Beat Goes On for Bruce, Wife

Husband accused of groundlessly dragging Boss into bitter divorce battle

(NEWSER) - A New Jersey woman is fiercely denying rumors that she was dancing in the dark with Bruce Springsteen, reports the Star-Ledger. The woman says the affair accusation—made in her husband's divorce filing—is groundless and the two just happen to be members of the same gym. She plans to request that the divorce proceedings be sealed to protect her kids from the "media circus." More»

Divorce papers allege Springsteen is the other man

(NEWSER) - Bruce Springsteen needs a little of that human touch, according to divorce papers filed in New Jersey last month, the Star Ledger reports. A businessman claims his wife of 17 years “committed adultery with one Bruce Springsteen, who resides in Rumson, NJ, and Colts Neck, NJ, at various times and places too numerous to mention.” Springsteen, also married 17 years, was last accused of dancing in the dark with a 9/11 widow in 2006. More»

Springsteen is refreshingly old-fashioned in his misdeeds

(NEWSER) - Most celebrity cheating stories nowadays involve tales of “Ambien, random cocktail waitresses, call girls, or couch sex at your office with a tattoo-covered woman who was not your wife and had a thing for the Third Reich,” but not so for Bruce Springsteen. The Boss’s alleged affair (the New York Post has details here ) is “practically chivalric,” writes Rebecca Traister on Salon . In fact, everyone involved deserves “a big wet kiss of thanks for not being gross and horrifying.” More»

Plus, Madonna building home in Malawi, more

(NEWSER) - Bruce Springsteen denied adultery accusations, sticking by a statement he made after the last time he was accused of infidelity, his publicist tells People. In 2006, Springsteen posted on his website that his commitment to his wife “remains as strong as the day we were married.” Elsewhere:

• Madonna—whose adoption application was denied because she didn’t meet Malawi’s residency requirements—will build a home in the country, the Sun reports.

Insiders say the two feuded over starting a family

(NEWSER) - Let the speculation begin over what killed Katy Perry and Russell Brand's marriage . Brand insiders tell the Daily Mail that it was all about family: He wanted her to leave work behind to focus on raising kids, but she wasn't ready. "This wasn’t one of those occasions when Russell was mucking about; he wanted to settle down and have a family," says the source. But "I don’t think that’s what Katy wants." More»