Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards. Photo: Tom Walck / PR Photos
It’s no secret that Charlie Sheen has constantly been in and out of rehab, but now it’s affecting his children. As a result of the media frenzy surrounding the actor’s rambunctious behavior, according to People, ex-wife Denise Richards has been trying her hardest to protect their daughters Sam, 6 and Lola, 5. With new drama about the Two and a Half Men star in the news every day, shielding the kids is getting to be a full-time job for Richards, who has said she still cares about her ex a great deal. The actor also has 2-year-old twins with ex-wife, Brooke Mueller.
When should you protect your children from your ex?
Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy. Photo: Fame Pictures
Actress Kate Hudson’s pregnancy is igniting many rumors, most of which are absurdly untrue, reports UsMagazine.com. While on the England-based talk show The Graham Norton Show, Hudson effectively debunked several rumors. She revealed that while she is pregnant with boyfriend Matt Bellamy’s child, she’s not engaged to him. When asked about the possibility of a marriage, she replied, “I don’t like putting that sort of pressure on it and I don’t feel it necessary to get married.” The actress went on to explain, “I just want to be happy.”
Is getting married unnecessary pressure to a relationship?
Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon. Photo: Pablo/Stoianov/FameFlynet Pictures
Wedding bells are ringing for Reese Witherspoon! After a divorce from her ex-husband, Ryan Phillippe, the actress is now engaged to Hollywood agent, Jim Toth. In fact, she recently went wedding shopping in Paris with three of her girlfriends and a source says that she’s thrilled about starting a new life with her fiancé. “He’s a grown-up who’s really ready to take the next step,” says Witherspoon’s friend. “He’s a family-oriented guy, and that’s all she ever wanted.”
How do you know if your partner is family-oriented?
Scarlett Johansson. Photo: Bob Charlotte / PR Photos
Actress Scarlett Johansson and SNL’s Jason Seudeikis are not dating, People reports. The two were spotted at dinner together along with Seudeikis’s former SNL cast-mate, Will Forte. The duo claims the dinner was just friendly and not romantic. Johansson recently separated from her husband of two years, Ryan Reynolds and filed for divorce shortly after. Her rep says that she is not dating Seudeikis, or anyone else for that matter.
Kelsey Grammer and Kayte Walsh. Photo: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Kelsey Grammer’s eldest daughter, Spencer Grammer, recently announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend James Hesketh, but will she have to pick out a dress for her dad’s wedding before her own wedding dress? Kelsey plans on marrying girlfriend Kayte Williams in February, even though his divorce from his wife Camille is not yet final. Thanks to California divorce law, if a judge agrees to “bifurate” the proceedings, he will be able to remarry while continuing to battle over the assets. According to RadarOnline, Spencer has yet to pick a date to walk down the aisle.
Why should you get married sooner rather than later?
Jamie Pressly and Simran Singh have decided to call it quits, according to UsMagazine.com. It doesn’t seem to be a good year for Pressly, as she was also recently arrested on suspicion of a DUI. An insider says of the split, “It’s over. I don’t think they have officially filed anything yet though.” The source added, “I think it comes down to she married this guy too fast. He seemed like a good guy but he is super full of himself and puts her down for everything. He picks fights with her for any little thing.”
Jesse James and Sandra Bullock. Photo: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
Right now, it seems the internet is a buzz with the news of Jesse James and Kat Von D’s engagement. I was fairly surprised at the intense debate their announcement fueled, but then I got to thinking about second chances and leaving the past in the past. We all know what transpired between Jesse James and Sandra Bullock. America’s sweetheart was left betrayed and left to adopt a son alone, so who wouldn’t be on her side? Now there’s Jesse, the resident bad boy now starting a new life with Kat Von D, who is about as opposite from a Sandra Bullock type as you can get. Same story, different couple.
Jewel Kilcher and Ty Murray. Photo: VAH/Fame Pictures
Jewel and Ty Murray have finally found out the sex of their baby. It’s a boy! The couple is very excited to finally be able to get the ball rolling on decorating the nursery. “We would have been happy either way, of course, but we are so excited to be having a little boy,” Jewel, 36, tells People. Murray agrees, saying, “I have to admit, I was doing a little dance on our way out of the doctor’s office when we found out!”
