Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down"It Broke What Was Left Of Me": 12 Celeb Couples Who Somehow Managed To Survive Super Public Scandals - And 9 That Dramatically ImplodedI can't believe I forgot about the public apology that came with number 12 - and they're still together!by Ellen DurneyBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Unfortunately, relationship drama and cheating allegations are a tale as old as time, and though many have tried, there's still no manual for how a person should navigate such situations. For some, it's possible to push through infidelity and heartbreak, while for others, it's a complete dealbreaker. So, without judgment toward either side, here's a roundup of some celebrity relationships that were destroyed by public scandals, versus others that managed to stick it out. 1. MADE IT THROUGH: Beyoncé and Jay-Z If the words "Becky with the good hair" mean anything to you, then you'll know exactly where this is going. In 2014, the celeb world was rocked by leaked security footage of Beyoncé's sister, Solange, attacking her brother-in-law, Jay-Z, in an elevator at the Standard Hotel after the Met Gala. The clip sparked speculation that Solange was confronting Jay over cheating allegations, and the following week, the notoriously private Carters released a rare statement about "the unfortunate incident," saying that "Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility" for what happened and "have moved forward." Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images But the story didn't end there. Two years later, in 2016, Beyoncé released Lemonade, a deeply personal album delving into emotional themes of infidelity, betrayal, and perhaps most crucially, forgiveness. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images Namely, she sang of "Becky with the good hair," who was widely interpreted as a reference to the unnamed person that Jay cheated with. Lemonade became a cultural moment, and the following year, Jay-Z confessed to "infidelity," telling the New York Times Style: "Most people walk away, and the divorce rate is like 50 percent or something 'cause most people can't see themselves. The hardest thing is seeing pain on someone's face that you caused, and then have to deal with yourself." Amid the release of his album, 4:44, he said that he and Bey used their musical outlets as a "therapy session" to seemingly help reconcile their marriage - and they're still together to this day, raising three children. Axelle / Getty Images 2. BROKE UP: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver tied the knot in 1986, and during their marriage, Arnold engaged in an affair with a member of his household staff, which led to the birth of a baby in October 1997. The baby boy, named Joseph, was born just a few days after Maria and Arnold also welcomed the youngest of their four children, Christopher, but the identity of Joseph's father remained a secret for many years - until the resemblance between him and Arnold eventually became too obvious to deny. Nbc / Getty Images In his 2023 Netflix docuseries, Arnold recalled coming clean to Maria during a couples therapy session in 2011, when Joseph was about 13. "I thought my heart stopped. And then I told the truth: 'Yes, Maria, Joseph is my son,'" he remembered, saying that his wife was "obviously crushed." Netflix / Via youtu.be "I think that I have caused enough pain for my family because of my fuck up," he added. "Because of that, everyone had to suffer, Maria had to suffer, the kids had to suffer, Joseph, his mother, everyone." The news went public in May 2011, and around the same time, Maria and Arnold announced their separation. Recalling the end of their marriage in her 2025 memoir, Maria wrote that she was "consumed with grief and wracked with confusion, anger, fear, sadness, and anxiety." "It broke my heart, it broke my spirit, it broke what was left of me," she wrote. "I was unsure now of who I was, where I belonged. Honestly, it was brutal, and I was terrified." Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images 3. MADE IT THROUGH: David and Victoria Beckham David and Victoria Beckham became an instantly iconic couple when they began dating in 1997; however, about five years into their marriage, the seemingly perfect pair were rattled by highly publicized claims that David had an affair with a former assistant named Rebecca Loos in 2003. Live 8 / Getty Images Rebecca sold her story to the UK press in 2004, but despite the media frenzy of it all, Posh and Becks stayed together, and they're still married to this day. Notably, the alleged affair - which David has denied - became a topic of conversation again in 2023 with the release of the soccer icon's acclaimed Netflix documentary, Beckham, in which he said: "I don't know how we got through it, in all honesty." Netflix / Via youtu.be "Victoria is everything to me. To see her hurt was incredibly difficult, but we're fighters. And at that time, we needed to fight for each