-year relationship via text message, leaving her “devastated” and causing her to consider leaving showbiz altogether.
Of course, Britney isn’t the only celebrity to be unceremoniously dumped via text or phone call. Here are 11 more examples of celebrities who have reportedly ended things this way:
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Taylor Swift famously dumped Joe Jonas during a 27-second phone call in 2008 after three months of dating, which she confirmed during an interview on The Ellen Show. “That must be a record,” she said, referring to the length of the breakup conversation.
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Cazzie David spoke in her essay collection Nobody asked for this that Pete Davidson broke up with her via text message in 2018 after they were together for two and a half years – and then the very next day she found out he was dating Ariana Grande on Instagram.
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Jason Derulo admitted in a radio interview with Power 105.1 that he broke up with Jordin Sparks after three years of dating over the phone because he was “out of town.”
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Katy Perry documentary. Katy Perry: Part of me reveals the exact moment Russell Brand cruelly texted her to end their 14-month marriage – right before she took the stage on tour. “Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me on December 31, 2011,” she told Vogue in 2013.
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Chrishell Stause said Justin Hartley texted her to tell her they were getting a divorce after four years of marriage. “Um, I found out about it because he texted me saying we applied,” she said in an episode of the show. Selling sunset. “Forty-five minutes later the world knew.”
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Perrie Edwards has claimed that Zayn Malik broke off their engagement over a text message. “It was terrible, the worst time of my life,” she wrote in the Little Mix book. Our world. “A four-year relationship and two-year engagement ended with a simple text message. Like this”.
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Early in their relationship in 2007, Prince William reportedly broke up with Kate Middleton over a phone call while she was working, according to a claim in Robert Lacey’s book: Battle of Brothers. “Kate is said to have excused herself from the meeting to take a call from William – at the time a ‘drunken’ army officer who was often seen in nightclubs – and locked herself in the room for more than an hour while the couple discussed their future. They broke up during the conversation, but the split didn’t last long – they got back together 10 weeks later.”
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Tiffany Haddish told The Washington Post that her split from Common after more than a year of dating was “not mutual” and that he did it over the phone. “Rather he said, ‘I think this relationship has run its course.’ And I thought, “Okay. It’s like you’re going to be a 50-year-old single man. Fine?””.
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hen-party contestant Naite Olukoya broke up with Michelle Young over a phone call – and right after her birthday. He said they had a “bad weekend” and got into an argument. “I broke up with her over the phone,” he told Entertainment Tonight. “You don’t want to break up with someone, especially your fiancé, over the phone. It was her birthday weekend.”
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In a 2013 interview with Complex, Ariana Grande revealed the worst way she’s ever been dumped. “Probably via text message on opening night of my tour, right before I was about to go on stage,” she said. Given her tour schedule, many fans speculated that she was referring to her ex Jai Brooks, whom she dated for two years, although this was never officially confirmed.
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Finally, Ben Affleck and Ana De Armas appeared to finally talk on the phone before deciding to end their 10-month relationship. “They had a lot of discussions about their future and decided to separate together,” a source told People at the time.