I don’t know about now; but back in the early part of the 20th century, many celebrity marriages were for publicity purposes only & many didn’t even like each other & sure didn’t love the other. IF an actor was gay, they weren’t free to admit it, they weren’t free to marry their true love, & the studio publicity department came up with a script that they had to follow in their real life if they wanted to remain rich & famous.
Look at all the traveling required to promote their projects. Absence doesn’t always make the heart grow fonder…it breeds loneliness!!! Even very stable marriages have a difficult time surviving lengthy separations.
Then there are those who love themselves more than anyone else can possibly love them & want what they want when they want it. They tend to cheat on their spouse & are eventually discovered for the cheater that they are. I don’t know anyone who willingly stays with a cheater.
I used to think that NO celebrity marriage could last. Now that I’m older & checking back on some of my favorites, I’m discovering that many more than I thought have been married for over 50 years. Thinking about it…in the eyes of the press, divorce is more exciting than monogamy; so, maybe our perception is skewed!!! Just because the headlines read “couple to divorce” many times that is publicity only & they decide to remain married. Elvis & Priscilla Presley were rumored to be divorcing daily but were still married when he died. A celebrity career grows quiet…their publicity people puts out a rumor to get people talking.
There’s an old saying…Bad publicity is better than no publicity at all; so, anonymous sources are often their very own publicity people!!!