Monthly Archives: June 2008

Kimora Lee & Russell Simmons' Unusual Custody Agreement

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons and his model/fashion designer/reality TV star wife Kimora Lee Simmons separated in the spring of 2006. They just got around to filing for divorce in March of this year. At the time of the initial divorce filing, Kimora sought sole legal and physical custody of the couple’s two daughters, Ming [...]
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Britney Gets Overnight Visits with Kids, Rehires Lawyer

Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were back in court in Los Angeles this morning, discussing the visitation schedule of their two young sons, Sean and Jayden. Reportedly, Spears was awarded overnight visitation with the boys after the court heard testimony from the court-appointed parenting coach/evaluator. The children had been in the sole custody of Federline [...]
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NBA Star McGrady Wraps Up Paternity Suit

On Thursday, NBA good guy and Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady was ordered to pay a Bradenton, Florida woman $54,156 a year in child support for their daughter, as well as provide health insurance and school tuition. Pearl Vega gave birth to McGrady’s child in November 2005. McGrady married his girlfriend of 10 years the [...]
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Christie Brinkley Divorce Case Heats Up

In an unusual twist, former supermodel Christie Brinkley is fighting to keep her divorce case open to the public, including the press. Celebrities are notorious for seeking ways in which to keep their legal and personal battles away from the eyes and ears of the media. In this case, however, Brinkley feels that an open [...]
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Witherspoon, Phillippe Divorce Completely Final

When we reported last fall on the divorce of actress Reese Witherspoon and actor Ryan Phillippe, it wasn’t yet clear that the case was still open. Turns out the former couple still had a few things to work out. Like, everything. A judgment filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court yesterday did finally close [...]
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Former NBA player Caffey Owes Six-Figure Child Support

Basketball player Jason Caffey played on two NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls in the mid- to late-1990s. He was traded to the Golden State Warriors in 1998 and signed a seven year, $35 million contract. In 2000, Caffey began playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. The team bought out the last two years of [...]
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Anne Heche Divorce Finalized; Support Lowered

Actress Anne Heche’s divorce from husband Coleman Laffoon was finalized late last week in Los Angeles. The couple fought over seemingly every detail of their split for more than a year, including custody issues. Ugly allegations were hurled from both parties including accusations of pornography addiction (his) to mental instability (hers). As we reported, the [...]
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Paternity Suits and Pro Athletes: The List

On draft day in any professional sport, the highlight reels show young athletes celebrating the beginning of their pro careers, putting on a team jersey or cap, and smiling with the league commissioner for photo ops. Often, though, the next rite of passage for a young professional athlete in America is not exactly a photo [...]
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