Celebrity Friends Who Fell Out Publicly — and Where They Stand Today

From Martha Stewart and Ina Garten to Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods, see the superstar mates who had feuds that lasted many years

All the things can change into extra intense with fame — and that may embrace tiffs that may blow up into full-fledged feuds.

For celebrities resembling and , and , and and , their public falling-outs led to eventual reconciliation.

For different celebrities nevertheless, as soon as the friendship bond was damaged, there was merely no coming again.

Beneath, see these 14 superstar buddy pairs who had public fallouts — and the place they stand now.

Martha Stewart and Ina Garten

The Friendship: and grew to become mates again within the ’90s, after they each lived within the Hamptons. Garten would later write a column for Martha Stewart Dwelling and secured her first ebook take care of Stewart’s assist after bringing a writer to her specialty meals retailer, The Barefoot Contessa.

The Fallout: Whereas visiting in Oct. 2024, Stewart claimed Garten “after I went to jail” in 2004. Cohen identified that Garten, in her new ebook Be Prepared When the Luck Occurs, says they misplaced contact after Stewart moved to Connecticut.

“That’s not true,” responded Stewart. Stewart beforehand made the identical claims to in September and Garten denied the allegations to the outlet, reiterating that the pair misplaced contact when Stewart moved away.

The Standing: Martha Stewart that she doesn’t see herself rekindling her friendship with Garten once more, though she’s put their beef behind her: “No, she’s into her personal factor. That’s okay.”

James Franco and Seth Rogen

The Friendship: and grew to become mates in 1999 after having labored collectively on Freaks and Geeks; the pair would subsequently be a part of forces on movies together with Pineapple Specific, Knocked Up, Catastrophe Artist, Sausage Social gathering and The Interview.

The Fallout: In 2018, 5 ladies — 4 of whom had been his appearing college students — in a article. Two of the 4 former college students would go on to in opposition to the actor in 2019, which he .

As soon as the allegations in opposition to Franco got here out, Rogen distanced himself from his long-term collaborator, telling in Might 2021 that he had to work with Franco.

“What I can say is that I despise abuse and harassment and I might by no means cowl or conceal the actions of somebody doing it, or knowingly put somebody in a scenario the place they had been round somebody like that,” Rogen mentioned.

The Standing: In a 2024 interview with Selection, Franco revealed that his friendship with Rogen .

“I haven’t talked to Seth. I like Seth, we had 20 nice years collectively, however I suppose it’s over,” Franco mentioned.

Hilarie Burton and Bethany Pleasure Lenz

The Friendship: Bethany Pleasure Lenz and Hilarie Burton Morgan grew to become quick mates on the set of One Tree Hill.

The Fallout: Beginning in early 2024, followers started speculating one thing could also be amiss between the 2 after they appeared much less on one another’s social media, and in Oct. 2024, Lenz confirmed on Name Her Daddy that they weren’t talking.

“I like Hilarie, I’ve all the time and can all the time, and I don’t have any drawback together with her,” Lenz mentioned. “There have been some weird misunderstandings.”

Some followers speculated it could possibly be over the similar-looking ebook covers of every of their memoirs; at any price, in June, Burton Morgan introduced she was stepping again from the One Tree Hill rewatch podcast, , which she hosted alongside Lenz and .

The Standing: Lenz left the door open for reconciliation, saying, “I actually hope we are able to determine [the misunderstandings] sooner or later, however I like that woman.”

Ted Danson and Kelsey Grammer

The Friendship: and starred as Sam Malone and Frasier Crane on Cheers. Their onscreen rivalry for Diane’s coronary heart mirrored their strained relationship offscreen.

The Fallout: Throughout a Oct. 2024 episode of Danson’s podcast, The place All people Is aware of Your Title (which he hosts with Woody Harrelson) Danson through which he felt annoyed with Grammer.

“This isn’t self-deprecating, however I want — I really feel like I bought caught a bit bit with you through the Cheers years. I’ve a reminiscence of getting offended at you as soon as,” Danson admitted to Grammer, who was visiting the present.

“Yeah, you got here and informed me that sooner or later,” Grammer responded.

