The Messiest Part Of Ryan Reynolds And Scarlett Johansson's Divorce

Ryan Reynolds is known for his roles in movies such as "Deadpool," "The Green Lantern," and "Free Guy," but the actor — once crowned People's sexiest man alive — is also recognized as the equally-attractive husband to Blake Lively. However, fans may be surprised to learn that long before Reynolds courted the "Gossip Girl" star, he was married to fellow actor Scarlett Johansson.

Reynolds and Johansson's relationship is somewhat of a distant memory for fans of the entertainers. The pair — who had previously kept the details of their relationship private — met in 2007 and were married a year later in September 2008, per E!.                        

The pair would remain an item for three years, announcing their plans to split after rumors of their separation were made public. "After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we've decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love and it's with love and kindness we leave it," the couple said in the statement (via HuffPost).

Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson were a relatively quiet couple for the duration of their marriage, but sources close to the duo suggested the union was a lot messier than it appeared.

"He can be an overbearing control freak. He's more traditional and she's more independent," a source told the Daily Mail. "When he wanted her there, he expected her to drop everything and come to him. She got tired of the double standard."

While Reynolds or Johansson have never publicly given a reason for their split, Johansson did lament on the struggles of exiting a long-term relationship to Vanity Fair. "I had some kind of shared experience with the character, or with any person going through a divorce, really," she said while discussing her film "Marriage Story," which dealt with the rigors of divorce. "I understood the bittersweetness of it somehow, in a way. All those kind of in-between feelings that the character has. I understood them because I had gone through them myself."

While Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson's marriage is a thing of the past, the pair were once a seemingly happy couple on the outside. Months before they announced their split, Johansson gushed about her husband in an interview with InStyle Magazine.

"I mean, you're married and suddenly you have your own family ... There's a nice comfort in that," Johansson said of her relationship with Reynolds (via People). "That part of your life is certain, in a way. You've got your home in that other person."

A few months later, rumors began to circulate suggesting the pair had quietly separated. A source close to the couple revealed to Us Weekly that the split was "civil," and that the couple had actually separated two weeks before they released an official statement. The source further noted that "the big problem with their relationship is the distance" and that "they spent a lot of time apart when they are working."