Monthly Archives: March 2008

Robin Williams' Wife Files for Divorce

Marsha Garces Williams, wife of actor/comedian Robin Williams, filed a petition for divorce last week in San Francisco. The couple has been married since 1989. They met while Garces Williams worked as a nanny for Williams’ oldest son. She then worked as Williams’ personal assistant. Shortly after Williams divorced his first wife, he and Garces [...]
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Pamela Anderson's Third Marriage Annulled

Pamela Anderson finally got her annulment on earlier this week. Her five month marriage to Rick Salomon was declared a nullity by a Los Angeles County judge on the basis of fraud. Anderson originally filed for divorce in December, 2007 but withdrew her petition in order to reconcile with Salomon. She re-filed her petition in [...]
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Johnny Knoxville Gets Divorced

Johnny Knoxville of MTV’s Jackass (and the movies of the same name) officially got divorced late last week in Los Angeles. Knoxville, whose real name is Philip John Clapp, originally filed for divorce from his wife of 11 years, Melanie Clapp, last summer. The couple has a 12 year old daughter, Madison. Knoxville and his [...]
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Woman Seeks Third Chance to Prove Michael Jordan Fathered Her Child

Earlier this year, basketball star Michael Jordan filed a civil lawsuit in Pennsylvania against Lisa Miceli, seeking to have Miceli permanently prohibited from contacting him, his family or his representatives. Miceli is allegedly Jordan’s former mistress and mother of a four year old son, whom she claims is Jordan’s. Jordan’s lawsuit argues that Miceli has [...]
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Gay Ex-New Jersey Governor's Divorce Heats Up, Heading to Trial

While all eyes are on the prostitution scandal involving former New York governor Eliot Spitzer, ex-New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey and his estranged wife Dina Matos McGreevey continue to battle over every detail of their divorce case, almost three and a half years after they first separated. This past weekend, Theodore Pederson, a potential witness [...]
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Mills Awarded $48.6 Million in Divorce from McCartney

Following up on our report from last week, a judge has awarded Heather Mills a total of $48.6 million (24.3 million British pounds) in her divorce from pop legend Paul McCartney. The judgment, made public today by the court, gives Mills a lump sum of $33 million and allows her to keep $15.6 million in [...]
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Britney Ordered to Pay K-Fed's Legal Fees

Britney Spears‘ and Kevin Federline’s attorneys were at it again last week. The lawyers appeared before Commissioner Scott Gordon in Los Angeles to argue over legal fees. Today, Spears was ordered to pay $375,000 of Federline’s attorney’s fees in the custody modification battle that has been heated for months. While Federline receives child support from [...]
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The Biggest Celebrity Divorce Payouts Ever

With all the recent talk about how much Heather Mills stands to get in her divorce from Paul McCartney, we got to wondering what the other biggest divorce settlements were. There are a lot of lists out there, but we couldn’t find one as comprehensive as the one we’ve put together here. It’s not surprising to [...]
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McCartney-Mills Divorce Decision Reportedly Will Be Released Monday

Heather Mills will be a very wealthy woman after her divorce from music legend Paul McCartney is final. Exactly how rich is yet to be seen but may be discovered as soon as Monday. British media reported on Friday that the judge who heard the McCartney-Mills divorce last month has sent a preliminary judgment to [...]
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One of the Most Expensive Divorces Ever: Paul McCartney and Heather Mills

Also See: The Biggest Divorce Awards in History Ex Beatle, Paul McCartney married model Heather Mills in June 2002, and had one daughter together – Beatrice. McCartney and Mills separated in 2006 and have been involved in a contentious divorce battle in the English Courts. Mills, whose original legal team is no longer involved, is now [...]
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Pamela Anderson Seeks Annulment; Chooses to Use Private Judge

Pamela Anderson, the former Baywatch star and famous Playboy Playmate, has filed to annul her marriage of two months to movie producer Rick Salomon. According to court documents, Anderson cited “fraud” as the reason for the annulment. Private Judge Anderson elected to have her divorce case heard by a retired judge instead of in the Los Angeles [...]
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Hulk Hogan Has Affair With Daughter's Friend

Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan) and wife Linda were married for 24 years when Linda filed for divorce in Florida in November 2007. The media was aware that the couple was having marital problems when the couple attended therapy on their reality television show “Hogan Knows Best.” There have been recent reports that Terry was having an [...]
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