Breakups

Nikki Bella is finally opening up about her messy split from Artem Chigvintsev ... calling it "really tough" just 2 weeks after they settled their divorce.

The "Total Bellas" star got real about her heartbreak as she made her return to "The Nikki & Brie Show" podcast after Artem's August arrest -- reflecting on how she dreamed of the perfect family ... but instead, it all went from "having a great love story to having a terrible one."

Nikki also got candid about her time away from the spotlight, revealing as a mom, her 4-year-old son Matteo's privacy comes before everything else, so she needed to protect him by stepping away from the public eye.

Josh Allen's ex-girlfriend says her Instagram was hacked after screenshots floated around X of her allegedly taking a serious jab the NFL star ... amid his engagement news.

Here's the hut, hut, hike ... Josh announced Friday that he's engaged to singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld ... and his ex Brittany Williams allegedly took a shot at him in her own comments.

On one of her IG posts ... someone commented a few days ago ... "found the next pro athlete yet?" -- to which she allegedly clapped back, post-engagement news, "Luckily my boyfriend owns a team and doesn't play for one. 🙏 don't have to be with another brain dead CTE athlete."

Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend is still struggling with the fallout of their relationship ... with Kayla Nicole breaking down in tears as she talked about their split on a new TV show.

It's all included in a trailer for Fox's upcoming season of "Special Forces" ... with the social media influencer deeply emotional as she weighed in on how "overwhelming" it's been to deal with a breakup in the public eye.

The clip -- first shared with Us Weekly -- shows Kayla wiping away tears as she opened up on her experience ... and later on, she whispers to a fellow contestant her ex is the Kansas City Chiefs superstar.

Lyle Menendez has a major life update to share that has nothing to do with his possible release from prison ... his wife, Rebecca Sneed, has confirmed their separation.

Rebecca, who married Lyle in 2003, posted the relationship update on her husband's Facebook account Friday, sharing she and Lyle had been "separated for a while now."

However, she made it clear there's no bad blood between her and Lyle, clarifying their split was not prompted by "a cheating scandal" and "remain best friends and family."

Porsha Williams' mouth has gotten her in some hot water ... her estranged husband, Simon Guobadia, has now sued "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" alum over her erectile dysfunction social media posts.

In new court documents obtained by TMZ ... Simon claims the Bravo personality made "false and defamatory" comments about his privates -- namely, implying that they don't work.

Simon says Porsha presented these erectile dysfunction remarks on social media as a fact rather than an opinion ... and says the attack has hurt his reputation.

Taylor Swift's standing up for her pal Sophie Turner on her concert circuit ... performing a mashup of 2 breakup songs aimed at their mutual ex, Joe Jonas.

The singer-songwriter took the stage in Toronto Thursday night and -- as she does at all her concerts -- she performed a mashup of 2 popular tracks ... both breakup songs all about Joe this time around.

Watch the clip ... Taylor sings a medley of "Mr. Perfectly Fine" from Fearless "(Taylor’s Version)," and "Better Than Revenge" from "Speak Now" -- songs about her messy split from Jonas.

Jesse James and his estranged wife, former porn star Bonnie Rotten, are getting a divorce ... and they are accusing each other of domestic abuse.

James -- Sandra Bullock's ex-husband -- filed for the restraining order Wednesday in response to Rotten's divorce petition and her own TRO request ... and he's asking the court to keep Rotten 100 feet from him and their child until a custody hearing can be held.

In the docs, James says the two married back in June 2022 ... but claims a few months before that, Bonnie -- real name Alaina Hicks -- attacked him and tried to break his finger.

Tina Turner once turned to Cher for advice on how to escape her abusive marriage to Ike Turner, the "Believe" icon spills in her memoir.

In "Cher: The Memoir, Part One," the singer explains the Turners appeared twice on her TV show she launched following her tumultuous Sonny Bono breakup -- and during one backstage chat in April 1975, Tina straight-up asked her, "Tell me how you left him."

Cher revealed Tina’s raw question came after she showed up in her dressing room, needing help to cover a bruise on her arm.

