And then they divorced. Not many people were shocked by the outcome, especially considering how turbulent their early relationship was. Given the average lifespan of a Hollywood romance, they actually didn't do too badly. This was no Britney Spears and Jason Alexander marriage, or Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman (remember them?). Despite their youth and inexperience, they really did try to stick it out.
But even then, it only lasted three years before the divorce was finalized, in 2002. By then Macaulay wasn't getting too much work, and Rachel's star was definitely on the rise. Both of them had graduated, and it looked like one of those high-school-sweetheart things were people just drift apart. Neither of them have married again, so unlike many other stars at least they've learned their lesson.