Katie Holmes with Suri. Photo: Marquez/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Meghan Fitzgerald
The beautiful, single actress, Katie Holmes, 34, has her life entirely wide open. After separating from her ex, Tom Cruise, she has made her way to the cover of Allure. Although the two remain civil, reports Huffington Post, Holmes hopes this upcoming year will be a peaceful one. The April issue of Allure discusses Holmes’s future. UsMagazine.com reports that Katie Holmes is open to having more children! She’s even considering becoming a lawyer! You go Katie.
Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere. Photo: Pixplanete / PR Photos; Insidefoto / PR Photos
By Meghan Fitzgerald
UsMagazine.com reported that although Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere’s relationship didn’t last, Crawford learned a lot of lessons from the four-year marriage. On March 11th, Crawford was on Oprah’s Master Class, discussing how their 17-year gap was the largest problem in their relationship. The New York Post reports Crawford’s appearance on Oprah, “I think a lot of what happened with Richard and I was, I was still 22 and at 22 — as a young woman — I was kind of still figuring out who I was and what I wanted to be and he was already 37.” The two are now happy, with children.
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Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, and Suri. Photo: Marquez/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES, Marquez/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Andrea Surujnauth
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise seem to be having a very happy post-divorce period. The ex-couple’s infamous divorce was finalized last year and since then, everything seems to be running smoothly. Adam Shankman told UsMagazine.com that the ex-couple is doing very well living separate lives. “Katie seems really happy. You just fight through all the noise. And it’s noisy!” he said. The couple’s daughter, Suri, is still getting to spend time with both mom and dad. Shankman said of Cruise, “I’ve just been emailing with him. He’s coming back. He’s shooting [All You Need Is Kill] in London and seems as happy as a clam. I know he sees his daughter.” Another source also told E! News, ‘She spent five days with him. He has been working quite long hours on the set, but he was able to have some time off to be with her. They had a really lovely time.”
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Diane Lane and Josh Brolin. Photo: Janet Mayer / PRPhotos.com
By Andrea Surujnauth
Actor Josh Brolin was seen enjoying a guys night out only a few weeks after announcing his split from his wife of eight years, Diane Lane. The group consisted of Brolin’s buds Bradley Cooper, Benicio Del Toro and Michael Fassbender, who were all seen hanging out by Skybar at the Mondrian Los Angeles together. An onlooker told People that Fassbender ordered a round of drinks for the group. The source goes on to add that the guy’s night out lasted well past closing time. “They were in good spirits having fun! It looked like a very relaxed night out.” the source told People. Brolin and Lane’s split was said to be mutual by both parties.
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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren finalized their divorce back in the summer of 2010–and not on the best of terms. They have made the mature decision to stay on good terms for the sake of their children. People reports a member of Woods’s crew saying, “He’s not getting back with Elin. That’s never going to happen. They are co-parenting the children. Like any other mature adults, they have set aside their differences and are striving to be the best parents they can possibly be.”
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41-year old Office Star, Angela Kinsey spent her Valentine’s Day with her 4-year old daughter, Isabel. Kinsey told People, “My daughter and I are going to make our own Valentines! We’ve got stickers, markers. I love going to Target and hitting the arts and crafts aisle.” Kinsey talked to The Celebrity Cafe about co-parenting, and she insists that both she and her ex really have respect for one another. Kinsey is grateful for her relationship with ex-husband, Warren Lieberstein.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Photo: CHP/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Meghan Fitzgerald
Kim Kardashian is trying her best to end her marriage with Kris Humphries before her baby is born. According to People, Kardashian stated “I firmly believe that an immediate dissolution of our marriage will help create a new, full life for me.” Kim explained in court that she is pregnant with another man’s baby, not Humphries. Huffington Post reported that Kim simply did not wish to be married to Kris since she is having a baby with current beau, Kayne West. Kim is struggling through paper work and court appearances trying to make a good life for her baby.
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries. Photo: Brian Flannery/FlynetPictures.com
By Andrea Surujnauth
Kim Kardashian recently announced her pregnancy with her boyfriend, Kanye West’s, child. Unfortunately, her 72 day marriage to estranged husband, Kris Humphries is still haunting her. Kardashian believes that Humphries is purposely stalling the divorce, according to People. However, Humphries lawyer states “what is really going on here is that an ‘urgency’ in the form of an apparently unplanned pregnancy” is being used by Kardashian as “an opportunity to gain a litigation advantage (to) prematurely set this matter for trial.” Kardashian denies the allegations and instead says that “God brings you things at a time when you least expect it. I’m such a planner and this was just meant to be. What am I going to? Wait years to get a divorce? I’d love one. It’s a process.” The divorce has been in the works since October 2011.