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann's most recent call to cops started when she allegedly tried to take a bunch of stuff from the house ... sparking verbal arguments between the two.

TMZ has obtained the incident report from police ... with officers saying they arrived at the house Monday and found Kim waiting, who they say asked them to stand by while she gathered some belongings from their shared Georgia mansion.

Milton Police say they told Zolciak to grab essential items and quickly leave the home ... explaining they couldn't wait around all day while KZ moved out.

Zach Bryan has some folks thinking his onstage outburst while singing about "exes" was a direct shot at Brianna "Chickenfry" LaPaglia ... but it's been part of his act since long before their nasty split.

The country star -- who has been at the center of a contentious breakup with the Barstool Sports personality -- hit the road for the next leg of his "Quittin' Time" tour, making his first stop since August in Edmonton, Canada over the weekend.

All eyes were on Zach during the show, as the crooner has been noticeably tight-lipped amid Brianna's many claims of abuse and infidelity in the weeks following their breakup.

Jojo Siwa's whirlwind romance with GF Dakayla Wilson has fizzled out just as quickly as it ignited 3 months ago -- they've officially called it quits.

The "Dance Moms" alum spilled the tea at the 11th Annual American Reality Television Awards on Monday ... confirming to PEOPLE that she and Dakayla had gone their separate ways, and she's back to being single.

The split seemed amicable, with Jojo calling Dakayla an amazing girl and adding they were both focusing on their own festive plans moving forward.

Cher is opening up about the darker moments from her marriage to Sonny Bono ... revealing in her new memoir the music legend "seriously thought" about killing her toward the end of their union.

The new book, titled "Cher: The Memoir (Part One)," details the turbulent aspects of her and Sonny's union ... she confesses she was so unhappy at one point, she considered taking her own life by jumping from the balcony of a Las Vegas hotel room.

Per Cher, while she and Sonny stayed at the Sahara Hotel in October 1972, she revealed to SB her unhappiness ... and told him she desired to sleep with their guitarist, Bill.

Brianna LaPaglia doesn't care what's in the orange ... 'cause she's clearly tired of hearing Zach Bryan's voice in any capacity -- booing when his iconic track came on at UFC 309.

The Barstool Sports personality -- better known by her nickname Brianna Chickenfry -- hit up Madison Square Garden in New York City for fight night Saturday ... when the venue started playing Bryan's "Something in the Orange."

LaPaglia's clearly not happy with the song choice ... pointing her thumb straight down and appearing to boo while her ex's voice fills up the Midtown Manhattan arena.

"Love Is Blind" star Brittany Wisniewski shocked her boyfriend back home in Maryland when she hooked up with Mod Sun in Los Angeles ... 'cause we've learned the guy thought they were in a committed relationship.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Brittany has a whole BF on the East Coast, a hunk named Rocky Hawkins, and they've been in each other's lives for 4 years romantically.

We're told Brittany and Rocky took some time apart for 6 months in the past but had reconnected before she left Maryland to go film "Love Is Blind" for two weeks ... with Rocky driving her to the airport to send her off.

Brooks Nader’s taking some big steps -- she’s in the process of getting rid of that matching tattoo she got with "Dancing with the Stars" partner Gleb Savchenko after their brief fling.

We caught up with Brooks ... and she cleared things up, saying that pic of her kissing Gleb backstage, and their hot chemistry, doesn't mean they were officially dating. At the end of the day, they were just colleagues, and the tattoo was merely a lapse in her judgment.

Check out the clip ... 'cause you can totally feel Brooks' discomfort as she tried to convince us they were never really an official thing.

Jax Taylor is hitting back at estranged wife Brittany Cartwright's assertion he hasn't changed ... accusing "The Valley" star of being a hypocrite, since she allegedly still asks him to "hook up."

The "Vanderpump Rules" alum stopped by Bravo's "Hot Mic Podcast" Thursday, where he addressed Brittany's scathing assessment of his time in treatment -- and how their relationship has continued to crumble after the fact.

Jax says his ex is not being entirely honest about their dynamic, claiming she often asks him over for dinner or drinks after trashing him in the press.