Oprah Winfrey interviewed the entire Kardashian ‘klan,’ but it was Kim and her abrupt marriage to Kris Humphries that peaked her interests the most. Winfrey admits that she had never seen any of the Kardashian reality shows, making her question all the more why they have become such a cultural phenomenon and the cause of much media speculation. People reports that Winfrey took to Facebook to express her thoughts and wrote, “This interview I’d say was another level of forthrightness and honesty. Why did she leave after 72 days? Her answer leveled me.” We’ll have to wait for Kim to open up about her much-talked-about divorce when the highly anticipated interview airs on OWN.

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Rumors have been going wild that Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy are getting a divorce, and now Frankel is finally speaking up. On the premiere episode of Bethenny, Frankel claims, “I haven’t seen a divorce lawyer and my husband hasn’t seen a divorce lawyer.” The reality star said that the truth is out there for everyone to see. She also said that she knows her marriage isn’t perfect, but they work through their problems and they’re in a good place.

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It looks like another long celebrity breakup is finally winding down. Two years after their split in 2010, Gossip Girl’s Kelly Rutherford and ex-husband Daniel Giersch have set a court date for July 12 in order to finalize their divorce. E! Online reports that the major issue of this trial is custody of their two children. Though the two had previously decided on joint custody, Rutherford later issued a restraining order against Giersch after claiming he threatened her nanny and affected her parenting.

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Summer may be the time for love and romance for some couples, but for 41-year-old actress, Tamara Taylor, and her attorney husband Miles Cooley, it’s time to finalize their divorce, according to People. The couple put the kibosh on their marriage back in February, with Taylor being the one to file for divorce. Since their union in 2007, the two never had any children. This has made the split a lot less messy, and it’s easier for each of them to accept the situation in order to move on from their failed relationship.

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Recently split couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony appeared on stage together at their variety show Q’Viva! The Chosen in Las Vegas on Saturday. The two stood on stage together, holding hands, at the end of the show, initiating cheers as they embraced, according to People. After breaking up in July, Anthony officially filed for divorce in April.

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By Victor McGlothin

Katy Perry was in love with Russell Brand. They got married, and then 14 months later, they experienced a celebrity divorce. When Hollywood relationships heat up so fast and end just as quickly, we all go running to blogs and message boards looking for answers. Often, reasons why celebrity couples break up are obvious…and it usually involves money.

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Longtime American Pie actress Mena Suvari and ex-hubby Simone Sestito ended their marriage on a cordial note after a year and a half of marriage, according to UsMagazine.com. Suvari’s rep tells TMZ, “Neither party will pay the other any support,” after Sestito formerly requested a little over $17,000 dollars a month. The 33-year old star denied rumors that being in the spotlight played a role in her split with the concert promoter in Boston Common magazine. Suvari said, “It’s taken years to get to know myself. I had never really taken time to cultivate who I was.” This marks the actress’ second divorce after her 2005 split with cinematographer Robert Brinkmann.

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British comedian Russell Brand and and singer Katy Perry will be officially divorced soon, but Brand is getting rid of any kind of connection between the two and unfollowed her on Twitter. The two had only been married for a little over a year before they decided to split, and it appears that the pop star isn’t having any trouble moving on. Perry was caught making out with musician Robert Ackroyd at Coachella, and although their relationship is still new, an insider told UsMagazine.com, “They’re having a fabulous time.”

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Jennie Garth is dealing with a divorce from her ex-husband Peter Facinelli in a new way. According to People, four dogs, two goats, five cats, two miniature horses and a pig are helping her cope. “Having all these animals fills a void for me because I’m kind of going through a rough time right now. The animals give you unconditional love, and that feels good,” Garth said on the premier of her new show Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country. “I think that my animals give me a sense of like relief, like they make me feel like none of that other bull matters,” Garth told her assistant. Garth’s slow, paced country lifestyle is just what she needs to get back on her feet after her break-up.

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Actress Scarlett Johansson opened up about the men in her life’s past and present in an interview with Vogue, including her painful split from actor Ryan Reynolds. Although the We Bought a Zoo actress is happy and in love once again with boyfriend, Nate Naylor, she says the memory of her divorce from Reynolds was devastating and painful, but something she doesn’t regret, according to The Daily Mail.  The couple, who split in December of 2010, led a private and love-filled marriage, but their busy careers got the best of them. ‘This was something I never thought I would be doing. And there’s no way to navigate it,” said Johansson of her divorce.  “Nobody can give you the right answer. It’s never anything you want to hear. It’s a very lonely thing. It’s like the loneliest thing you’ll ever do, in some way.”

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After publicly announcing their split in July, Marc Anthony has finally filed for divorce from Jennifer Lopez at the Los Angeles Superior Court.  Regardless of the ex couple’s “irreconcilable differences,” they continue to work together on their Latin music and dance competition series, Q’Viva! The Chosen.  The separation date of Anthony, 43, and Lopez, 42, still remains to be determined, but Anthony has requested legal and physical custody of their twins Max and Emme, 4.

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Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michael’s divorce battle is still ongoing.  Michaels recently requested for a bump in child support payments, reports E! Online.  Etheridge, 50, replied to the request with 100-plus pages of custody-related documents.  In the documents, Etheridge claims that Michaels is “angry and vindictive”  and sees herself as their twins’ “primary parent and as the person who should control their time.”  A hearing for this latest conflict is scheduled for May 22nd.

