8 Celebrity Couples Who Faked It For Publicity

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7. Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

When Kim Kardashian split from Kris Humphries after only 72 days of marriage, he accused her of marrying him for publicity and tried to have their marriage annulled on grounds of fraud. The couple did rake in a reported $17.5 million from the wedding because of various contracts and endorsements; however, ultimately Kris was unable to prove that the wedding was a publicity stunt and the couple was finally granted a divorce almost two years later.

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6. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were both promoting movies when they started dating in 2005 – he was promoting War of the Worlds and she was promoting Batman Begins. Although it can argued that they did really care for each (they were together for 7 years after all), the over-the-top nature of their relationship seems to indicate something else, something more like a publicity stunt.

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3. Selena Gomez and Zedd

According to Diplo, Selena Gomez’s relationship with Zedd was just a publicity stunt. “I just think that he came from such a cool place, and now he’s been pegged as a money-maker for a major label to do EDM, which to me isn’t even a genre. But they’ve pegged him for that, they’ve marketed him, even the fake relationship with Selena Gomez, all the things to sell records took away from the music,” he said. Selena claims Diplo was just joking and that she and Zedd really did have a thing, but we all know that she was dating him to get back at Justin Bieber.

A photo posted by Zedd (@zedd) on Feb 16, 2015 at 12:22pm PST

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2. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton

Some of Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s fans think their relationship is a publicity stunt and they might actually be on to something. Some of the photos of them canoodling were released by NBC and Gwen confirmed this during an interview with Ryan Seacrest. Producers for the show probably think that a relationship between Blake and Gwen will improve ratings. So far, the relationship has generated a lot of publicity and these two keep playing it up.

A photo posted by Gwen Stefani (@gwenstefani) on Dec 9, 2014 at 6:30pm PST

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1. Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner

Nicole Richie and Brody Jenner briefly dated in 2006 and, once the relationship was over, Brody and his good friend Spencer Pratt gave an interview to Details magazine. In the interview, Spencer revealed that Brody only dated Nicole for publicity. “Here’s what you’re gonna do. You’re gonna start dating Nicole Richie. And you’re gonna get that skinny b-tch to eat, all right? You are about to become The Guy Who Got Nicole Richie to Eat. Process that sh–, bro. You’ll be, like, a f—ing hero to America,” Spencer said. Several months after the fact, Brody claimed to be “horrified” about the profile that Details magazine wrote him and that he really cared about Nicole. No one really believed him though. If he really cared, he probably wouldn’t have waited so long to speak up.

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Cate

Cate has a B.A. and an M.A. in English Literature and has been the Managing Editor of Fame10 for more than 6 years. Despite having a love for the works of Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy and Lord Byron, she also has an intense fascination with pop culture. When she isn’t writing for Fame10, she’s planning her next big adventure in Southeast Asia.