“And it’s caught in each of our recollections,” Danson continued. “However I really feel like, f—, I don’t know. I missed out on the final 30 years of Kelsey Grammer, and I really feel prefer it’s my dangerous, my doing, and I nearly really feel like apologizing to you.”

The Standing: As soon as Danson apologized, the 2 actors declared their rift water below the bridge. “My love for you has all the time been as simple because the day. You already know, as simple because the dawn,” Grammer later mentioned.

“Mine too,” Danson replied.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie

The Friendship: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie had been mates lengthy earlier than they had been on each journal cowl for his or her antics within the early aughts. The 2 cemented their place in popular culture historical past by starring in The Easy Life collectively from 2003 to 2007.

The Fallout: Rumors that there was a rift between the long-term BFFs started circulating circa 2005. Hilton added gasoline to the hearth when she mentioned she needed a brand new costar for The Easy Life and named Kimberly Stewart as a possible alternative.

Hilton additionally confirmed that there was certainly a feud between her and Richie saying, “It’s no huge secret that Nicole and I are not mates,” she mentioned in a press release. “Nicole is aware of what she did, and that’s all I’m ever going to say about it.”

For her half, Richie merely mentioned she was rising up. A supply near Richie mentioned that she and Hilton had gone their separate methods as a result of Richie was changing into extra mature and needed to spend time together with her then-fiancé DJ Adam Goldstein.

The Standing: Hilton and Richie didn’t keep aside for too lengthy, by 2006, the chums had been again on good phrases once more.

In Might 2024, the previous actuality stars introduced that they might be returning to the display screen, on Peacock.

Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa

The Friendship: and grew to become mates after assembly at a charity occasion again in 2007. The 2 had been so tight that when Gomez wanted a kidney transplant following her lupus prognosis, Raisa stepped as much as the plate and donated the organ to her buddy in 2017.

The Fallout: In a 2022 interview with Rolling Stone, the Wizards of Waverly Place alum claimed that her “solely buddy” within the leisure trade was and for almost a yr after that, Raisa and Gomez prevented immediately talking a couple of rumored rift.

The Standing: The 2 appeared to have mended fences when Raisa attended Gomez’s profit for the Uncommon Affect Fund in 2023.

“Properly, she has a chunk of my physique, so [it’s] tremendous essential,” Raisa informed PEOPLE of her friendship with Gomez. “However actually, except for that — no matter that, I believe we simply missed one another.”

She continued: “Though we’ve had our zigzags in life, we might nonetheless come collectively and be mates and nonetheless have our outdated instances. I’m simply so .”

Taylor Swift and Katy Perry

The Friendship: and appeared pleasant in public and on social media since 2008. The 2 had been typically pictured greeting one another and sharing pleasantries at award exhibits and different trade occasions.

The Fallout: Issues turned bitter between the 2 girls when, in a September 2014 with Rolling Stone forward of the discharge of 1989, Swift revealed that her music “Unhealthy Blood” was about one other feminine pop star who she claimed tried to “sabotage a complete enviornment tour” by hiring Swift’s tour dancers.

“I used to be like, ‘Oh, we’re simply straight-up enemies.’ … So now I’ve to keep away from her. It’s awkward, and I don’t prefer it,” Swift mentioned on the time.

Although she saved the identify of mentioned pop star below wraps, followers had been fast to level to Katy Perry who then tweeted a Imply Ladies reference, writing: “Be careful for the Regina George in sheep’s clothes…”

Throughout an episode of Carpool Karaoke, Perry offered her tackle it: “There’s a scenario. Truthfully, it’s actually like she began it, and it’s time for her to complete it. … It’s about backing dancers, there have been three backing dancers. I attempted to speak to her about it and he or she wouldn’t communicate to me.”

The Standing: 4 years after their forwards and backwards, Perry despatched the “Shake It Off” singer a cheeky reward to bury the hatchet: accompanied by a candy letter.

“Hey Outdated Good friend — I’ve been performing some reflecting on previous miscommunications and damage emotions between us,” Perry wrote within the letter, through which she additionally wrote she was “deeply sorry” and needed to “clear the air.”

