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  • August 2008

    • Mayer on the Breakup: Bad Chemistry

      People  |  Aug 18, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      Mayer on the Breakup: Bad Chemistry

      (Newser) - John Mayer says he and Jennifer Aniston ended their romance mutually so not to “waste” each other’s time, People reports. "People have different chemistry. I ended a relationship to be alone, because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right," said an emotional Mayer. "There's no lying, there's no cheating, there's no nothing." More »

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      break-up  • celebrity interview  • Jennifer Aniston  • John Mayer

    • Alanis Ex Cops to Making Mess, Inspiring Song

      Calgary Herald  |  Aug 15, 08 3:55 CDT

      Alanis Ex Cops to Making Mess, Inspiring Song

      (Newser) - Comedian Dave Coulier says he is indeed the target of Alanis Morissette's angry 1990s hit "You Oughta Know." The two had a nasty breakup at the time, but Coulier denied the rumors that he was the creator "of the mess that you made when you went away" until he spilled to the Calgary Herald. Morissette has also stayed mum. More »

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      pop music  • break-up  • comedian  • song  • admission

    • John Mayer, Jennifer Split

      People  |  Aug 13, 08 4:00 CDT

      John Mayer, Jennifer Split

      (Newser) - Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer are no longer an item, People reports. The relationship was called off without animosity, a source close to the couple says. “They had a great time together but they are just in different places in their lives right now.” Aniston, 39, and Mayer, 30, set the tabloid world on fire when they got together in April. More »

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      break-up  • Jennifer Aniston  • John Mayer

  • July 2008

    • Hudson Ends Tour de Lance

      New York Post  |  Jul 30, 08 11:56 AM CDT

      Hudson Ends Tour de Lance

      (Newser) - Constant bickering between Lance Armstrong and Kate Hudson has doomed their three-month summer fling, and the New York Post reports the couple called it quits this weekend at Armstrong’s Livestrong Summit in Ohio. The last straw was a big blowout, a spy tells the newspaper, in which the cyclist stormed off. “They didn’t talk for like five days.” More »

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      celebrity  • Ohio  • break-up  • Kate Hudson  • Lance Armstrong

    • Kimmel, Silverman Split Up

      Vanity Fair  |  Jul 14, 08 5:15 CDT

      Kimmel, Silverman Split Up

      (Newser) - After 5 years together, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, reps for the newly minted ex-couple confirmed to Vanity Fair today. "Jimmy and Sarah have and will have no further comment," said a joint statement. Confessions of involvement with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck apparently didn't lead to the split of the talk-show host and actress. More »

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      comedy  • actor  • comedian  • break-up  • Matt Damon  • Ben Affleck  • Jimmy Kimmel  • Sarah Silverman

    • Barrymore, 'Mac Guy' Split

      People  |  Jul 8, 08 10:59 AM CDT

      Barrymore, 'Mac Guy' Split

      (Newser) - Drew Barrymore and actor Justin Long, best known for playing the Mac in the ubiquitous Mac-PC commercials, have called it quits after a year of dating, the actress' rep tells People . The He's Just Not That Into You costars had been inseparable, appearing on Oprah and gushing about their romance. More »

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      celebrity  • Hollywood  • break-up  • Drew Barrymore

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Can a Broken Heart Heal? Sure, Give It 10 Weeks

      LiveScience  |  May 2, 08 10:33 AM CDT

      Can a Broken Heart Heal? Sure, Give It 10 Weeks

      (Newser) - Break-ups don’t break us up as much as we expect, a study finds. Researchers at Northwestern University followed 70 romantically-entwined freshmen over 9 months, regularly asking them to update a survey analyzing their current feelings and how they imagined a break-up would feel. The pain of eventual splits was milder than they had foreseen, and they beat the blues twice as soon as predicted, LiveScience reports. More »

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      romance  • relationship  • love  • study  • break-up

  • April 2008

    • 50 Ways to Hock Your Lover

      New York Times  |  Apr 26, 08 12:08 CDT

      50 Ways to Hock Your Lover

      (Newser) - Diamonds really are a girl's best friend, especially when auctioned off to sympathetic sisters on ExBoyfriendJewelry.com. EBay offers goods without much backstory, but the founders of the gem-hocking site put a personal twist on swapping, selling, and auctioning artifacts of toxic relationships, the New York Times reports. More »

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      divorce  • eBay  • website  • love  • break-up  • jewelry

    • Kanye, Fiancee Call It Quits

      People  |  Apr 22, 08 12:52 CDT

      Kanye, Fiancee Call It Quits

      (Newser) - Rapper Kanye West and his designer fiancée Alexis Phifer have officially broken off their engagement, Phifer confirmed yesterday. “They’d been having problems,” said a friend of West’s. “Kanye is really focused on his show… Alexis is a nice girl, but Kanye has been going through a rough time.” More »

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      celebrity  • rap music  • Kanye West  • break-up  • Alexis Phifer

    • Merry Divorcées Plan Rites for Deceased Marriages

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Apr 9, 08 12:54 CDT

      Merry Divorcées Plan Rites for Deceased Marriages

      (Newser) - An Atlanta divorce lawyer has a little gift for her clients: a mock coffin to bury their wedding rings in when the divorce comes through. "Funerals" for failed marriages—or just big parties—are becoming popular with the newly single keen to bury the past and celebrate a new chapter in their lives, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. More »

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      marriage  • divorce  • wedding  • love  • break-up  • divorce rate  • divorce attorney

  • March 2008
  • November 2007

    • Harry Can't Commit to Love or War

      AFP  |  Nov 13, 07 5:30 CST

      Harry Can't Commit to Love or War

      (Newser) - Prince Harry has had commitment troubles recently, the AFP reports. The young royalty lost girlfriend Chelsy Davy earlier this month after skipping her 22nd birthday party to attend the Rugby World Cup between London and South Africa. And now he's "ready to quit' the army unless assigned to combat duty in Afghanistan. More »

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      celebrity  • Prince Harry  • break-up

  • May 2007

    • Wolfowitz Reportedly Back on the Market

      New York Post  |  May 23, 07 3:36 CDT

      Wolfowitz Reportedly Back on the Market

      (Newser) - First the World Bank dumped him, and now Paul Wolfowitz is on the outs with girlfriend Shaha Riza, Page Six reports. "She was furious about the embarrassment," a source tells the Post , which says she resented implications she'd slept her way to the top. What's more, Riza didn't ask for the promotion that set off the scandal, another source said. More »

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      scandals  • World Bank  • Paul Wolfowitz  • break-up  • Shaha Riza

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