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Dr. Drew Pinsky, who does not treat the couple, believes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are headed for an explosive split. More »
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People's Sexiest Man Alive and GQ's Babe Of The Year are allegedly living apart in an "amicable" separation. We heard rumblings of discord in November. A "source" blames distance, but we all know there was just too much sexy happening. More »
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Troy and Gabriella are no more. It's okay if you need to cry, we're all in this together. Sniffle. More »
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Another celebrity breakup: Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman reportedly separated several months ago. "It ­became clear they were more like friends than husband and wife," says a source. They were married for five years and have a two-year-old son, Max. More »
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Tiger's website reads: "We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future" and "our privacy must be a principal concern." More »
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Sad: Kate Winslet has reportedly announced her split from husband Sam Mendes, director of American Beauty and Revolutionary Road. Apparently the two have been separated for a few months. The couple married in 2003; it was Winslet's second marriage. [AP] More »
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People reports that Uma Thurman has called it quits with her fiance, Arpad "Akri" Busson. A source reveals that they split up on November 15th, but kept it quiet. Someone (the aforementioned "source," perhaps) says Busson is "beside himself." [People] More »
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A hint that things weren't right? In February, when Usher flew to Brazil — his wife had suffered cardiac arrest while undergoing cosmetic surgery — he said, "I had no idea that she was there to have surgery." [In Touch] More »
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After all the quality time off during the holidays, this first working Monday of the new year is when divorce requests hit an annual peak, reports The Guardian. According to a survey of 2,000 troubled couples, 42% were splitting due to discovering (over Christmas) that their partner was having an affair. 29% blamed boredom. Better to file papers now than start the year sorta miserable, right Pam? [Guardian] More »
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The American Bar Association has endorsed something called a "collaborative divorce." According to MSNBC, the approach "involves the use of attorneys for each party, often joined by other expert consultants." And, instead of lawyers snapping at each others' throats, they "pledge from the outset to work together in crafting an outcome that is fair to all." Sarah Smith, 47, says she and her ex-husband, David Boyle, were able to split up quickly and cheaply ($5,000) by doing a collaborative divorce. "It was definitely the way to go in our situation — we didn't have piles of anger about each other, and we also didn't have piles of money," says Smith. "Our main concern was the welfare of the kids." Avoiding the courtroom also avoids huge fees. Where $19,000 was the median cost for a collaborative divorce at one firm, it was $26,000 for settlements negotiated by rival lawyers, and a whopping $77,000 for full-scale litigation. (The cost for mediation was around $6,000). More »
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