Prior to their marriages to Blake Lively and Colin Jost, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson were married to each other from 2008 to 2010. Many fans have been curious ever since about the reasons for the split.

Johansson blames the divorce on her decision to marry Reynolds at ‌23, claiming she thought it was "the right thing to do," as well as the difficulty of being married to a fellow actor. Johansson says her divorce from Reynolds was the catalyst for her role in the 2019 film "Marriage Story."

Another cause for their breakup, according to a source close to Reynolds, was their mutual stubbornness and Reynolds' "overbearing" tendencies. He stated he didn't want to get married again after the divorce, but that was short-lived, since he married Blake Lively in 2012.

Considering this was Johansson and Reynolds' first marriage, ‌the former pair has learned and developed since their breakup. Reynolds and Johansson are now happily married to their respective spouses.