
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: Hollywood's nastiest splits and star power impacts
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Angelina Jolie made abuse claims against Brad Pitt, and Ben Affleck battled cheating allegations when married to Jennifer Garner. The actors still came out on top.
Since the courtroom drama unfolded, Depp released an album, flew above the crowd as a moonman at the VMAs and even recently signed on to work with Rihanna. His steady career trajectory post breakup and trial signaled no change in status as an A-list elite, a similar scenario for Brad Pitt following the end of his marriage to Angelina Jolie, and Ben Affleck after his divorce from Jennifer Garner. "If they are devoted to one side or another, they tend to just give the benefit of the doubt to their favorite celeb." Tracy Wright is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to tracy.wright@fox.com.
Red Banyan PR senior vice president Kelcey Kintner told Fox News Digital that "a lot of the celebrity scandals are only a blip on fans' radar screens" as information is readily available thanks to instant access via social media.