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divorce stories: 177 news summaries

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Britney's Lawyer Wants a Divorce

Attorney tries to extricate herself from the starlet's messy custody battle

Aug 18, 07 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney's hot-shot divorce lawyer is on the verge of jumping ship, the New York Daily News reports.  Laura Wasser seems to think Britney's become bad business; she referred the pop star to other legal talent for continuing help with her her messy custody battle over her two sons with... More »

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Britney Spears • Angelina Jolie • divorce • Kevin Federline • tabloids • celebrity • custody • Laura Wasser • Nick Leahy • Criss Angel

Cheating Hubby Sues Telltale Florist

1-800-Flowers may pay dearly for sending thank-you note to client's home

Aug 10, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man is suing a florist for $1 million for letting his wife in on a secret: He had a girlfriend. Leroy Greer accuses 1-800-flowers.com of failing to keep a purchase for his paramour private—and upping the price tag of his divorce. But the company says it can't... More »

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divorce • lawsuit • florist • contract law • Leroy Greer • 1 800 flowers.com

Barkin Sues
Ex for More Millions

Claims Perelman owes
her film company

Aug 3, 07 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ellen Barkin is $40 million richer after last year’s divorce from billionaire Ron Perelman, but now she says the Revlon mogul owes her production company $3.4 million. Barkin is suing her ex for the funding, promised in a contract—but Perelman has no intention of paying up, the... More »

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divorce • lawsuit • billionaire • Ellen Barkin • Ron Perelman • Revlon • Applehead Pictures

Husband Is Suspect in Disappearance

Case of missing Chicago woman embroiled
fired TV anchor

Jul 13, 07 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police named a suburban Chicago man a “person of interest” yesterday in the disappearance of his estranged wife, citing his lack of cooperation and their fears of foul play. Craig Stebic, who reported last seeing his wife on April 30, twice refused to let investigators talk to their children... More »

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divorce • journalism • Amy Jacobson • Lisa Stebic • Craig Stebic • disappearance • NBC5 Chicago • CBS2 Chicago • Plainfield, Illinois • missing person • journalistic ethics

LA Mayor Bares Affair With
News Anchor

She broadcast reports of his crumbling marriage

Jul 4, 07 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa yesterday revealed an ongoing, year-long love affair with a local anchorwoman, which triggered the breakdown of his marriage. The newscaster, who works for Spanish-language channel Telemundo, broadcast news of the mayor's separation from his wife last month, despite a conflict of interest. More »

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divorce • Los Angeles • Antonio Villaraigosa • Mirthala Salinas • Telemundo • mayor • reporter • affair • news anchor

Church Nixes Joe K's Annulment

Political scion's first marriage
just won't quit

Jun 20, 07 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Politics and religion collided today with the revelation by Joe Kennedy's ex-wife that the Catholic Church has reversed its decision to annul their marriage. Sheila Rauch Kennedy, an Episcopalian, tells Time that the process of invalidating her marriage to the ex-congressman was "dishonest, and it was important to stand... More »

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divorce • Catholic Church • marriage • Sheila Rauch Kennedy • Joe Kennedy • annulment

Royal and Hollande Part Ways

Socialist candidate tosses out partner over affair, plans to pursue his job

Jun 18, 07 9:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Segolene Royal, the glamorous Socialist candidate who made a failed run at the French presidency, announced today that she's splitting with her partner of 28 years and the father of her four children, Francois Hollande. The cause of the rift, which has been rumored for months: his "love story"... More »

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divorce • Segolene Royal • affair • Socialist Party • Francois Hollande • Paris Match

LA Mayor's Wife Calls it Quits (Again)

Corina Villaraigosa divorcing over 'irreconcilable differences'

Jun 13, 07 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa filed for divorce yesterday after nearly 20 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mayor blamed himself for the breakup, but is mum on whether the split was caused by a romantic relationship.  More »

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divorce • marriage • Los Angeles • Antonio Villaraigosa • mayor • Corina Villaraigosa

