Celebrity Gossip

Jodie Sweetin recently underwent an emergency investigation by an Orange County, Calif., family court for allegations of substance abuse raised by her estranged husband.

“It’s primarily alcohol [abuse] but there’s also concern regarding methamphetamines,” Robert Benavente, the lawyer for her ex Cody Herpin, says.
Sweetin’s lawyer strongly denies the claims. “Jodie absolutely has not relapsed into using […]

Kate Walsh and her husband, Alex Young, are divorcing.
According to court papers obtained, Young, 37, petitioned for a divorce, citing irreconcilable differences in his Nov. 22 filing.
The Private Practice star, 41, wed Young – a production co-president at 20th Century Fox – on Sept. 1, 2007, in the town of Ojai, just north of Los […]

Former Full House star and new mom Jodie Sweetin is splitting with her husband.

Sweetin, 26, filed papers Wednesday in Orange County, Calif., for legal separation from Cody Herpin, 31, whom the actress had once called a “blessing” who helped turn around her life after years of methamphetamine addiction. The couple became parents of daughter Zoie […]

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden may have broken up, but they’re still close friends, she said Friday.
“You know, I love him. He’s such an amazing man and he’s my best friend and he’s been so great to me and so loyal,” Hilton said Friday on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS F.M. radio show. “He’s an incredible person. […]

The BBC reports that according to court lists, Madonna and Guy Ritchie will be granted a preliminary divorce decree at the High Court in London on Friday. After six weeks and a day, the divorce would be made final.
The former couple announced they were divorcing in October after almost eight years of marriage.
According to the […]

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden’s romance is over.
The pair split a few days ago after more than nine months of dating, a source close to Hilton says.
“She is saddened by the breakup but they’re just too different and they wanted different things in life,” says a source close to Hilton. “He was loyal and sweet […]

E! television host Debbie Matenopoulos’s husband has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, Los Angeles court papers show.
Jay Faires, a music executive, is requesting that the court not award Matenopoulos spousal support. He indicated their property rights are to be determined.
The couple married in July 2003 and separated in March 2008, according to documents filed […]

In a heartfelt letter to fans, Joe Jonas addresses his recent breakup with Taylor Swift, saying that certain “issues” led to a “change of heart.”
Although he doesn’t mention Swift by name, the teen idol makes clear in a MySpace post he’s referring to the country star, who has been speaking and singing about the split.
“Several […]

Evan Rachel Wood is sick of the false reports circulating about why she and Marilyn Manson broke up.
“Manson and I both decided to take some time apart so we could concentrate on work. Someone used that opportunity to kick us while we were down and sell a completely false story,” the actress, 21, explains in […]

Jaime Pressly and fiancé, Eric Cubiche, who are parents to a 1 ½-year-old son, have separated, the My Name is Earl star reveals.
“We are taking a break from our relationship but we are together every day with Dezi and still love each other very much,” the actress tells Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell.
The couple, who welcomed […]

Simon Cowell and longtime girlfriend Terri Seymour have split, Cowell’s rep confirms.
“Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago,” says Cowell’s rep, Max Clifford. “They are going to remain close friends. Simon thinks the world of Terri and that isn’t going to change. He also understands her reason for ending it.”
The […]

David Duchovny, who recently left rehab for sex addiction, and wife Téa Leoni released a statement Wednesday saying they have been separated for some time.
“In light of continuous speculation over the lives and marriage of Tea Leoni and David Duchovny, the couple has confirmed that they have in fact been separated for several months,” the […]

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are ending their almost-eight-year marriage, a rep for the singer confirmed Wednesday.
“The main concern for Madonna and Guy are their children – the security of their children in all senses of the word and the wellbeing of their children,” rep Liz Rosenberg says. “That’s the priority for both of them […]

Natalie Portman and her folk-rocker boyfriend Devendra Banhart have broken up, a source confirms.
Portman, 27, began dating Banhart, also 27, after starring in his “Carmensita” video, which was shot last March. A short time later, they took their romance public when they were spotting kissing on the streets of New York and over a sushi […]

Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and wife Cynthia settled their bitter divorce fight.
Terms of the settlement were not released.
“Cynthia and Alex Rodriguez have amicably resolved their dissolution of marriage proceedings,” lawyers for the former couple say in a statement. “They deliberately engaged in a private negotiation. During the negotiations and resolution all decisions were made with […]

Mark Ronson, the DJ music producer and brother of Lindsay Lohan’s gal pal Samantha Ronson, has split from his girlfriend, model Daisy Lowe.
Reps for Lowe and Ronson declined to give a reason why the pair ended their relationship after about six months.
Lowe, 19, has returned to London for a week of fashion shows. She was […]

Sarah McLachlan is separating from her husband, Ashwin Sood, the singer tells Billboard.com.
“I haven’t said anything about it because I’ve been terrified,” she said. “But I figure … there’s no good time to say it, so I just said it.”
McLachlan and Sood (the drummer in her band) have been married for 11 years and have […]

Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton are again going their separate ways, a rep for the actress said.
“Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have amicably ended their engagement,” said Nicole Perna. “They appreciate your respect for their privacy in this matter.”
The couple’s relationship originally started in 1992, and lasted for five years.
The musician, now 55, and the […]

Tom Arnold’s divorce from his wife, Shelby Roos, was finalized Tuesday after six years of marriage, Los Angeles court documents show.
Arnold, 48, and Roos, 35, separated in August 2006, but the actor’s rep said at the time that they might reconcile. And they did: Five months later, Arnold asked the court to dismiss his petition […]

Just two months after their wedding, former Saturday Night Live star Chris Kattan and his fashion-model wife, Sunshine Tutt, have separated, his rep confirms.
Kattan, 37, and Tutt, 31, are “just separated” and have “no plans for divorce at this time,” says his rep, Jill Fritzo.
No reason was given for the split.
The couple, who started dating […]

Donnie Wahlberg’s wife, Kim Fey, has filed for divorce, Los Angeles court documents show.
Citing irreconcilable differences, Fey is seeking sole physical and legal custody of their two sons – Xavier, 15 and Elijah, 7 – with visitation rights for Wahlberg.
Fey, 39, is also seeking spousal support and attorney’s fees from the New Kids on the […]

Though John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston were decidedly mum about their romance, the singer is opening up about their breakup.
“There’s no lying, there’s no cheating, there’s no nothing,” Mayer told reporters about his split with Aniston after working out at an Equinox Gym in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.
If anything Mayer had only praise for his […]

Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer have called it quits, multiple sources confirm.
“They had a great time together but they are just in different places in their lives right now,” says a source of Aniston, 39, and Mayer, 30, who kicked off their courtship in April.
A friend of Mayer adds that a reconciliation isn’t necessarily out […]

Dixie Chick Emily Robison’s divorce became final on Wednesday in Texas.
“We can confirm that the divorce is final,” a rep for the singer says. “They remain the best of friends and their family is obviously the priority.”
The San Antonio Express-News had reported that the Dixie Chick, 35, and her husband of nine years, singer Charlie […]

He’s got a broken arm. A broken elbow. And now, Morgan Freeman has a broken marriage.
Bill Luckett, the Oscar winner’s business partner and lawyer, says Freeman and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce, reports the Associated Press.
Luckett told the Memphis Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the divorce action between Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee is […]

After nearly four weeks of silence, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate Thursday and responded to his wife’s demand for divorce.

