Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson were reported to have begun dating in 2007, married in September 2008, and announced their separation in December 2010. They kept much of their relationship private, and the public record does not establish a definitive personal reason for their breakup.
2007: Their relationship reportedly begins
Retrospective accounts place Reynolds and Johansson’s relationship in 2007. The two did not publicly identify an exact start date or describe a specific first meeting, so the year is the clearest reported marker rather than a confirmed beginning. Us Weekly’s retrospective and Marie Claire’s account place the romance in that year.
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May and September 2008: Engagement and wedding
CBS reported that they became engaged in May 2008. They married in Canada on September 27, 2008, according to the same contemporaneous report. The Associated Press later described their courtship and wedding as private, with few details made public; accounts do not establish additional specifics about the ceremony. CBS News reported the engagement and wedding dates, while the Associated Press report published by CBS noted how little they disclosed.
June 2010: A public appearance before the separation announcement
One of their last reported appearances together was at the Tony Awards in June 2010. Johansson thanked her husband after winning the Featured Actress in a Play award, as CBS noted in its later account. That public moment documents an appearance, not the state of their marriage or what happened privately afterward.
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On December 14, 2010, the couple announced that they were ending their marriage. CBS reported their statement: “After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage.” They added: “We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.” The statement emphasized privacy and kindness but did not give a personal explanation for the split.
December 2010: Divorce paperwork is filed
An Associated Press report published by CBS said both filed divorce paperwork in Los Angeles on December 23, 2010, citing irreconcilable differences. The filing listed December 14 as the separation date. “Irreconcilable differences” is the reported legal ground; it does not establish a specific private cause. The reviewed report does not confirm when the divorce was finalized.
2011: Reynolds responds to speculation
In a Details interview reported by CBS in May 2011, Reynolds described the divorce as private and pushed back on the stories circulating about it. CBS quoted him: “There was no story and no scandal, so the narrative was just created for me.” His comment is a response to press speculation, not a detailed account of the marriage’s end. A November 2011 Vanity Fair profile likewise characterized Johansson as someone who “fiercely guards the details of her romantic life.”
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In remarks to Vanity Fair in 2019, later reproduced by Us Weekly in 2023, Johansson reflected on marrying young: “I mean, the first time I got married I was 23 years old,” she said. She added, “I didn’t really have an understanding of marriage. Maybe I kind of romanticized it, I think, in a way.” These are Johansson’s personal reflections, not a jointly stated explanation for the separation.
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What the public record establishes—and what it does not
- Reported timeline: The relationship is placed in 2007; they became engaged in May 2008, married on September 27, 2008, announced their separation on December 14, 2010, and filed for divorce later that month.
- What they said publicly: Their separation statement framed the decision in terms of privacy, love, and kindness.
- What remains unknown: Neither that joint statement nor the cited filing report identifies a definitive personal cause for the breakup. Claims about schedules or distance should not be treated as established fact, and the sources cited here do not confirm the divorce-finalization date.
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