4. Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton — Cleopatra
Liz Taylor basically invented the Hollywood scandal playbook. Already on husband number four after stealing Eddie Fisher from Debbie Reynolds, Liz met Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra in 1963. He was married. She was married. But who cares about some wedding vows when you’re shooting a movie in Italy? It turns out, a lot of people cared.
The Vatican called her behavior “erotic vagrancy,” a congresswoman tried to ban them from reentering the U.S., and tabloids had a field day. Naturally, Liz and Richard doubled down, married each other, divorced, remarried, and divorced again. The tabloids were ecstatic.

5. Olivia Wilde & Harry Styles — Don’t Worry Darling
If your movie’s hot gossip has people more excited than the actual plot, congrats, you’re Olivia Wilde! Wilde dumped Jason Sudeikis mid-production, cast Harry Styles, and then, well, started dating him in secret. Suddenly, the psychological thriller had real-life relationship twists.
Then came Florence Pugh refusing to promote the film, Shia LaBeouf claiming he quit instead of being fired, and Jason serving Olivia custody papers while she was doing a panel at CinemaCon. Oh, and the internet still swears Harry may or may not have spit on Chris Pine. It was a gift that kept on giving!

6. Julia Roberts & Kiefer Sutherland — Flatliners
In the early ’90s, Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland were the Hollywood “It” couple. They got engaged, planned a massive wedding, and then Julia pulled the plug three days before the big night. But she didn’t tell it to his face, oh no-no; she made one of her friends call it off on her behalf.
To add insult to injury, Julia immediately hopped on a plane to Ireland with Jason Patric, Kiefer’s buddy. The tabloids went nuts! Julia and Jason lasted a year, Kiefer eventually forgave her, and we all got the moral: never invite the paparazzi to your wedding.
