Who is Jack White’s ex-wife Karen Elson? Meg White to Renée Zellweger singer’s relationships explored

American musician and rockstar, Jack White, was recently joined by Marshall Bruce Mathers III, also known as Eminem, on November 27, 2025, during The White Stripes frontman's halftime performance for the National Football League's Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions match. While their on-stage collaboration came as a big surprise to the audience, the 50-year-old White began his performance with his popular track That's How I'm Feeling, followed by the song Hello, Operator.

As soon as Eminem joined Jack White on stage, the two, in a thrilling performance, stole the show with the 15-time Grammy Award-winning rapper's hit song Till I Collapse, which is from the album The Eminem Show, released in 2002. However, the Love Interruption hitmaker, White, went off stage after performing the crowd pleaser and one of his most popular songs, Seven Nation Army.

Amid White's recent NFL halftime performance, his fans and the netizens became curious to know who his former wife, Karen Elson, is. According to the Independent, Karen Elson is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and model who tied the knot with Jack White in 2005 and was married for 8 years before they got divorced in 2013.

The 46-year-old Elson shares a son, Henry, and a daughter, Scarlett, with White. As per the Independent, Karen is also a performer and one of the founding members of The Citizens Band, which is a cabaret troupe based in New York City.

Let's take a look at Jack White's relationships

Besides Karen Elson, the lead singer turned guitarist, Jack White had a few other relationships over the years. Let's take a closer look at his other relationships.

Renée Zellweger

According to US Weekly, the Academy Award-winning actress, Renée Zellweger, widely known for movies such as Jerry Maguire and Bridget Jones's Diary, shared a romantic relationship with White when his rock band The White Stripes reached peak popularity. While White and Zellweger were in a relationship for one and a half years, the two first met during the production of the movie Cold Mountain. They broke up in 2004.

Meg White

Meg White, who co-founded The White Stripes along with Jack White in 1997, married Jack in September 1996. While Jack met Meg, who was his first wife, when he was still attending high school, the two split in 2000. Following their divorce, they continued to perform together. The White Stripes finally broke up in 2011.

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Olivia Jean

Olivia Jean, who is White's third wife, met him in 2009. It was on April 8, 2022, that the Icky Thump singer proposed to Olivia on stage during a live show. They are still together.

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