It’s become so common, we hardly even notice anymore. It seems that news comes out weekly about a celebrity couple calling it quits. Wasn’t it just yesterday they were newly married and declaring their undying love? Or perhaps it was that they were leaving their current spouse for their real soul mate- who is now about to be their ex.
Once upon a time before social media- their publicists would handle all rumors and breaking news. Usually the advice was to ignore the whisperings and let things die down, then make an announcement and folks would talk for a while, but it would blow over quickly. It was not advised to make any public statements until you had your talking points and story all ironed out.
All of that was before social media. Now celebrity individuals and couples can tweet their response to a rumor, denying and setting the record straight and/or adding more detail and explanation. Just this past week, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and Will and Jada Smith did just that. Both denied they were in splitsville and reassured folks that they were either working on their issue or hadn’t meant something they said to come out the way it did. Needless to say, their publicists were probably not happy at all. These are certainly two long term marriages by Hollywood standards- and just as a personal observation, both wives use their husband’s last names, which is also unusual. Maybe someone should do study that measures how many celebrity women who take their spouse’s last names keep their marriages together longer. If they do, you will hear all about it here.