Monthly Archives: August 2008

Michael Strahan Child Support Judgment Overturned on Appeal

Now-retired New York Giant great Michael Strahan had his child support obligation for his young twin daughters overturned on appeal in New Jersey this morning. The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division issued a 23 page opinion regarding child support, disability insurance, legal fees and court bias. The full appellate decision can [...]
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Chris Kattan Files for Legal Separation after 6 Weeks of Marriage

Saturday Night Live alumni Chris Kattan filed for legal separation on Thursday from his bride of only six weeks, model Sunshine Tutt. The couple was married on June 28, 2008 but had dated since 2005. The petition cites the ever-popular “irreconcilable differences” as grounds for the separation.  The six week marriage catapults the comedian towards [...]
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Shaq Divorce Dismissed

Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal filed for divorce from his wife Va’Shaundya (Shaunie) almost a year ago, suggesting that she was hiding marital assets of some sort (see our report from last October on the divorce details). Celebrity gossip reporters and bloggers have been reporting all summer though that the future Hall-of-Famer and Shaunie were reconciling. [...]
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Phil Collins' Divorce Costs More than McCartney's

’80’s hitmaker Phil Collins has settled his divorce from third wife Orianne Cevey. The £25 million ($46.76 million) cash payout to Cevey tops the Paul McCartney-Heather Mills divorce settlement (£24.3 million). Collins and Cevey have reportedly been separated since late 2006. They were married in 1999 and have two sons, ages 8 and 4. Apparently, both [...]
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James Bond Actor and Tennis Star Divorcing

Probably the least known of the James Bond actors (except maybe Timothy Dalton, remember him?), George Lazenby received divorce papers last week from his wife, former tennis star Pam Shriver. Shriver was a highly ranked player in the 1980’s, often paired with Martina Navratilova in doubles matches. Lazenby and Shriver were married in 2002 and [...]
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New Jersey Governor Divorce Final

A New Jersey court finally handed down a decision in the ongoing divorce saga of ex-New Jersey Governor James McGreevey and his wife Dina Matos. As we have previously reported, the gay ex-politician and his fundraiser ex battled in court for over a year, arguing about everything from custody to alimony to fraud. Matos requested [...]
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Dixie Chick Emily Robison Divorced

Before anyone even knew they were separated, Dixie Chick Emily Robison and her musician husband of nine years, Charlie Robison, were divorced this week in Bexar County, Texas. Charlie apparently filed for divorce eight months ago but the case went under the media’s radar until it was finalized yesterday in San Antonio. The divorce appears [...]
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Actor Morgan Freeman Divorcing

Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman and his wife of 24 years, Myrna Colley-Lee have confirmed, through a spokesperson, that they are divorcing. Freeman’s attorney told Access Hollywood that the two have been separated since December 2007. Interestingly, though, Freeman denied stories published last month that the couple was filing for divorce. Tabloids [...]
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Jerry Rice: Still Not Divorced

Future NFL Hall-0f-Famer and Dancing with the Stars finalist Jerry Rice is still in the midst of a California divorce case. Rice’s wife Jacqueline filed for divorce in San Mateo County, California in June, 2007. Now, over a year later, the case drags on. The couple made news late last year when they put their 16,000 [...]
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