Perry would make an look in Swift’s video for “You Have to Calm Down,” in 2019.

JAY-Z and Kanye West

The Friendship: and had been so shut, they thought-about one another’s brothers. The pair met again within the ’90s, when West was introduced in to supply tracks for Roc-A-Fella Data — which was based by JAY-Z, Damon Sprint and Kareem “Biggs” Burke.

The Fallout: Through the years, the pair had a number of profitable collaborations which culminated in a joint album titled Watch the Throne. Nevertheless, issues appeared to take a flip when JAY-Z and Beyoncé didn’t attend West’s Italian marriage ceremony to Kim Kardashian in 2014.

“I used to be damage about them not coming to the marriage. I perceive they had been going by some issues, but when it’s household, you’re not going to overlook a marriage,” Kanye mentioned in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God.

A , some and would solely make the rift between the 2 rappers that a lot wider.

The Standing: In an interview with Dean Baquet for in 2017, Jay revealed that he was again on talking phrases with Kanye.

“[I talked to] Kanye the opposite day, simply to inform him, like, he’s my brother,” the 4:44 rapper mentioned.

“I like Kanye. I do. It’s a sophisticated relationship with us…. ‘Trigger, — Kanye got here into this enterprise on my label. So I’ve all the time been like his huge brother. And we’re each entertainers. It’s all the time been like a bit underlying competitors along with your huge brother …,” he revealed.

“So it’s like, we each — everybody needs to be the best on this planet. You already know what I’m saying? After which there’s like loads of different components that play in it. Nevertheless it’s gonna, we gonna all the time be good.”

JAY-Z and Kanye West had been final noticed collectively amicably greeting one another at Diddy’s fiftieth celebration in 2019.

Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan

The Friendship: and Paris Hilton had been besties within the early aughts. The pair — together with another starlets — would typically be photographed whereas out partying collectively.

The Fallout: Issues between Lohan and Hilton appeared to take a flip when The Guardian Lure star was rumored to have been concerned with one in every of Hilton’s exes.

Issues bought even worse when Hilton was seen laughing whereas pretending to take a name as her buddy, Brandon Davis, mentioned unsavory issues about Lohan to the paparazzi, .

The 2 would forwards and backwards within the years that adopted.

The Standing: Whereas on Watch What Occurs Reside in 2022, Hilton revealed the 2 had moved on from their previous beef.

“I simply really feel like we’re grown-ups now. I simply bought married. She simply bought engaged. We’re not in highschool. I believe it was simply very immature and now every little thing is all good,” she said.

Jordyn Woods and Kylie Jenner

The Friendship: Jordyn Woods and Kylie Jenner had been virtually inseparable within the early 2010s. Not solely would Woods consistently function on Kylie’s Snapchat, however she even made just a few appearances on Maintaining Up with the Kardashians.

The Fallout: Woods and Jenner’s friendship went down the drain when Tristan Thompson, who was relationship Kylie’s sister Khloé Kardashian, kissed Woods whereas at a celebration in 2019. The debacle performed out on the web in addition to on the well-known household’s actuality TV present.

The Standing: Whereas Jenner admitted that she and Woods “,” and would discuss through the years, it wasn’t till they in September this yr that the general public noticed them hanging out like outdated instances once more.

Drake Bell and Josh Peck

The Friendship: and starred within the eponymous Nickelodeon present Drake & Josh collectively for 4 seasons.

The Fallout: Although their characters on the present had been tight, the pair weren’t as shut in actual life and misplaced contact as soon as they stopped filming.

, Bell bought upset when he wasn’t invited to his former colleague’s marriage ceremony in 2017.

“I get married to my spouse and I marry this good Irish Catholic woman. … We’ve got this small marriage ceremony. The soiled little secret I suppose was like, I knew that Drake and I didn’t keep in contact for the ten years since we had made the present. However nobody wanted to know that,” Peck defined whereas on the podcast.

“Like, I used to be comfortable to only die with that secret that we made this factor that folks actually love however perhaps we weren’t that shut. So I didn’t invite him to my marriage ceremony as a result of I hadn’t actually talked to him in lots of, a few years.”

