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Kelly Clarkson had a very messy divorce after she cut up from her husband, Brandon Blackstock, in 2020. The breakup led to a fraught authorized battle involving Blackstock and his dad’s firm — which had managed Clarkson’s profession — and wasn’t settled till 2024.
Amid their authorized battles, whereas performing Gayle’s “ABCDEFU” on her discuss present, Clarkson modified the lyrics to slam her ex and his father, singing, “Overlook you and your dad and the truth that you bought half / And my damaged coronary heart, flip that shit into artwork.”
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In one other messy breakup, Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande cut up in 2018 after a extremely publicized four-month relationship that even included an engagement.
Simply weeks after their breakup, Davidson appeared to flippantly shade Grande in a promo for an upcoming episode of SNL. The clip featured Davidson pretending to suggest to musical visitor Maggie Roger in what seemed to be an apparent reference to his quick engagement with Grande.
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Ari rapidly fired again, tweeting (seemingly in response), “for somebody who hates relevancy you certain love clinging to it,” although she later deleted the tweet. She wasn’t accomplished there, both — she’d later name Davidson a “distraction.” In a 2019 Vogue cowl story, Grande mentioned, “I met Pete, and it was an incredible distraction. It was frivolous and enjoyable and insane and extremely unrealistic, and I liked him, and I did not know him.”
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Davidson then took intention at Grande in his 2020 comedy particular, Alive from New York. Responding to her feedback and referencing controversy across the cowl of the Vogue article, through which Ariana’s pores and skin appeared darkened, Davidson joked, “Are you able to think about if I did that? My profession can be over tomorrow if I spray-painted myself brown and hopped on the quilt of Vogue journal and simply began shitting on my ex.” He slammed Grande for talking about him publicly moderately than simply to her associates or in her own residence: “Are you able to think about if I did that shit? If I used to be similar to, ‘Yeah, I used to be simply fucking her ‘trigger I used to be bored.'”
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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber additionally had one of many messiest relationships of the 2010s, with a number of breakups and shade thrown on social media. When Bieber posted a photograph along with his then-rumored girlfriend Sofia Richie in 2016, inflicting followers of his relationship with Selena to begin attacking Richie, Selena had this to say: “If you cannot deal with the hate, then cease posting footage of your girlfriend lol —it ought to be particular between you two solely. Do not be mad at your followers. They love you and supported you earlier than anybody else did.”
The 2 would later reconcile and break up once more, with Gomez finally saying she felt she “was a sufferer to sure abuse,” agreeing that it was emotional abuse. Bieber had beforehand admitted to drug use and that he “abused all [his] relationships,” in addition to “grew to become resentful, disrespectful to ladies and offended.” Bieber has since married Hailey Baldwin (now Bieber), and reported “shade” between Hailey, Selena, and Justin continues to make headlines.
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Katy Perry has additionally had her share of messy relationships and breakups. She appeared to piss off former boyfriend Diplo after she memorably rated him final when she was requested by James Corden to rank the sexual abilities of her previous companions on a YouTube livestream to advertise Witness.
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Diplo then responded along with his personal shade, tweeting, “I do not even bear in mind having intercourse,” then “I received the Bronze medal in intercourse Olympics,” together with a photograph of himself on the scaffolding at a live performance.
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Katy Perry has additionally shaded Russell Model, her ex-husband, claiming he mentioned he wished an equal however then could not “deal with the equalness.” She known as Model’s disdain for her personal company “actually hurtful” and “very controlling.” She continued, “Let’s simply say I have never heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011.” A lot later, on Name Her Daddy, Perry would seemingly consult with Model by saying, “I am not drawn to narcissists.”
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For his half, Model shaded Perry in his documentary Model: A Second Coming, saying that after a visit to Africa, he realized, “I am related to the very factor that I detest: vapid, vacuous, plastic, constructed, senseless celeb. That is the very sea we’re swimming in…’Oh, who’s he? He is married to Katy Perry.'”
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He additionally made enjoyable of Perry’s accent within the documentary. That is not the one time he is joked about Perry or the wedding, as soon as saying, “Marriage is a bond that may last as long as 14 months. This can be a sacred 14-month association. Begins on an elephant. Ends in a newspaper,” and including that “That marriage was shaky from the get-go, earlier than I would even bought off the elephant.” In one other occasion, he joked about how tough it was to be with just one lady, reportedly saying, “I would be having intercourse considering, ‘consider anybody, anybody else'” throughout a stand-up routine.
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Seal and Heidi Klum additionally had a messy divorce. After they broke up, there have been rumors that Klum had moved on along with her bodyguard, with Seal claiming that Heidi had “fornicated with the assistance” earlier than the divorce was remaining. Heidi would later verify the connection however mentioned his declare was “clearly not true,” including, “I by no means checked out one other man whereas I used to be with him.”
