Monthly Archives: February 2009

Jermaine Jackson Files for Sole Custody

I’m not sure what is bigger news: that singer Jermaine Jackson has filed for sole custody of his two young sons or that he was actually working when he got news of allegations of abuse by the boys’ mother. Jackson was apparently on the set of a pilot for a television show recently,when he was [...]
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'Real Housewives of Orange County' Star Arrested Over Unpaid Child Support

Slade Smiley, one of the stars of the first three seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County, was arrested last week on a civil contempt warrant in Costa Mesa, California. Smiley is apparently behind on his child support. Smiley was featured in the original Real Housewives reality show for several years when he lived [...]
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'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Star Files for Custody

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Lisa Wu Hartwell filed for custody of her sons with ex-husband and R&B singer Keith Sweat last week. Sweat received primary custody of sons Jordan and Justin (now 14 and 11) back in 2003. The divorce judge indicated in the original decree that the children “lacked structure in their lives, [...]
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Eddie Murphy to Pay $50K A Month in Child Support

Actor Eddie Murphy has agreed to pay $50,000 a month in child support for his young daughter with former Spice Girl Melanie Brown. Murphy and the pop singer dated for six months in 2006. Murphy ended their relationship on a television show while Brown was several months pregnant. Murphy then vehemently denied that he was [...]
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Dwyane Wade Sues Estranged Wife and Her Lawyers

NBA superstar Dwyane Wade filed suit against his estranged wife Siohvaughn Wade and two of her lawyers today for defamation for accusing him of infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease he allegedly contracted through an extramarital affair. Siohvaughn Wade made the claims in their pending divorce case last month and later withdrew the claim [...]
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Jayson Williams' Wife Makes Serious Divorce Allegations

Former NBA player and television analyst Jayson Williams‘ wife, Tanya Young Williams, filed for divorce today in New York. In the divorce petition, Tanya (a former attorney) accuses Jayson of abuse, abandonment, adultery and drug use. Tanya’s divorce filing goes on to allege that Jayson threatened to kill her, faked a suicide attempt, lied that [...]
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Jesse James Gets Custody as Ex Heads to Prison

TV personality and motorcycle builder Jesse James (West Coast Choppers and Monster Garage) has been awarded temporary full custody of his five year old daughter Sunny by a California court. Sunny’s mother (James’ ex-wife and porn star) Janine Lindemulder was recently sentenced to six months in prison by an Oregon federal judge. She reports to [...]
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Amy Winehouse's Bizarre Divorce

Famously strung-out and co-dependent, British singer Amy Winehouse and her hanger-on husband Blake Fielder-Civil are apparently divorcing and getting nasty about it. The infamous duo married in Miami, Florida in May 2007. The exact date of their split is unknown as Fielder-Civil has been imprisoned on assault and perversion of justice charges since approximately November [...]
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