Boss 'Mistress' to Have Public Divorce Trial

Affair from 1980s comes back to haunt Gibson

(NEWSER) - You know what they say about a woman scorned. Mel Gibson’s former mistress wants to help his wife, Robyn, win her divorce battle, the Daily Star reports. Comedian Diana Alouise told the Globe she and Gibson “had a hot love affair based on sex, alcohol and partying,” but only because Gibson told her he was separated from his wife. Now, Alouise wants to make it up to her. 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.

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»

And she'll sign the petition to get him fired

(NEWSER) - Protesters who showed up at the home of a prominent GOP Wisconsin state senator got a little scoop from his wife: Not only was Randy Hopper not home, she said, he also doesn't live there anymore, and in fact doesn't live in his district—owing to the fact that he's shacked up in Madison with his 25-year-old mistress. Hopper was a driving force behind the state’s new labor laws, the Raw Story reports, and his wife says she'll be happy to sign the recall petition against him. The family maid already has. More»

He 'felt compelled to seek God's forgiveness' he tells Christian media

(NEWSER) - Newt Gingrich cheated on his first two wives , maybe because he loves America so much. That’s what the ex-speaker told the Christian Broadcast Network last night, in a repentant interview seemingly designed to address one of the bigger blotches on his presidential resume, Politico reports. “There’s no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard and things happened in my life that were not appropriate,” Gingrich said. More»