Watch: Kelsea Ballerini, Chase Stokes Break Up After Nearly 3 Years of DatingTim Burton and Monica Bellucci are snipping their relationship. Nearly two years after the Edward Scissorhands director and the Malena actress made their red carpet debut, the couple confirmed their breakup. "It is with much respect and deep care for each other," they shared in a joint statement to French media outlet AFP on Sept. 19, "that Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton have decided to part ways." Although the couple first stepped out for the October 2023 premiere of Diabolik Chi Sei? at the 18th Rome Film Festival, Monica shared a glimpse into their relationship four months earlier. "What I can say... I'm very happy to have met the man, first of all," the Matrix Revolutions told Elle France in June 2023. "It's one of those encounters that rarely happen in a lifetime... I know the man, I love him." "Now I'm going to meet the director, it's another adventure that begins," she continued. "I love Tim. And I respect Tim Burton enormously."readTim Burton and Girlfriend Monica Bellucci's Red Carpet Debut Will Take You Down the Rabbit HoleWith the 60-year-old-who had dated Nicolas Lefebvre from 2017 to 2019-having just been cast in Tim's 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as Beetlejuice's vengeful bride Dolores, she couldn't help but gush over his legendary filmography. "I like this dreamlike world where monsters are kind, as if we could transform our darkest aspects into something bright, forgive," she added. "Tim Burton's films talk a lot about that." Since going public with their romance, Monica emphasized that they prefer to keep much of their personal relationship separate from their working dynamic. As she explained to Paris Match in May 2024, "I'm with Tim. Not Tim Burton, the director, but Tim, a person I love."Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesAlthough the couple's romance blossomed in 2023, they first briefly met at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival before reconnecting at the Lumière Film Festival when Monica presented the Nightmare Before Christmas visionary with the Lifetime Achievement award. Prior to their reunion at the Lyon-based festival, the duo was involved with other notable figures. Monica was married to actor Vincent Cassel, with whom she shares daughters Deva Cassel, 21, and Léonie Cassel, 15. (The couple split in 2013 after 14 years of marriage.) Meanwhile, Tim had been in a relationship with Helena Bonham Carter from 2001 to 2014. Following their split, Harry Potter alum-mom to their kids Billy Raymond Burton, 21, and Nell Burton, 17-reflected on the silver lining of their situation.
Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images"I think we'll have something very precious still," she told Red Magazine in 2015. "Our relationship was always somewhat special, and I think it'll always remain special. We did find each other." "The mark of a successful relationship shouldn't be whether you're there forever after," she continued. "Sometimes you're not meant to be forever together. Sometimes you have to come to terms with the fact that that was it. But that was a gift, a massive gift. We gave each other children and a lot more else." For more celebrities who called it quits this year, keep reading.
Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty ImagesTim Burton & Monica BellucciThe Edward Scissorhands director and the Malena actress-who made their red carpet debut during the Diabolik Chi Sei? premiere at the 18th Rome Film Festival in 2023-confirmed their breakup on Sept. 19. "It is with much respect and deep care for each other," they shared in a joint statement to French media outlet AFP on Sept. 19, "that Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton have decided to part ways." Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images - Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AirbnbShailene Woodley & Lucas BravoThough the Big Little Lies actress and Emily in Paris actor hard-launched their romance in April 2025, the pair reportedly split by September.
Instagram / Kelsea BalleriniChase Stokes & Kelsea BalleriniThe Outer Banks actor and the "Dibs" singer called it quits after nearly three years of dating.
Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Real Hype CreativeAkon & Tomeka ThiamThe "Smack That" singer's wife filed for divorce in September 2025, three days before their 29th anniversary, according to courts docs obtained by Billboard.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty ImagesNina Dobrev & Shaun WhiteThe Vampire Diaries alum and the Olympic snowboarder broke up after five years together, ending their engagement, People reported Sept. 11.
Instagram/Claire Dirette/John SansoneJohn Sansone & Claire DiretteThe Farmer Wants a Wife star and contestant have broken up nearly a year after finding love on season three of the Fox reality dating series. "I would like to share that Claire and I ended our relationship shortly after Lollapalooza, over a week ago," Sansone wrote in a since-deleted August Instagram post. "This was a mutual decision based on private challenges." "While I'll always appreciate and respect the time we shared together, I fe