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Katy Perry and Russell Brand. Photo: Gangster#1/Flynetpictures.com
By Andrea Surujnauth
Russell Brand and Katy Perry have been divorced for about seven months now and according to UsMagazine.com, Brand says that he has moved on. He was on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM radio show on February 4th and Stern got him to open up about his feelings on the divorce. Stern asked Brand how felt about his ex-wife dating John Mayer. “What do you make of your ex-wife dating John Mayer?” Stern asked. “Doesn’t she know that he’s a worse womanizer than you?” Brand jokingly replied, “Worse or better, depending on how you view it.” But on a serious note, Brand spoke highly of his ex. He claims he has nothing bad to say about Perry or her new boyfriend, who she has been dating since July 2012. Despite Stern trying to dig a little deeper, Brand continued to claim that his ex-wife was perfect from top to bottom. He also admits that he is single at the moment and although he would love to have a wife and start a family, he is focusing on himself for now.
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Rupert Sanders and Liberty Ross. Photo: Landmark / PR Photos
By Andrea Surujnauth
Liberty Ross has filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years, Rupert Sanders. According to UsMagazine.com, R0ss has been unhappy for a long time, even before Sanders’ scandal with actress Kristen Stewart. In July of 2012, Sanders was caught kissing Stewart who was the working with him on the film Snow White and The Huntsman. Ross apparently tried to work things out with Sanders but eventually gave up and filed for the divorce in January. A source said that Ross was unhappy about having to move from England to the United States, but she did it for her husband. She also had a hard time being a housewife and having a husband who was never home. Ross admitted to YOU Magazine in July 2012 that she felt isolated. After finding out about Sander’s inappropriate behavior, Ross wanted to make it work for their children, but came to realize that she just could not get over being betrayed by her husband.
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Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd. Photo: Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
By Andrea Surujnauth
Actress Ashley Judd and her husband Dario Franchitti have decided to call it quits after being married for 11 years. The couple tied the knot in December 2001 after being engaged for 2 years.. Franchitti, who is a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner, made a statement with Judd to People, “We have mutually decided to end our marriage. We’ll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity, and respect we have always enjoyed.” Judd and Franchitti do not have any children together, but they still choose to remain friends. Judd posted a tweet after news of the divorce hit headlines stating, “Family forever. @dariofranchitti.” Dario Franchitti replied back with “@ashleyjudd family forever.”
Selena Gomez made several references to moving on from a breakup during a private UNICEF benefit concert on Jan. 19, according to a People source who attended the event. Gomez performed an acoustic cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River,” which recent ex Justin Bieber had done in concert a few months before. She “seemed so angry” during the song, the source reports. Gomez told the crowd that she’d “been through a lot the past few months. It’s been weird and sad and cool.”
Hedge fund mogul Warren Lichtenstein has been helping Bethenny Frankel during her divorce with Jason Hoppy, People reports. She stayed at the billionaire’s Manhattan home for one night with her 2-year-old, Bryn, while he was away, according to a Daily Mail source. The publication also reports that Hoppy is still living in the former couple‘s Tribeca loft.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. Photo: Tony Madison / PRPhotos.com
By Meghan Fitzgerald
Kim Kardashian wishes to be legally single again. She wants to commit herself to her current boyfriend and baby daddy-to-be Kayne West. According to People, Kardashian is done with all of the rumors and wants to settle down in life with someone who is worth her love. Her retort to rumors that her marriage to Kris Humphries was all for press is, “…that staying married for the sake of the public’s opinion is what really would have been fraudulent,” according to Hollywood Life.
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After ending her 11-year marriage with Twilight actor Peter Facinelli, Jennie Garth seems to have found a new man. According to People, the former Beverly Hills, 90210 star–who most recently shed 30 pounds– has been dating musician Jeremy Salken, 31, since October. Garth and the Big Gigantic drummer looked cozy in pictures posted on New Year’s Eve via Instagram. After suffering several breakups since her split from Facinelli, Garth, 40, is happy to have found someone with positive energy. Her ex has been recently dating Loosies actress Jaimie Alexander. Although Garth says that her and Peter are happy, she recently said that she yearns for a time when the split won’t sting.
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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. Photo: Zeus/Donny/Flynetpictures.com
By Nic Baird
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have ended their relationship for good, according to UsMagazine.com. Bieber has since been caught, days later, smoking weed in some TMZ photos. Bieber and Gomez did travel to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, on a New Year’s trip, but the holiday romance was cut short when Gomez abruptly flew home to Los Angeles on Dec. 30 where she spent the New Year with friends at a house party.