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Seal later threw a bit extra shade when he known as co-parenting with Klum “difficult.” He informed Us Weekly, “It requires teamwork. If you’re a workforce, if each mother and father are a workforce, then it is very easy and that is not an actual problem in any respect. However it’s important to be a workforce. And when you’re not a workforce, then it may all fall to items. … I by no means had that teamwork [with Heidi]. We by no means had teamwork.”
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Taylor Swift famously shaded ex Joe Jonas on Ellen, revealing that he had damaged up along with her in a 25-second cellphone name. She referenced him in lots of the breakup tracks on her second album, Fearless, and even made a video with a Joe Jonas and a Taylor Swift doll. Chatting with the digital camera, she mentioned, “See, this one even comes with a cellphone, see, so he can break up with different dolls,” then informed a doll of herself, “Steer clear of him, okay?”
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Talking of Taylor, after it was reported that she had written the lyrics for Calvin Harris’ tune “This Is What You Got here For,” her former flame took to Twitter to first verify the information and commend her contribution. Nevertheless, Harris then wrote, “I determine when you’re completely happy in your new relationship it’s best to concentrate on that as an alternative of making an attempt to tear your ex bf down for one thing to do,” after which, “I do know you are off tour and also you want somebody new to try to bury like Katy ETC however I am not that man, sorry. I will not permit it.” Harris was referring to Swift’s (now-resolved) “feud” with fellow artist Katy Perry.
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John Mayer additionally appeared to shade Swift, his ex, on social media, tweeting, “Tuesday, December 13 stands out as the lamest day of the 12 months, conceptually.” December 13 is Taylor’s birthday. Nevertheless, Mayer rapidly deleted the tweet, writing, “NOPE. No. Nuh-uh. Individuals I’m 39. I’m deleting these tweets. Come proper at me for doing so. Completely no shade.”
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Mayer had beforehand criticized Taylor for releasing the tune “Expensive John” about him, telling Rolling Stone it “humiliated” him. “It made me really feel horrible as a result of I did not deserve it. I am fairly good at taking accountability now, and I by no means did something to deserve that. It was a extremely awful factor for her to do.” He mentioned he was “caught off-guard” by the tune, saying, “It actually humiliated me at a time after I’d already been dressed down. I imply, how would you are feeling if, on the lowest you have ever been, somebody kicked you even decrease?” He additionally known as it “low cost songwriting”: “I feel it is abusing your expertise to rub your fingers collectively and go, ‘Wait until he will get a load of this!’ That is bullshit,” he continued.
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In a messy instance that sort of got here out of left subject, Sally Area pulled no punches when she straight-up mentioned that her ex, Burt Reynolds, was a nasty kisser on Watch What Occurs Dwell. The 2 had dated for 5 years many years prior. Area has additionally claimed Reynolds was “not a pleasant man” when she was nominated for an Oscar in 1980 and refused to attend occasions corresponding to Cannes along with her, saying, “You do not suppose you are going to win something, do you?'”
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Demi Lovato additionally shaded ex-fiancé Max Ehrich’s abilities, on this instance with simply three phrases on Twitter, writing, “My vibrator’s higher.” (Lovato had lately created their very own vibrator to promote.) Ehrich then posted a shirtless selfie, seemingly as a response, writing on Instagram, “I by no means have complaints.” The 2 had dated for only a few months earlier than getting engaged in 2020, which Demi broke off a couple of months later.
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For his half, Ehrich was much more shady, although. After their relationship ended, Ehrich tweeted, “Keep in mind when my ex fiancé made a finsta bullying Selena Gomez after which tried to sabotage my life. Me too.” This referred to an alleged Instagram account presupposed to belong to Demi, although it seems this account’s posts shading Selena had been fabricated and photoshopped. The tweet was later deleted.
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In an Instagram Dwell, Ehrich additionally mentioned he had been “used” by Demi “as a pawn in a PR stunt” and claimed Demi was spending “hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to jot down false, pretend information about me.” He mentioned of their tune “Nonetheless Have Me,” “I hope this makes you content. Take pleasure in. You simply misplaced somebody who liked you totally, fully, infinitely, for all the things. … However I hope the tune is No. 1 as a result of what? If that is what somebody desires within the materials world, right here you go, you have got it.”
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Emily Ratajkowski and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard cut up in 2022 after the 2 married solely weeks into relationship in 2018. After the cut up, Ratajkowski mentioned she’d been “actually, actually sad” however “did not have the braveness to depart for a very long time.” Even when the cut up was solely rumored, although, Ratajkowski had posted a fairly shady TikTok, dueted a video by consumer @Pierina captioned “When he thinks he is a ten as a result of he pulled you however you want ugly males” and mouthing the “Pump 101” lyrics, “How can I say this in a pleasant manner?” whereas the tune performed within the background.
Ratajkowski additionally favored tweets corresponding to, “Cannot imagine that little bitch cheated on emrata” and “Emrata lastly free from that man simply proves that god is definitely very actual.” Nevertheless, Ratajkowski has not made express feedback on Bear-McClard, which she mentioned is due to the son they share. “I am studying that outspoken ladies do not typically get their youngsters,” she informed the Los Angeles Occasions.
