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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After a nasty split from wife Tammy Lynn Michaels last year, Melissa Etheridge has entered the dating world again – with her best friend.  Etheridge began dating Nurse Jackie creator Linda Wallem three months after the breakup.  A friend of the couple tells People, “Melissa and Linda have been best friends for over 10 years,” adding that Linda was “best man” at Melissa’s wedding to Tammy in 2003.  The new couple, who share the same birthday and turn 50 in May, “are in a committed relationship. They’re happy,” says the pal.

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Melissa Etheridge is singing a different tune these days as she and her ex, Tammy Lynn Michaels, are facing off in a custody battle.  According to RadarOnline, Michaels filed for full custody of the couple’s 3-year old twins last week.  The couple broke up after nearly nine years together, when Etheridge filed to officially dissolve their partnership earlier this month, citing irreconcilable differences.  The singer asked for joint custody of the children, and that the court not award any financial support to Michaels.  The actress has been verbal about her feelings concerning the issue.

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Melissa Etheridge filed divorce papers to end her nine-year domestic relationship with actress Tammy Lynn Michaels on Saturday, E! Online reported.  Michael’s commented on the news that day on her blog, and wrote, “Gentle waves/ no noise for awhile/ or maybe gentle voices/and SMACK!!!!! FILE FOR DIVORCE!!!/ even though we both promised, agreed, handshook, pinkyswore/no filing until after tour/in the fall,” Michaels wrote Saturday. “Her broken promises told to me by headlines….could you stop blind sighting me?/ Have a good concert.”  The 49-year-old singer filed on the grounds of irreconcilable differences, and requested that Michaels receive no financial support.  The actress’ response?  “I know she doesn’t want to give me money. trust. i’m borrowing cash left and right from people to get through this summer, and feed my kids, with a stomach full of ulcers, thank you. no stress here. :-)”

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