Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher's Marriage Over?

From the archive: first published September 28, 2011.

Rumours are flying that one of Hollywood's most-watched marriages is in trouble. Tabloid reports alleged this week that Ashton Kutcher cheated on Demi Moore on the very weekend of their sixth wedding anniversary — September 24, 2011 — at a San Diego hotel, with a 22-year-old woman at the centre of the claims. The reports are, for now, allegations; neither Kutcher nor Moore has confirmed or denied them.

The couple's public reaction has been pure Twitter theatre. Kutcher posted a link to Public Enemy's "Don't Believe the Hype," while Moore — who tweets as @mrskutcher — wrote about "the truth coming to the light" and quoted: "When we are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself & study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger."

Moore and Kutcher have been together since 2003 and married in September 2005, a relationship that drew headlines from the start for their 15-year age gap — she was 42 at the wedding; he was 27. For years they appeared to defy the odds, with Kutcher forming a close bond with Moore's three daughters from her previous marriage to Bruce Willis.

Whether this is a rough patch or the beginning of the end remains to be seen. Neither side has announced a split — for now, the marriage survives on cryptic tweets and carefully worded non-denials.

Editor's note: this article was rewritten during our editorial review. The original version misattributed Demi Moore's three daughters to her first husband, Freddie Moore — they are from her marriage to Bruce Willis — and prematurely described a divorce that had not yet been filed. The text above reflects the reported facts as of September 2011. (The couple announced their separation in November 2011; Kutcher filed for divorce in December 2012, Moore responded with her own papers in March 2013, and the split was finalized in November 2013.)