--- title: Celebrity Breakups: Is Summer 2016 the Worst Season Yet? description: From Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris to Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney canonical: https://time.com/4413256/celebrity-breakups-summer-2016/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-19T21:59:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:36.032Z og:title: Is Summer '16 the Season of the Celebrity Breakup? og:description: From T. Swift and Calvin to Gaga and Taylor og:url: https://time.com/4413256/celebrity-breakups-summer-2016/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Is Summer '16 the Season of the Celebrity Breakup? twitter:description: From T. Swift and Calvin to Gaga and Taylor twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Is Summer '16 the Ultimate Season For Celebrity Breakups?  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 19, 2016 9:59 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 19, 2016 9:59 PM UTC It might only be July, but it seems like celebrities have taken the adage, “single for the summer” to heart, given the number of high-profile splits that have happened since temperatures started rising. While some of the breakups have been amicable, others have brought the heat this summer, proving that they’re definitely candidates for [drafting season](http://time.com/4355157/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-break-up-internet-responds/). From the shortest to the longest relationships, all good things must come to an end — see who’s single and ready to mingle for summer, below. ### Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris  NEW YORK - MAY 28: Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris get lunch at the Spotted Pig on May 28, 2015 in New York, New York. (Photo by Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images) Josiah Kamau—BuzzFoto via Getty Images The duo [called it quits](http://time.com/4354546/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-break-up/) after 15 months of dating, but Swift made headlines when she [started dating actor Tom Hiddleston](http://time.com/4394697/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift-july-4th/) just two weeks after her breakup from Harris. Since the split, the drama has only ramped up, [most notably with social media skirmishes](http://time.com/4370822/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-instagram-twitter/). In the words of T. Swift — it used to be mad love, but now there’s [bad blood](http://time.com/3883348/taylor-swift-bad-blood-video-instagram-stunts/). ### Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney  Steve Granitz—WireImage The pop star and her actor fiancé [called off their engagement in July](http://time.com/4413068/lady-gaga-taylor-kinney-break-up/) after nearly five years together. The pair met on the set of her “You and I” video in 2011 and got engaged on Valentine’s Day last year. ### Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Actor Wilmer Valderrama and singer Demi Lovato arrive at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) Jon Kopaloff—FilmMagic The couple [called it quits](http://time.com/4357489/demi-lovato-wilmer-valderrama-break-up/) in early June after nearly six years of dating; the pair announced their split via social media posts, stating that “we have realized more than anything that we are better as best friends. We will always be supportive of one another.” ### Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson attend the Off-Broadway Opening After Party for 'Smart People' at the Four at Yotel on February 11, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/Getty Images,) Walter McBride—Getty Images, _The Affair_ star and his German partner split after nearly a decade together in July. Con: the world’s most photogenic couple is no more. 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