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Melissa Etheridge, Tammy Etheridge Split Getting Ugly

After splitting back in April, Melissa Etheridge and her wife, the former Tammy Lynn Michaels, are making it official. Etheridge filed to dissolve the couple’s domestic partnership in California earlier this month. The filing apparently surprised Tammy, who took to her blog and expressed anger at being blind-sided by the singer. Tammy’s lawyer Steven Knowles [...]
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Kelsey Grammer & Camille Grammer Split

Actor Kelsey Grammer’s third wife, Camille Grammer (formerly Camille Donatacci) filed for divorce in a Los Angeles court last week, citing the no-fault grounds of irreconcilable differences. She asked the court for joint legal custody and primary physical custody of their daughter Mason,age 8, and son Jude, age 5, as well as spousal support. The [...]
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Michael Douglas’s Ex Wants Share of His ‘Wall Street’ Sequel Pay

Actor Michael Douglas is set to star in a sequel to his 1987 hit movie, Wall Street, this September. His ex-wife Diandra Douglas has taken him back to court for a share of his income from the new movie, despite the fact that they were divorced ten years ago. After a bitter public divorce, Diandra [...]
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Mel Gibson, Ex-Girlfriend Now Fighting in Court

In April 2009, Mel Gibson’s wife Robyn Gibson filed for divorce after 30 years of marriage and seven children with the actor. Later that month, Gibson went public with his relationship with Russian-born singer Oksana Grigorieva. Gibson and Grigorieva had reportedly been dating for some time prior to then. It then became known that Grigorieva [...]
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Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon Files for Divorce

Actress Garcelle Beauvais has filed for divorce from her husband of nine years, Mike Nilon in Los Angeles.  The filing comes as no surprise after recent news of his infidelities. Back in April, Beauvais accused Nilon of cheating in an email she sent to his colleagues at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). Nilon is a [...]
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Dennis Hopper Dies Before Divorce Finalized

Actor Dennis Hopper died last week after a protracted battle with prostate cancer. The divorce he filed against estranged wife Victoria Duffy Hopper in January, though, was not final at the time of his death. Victoria now reportedly plans to fight for a share of his estate. The couple’s prenuptial agreement provides for Victoria to [...]
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Ninth Divorce Lawyer Quits on Dwyane Wade’s Wife

NBA superstar Dwyane Wade’s estranged wife Siohvaughn Wade is now officially looking for her tenth divorce lawyer. Her ninth and most recent attorney, Marsha Fisher, filed a motion to withdraw as Siohvaughn’s counsel this week in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago). The motion apparently cited irreconcilable differences between attorney and client. Dwyane Wade, star of the [...]
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Nas Ordered to Pay Back Support and Attorneys’ Fees to Kelis

Last April, singer Kelis filed for divorce from her husband, rapper Nas. She was about seven months pregnant with the couple’s first child at the time. That child, a son named Knight, was born in last July. With the assistance of her divorce attorney Laura Wasser, Kelis was awarded $55,000 a month in temporary spousal [...]
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Shaq Divorce Settles

Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal and his estranged wife, Shaunie O’Neal, have reportedly settled their divorce. Shaunie’s divorce attorney, Sorrell Trope, says that the former couple has reached an agreement on all aspects of the split – division of property, child custody and child support. Under the agreement, the Florida courts actually divorce the couple, who [...]
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Mathew Knowles Ordered to Pay Temporary Child Support

Mathew Knowles, father and manager of singer Beyonce Knowles (and father-in-law of rapper Jay-Z), has been ordered to pay Alexsandra Wright $8,200 a month in child support for her son Nixon Wright. Little Nixon was born on February 4, 2010. The child support order is a temporary one though. Earlier this week, a Los Angeles [...]
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Actress Kate Walsh Finalizes Divorce

Private Practice/Grey’s Anatomy actress Kate Walsh has reportedly settled her divorce from husband Alex Young. Walsh and her divorce attorney Laura Wasser hammered out a settlement, finalizing the divorce which lasted as long as the marriage. The couple married in September 2007 and split in November 2008. According to court documents, Young was awarded $627,000 [...]
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Dennis Hopper Files for Divorce

Actor Dennis Hopper has filed for divorce from wife #5, Victoria Duffy. Hopper lists this past Tuesday as the date of separation. The filing, in Los Angeles, cites irreconcilable differences as grounds for the divorce. The documents indicate that he is willing to pay spousal support. Hopper and Duffy were married in April of 1996 [...]
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NY Jets Star Braylon Edwards Served with Child Support Papers

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards apparently fathered a child with “America’s Next Top Model” contestant Nik Pace, who is now pursuing him in New York for child support. Pace gave birth to Braylon Jr. in Georgia last August. Edwards, who makes about $5 million a year, filed for paternity in Atlanta, claiming that [...]
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LeAnn Rimes’s Husband Finally Files for Divorce

Dean Sheremet finally filed for divorce from LeAnn Rimes last week. Sheremet’s divorce petition seeks spousal support from Rimes as well as payment of his attorney fees and litigation costs. Sheremet married singer/actress Rimes in 2002, when they were 21 and 20 years old. They separated in July 2009, amidst rumors (later substantiated) that Rimes [...]
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Eddie Cibrian’s Wife Asks for More Money

CSI:Miami’s Eddie Cibrian filed for divorce from wife Brandi Glanville back in August, after going public with his relationship with singer/actress LeAnn Rimes. Glanville filed paperwork in a Los Angeles court this week, requesting additional temporary support from Cibrian. She says Cibrian controls her credit card and pays only her household bills. Glanville claims that [...]
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