Celebrity friendships that turned into bitter feuds and betrayal

'I want to forgive you, and I want to forget you...' These stars were stabbed in the back by their famous friends

You never know when a comforting helping hand on the hip might just lead to a ruthless knife in the back.

In the showbiz world, a tight inner circle is the ultimate goal, but what happens when trust turns to toxic treachery?

From red carpet rifts to cold shoulder snubs, celebrity loyalty can evaporate in the flash of a paparazzi bulb.

Find out which stars have been stabbed in the back?

Sex and the Gritty: Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker

They played the ultimate Manhattan besties on-screen, but behind closed doors, Kim Cattrall considered Sarah Jessica Parker to be a showbiz Judas. The long-brewing feud turned truly toxic in February 2018 when Cattrall’s brother tragically passed away. When Parker left a sympathetic comment online, Kim publicly lost her patience. On 10 February 2018, Kim posted a scathing message directly to her former co-star via Instagram: "Your continuous reaching out is a painful reminder of how cruel you really were then and now. Let me make this VERY clear ... You are not my friend."

A mis-Organ-ised Friendship: Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa

The ultimate real-life sisterhood suffered a total system failure. In 2017, Francia Raisa literally handed over an internal organ to save Selena’s life during her battle with lupus, but their tight circle was later hit by a major rejection phase. The bond fractured when Gomez entirely omitted her life-saving bestie from her documentary. In an interview published by Rolling Stone on 3 November 2022, Selena delivered the ultimate kidney-stone-cold snub, stating: "My only friend in the industry really is Taylor [Swift]." A devastated Francia unfollowed her on Instagram the same day, leaving a single, dripping-wet comment under an entertainment headline: "Interesting."

The Simple Split: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie

They practically birthed the 2000s reality boom on The Simple Life, but the billionaire besties hit a cataclysmic wall in 2005 amidst rumors that Nicole had screened Paris's infamous private tape -One Night In Paris - at an industry party. Paris didn't hold back when confirming their inner circle was permanently broken, releasing an official press statement on 20 April 2005 that read: "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends. Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it."

Wrong turn in One Direction: Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik

As the two oldest members of One Direction, Louis and Zayn shared an intense, brotherly bond, frequently standing by each other's side through years of global touring. The friendship collapsed when Zayn abruptly walked out on the band in 2015. The ultimate betrayal occurred in December 2016 when Louis lost his mother to cancer, and Zayn failed to show up to support him at his tribute performance. Speaking on The Dan Wootton Interview podcast on 8 March 2019, Louis admitted: "He didn't show, and that really bugged me... that was what I needed that night, that support."

Bad Blood: Katy Perry and Taylor Swift

Before they patched things up with a literal olive branch, Taylor and Katy were locked in an absolute cold war over stadium tour personnel. Swift claimed Perry tried to systematically sabotage an entire tour by poaching her core backing dancers right from under her feet. Explaining why she penned the lethal track Bad Blood, Taylor told Rolling Stone in an interview published on 8 September 2014: "She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me ... So now I have to avoid her."