Larry and
Laurie Curb Their Marriage

Enthusiasm star, environmental activist split after 14 years

Jun 6, 07 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crotchety Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David has split with wife Laurie, a global warming activist, after 14 years of marriage. The divorce was "very amicable," a spokeswoman said today. More »

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climate change • television • divorce • HBO • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld • Laurie David • An Inconvenient Truth

NJ Governor Paid Ex $6M

Union leader remains part of Corzine's life, whether he wants her there or not

May 23, 07 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Breaking up really is hard to do, especially if you're the governor of New Jersey and your ex is a state employees' union president. Jon Corzine and Carla Katz split up in 2004, and Katz got more out of their 2-year relationship than a threadbare couch and some mix tapes,... More »

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ethics • divorce • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Carla Katz

Divorce Rate Hits 37-Year Low

But America's marriages may not be more stable

May 11, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's divorce rate has been dropping steadily for decades; this year breakups reached their lowest level since 1970. But that doesn't mean todays' relationships are more stable: More couples are living together without tying the knot. Divorces are down by a third since their peak in 1981, but marriages themselves... More »

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divorce • women • men • marriage • family • divorce rate

Alec and Kim Play Hardball Over Ireland

Baldwin apologizes,
but no one predicts
an end to hostilities

Apr 27, 07 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not since the Easter Rising has there been this much fighting over Ireland—that is, the 11-year old daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. With Baldwin appearing on "The View" this morning to apologize to Ireland for the furious voicemail leaked last week, the LA Times revisits the... More »

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divorce • Alec Baldwin • Kim Basinger • Ireland Baldwin • celebrity • custody

Basinger: Don't Look at Me!

Actress says she didn't leak Baldwin voicemail in custody dispute

Apr 24, 07 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kim Basinger says she didn't do it. Contrary to her ex-husband's accusations, the actress claims she wasn't the one who leaked the the furious voicemail Alec Baldwin left for their 11-year-old daughter to the press, inspiring a frency of opprobrium. Her publicist also said the tape wasn't under a court... More »

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entertainment • divorce • film • Alec Baldwin • Kim Basinger • Ireland Baldwin • celebrity • movies

Brit, K-Fed, Settle Their Split

The amateur rapper and the rehabbed pop princess' story comes to a quiet end

Mar 30, 07 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline settled their long-impending divorce  last night, reports MTV, after five hours of hashing it out with their lawyers. The fresh-from rehab pop star and her would-be rapper hubby setttled "all issues of their marriage and child custody" his lawyer said. More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • rehab • divorce • families • Kevin Federline • children • celebrity

Judith Giuliani Reveals Secret Ex-Husband

Which makes six marriages between them, for those keeping score

Mar 23, 07 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy turns out to be Judith Giuliani 's third husband, not her second, as  the candidate's spouse (his third) reveals a nearly-five-year starter marriage that had remained a secret to the public and even longtime Giuliani supporters.   More »

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Rudy Giuliani • divorce • presidential campaign • marriage • Judith Giuliani • Election 2008

Novelist Slaps Ex
With $40 Million Suit

Terry McMillan cites extortion in post-divorce mud-slinging contest

Mar 23, 07 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bestselling author Terry McMillan filed a $40 million lawsuit Wednesday against her ex-husband Jonathan Plummer, alleging that he conspired to destroy her reputation during their divorce. In the lawsuit McMillan alleges that her "little fag," a.k.a. "common extortionist" ex-husband has threatened her safety after the... More »

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Terry McMillan • divorce • Jonathan Plummer • literature • lawsuit • book

Gingrich: 'I Cheat, but Don't Lie'

Republican denies hypocrisy, mulls presidential run

Mar 9, 07 10:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Newt Gingrich, the former "family values" congressman from Georgia, was cheating on his wife even while hounding Bill Clinton for doing the same. In an interview that airs tonight, Gingrich confessed the 1998 affair to Focus on the Family's James Dobson. But he's no hypocrite, he reasons, because he... More »

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Newt Gingrich • divorce • sex scandal • family • Election 2008 • scandal

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