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Top Celebrity Supercouples of All Time

The Material Girl and the bad boy actor were married in 1985 and had a volatile relationship that kept the media's attention focused squarely on them. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Brangelina You can practically see the sparks flying between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The public's interest in their unconventional, red-hot romance hasn't waned through the adoption and birth of several children. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for VH1)
Elizabeth Taylor... The passion between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (1925 - 1984) was legendary and resulted in the couple marrying - and divorcing twice. Burton also gifted Taylor with a spectacular jewelry collection. (Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)
TomKat The world was stunned when the megastar Cruise began dating the "Dawson's Creek" cutie... and was even more stunned when he jumped up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch declaring his love for her. The media frenzy followed and the spotlight has stayed on the couple through a marriage and the birth of daughter Suri. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Frank Sinatra an... Sinatra left his wife to be with Gardner and the two married although they had a tempestuous relationship. They divorced in 1957 and each later claimed that the other was the love of their lives. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Ben Affleck and ... Before Brangelina and TomKat, there was Bennifer. Jenny from the Block and the boy from Beantown were engaged, starred in a music video -- as well as the box-office bomb "Gigli" -- together. When the pair called off their wedding, they blamed the intense media scrutiny. (Photo: Getty Images)
Jada Pinkett Smi... This celebrity supercouple has had a relatively low-key romance, but their joint star power earns them a spot on the list. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP)
Warren Beatty an... The couple met on the set of "Bugsy" and had an under-the-radar romance that was so potent it led confirmed bachelor Beatty straight down the aisle. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI)
Bogie and Bacall The smoldering chemistry between these two was impossible to deny, despite their 26-year age difference. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images)
Bruce Willis and... She might be a full-blown cougar now that she's married to Ashton Kutcher, and he may have just landed himself a model, but not so long ago, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis were a white-hot supercouple. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
Tracy and Hepbur... They never publicly acknowledged their relationship (Tracy was married), but the onscreen chemistry between Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn gave an indication of what it might be like when the cameras were off. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Jessica Simpson ... Way back in the beginning of reality show madness, there was Nick and Jess and "Newlyweds." The reality show laid bare every aspect of their brand new marriage and created a media frenzy around the pair. Neither the show nor the marriage lasted. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
Britney Spears a... Not to be outdone, pop sensation Britney Spears and her husband, backup dancer K-Fed were the center of intense public scrutiny themselves. From a quickie marriage, a reality show of their own, two babies in a row and a breakup shortly after, these two burned brightly... and then burned out. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Madonna and Sean... The Material Girl and the bad boy actor were married in 1985 and had a volatile relationship that kept the media's attention focused squarely on them. (Photo: Getty Images)
Posh and Becks Soccer star David Beckham and Spice Girl Victoria Beckham are a phenomenon all over the world. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Heidi Klum and S... The chemistry between "Project Runway" Heidi Klum and her husband musician Seal plus their brood of adorable kiddies keeps the public -- and the paparazzi -- chasing them. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Jay-Z and Beyonc... Two of--if not the two--biggest forces in music had been dating on the sly for years and got married the same way in April 2008. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Michael Douglas ... When actor Michael Douglas met actress Catherine Zeta-Jones on the set of "Deauville," he allegedly told her, "I'd like to father your children." Does the instantaneous attraction have anything to do with their having the same birthday (September 25), even though it's 25 years apart? (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
Leonardo DiCapri... He might be dating a different supermodel now, but Leo and Bar Refaeli doesn't hold a candle to the hotness that was Leo and Gisele. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)
Billy Joel and C... The Uptown Girl model and the schlubby Piano Man made for an odd but intriguing couple. The marriage didn't last, but produced a daughter. (Photo by Unimedia/Getty Images)
Brad Pitt and Je... Before Brangelina, there was Brad and Jen (and before Brad and Jen, there was Brad and Gwyneth), a supercouple in their own right. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)