Breaking up is hard to do, especially when your break-up is played out through the media. As John Mayer spills the beans on his break up with Jennifer Aniston – no stranger to public splits played out in the spotlight – we look back at other celebrity couples who have aired their dirty laundry through the media.

This isn’t the first time Jen’s been in the split spotlight. Brad’s shocking split from wife Jen to be with Angelina for one of the most publicised break-ups in celebville, despite the threesome trying to keep bitter recriminations behind closed doors.