The 10 Most Shocking Breakups of 2012 (PHOTOS)

Every year, celebrity births delight us, marriages touch us, deaths sadden us, and splits tantalize us! Admit it: As sad as breakups are for those involved, we culture-vultures go straight to the gossip rags for all the juicy details. So, in no particular order, here are the jaw-dropping splits that captivated us over the past 365 days.

First off: the Twilight split heard ‘round the world. Kristen Stewart drained the life out of her relationship with co-star Robert Pattinson when she had an affair with the director of her movie Snow White and the Huntsman in July. However, the couple reunited in October... just in time for their final Twilight press tour, proving that old adage true: If at first you don’t succeed, Twi, Twi again.

Click through for the rest of this year's relationship "in memoriam."