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Only one year after filing for divorce from ex-husband Corey Simms, Leah Messer has tied the knot again.  At only 19-years-old, Messer married fiance Jeremy Calvert last week.  This time though, Messer is convinced the marriage will last.  “We have a really good connection…It’s different from Corey and my relationship, because we were kinda like forcing it… With Jeremy, you know when you’re supposed to be with somebody and you’re not,” Messer said, according to UsMagazine.com.

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Twilight star, Peter Facinelli, opened up to Kelly Ripa about his divorce with Jennie Garth on Wednesday’s Live! with Kelly.  According to People, Facinelli told Ripa that Garth will always be in his life.  He’s right about that, as the couple are parents to three daughters: Luca, 14, Lola, 9 and Fiona, 5.  Facinelli said that he and Garth are trying to stay out of the limelight for the sake of their little ones.  “We’re very dedicated to being great parents,” he said.

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By Francesca B.

The world of celebrity is fraught with ups and downs.  Scandals of drug abuse, cheating husbands and lying wives make for gripping and sensational stories when they come to public attention.  We have come to expect a bit of drama from Hollywood romances, but even so, there have been some celebrity divorces that we really didn’t see coming.  Here are a few:

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Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli have tried to make their divorce as painless as possible for their three daughters Luca, Lola, and Fiona.  “We are great parents together, so when it’s about the kids, it’s wonderful,” said Garth, according to People.  Having discussed the couple’s divorce with the kids, they are all on the same page and understand what is happening, without feeling the need to choose sides.  Garth and Facinelli want nothing more for their family to be happy and healthy.  The former 90210 actress is even considering moving back to Los Angeles so that the girls have more access to their dad.

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Due to irreconcilable differences,  Jennie Garth and Twilight star Peter Facinelli officially filed for divorce on Wednesday, TMZ reports.  That said, sources told UsMagazine.com that the two have been separated for quite some time already.  “It’s been over for months, maybe even a year,” one source says.  The duo hasn’t taken the separation lightly because of their three daughters, Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5.  “They kept up some sort of charade for their kids,” the source claims.  Facinelli and Garth are working together to make this separation as painless as possible for their children.  Facinelli has asked for joint custody of the daughters and both have agreed to pay legal fees.  At the announcement of their split, they released the following statement: “We both share the same deep love and devotion to our children.  We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together.”

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Kim Kardashian wasn’t married long, but her divorce has made all the difference in her life.  According to TooFab.com, Kardashian saw her divorce with Kris Humphries as one of the “toughest” things she’s had to go through.  “It’s changed who I am as a person, I think for the better, and the things that I care about in life have completely changed because of this,” she said.  “I really think everything happens for a reason.”  Apparently the split has changed the priorities in Kardashian’s life.

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Jennie Garth recently spoke out about her split from husband Peter Facinelli, according to People.  The former 90210 star said, “My life is a little hectic right now and my personal life is kind of crazy.”  With three daughters to look after (Luca, Lola and Fiona), Garth is nothing if not busy dealing with the public scrutiny surrounding her separation.  Despite that, however, she says her daughters are “doing great”.  The family (sans Facinelli) are currently filming CMT’s Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country in farmland outside L.A.

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Jennie Garth is already moving on.  The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star was seen leaving a Los Angeles restaurant without her wedding ring on Monday, reports UsMagazine.com.  Garth and ex-husband Peter Facinelli are currently in the process of finalizing their divorce.  Garth and Facinelli were married for 11 years and share three children together: Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 5.  “We both share the same deep love and devotion to our children,” the couple said in a statement.  “We remain dedicated to raising our beautiful daughters together.”

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After a battle almost as fierce as The Hunger Games itself, actress Jennifer Lawrence scored the role of Katniss for the upcoming film.  During an interview with Parade magazine, Lawrence related people’s love for the Hunger Games with Kim Kardashian’s divorce.  “I was watching the Kardashian girl getting divorced, and that’s a tragedy for anyone.  But they’re using it for entertainment, and we’re watching it,” said the actress.  “The books hold up a terrible kind of mirror: This is what our society could be like if we became desensitized to trauma and to each other’s pain.”

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In an effort to stand strong after her very public split with Seal, Heidi Klum isn’t speaking publicly about the details of what lead to their unexpected divorce for the sake of her children.  “I’m a lioness.  I have four cubs.  I’m a mom.  I want to take care of my kids and protect them.  I don’t want to talk about them, or him, or me,” said Klum.  However, she did reveal that things between her and the singer weren’t always as perfect as they seemed.  According to People, the model is spending time at home with her children and avoiding reading about her divorce in the news.

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Though Ashton Kutcher has kept quiet about his split from estranged wife Demi Moore, his concern is apparent.  The Two and a Half Men star, 34, visited Moore after her hospital stay, reports People.  Kutcher and Moore “are not getting back together,” said a source.  “[He went because] he knew it was important to her daughters.”

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What better day for L.A. Lakers basketball star, Kobe Bryant to rekindle the love with estranged wife, Vanessa Bryant than on Valentine’s Day?  Filled with adrenalin and confidence from his victory against the Atlanta Hawks, Bryant was photographed kissing Vanessa on his way back to the locker rooms, according to TMZ.  Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce back in December.  As a result of their divorce settlement, she was recently given full ownership of the ex-couple’s three Newport Beach Homes at an estimated $18.8 million.  Maybe this encounter with love will mean good things for the former couple, who have two daughters together, ages 9 and 5.

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