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Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos; Teach/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Michelle Danzig
It’s official–after announcing a separation over the holidays, author and TV personality Bethenny Frankel, 42, and hubby Jason Hoppy, 41, filed for divorce, according to People. After months of allegations that the two were having problems, TMZ reported that Frankel officially began the filing process earlier this week in New York. Frankel, star of Bethenney Ever After and founder of Skinnygirl Cocktails says it was an very difficult decision but accepts that it is the best choice for her and her family. The two, who married back in 2010, have a daughter Bryn, 2. A friend told people that Frankel is devastated.
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Courteney Cox and David Arquette. Photo: David Gabber / PR Photos
By Michelle Danzig
While taping an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, actress and Courteney Cox said that, despite their recent divorce, she and ex-husband David Arquette are on excellent terms, according to UsMagazine.com. Since announcing their separation in October 2012, Cox, 48, and Arquette, 41, have remained friends throughout the entire process. The Cougar Town star and Arquette have a daughter Coco, 8. Although Arquette is dating Entertainment Tonight’s Christina McClarty, Cox remains single. The two have requested joint legal and physical custody of their daughter and the removal of Cox’s surname. Cox does not recommend divorce, but she says that she appreciates David even more and that they both have grown through this experience. Arquette will remain an executive producer of Cougar Town, which will now move from ABC to TBS this Tuesday.
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Brandi Glanville, star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, announced with a Jan. 5 Twitter post that she was donating the wedding gown from her broken marriage to a “soon-to-be army wife,” UsMagazine.com reports. Glanville and Eddie Cibrian divorced in September 2010 after nine years of marriage. “I still haven’t heard about who received it,” Glanville said about the donated dress. “I hope it makes someone very happy.”
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Jennie Garth. Photo: Juan Rico/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Nic Baird
Actress Jennie Garth is back in the dating game and says “looks aren’t important,” People reports. The 90210 alumna split from husband Peter Facinelli in March. “When I’m in excruciating pain, like with what I’ve been through with my breakup and that grief and loss that’s just immobilizing, it helps to remember that it only lasts for 13 to 15 minutes, max,” she told Health it its January issue. What is Garth looking for now? “I like positive energy.”
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Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos; Teach/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES
By Nic Baird
Four days after his wife Bethenny Frankel announced their seperation after a two year relationship, Jason Hoppy is still wearing his weading band, according to UsMagazine.com. Hoppy sat alone in an NYC cafe on Thursday as he sipped a hot beverage while talking on his cell phone. TV personality Grankel said: “We have love and respect for one another and will continue to amicably co-parent our daughter who is and will always remain our first priority.” Frankel will host the upcoming talk show Bethenny.
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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. Photo: Solarpix / PR Photos
By Nic Baird
For her first Christmas since Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ divorce, Suri split the holidays between both parents,People reports. Suri spent Christmas Day with her mother in Ohio, and then joined Cruise and his two older children, according to a source. “We have got lots of very special things planned,” Cruise said at the premiere of his new film Jack Reacher. He mentioned he was looking forward to spending the holidays with his kids. “We are all going to be together,” he said.
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Ben Gibbard and Zooey Deschanel. Photo: Teach/Flynetpictures.com
By Jennifer Ross
The wait is finally over. One year after filing for a divorce, Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard are no longer married, according to People. The court documents filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court date the marriage officially over on Dec. 12. Also written in the divorce documents, the reason for the marriage dissolution is, “Unhappy and irreconcilable differences have arisen between the parties, which have caused the irremediable breakdown of their marriage. There is no possibility that counseling … or mediation could save the marriage.” The couple was married in Sept. 2009. Since the official separation in Oct. 2011, neither Deschanel, 32, nor Gibbard, 36, have ever given details about the breakup. However, later on, the New Girl TV star claimed they are amicable with each other. “We’re friendly. It’s all fine.”
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Tiger Woods is back to his partying ways. On Dec. 1, the pro-golfer danced all night long at California’s Westlake Village Inn right after his 14th Annual World Challenge Golf Tournament. An eyewitness reports to UsMagazine.com that Woods, 36, was surrounded by gorgeous women for most of his time on the dance floor. “Tiger was dressed in jeans and a beige sweater…At one point he was surrounded by a group of six women on the club’s dance floor!” To further get into the partying mood, Woods requests the DJ to play, ‘Tonight I’m F—ing You’ by Enrique Iglesias. This set the mood just right as the ladies loved his persuasive music choice. As Woods enjoys his single life, ex-wife Elin Nordegren is busy creating her dream home on the coast in North Palm Beach, FL.
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