Monthly Archives: May 2008

50 Cent, Ex Involved in Even More Drama

Back in April, we reported that rapper 50 Cent and his son’s mother Shaniqua Tompkins were fighting in court over a house that Tompkins claims 50 Cent bought for her. The judge ultimately ordered Tompkins to move out of the house by the end of the school year. Yesterday, though, the whole situation [...]
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Bill Murray's Wife Files For Divorce

Actor/comedian Bill Murray’s wife of almost 11 years has filed for divorce in South Carolina. Jennifer Butler Murray’s divorce petition alleges that she and the couple’s four children moved to Sullivan’s Island, near Charleston, in 2006 because of Murray’s adultery, marijuana and alcohol addictions, abusive behavior, sex addiction and frequent abandonment. Butler Murray [...]
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Baldwin Publishes Details of High Profile Divorce

Married for seven years and battling in court over a divorce and child custody for seven additional years, actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger have one of the more acrimonious Hollywood relationships on record. Baldwin now plans to release a book detailing his divorce and custody experiences and offering commentary on the family law [...]
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Dylan McDermott Divorcing, Not Using a Lawyer

Actor Dylan McDermott of TV’s “The Practice” filed for divorce from wife Shiva Rose McDermott last Friday in Los Angeles. The McDermotts separated last spring after 12 years of marriage. They have two daughters. Interestingly, McDermott filed the petition in propria persona (also referred to as pro per or pro se), which means that he is [...]
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Shania Twain, Mutt Lange Separating

After 14 years of marriage, singer Shania Twain and her music producer husband Robert John “Mutt” Lange are separating. A spokesperson for the couple has confirmed the split. They have one child, a six year old son named Eja. Twain and Lange were married in December 1993, six months after they first met. Unlike many [...]
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Anne Heche Can't Pay Her Child Support Obligation

Actress Anne Heche claims in court documents that she cannot afford to pay the nearly $15,000-a-month in child support and spousal support she is currently obligated to pay to ex-husband Coleman Laffoon because she is now unemployed. Heche most recently starred in the television series Men In Trees, which was cancelled. Heche has asked the [...]
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Britney Spears Gains Additional Visitation

At a hearing on Tuesday, pop star Britney Spears was reportedly granted additional visitation with her young sons, Sean Preston Federline and Jayden James Federline. TMZ.com reports that she will now have three days of supervised visitation every week with the boys. She was apparently getting one day of supervised visitation weekly since being discharged [...]
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Nevada Governor Gibbons Divorcing

The current governor of Nevada finds himself in the midst of a dicey divorce this week. Governor Jim Gibbons filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years, Dawn Gibbons. Gibbons filed for divorce last Friday in Carson City, NV and asked the court today to seal the divorce file. Nevada law allows a divorce case [...]
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Ex-New Jersey Governor Divorce Trial Begins

In New Jersey, ex-governor Jim McGreevey’s bitter divorce from estranged wife Dina Matos McGreevey finally made it to trial this week. As reported in our previous post on the McGreeveys, this one has been spectacularly bitter. Starting with the scandalous revelation that James McGreevey was gay and having an affair with a male staffer, the McGreevey [...]
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