Kim Kardashian explains falling out with Rob. Photo: ROC/Fame Pictures
On the Sunday night premiere of Kourtney and Kim Take New York, viewers got an up-close and personal look at Kim Kardashian’s love life. The one-minute clip shown on UsMagazine.com shows a playful Kim showing singer Kanye West the new Dash boutique located in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City. Shortly after, West and Kim were caught having a giggly conversation about Las Vegas, and sister Kourtney explained. “Kim is single now, and she is the most boy crazy girl I’ve ever seen. She just loves to flirt.”
Eric Johnson and Jessica Simpson. Photo: Janet Mayer / PR Photos
Jessica Simpson isn’t shy about letting her fans in on the details to what she finds attractive in her fiance, Eric Johnson, according to UsMagazine.com. In fact, Simpson tweeted on Saturday, “Saying my prayers before bedtime…Thank you Lord for blessing me with a Man that has the perfect Tush.” This isn’t the first time Simpson has made a public declaration about her love and attraction to free agent Johnson. The duo have been captured in the past locking lips in Italy as well as licking frosting off of each other’s faces.
Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. Photo: Chris Hatcher / PR Photos
By Dawn Maslar, author of From Heartbreak to Heart’s Desire: Developing a Healthy GPS (Guy Picking System)
Just about everyone loves America’s sweetheart Sandra Bullock. She showed such grace and charm winning the Golden Globe Award just months after filing for divorce following the devastating cheating scandal with ex-hubby Jesse James. Bullock maintained her dignity while her husband’s tawdry affairs were displayed on just about every magazine cover. Most of us couldn’t image the pain she was going through.
Now the grocery store checkout lane is displaying Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in a rebound romance. Bullock divorced Jesse James in June 2010, while Reynolds’ marriage with Scarlett Johansson just ended a few weeks ago.
Jason Mraz and Tristen Prettyman. Photo: Charles Norfleet / PR Photos
Singer Jason Mraz may have proposed to his fiancée, Tristan Prettyman, in December, but he doesn’t see a marriage in the new future, according to UsMagazine.com. At Elton John’s Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights, Mraz explained the reason for his long engagement. “The wedding would be nice for our family, our friends, our community — our moms especially — and so it puts us in the fight,” said Mraz. “We can’t get married until [gay] marriage is legal and equal…I think giving people the right to marry will be a huge movement in civil rights.”
Audra Marie and Joe Manganiello. Photo: Tommaso Boddi / PR Photos
Joe Manganiello and fiancé Audra Marie won’t be leaving anyone out of their wedding festivities, including the entire cast of True Blood, according to People. Manganiello, who plays a werewolf on HBO’s hit vampire series, is engaged to model/actress Audra Marie. After announcing his intentions to invite each True Blood cast member at the PGA Awards in Beverly Hills, he said, “I love them. They’re like my family.” He also credits the show for making the wedding proposal possible, as he used his first check as a series regular to purchase a ring for his lovely bride-to-be. With vampires and werewolves in the same room, this should be an interesting wedding.
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom. Photo: Gangster#1/Flynetpictures.com
Orlando Bloom is no longer the only man in the house! According to People, Bloom and wife Miranda Kerr welcomed their son Flynn on January 6th. “I gave birth to him naturally; without any pain medication and it was a long, arduous and difficult labor, but Orlando was with me the whole time supporting and guiding me through it. I could not have done it without him,” the model said on her Kora Organics Web site on Tuesday. “We are so happy and are enjoying our time together as a family. He is our little ray of sunshine. Thank you everyone for your beautiful well wishes and your lovely thoughts.”
How can you support each other during the birthing process?
Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) have been close friends for as long as they can remember. One morning they make the mistake of a lifetime; they sleep together. In an effort to keep their friendship intact, Emma proposes something that Adam would be a fool to refuse — a relationship with no strings attached. They can do whatever they want with whomever they want with no consequences whatsoever. It sounds great, right? Only one small problem: what happens if one of them actually falls in love? Filled with a cast who are hard not to love, No Strings Attached brings humor to one of life’s most often debated questions. Can a friendship survive a relationship?
Kate Hudson and Matt Bellamy. Photo: Fame Pictures
Kate Hudson may be three months pregnant, but she has no immediate plans to marry the father of her child, Muse musician Matt Bellamy, according to UsMagazine.com. The actress, 31, has a previous child with rocker Chris Robinson; her son, Ryder, is now 6. “[Hudson] wanted Ryder to have a sibling, and Matt happened to be her boyfriend,” explained a source. “[Bellamy] went along with it.”
Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson. Photo: Solarpix / PR Photos
It looks like Twilight lovers Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart will be getting hot and heavy in the third installment of the popular sci-fi movies, according to Digital Spy. The duo, who also spend quality time together as a couple off-screen, were caught in a compromising position in the most recently released photo from the film. Pattinson and Stewart met on the set of the first installment of Twilight and have been keeping their relationship under wraps ever since. Despite their professional partnership, the two seem to be in it for the long haul.Is it OK to work professionally with your partner?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Photo: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures
Angelina Jolie may not have won big at the Golden Globes this past Sunday, but she didn’t leave empty-handed! At the end of the night, she still got to go home with her hunky mate, Brad Pitt. As host Ricky Gervais brutally mocked Jolie’s nomination for The Tourist, the 35-year-old actress sat with her head resting on her man’s shoulder. Then, according to UsMagazine.com, she was later seen sweetly fixing Pitt’s tie. Although Jolie didn’t get an award, her partner’s reassuring consolation certainly won her heart!
Jersey Shore star Jenni “JWOWW” Farley is catching some heat in response to her new relationship advice book called, The Rules According To JWOWW, according to RadarOnline. Her ex-boyfriend, Tom Lippolis, is anything but supportive of her newest endeavor, as he calls her book “laughable.” “How could she write a book about dating when she’s done nothing but cheat on her boyfriend on national television?” Lippolis asks. Although Lippolis and JWOWW were the only couple to last through more than one season, that ended during season 3 of the hit reality show when Lippolis saw a picture of his girlfriend kissing tattooed trucker, Roger Williams. “If her dating book is about infidelity, disrespect, and/or lack of self-respect in a relationship then I think it will do well, definitely her expertise!” says Lippolis.
Who should you trust to give you reliable relationship advice?
LA Laker Lamar Odom admits that he was surprised at how smart wife Khloe Kardashian was when they first met, according to UsMagazine.com. Odom says in Playboy‘s February issue, “You don’t know what to expect. Next thing I know I’m spending every day with her. We just hit it off.” The couple wed in September 2010 after dating for only 32 days. And Odom definitely doesn’t regret his decision to become a married man. “With her I was like, ‘If I do what I normally do, I’m going to lose her,'” Odom explains. “‘And if I lose her, I think it’s going to hurt a lot.’ Right then and there I knew. We were together every day.”
Maybe you’ve never been to rehab and maybe you’ve never been accused of assault while in aforementioned rehab, but you must know what it’s like to be in over your head. You know what it’s like to nearly have a panic attack when things are going wrong. We’ve all made mistakes, and we’ve all grimaced at the fact that life is not turning out the way we wanted. Once you reach that point of regret and self-awareness, you’ll hopefully come to one solid conclusion: before you can move on to your next relationship, you must work on yourself.
But how do you do it? There’s no internal switch that makes you focus on personal development. You have to find the motivation within yourself! Perhaps your inspiration comes from the desire to be with someone special, but many of us aren’t in the right place to meet that person, yet. If you don’t have your most basic issues analyzed and set on the road to recovery, then how do you expect any relationship (romantic, friendly, or familial) to work out? Self-improvement–a relationship with yourself–must come before all others.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. Photo: Fame Pictures
Actress Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban welcomed the arrival of their surrogate daughter, Faith Margaret, on December 28th. Their newborn is the second daughter to join the family, along with two-year-old Sunday Rose. The couple kept the surrogate process secret from reporters until recently, when they issued statements to UsMagazine.com. “Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret,” said Kidman. “No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier.”
Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock. Photo: Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos
Apparently, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are not “lovahs,” at least according to Bullock’s interview with Al Roker in an interview earlier this week. The actors have been close friends for 10 years, but at this time in her life the only man Bullock looks forward to seeing at the end of her day is her son, Louis, according to People. “I think there will be a collective sigh amongst women across the united States when I say he’s not my lovah,” she said.
How do you use humor to fend off relationship rumors?
Have you ever felt hopeless when it comes to dating? Do you feel like you are doomed to date men who are wrong for you? Do you look back on past relationships and cringe? According to professor, author, speaker and life coach Dawn Maslar, the solution to all your dating problems is simple: You have a broken GPS, or Guy Picking System. Failed relationship after failed relationship, Dawn knew she had to make a change. She decided that in order to fix her broken “picker,” she needed to go on her own journey of self-discovery – without a man. In her book, From Heartbreak to Heart’s Desire: Developing a Healthy GPS (Guy Picking System), Dawn outlines a plan to help women discover why they pick the wrong men and how to stop in order to go “from heartbreak to happiness.” See what the author had to say about her experience:
