We're not sure why, but males frequently prefer younger women—sometimes even when they're married to women who are younger than they are! As
Jennifer Aniston would say, it's completely improper and uncool, but it still happens. Here are 8 famous people who abandoned their girlfriends or wives who were closer to their own age for younger ones.
1. Tom Cruise
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When Tom Cruise first met Penelope Cruz on the
Vanilla Sky set, he had already been married to Nicole Kidman. It didn't take him long to call it quits with the 33-year-old Nicole and begin living with 28-year-old Penelope. Nicole claims that the 38-year-old actor abruptly split from her and would not seek counseling or discuss their marital issues, leaving Nicole sad.
2. Ewan McGregor
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Ewan McGregor was married to French production designer Eve Mavrakis for 22 years. The couple share three biological children and one adopted child. In October 2017, McGregor, 46, and Mavrakis, 51, made headlines when they announced their breakup—after McGregor was spotted kissing his
Fargo co-star, 32-year-old Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
The Sun reported that while McGregor insisted nothing untoward happened with Winstead before he and Mavrakis secretly split in May 2017, rumor has it Mavrakis thinks he cheated. Ultimately, Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead got married in 2022.
3. Brad Pitt
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42-year-old Brad Pitt dumped Jennifer Aniston, 35, in favor of Angelina Jolie, 29. One of the theories as to why he chose to leave Jennifer with Angelina is that she wasn't excited about the thought of having children. They currently have six children together, three of whom are adopted.
4. Johnny Depp
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Although Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis dated for 14 years, there are rumors that the 49-year-old actor grew tired of his romance with the 39-year-old French actress-turned-model. Around this time, it was also said that Johnny had met 25-year-old Amber Heard, which was the reason the relationship ended. Johnny and Amber took their romance public for almost a year, and it took them another year and a half to get married.
5. Kelsey Grammer
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Kelsey Grammer divorced Camille Grammer, whom he had married to for 13 years and was at 41 at the time, to pursue Kayte Wlash, a 29-year-old flight attendant. At the time, Kelsey was 55 years old, making him a stunning 26 years older than Kayte. The
Frasier actor was engaged to his British girlfriend before he even divorced Camille, and two weeks after the divorce was official, they got married.
6. Jason Aldean
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Jason Aldean had an extramarital affair with Brittany Kerr, 24, instead of his 11-year marriage Jessica Ussery, 33. The 35-year-old country musician later left his marriage for the American Idol alum, and the two are now married, despite his initial apology for his actions.
7. Eddie Cibrian
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It is commonly known that Eddie Cibrian left Brandi Glanville, his 36-year-old wife, for LeAnn Rimes, his 26-year-old girlfriend. Brandi has had to put up with LeAnn and Eddie's constant PDA since their breakup, sparring with
8. Billy Crudup
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Although Billy Crudup and Mary Louise Parker were never wed, they did date for a number of years before he dumped her for his 24-year-old co-star, Claire Danes, while she was seven months pregnant with their son. Mary Louise hasn't really offered any commentary on what occurred in 2003, but Claire has. She claimed that she needed to investigate her feelings for the 35-year-old actor at the time.