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Now, days later, the Sambora interview only seems all the more grim. He spoke of how his wife had joined the band on its recent tour, and how he looked forward to time together with their 8-year-old daughter, Ava.

"Heather was just up for our anniversary and that was Dec. 15 … I was home for like two and a half weeks over Christmas, and I have a month off in March, so it's going to be good."

Questionable Tales of Domestic Bliss

It'd be hard to tell from those comments that his was a marriage in jeopardy. Then again, it's always hard to see behind a celebrity veneer. Show business is, ultimately, the business of show — and in the end, stars show us what they want us to see.

In December, the 46-year-old guitarist and his 44-year-old wife put up a united front, after tabloids reported that they were fighting over having a second child. They released a joint statement to the New York Daily News, saying, "The real story is that there is no story. The truth is that after 11 years together, we are still happily married. Boring but true."

In retrospect, the real story is what happened last week. While a seemingly oblivious Sambora waxed on about domestic bliss, even wishing for more children, his wife was sending tremors through the news wires by announcing the next big celebrity divorce.

As off-the-chart dysfunctional as this breakup may be, it's not so strange for Tinseltown, where over-hyped storybook romances often end as Stephen King bloodbaths. Certainly, everyone has wrestled with how to end a relationship. Do you do it in a public place? Do you need to do it face to face? Do you wait for the right time even when you know in your heart it's over?

Of course, celebrities fancy themselves creative types, and they've broken new ground in finding ways to dump their lovers and announce they're moving on. Here, then, is a look at some of Hollywood's most infamous breakups — and the unique methods used.

1. Oprah's Couch: Matt Damon & Minnie Driver
Matt Damon never jumped up and down on Oprah's famed furniture like Tom Cruise, but he might have made just as big a fool of himself in 1998, when he told a national audience that he was single. The announcement came as a total surprise to Minnie Driver, his "Good Will Hunting" co-star, whom he'd been squiring around Los Angeles for seven months. Damon, who married last year, subsequently adopted a "no comment" policy when questioned about his love life.