Random Celebrities Who Were Left at the Altar (14 items)

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  (#1) Jennifer Lopez

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  Despite the tabloid rumors, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck seemed prepared to tie the knot in California in 2003. But the pair called off their wedding shortly before the ceremony, initially citing media interference before splitting up for good. The news came as a shock to their guests, many of whom witnessed the break-up first hand.
  
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  (#2) Gwyneth Paltrow

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  Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt were reportedly set to marry in 1997, but the couple never made it to the altar.
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  (#3) Hugh Hefner

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  Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner has said that he was shocked that his fiance, Crystal Harris, decided to call off their wedding just five days before the event. "I didn't see it coming, I truly didn't see it coming," he said.
  
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  (#4) Kiefer Sutherland

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  Perhaps Kiefer Sutherland shouldn't have been surprised when Julia Roberts called off their wedding just days before the ceremony – the couple was reportedly having troubles for some time. But that likely didn't decrease the sting of his would-be bride immediately heading to Ireland with Sutherland's Lost Boys co-star Jason Patric.
  
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  (#5) Katie Holmes

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  Katie Holmes was practically left at the altar when her boyfriend of five years, Chris Klein, called off their engagement close to the time they were set to tie the knot.
  
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  (#6) Marilyn Manson

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  Shock rocker Marilyn Manson shared an on and off relationship with Evan Rachel Wood, and the pair eventually got engaged in 2008. The marriage wasn't meant to be – the couple split for good in 2010.
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  (#7) Sienna Miller

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  Sienna Miller and Jude Law got engaged in 2004, but their engagement – and relationship – disintegrated after Law admitted to having an affair with his nanny.
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  (#8) Lance Armstrong

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  Lance Armstrong and singer Sheryl Crow got engaged in 2005, but split soon after.
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  (#9) Bristol Palin

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  “I guess you have seen by now that the wedding — that was supposed to happen last weekend — was called off. I’m sure you’ve seen this has been all over the media, but this is a painful time for family and friends and I would just really appreciate your prayers," Bristol Palin wrote after her marriage to former Marine Dakota Meyer fell through.
  
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  (#10) Emilio Estevez

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  Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore had an off-again, on-again engagement, but never managed to tie the knot. Shortly after the pair finally broke up, Moore married Bruce Willis.
  
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  (#11) Tara Reid

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  Actress Tara Reid and television personality Carson Daly were planning a wedding for the summer of 2001. Sometime before the ceremony, though, the couple fell apart. "I was numb," Reid recalls of the split. "I literally thought I couldn't breathe."
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  (#12) Kesha Ni'cole Nichols

  Dancer Kesha Ni'cole Nichols was stunned when her fiance, NBA star Richard Jefferson, cancelled their lavish wedding the night before the event.
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  (#13) Rachel Hunter

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  Model Rachel Hunter's wedding was completely planned when her fiance, Jarret Stoll, sent an email to guests saying that he would no longer be going through with the marriage.
  
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  (#14) Janine Turner

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  Actress Janine Turner had her dress and invitations all picked out when her wedding to Alec Baldwin was called off. She says the decision was mutual, but admits to being devastated at the time.
  

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