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Kaia Gerber additionally appeared to shade her ex Jacob Elordi on social media, posting a photograph of herself studying Expensive Dickhead by Virginie Despentes, together with the excerpt, “At this level, your sheer dumbfuckery instructions a sure respect. But it surely would not change the fundamentals: I do not give a shit about you. All my like to your sister, she was an exquisite pal.” She captioned the images, “A ebook for somebody I used to know.” Followers assumed Gerber was referring to Elordi as a result of Elordi has a sister, Isabella Elordi, and since Elordi was Gerber’s most up-to-date ex.
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Zoe Kravitz additionally shaded her ex with a cryptic social media submit. Simply days after information broke that she’d filed for divorce from Karl Glusman, Kravitz posted a meme on Instagram of a drag queen placing trash labeled “Individuals locations and issues that not serve my biggest and highest good” in a dumpster. She captioned the picture, “temper.”
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In a Twitter (now often called X) instance, Christina Milian wrote, “Cease telling me you’re keen on me. Cease asking me to come back see you. I’m positively not . #BeenOverIt #HappyNoThanksGiving. #Single,” which sources claimed was about her ex Lil Wayne. The tweet was later deleted. The subsequent day, Lil Wayne appeared to answer, tweeting, “Hahahhahaahahahhahahaahhahahahahaahahhahahahahahaha.”
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However one of the iconic tweets in direction of an ex is Amber Rose’s “Awww @kanyewest are u mad I am not round to play in ur asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch.”
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After Brian Austin Inexperienced and Megan Fox divorced, Fox started a extremely publicized relationship with Machine Gun Kelly. Posting a photograph of the 2 of them captioned “Achingly Lovely Boy… My coronary heart is yours.” Inexperienced then appeared to shade Fox by posting a photograph of their three sons (and his son with Vanessa Marcil), writing, “Achingly stunning boys…… My coronary heart is yours.”
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Inexperienced later moved on and posted a photograph along with his new girlfriend, Sharna Burgess, captioning the picture, “It has been a extremely very long time since I have been with somebody I can actually share life with.” In what appeared to be her personal instance of playful shade, Fox commented on the picture, “Grateful for Sharna💜.” She later deleted her remark, which followers assumed was sarcastic.
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This was not Inexperienced’s first expertise with shady exes. After ex Vanessa Marcil claimed that she doesn’t co-parent with Inexperienced and as an alternative raised their son by herself, Inexperienced fired again on Instagram, writing, “I can not inform you how irritating it’s to learn continued lies from a 50+ 12 months outdated lady on social media like she remains to be in highschool. She has by no means in her life been somebody to stroll the stroll. Discuss is reasonable. Megan and I bust our asses to offer Kass a effectively rounded childhood since his mother was not often there. I am assuming that is why she posts a lot of him now. When will she simply GO AWAY.”
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As you possibly can see, when exes share children, issues can get particularly messy. After her breakup with Kanye West (now often called Ye), Kim Kardashian mentioned she’s “mainly elevating 4 children on my own.” Ye has frequently disparaged Kim and her parenting abilities on social media, slamming her for issues like permitting their daughter North to have a TikTok account and “kidnapping” Chicago by not giving him the deal with of her celebration. He additionally harassed Pete Davidson, Kim’s subsequent companion, and claimed Kim made him get a drug take a look at, accused him of stealing, and even accused him of placing successful on her.
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Actually, Kimye’s breakup is so messy that we won’t even get into all the things that was mentioned, however simply know that there was so much mentioned on Ye’s facet specifically, although Kim has additionally spoken about the best way Ye’s phrases and actions have affected her. “All of his shenanigans, I do not even know what the fuck to name it, is gonna be much more damaging to the youngsters in the future than my tape will ever be,” she mentioned on her present The Kardashians in October, slamming him for repeatedly mentioning her intercourse tape and looking out down on her for it. “I’ve to sit down right here and never say something ever, as a result of I do know in the future my children will admire that, and I do know that, like, is the very best factor for them.”
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In one other Kardashian-related instance, Blac Chyna slammed ex Rob Kardashian for submitting to pay much less in baby assist. The 2 share daughter Dream and had been engaged earlier than they broke up in 2017. “‘So’ my youngsters aren’t alleged to stay the identical way of life as their fathers ETC ETC ha?” Chyna wrote on Instagram, additionally referring to her baby with Tyga. “As a single Mom, I present for them and provides them the posh way of life they deserve…..WOW!!!” As well as, she claimed she needed to “surrender 3 of my vehicles” and mentioned she had no assist or baby assist.
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And at last, Rihanna shaded all of her exes when she posted a meme on Instagram studying, “None of my exs are married or in completely happy relationships so it is protected to say that I wasn’t da drawback lol”…proving, as soon as and for all, that Rihanna is the queen of on-line shade.
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