The Standing: The 2 have since patched issues up, as Bell revealed that his former costar was there for him after he revealed he had been sexually abused by Nickelodeon dialogue coach (to whom Josh has no relation).

“He reached out to me privately and, , didn’t go straight to the media as a result of, he was there with me and, and noticed what I used to be going by,” Bell defined whereas on the podcast, noting that Josh didn’t know the “specifics” of his abuse however had suspected one thing wasn’t proper.

“I believe that when he simply knew how delicate this was for me, and after after all watching the documentary, he discovered of a lot that I had gone by,” Bell continued. “I believe that he was simply so delicate and made certain to succeed in out to me privately moderately than simply going straight to social media or one thing.”

Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker

The Friendship: and r performed greatest mates Samantha Jones and Carrie Bradshaw in Intercourse and the Metropolis for six seasons of the present, plus two extra motion pictures.

The Fallout: Issues between Kim Cattrall and her SATC grew to become publicly tense when rumors got here out that she had been the rationale a 3rd Intercourse and the Metropolis film had been stalled. Cattrall denied the claims, saying she by no means agreed to do the movie to start with.

The rumored rigidity was introduced out into the open when Cattrall misplaced her brother in 2018 and Parker despatched her properly needs. “I don’t want your love or help at this tragic time,” Cattrall , including, “Your steady reaching out is a painful reminder of how merciless you actually had been then and now.”

For her half, Parker denied having any ailing will in direction of her former costar.

“I by no means responded to , the place she mentioned issues that had been actually hurtful about me,” Parker informed PEOPLE.

“I don’t wish to reply it, that’s not how I really feel about her. I consider her as a part of this [Sex and the City] expertise and it was superb. We had a reference to the viewers, and we had a reference to this metropolis and with this crew and we bought to inform these loopy tales with one another. And I don’t wish to mess with that.”

The Standing: The hatchet stays unburied, however Cattrall appeased followers of Intercourse and the Metropolis who had been lacking her presence within the spinoff And Simply Like That … by making a small cameo on the season 2 finale.

Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad

The Friendship: Exterior of Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, there was maybe no extra well-known pair of BFFs than and within the ’00s. The pair’s friendship was, in essence, the middle of The Hills.

The Fallout: Issues took a flip for these two when Montag started relationship Spencer Pratt, who Conrad didn’t approve of. Based on Montag, Conrad even threatened to get her booted off the present if she didn’t break up with Pratt.

“She had a boyfriend I didn’t like, when she was with , and I supported her,” Montag . “I actually was like, ‘I’m your woman, I’m right here for you, whoever you’re with I simply wish to help you with.’”

She continued, “After which when that entire Spencer factor occurred, she’s like, ‘Properly in case you date Spencer, you’re off the present,’ and I’m like, ‘What? You aren’t the buddy that I’m to you, like why would you try this to me? I can’t even imagine you’re doing this to me proper now.’”

For her half, Conrad claimed that Montag had unfold a rumor that she and Wahler had a intercourse tape, which Montag all the time denied. Spencer Pratt would , although he maintained that “Lauren is a cold-hearted killer.”

The Standing: Although Montag mentioned she has “such a love for Lauren,” their friendship by no means bought again on monitor.

Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin

The Friendship: For 10 years, and hosted CNN’s New Yr’s Eve broadcast. The 2 had been a dynamic duo, with Griffith’s no-holds-barred humor chopping by Anderson’s completely poised persona.

The Fallout: In 2019, Kathy Griffin posed with a duplicate of former ‘s bloodied, decapitated head in her hand. The backlash for the photograph was swift and one of many individuals to talk out in opposition to Griffith’s actions was Cooper.

“For the document, I’m appalled by the photograph shoot Kathy Griffin took half in,” he wrote X (previously Twitter) on the time. “It’s clearly disgusting and fully inappropriate.”

The Standing: It appears their friendship by no means recovered; Griffin informed in 2019, “It nonetheless hurts. I imply, I actually beloved him,” she mentioned. “I don’t have a punchline for that one.”

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