Breaking up is hard to do but these celebrity exes turned a breakup on its head by forming long-lasting friendships that survived the end of their love. While many high-profile divorces, separations and splits can be painful and often result in long-winded (and sometimes bitter) court battles, these couples managed to put their differences aside even though the love got knocked out of their relationships and some even managed to find their way back to each other:
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Taiwanese television idol, Jerry Yan, and his former girlfriend, Chiling Lin, are sparking talk that they have rekindled their romance after being spotted in Malaysia together. He even admitted to the media, “I’m happy to be in contact with her. We’re sincerely looking after each other. I’ve read the reports, and hope everyone will give us some space.”
Yan and Lin both began their careers as models. They were romantically linked in the tabloids in 2003, after he shot to superstardom with the 2001 drama Meteor Garden and before she rose to fame as a supermodel in 2004. They split in 2006 but things look to be back on track for the two stars.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced that they were getting a divorce in 2015 but plans to sever ties have not gone ahead and the pair are often spotted out together running family errands with their three kids, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel.
Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz called it quits in 2006 after almost four years of dating. While both have moved on (Cameron married Benji Madden in 2015, while Justin married Jessica Biel), the pair remain fast friends.
On the last day of 2016, former Singaporean beauty queen Jaime Teo and ex-radio DJ Daniel Ong announced that they have been divorced since August. Jaime wrote in an Instagram post: “Though our journey as a couple has ended, we will always remain friends and our focus is now on giving Renee as normal a childhood as possible.”
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Demi Moore and Bruce Willies tied the knot in 1987 and divorced in 2000, but continued to co-parent their three daughters, Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah. Since their split, the pair has supported each other through ups and downs over the years.
After a decade together, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson called it quits as a couple in 2016. But they remain firm friends – just days after their split was announced, the pair was spotted out and about in LA, laughing and choosing wine together.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin told the world that they were “consciously uncoupling” while on a tropical vacation together in 2014, but have been spotted on plenty of dinner dates and family trips since their split.
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After nearly three years and one son together, Kate Hudson and Muse singer Matt Bellamy called off their engagement, and in December 2014, announcing that despite the split, “they remain very close friends and committed co-parents.”
Despite the drama surrounding their split after 22 years of marriage and Caitlyn’s shocking gender transition, this reality TV couple have put on a united front for the good of their family.
Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet were married from 1987 to 1993 and had one daughter together, actress Zoë Kravitz. Speaking about her parent’s close friendship, Zoë says that her parents, “have so much love for each other.”
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Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom announced that they amicably separated after three years of marriage in 2013, but remain close for the sake of their son Flynn. Miranda got engaged to Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel in July, while Orlando is dating Katy Perry.