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3. Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter
Rosie O'Donnell's rocky love life proves that comedians are as susceptible to heartbreak as anyone else. O'Donnell said in post-divorce interviews that her split from TV executive Kelli Carpenter in 2007 proved to be both humbling and humiliating. {relatedarticles}
The pair wed in early 2004 in San Francisco. O'Donnell – a longtime vocal proponent of legalizing same-sex marriage – said the couple was compelled to tie the knot in part to take a stand for gay rights. During their marriage, they adopted 3 kids and Carpenter gave birth to a daughter conceived via donated sperm.
O'Donnell said the couple had different interests and simply drifted apart, which led Carpenter to pack her bags in 2007.