In the documents – filed Thursday morning – A-Rod admits the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” But he points out that Florida is a “no fault state” and chastises his estranged […]

It may be too little, too late – but architect Peter Cook now says he’s sorry for the tryst that destroyed his marriage to Christie Brinkley.
In 2006, the discovery of Cook’s yearlong affair with Diana Bianchi – a teenage employee at his firm – effectively ended his decade-long marriage to the supermodel.
If he had the […]

Emily Blunt and Michael Bublé have parted ways after three years together.
“They are no longer a couple,” Bublé’s rep Liz Rosenberg confirms.
The Golden Globe-winning British actress, 25, and the 32-year-old crooner met in 2005, when she popped backstage to say hello to him after one of his concerts.
Each was the other’s biggest cheerleader. “I get […]

Cynthia Rodriguez is speaking out for the first time since filing for divorce on Monday from Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez and accusing him of “an affair of the heart” with Madonna.
She still loves her husband, Rodriguez told New York Post columnist Cindy Adams. But his alleged infidelities have caused her so much pain that she […]

A little more than one week after it began, the explosively nasty divorce trial of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook has come to a sudden end.

After a night of intense negotiations, the warring exes reached a settlement Thursday morning at 6:15 a.m., a source close to the case confirmed.
In the agreement, Brinkley received sole custody […]

Alex Rodriguez’s relationship with Madonna was “an affair of the heart” – not “sexual infidelity” – according to Cynthia Rodriguez’s lawyer.
Still, the baseball star’s relationship with the singer “was the last straw” before the Yankee slugger’s wife filed for divorce Monday, her Houston attorney, Earle Lilly, said.
Lilly says that A-Rod was smitten with Madonna, but […]

Alex Rodriguez’s life has gotten more complicated.
In the wake of reports that he’s in a relationship with Madonna, several media outlets reported that his wife has left him for Lenny Kravitz.
In response to reports that Cynthia Rodriguez, 34, ran off to Paris with him, Kravitz issued a statement first posted on perezhilton.com Thursday: “There is […]

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook’s divorce trial kicked off on Wednesday with immediate fireworks, including a tearful breakdown by Cook on the witness stand.
In opening statements, the model’s lawyer portrayed her estranged husband, 49, as a chronic philanderer and an abuser of Internet pornography whose habit cost the couple $3,000 a month. Meanwhile, his lawyer […]

Madonna’s spokeswoman has released an exclusive statement rejecting reports that the singer’s marriage to her film director husband Guy Ritchie is on the rocks.

“Madonna’s husband Guy arrived in New York last night to be with his wife and family (not in a last ditch attempt to save his marriage which does not need saving),” Liz […]

Terry “Hulk” Hogan says that he “unconditionally” loves his wife, Linda, despite their increasingly acrimonious divorce – and he’s happy to have reconciled with his daughter, Brooke.
“I unconditionally love my wife, even though we’re not together anymore,” Hogan says. “The Linda that I know was a great mother and a great person.”
Admitting that there had […]

Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook’s upcoming divorce trial will remain open to the public, a New York judge ruled Friday.
Long Island Judge Mark D. Cohen said in his five-page decision he’s keeping the trial open because “open courtrooms, in general and in divorce actions, may provide a basis for societal education.”
He added: “The required high […]

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe’s divorce was finalized Thursday, Los Angeles court records show, indicating that financial and custody settlements have been reached.
Details weren’t immediately available, however, the ex-couple have continually sought a shared custody arrangement over children Ava, 8, and Deacon, 4.
The documents, dated June 12, only read: “[The court finds] the parties have […]

Karina Smirnoff and Mario Lopez have called it quits, Smirnoff’s rep confirms.
“Karina has parted ways with her two year relationship with Mario Lopez,” says Smirnoff’s spokesperson. “The relationship wasn’t heading in the right direction.”
Lopez issued the following statement through his rep: “Karina and I have the utmost respect for each other. She is a phenomenal […]

George Clooney and his girlfriend Sarah Larson have split up after a year of dating, a source says.
The actor’s rep, Stan Rosenfield, would only say: “We do not comment on George’s personal life.”
The pair initially met in Las Vegas nearly four years ago, when Larson, a onetime Fear Factor winner, was a cocktail server at […]

What caused the sudden breakup of Shania Twain and her husband, music producer Robert “Mutt” Lange, after 14 years of marriage? His relationship with another woman, say several sources.
Reached after the separation was announced in a statement, Lange called the split “an unfortunate thing.” He added, “It’s literally just a growing apart, that’s all.”
But sources […]