For about as long as Hollywood has been portraying volatile passions and dramatic love stories onscreen, the business has been full of actors and celebrities experiencing just as much turbulence in their real-life relationships.
Any number of star-cross'd lovers could come to mind: from Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton to Johnny Depp and Amber Heard; Brangelina to... Cher and Tom Cruise. Well, that last couple is not like the others, but I threw them in to remind folks that they briefly had a thing in 1985 — and Cher has since ranked Cruise in the top five of the greatest lovers she ever had. You're welcome!
We love an overshare when it comes to celebrity couplings, but that transparency can come back to bite a not-so-happy couple when trouble arises.
Just ask Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly, who until recently were all over the place with public displays of affection, couples' outfits and an engagement ring that causes pain if it's removed.
There has been much recent speculation, though, that the two are working through a rough patch, with social media detectives driven into overdrive by a cryptic Instagram post from Fox — using Beyoncé lyrics about "dishonesty," no less. (She deleted her account shortly after, only to return days later to seemingly clear up chatter that there had been a third person involved in their relationship, but without addressing the truth behind any other potential discord.)
Being so public about the good times means that if there are bad times, people are quick to assume — rightly or wrongly — they should be in the know about them too.