The Ex-Files: Artists Open Up on Wax

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Jordin Sparks and Jason Derulo - This pop star pairing let the flame burn out completely in 2014. While the details of their breakup from both sides differ completely, it didn’t stop Jordin Sparks from telling her side of the story on Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club. There, she claimed that the BMW Jason had gifted her was actually a leased car she had to give back. That accusation was followed by an Instagram post from Jason of a picture of the bill. Ugh, this was corny. Jordin took the situation to the studio with her too when she recorded the slam "It Ain't You." (Photo: John Ricard/Getty Images for BET)
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton - Right at the heels of his Billboard chart hit “Blurred Lines,” Thicke’s personal life seemed to crumble under success. After almost 20 years of being together, Paula and Robin called it quits. It didn’t stop Robin from publicly making attempts to woo the actress and mother of his child back. An album titled Paula was released in 2014. Robin explained, “Obviously all the songs were about her or about how I feel about her.” The album was a far departure from "Blurred Lines," and a commercial flop, selling only 24,000 units. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for MTV)
Kanye West and Amber Rose - Listen, you just don’t talk about Kim K. In the case of Amber, during a Twitter argument with Kim’s sister, Khloe, she referred to Kim as a whore. Kanye clapped back in a radio interview by saying, “She's just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I wanted, there would be no Amber Rose.” Ouch. But remember back when Ye was pining in his music? While Ye flip flops on whether tracks like "Runaway" were about Rose ("Heartless" was a whole other thing), she still did tug at his heart strings at one point in time. That time is clearly not now, though. (Photo: Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)
Jennifer Lopez and Diddy - The starlet couple was careful not to bash one another right after their break up in 2001. Though, a few years later Jennifer did open up to Vibe magazine, ”It was the first time I was with someone who wasn’t faithful. I was in this relationship with Puff where I was totally crying, crazy and going nuts, it really took my whole life in a tailspin.” While the world was supposed to believe that "I Need a Girl" (all three versions) wasn't about J.Lo, it's safe to say the proof is there.(Photo: George De Sota/Newsmakers)Kelis and Nas - This pairing got divorced in 2009, and three years later Nas rehashed the split by holding Kelis’s famous green wedding dress on the cover of his Life Is Good album cover. All signs point to petty on this one, but his song "Bye Baby" was an obvious closing of that chapter — well, outside of the child they share together. It's the final track on Life Is Good, produced by 40 and Salaam Remi, where the Queens rapper is trying to figure out what happened in their failed marriage, with the rapper throwing this punch: "Why did we mess it up? / We was friends, we had it all / Reason you don't trust men / That was your daddy fault..."(Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

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Kanye West and Amber Rose - Listen, you just don’t talk about Kim K. In the case of Amber, during a Twitter argument with Kim’s sister, Khloe, she referred to Kim as a whore. Kanye clapped back in a radio interview by saying, “She's just soaking in the moment. If Kim had dated me when I wanted, there would be no Amber Rose.” Ouch. But remember back when Ye was pining in his music? While Ye flip flops on whether tracks like "Runaway" were about Rose ("Heartless" was a whole other thing), she still did tug at his heart strings at one point in time. That time is clearly not now, though. (Photo: Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images)

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