The doomed romance between the pop princess and New York Yankees' shortstop began in 1997 after Mariahâs high-profile divorce from Tommy Mottola and only lasted through half of 1998. In his autobiography published in 2000, Jeter wrote, âI learned that it would be very difficult to seriously date a high-profile person. It turned my life into a more chaotic existence than I wanted." He later went on to date Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Vanessa MinnillioâŚ
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The San Antonio Spurs' point guard and pocket-size Desperate Housewives star are a match made in vertically challenged heaven. After they met in 2004 and briefly broke up in 2006, the couple married in a lavish ceremony in Paris the following year.
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The seven-time Tour de France winner took a spin in the high-profile dating world with his relationship with the folky singer-songwriter in 2003 and the two seemed headed for the altar in 2005 but split the next year. While Sheryl strummed her heart out, Lance dated fashion designer Tory Burch.
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After being a pit stop on Lance Armstrongâs tour de force datefest through the entertainment world, Kate Hudson has recently been spotted with New York Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Now the two are âsomewhat seriousâ and Goldie Hawnâs daughter even brought her young son to a Yankees-Rangers game last month.
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The eight-time grand slam tennis champion was seen out and about in 2007 with rapper Common, whoâs also dated singer Erykah Badu and actress Taraji P. Henson. After never admitting they were an item (despite steamy beach pictures to the contrary) the two quietly went their separate ways.
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The original superstar athlete and bombshell couple, Joe and Marilyn eloped in San Francisco in 1954 but she filed for divorce less than a year later. A bittersweet ending for the beautiful pair: Years after her death, DiMaggio continued to send flowers to her grave every week.
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Before all those midnight rendezvous with Alex Rodriguez, the Material Girl was linked to the married Oakland Aâs slugger. Last year Canseco alleged that in 1991 Madonna desperately wanted himâfor his sperm. "She wanted to get married and have a child with meâshe wanted a Cuban child," he told Us Weekly. Eighteen years later, she seems satisfied with one from Malawi.
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Sure, the Russian-born tennis star might be more famous for her model shoots than her prowess on the court, but that didnât stop pop singer Iglesias from wooing her in 2001. Both ditched their clothes in his music video for âEscapeâ and ever since itâs been love-love.
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The year-long marriage of the boxing heavyweight champ and Head of the Class actress was marred by allegations of spousal abuse. Robin alleged life with Mike was âtorture, pure hellâ and received the brunt of public criticism. They divorced less than six months after sitting down for an awkward interview with Barbara Walters in September 1988.
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A little flavor came to the soccer world when Spice Girl Victoria Adams began dating the English footballer in 1997. âPosh and Becksâ were married in Ireland in 1999 and have three sons with presumably perfect genes.
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Before finding love on the courts with Steffi Graf, Agassi was married to actress Brooke Shields from 1997 to 1999. Agassi filed for divorce 10 days before their second wedding anniversary after succumbing to months of incessant tabloid coverage. Presumably, neither was to blameâit was a double fault.
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This seemingly odd coupleâheâs a Scottish racecar driver and sheâs, well, a Juddâmarried in 2001 in Scotland, and the actress was still there to cheer him on in 2007 when he won the Indianapolis 500.
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As a couple, theyâre not nearly as fun as Jessica and her ex Nick Lachey (oh, how we long for the carefree days of Newlyweds) but she found love again with the Dallas Cowboys quarterback. One group not smitten with the blonde? Cowboys fansâafter Jessica began attending games in 2007 the Cowboys suffered huge losses, giving Jessica the nickname âYoko Romo.â
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