Madonna has been in this industry long enough to know that she should have fueled divorce speculation back when her album was coming out, because she is getting more attention now than she has in a long time. The latest rumors to hit Madge involve a certain Yankees baseball player, who has been making late-night visits to her NYC apartment while soon-to-be-ex Guy Ritchie is away.
[Alex] Rodriguez, 32, has made numerous solo nighttime visits to Madonna, 49, at her spacious home and would sneak out 'as late as midnight.' Says [a] source, 'All the doormen are talking.' … Rodriguez attended Madonna's April 30 NYC concert; the singer sat in his seats at a Yankees game on June 22 (it was the first time she ever was photographed at a Yankees game).
Oh, and by the way: A-Rod is married. Naturally.
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FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHING LEFT TO SELL "A man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it wasn't worth quite as much as he thought when he settled for around A$100,000 less than his target price. Ian Usher, 44, held the seven-day auction of all his belongings, including his three-bedroom home in the west Australian city of Perth and a trial for his job at a rug store, after the break-up of his five-year marriage. … In the end, the winning bidder agreed to pay A$399,300 ($380,286) for all of Usher's worldly goods, which also include his friends, a motorcycle and a jetski."
Enrique Iglesias, on his divorce from Anna Kournikova (but is he joking?):
Oh I'm not married, no. I mean I was married. I was married, seriously. I was married a year ago to Anna and I don't know what happened. We're not married anymore but we are kind of still in contact.
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WE FORGOT THEY WERE STILL MARRIED "Madonna … is understood to be seeking legal advice on a possible divorce from her husband of seven years, the film director Guy Ritchie. [Fiona] Shackleton, 52, is the lawyer of choice for the rich and famous after what was regarded as the spectacularly well-handled split of Sir Paul [McCartney] from Heather Mills."
NEWS FROM TWO YEARS AGO "The divorce of Hollywood couple Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe was finalized today. The pair — who wed in June 1999 — split up in 2006, sparking rumors of an affair between Phillippe and his Stop-Loss co-star, Abbie Cornish."
Despite signing a prenup when the couple got married in 1997, Jennifer Butler Murray, Bill Murray's soon-to-be ex-wife, is asking a court to determine if the contract to which she agreed is valid. Never mind the fact that the prenup as is grants Jennifer $7 million cash and a $1 million house from Bill, she wants more. A real feminist, this one.
It is a system that is corrupt on his best day. It is like being tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged down a gravel late at night. No one can hear your cries and complaints and it is not over until they say it's over.
-Alec Baldwin, in his new book A Promise To Ourselves: Fatherhood, Divorce and Family Law, on America's family court system.
Further solidifying his reputation as a grudge-bearing beast, at a party Friday night, Baldwin was overheard saying of his ex, Kim Basinger: "My ex-wife reaches an almost sexual level of satisfaction when she's in a room full of high-priced lawyers."
WHAT ABOUT BILL? "Comedian Bill Murray's wife of 10 years, Jennifer, has filed for divorce. In documents filed May 12 in a Charleston, S.C. family court, she accuses him of 'adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions and frequent abandonment.'"
Adorable heterosexual Al Reynolds has adorable things to say about his adorable split from adorable Star Jones. You know, the type of cloudy, ambiguous things that could easily be taken out of context, or placed in context, to suggest he might be playing for another team. Things like:
Liv Tyler and her husband, British rocker Royston Langdon, have decided to separate, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.
"Liv Tyler and Royston Langdon have confirmed their separation. They remain good friends and devoted parents to their son Milo and are requesting that their family's privacy be respected at this time."
Did everyone see the moment on yesterday's very special episode of Divorce Court when Gary Coleman went from laughingstock to wise sage who speaks truths other men try to decimate with alcohol and products and violence? In case you missed it:
I have low-self esteem. I don't feel successful in life. I want the world for [my wife] and I get very frustrated that I can't bring it to her. I don't feel financially secure and a lot of time I feel like I'm wasting her time.
Whoa! If every drunk asshole beating up his wife and kids or sleeping with his girlfriend's best friend could say exactly what Gary Coleman did on that show, this world would be about a million times better. Tonight, drink a domestic beer for Gary.
Gary Coleman and his 22-year-old bride have already landed in divorce court so they can air their dirty laundry in public. As if we didn't have enough evidence that Hollywood screws up child actors for life, Gary provided us with this logical reasoning as to why he keeps to himself: "I don't have any friends, and I don't intend on making any. I have a relationship that's tough enough and wonderful enough … I don't want to worry about your wife, your dog, your car, your house burned down — I don't care about any of that."
More feel-good knowledge after the jump.
OH, OF COURSE THEY ARE "Gary Coleman and his disgruntled bride Shannon Price are thinking about getting divorced. Gary … is taking this matter straight to Divorce Court. He’s reportedly looking for a little guidance from Judge Toler in hopes of saving the marriage before it’s too late. … Look for their Divorce Court segment to air on May 1st." Keep in mind that gays and lesbians in this country still can't get married, because the sanctity of the institution is just too precious.
Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn have decided to not go through with their divorce. Robin missed his scowl and Sean her tolerance.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST "Marsha Williams has flown the birdcage — she's filed for divorce against hubby Robin Williams. The papers, filed in San Francisco on March 21, cite irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The couple, who were married in 1989, got together after Marsha worked as a nanny for the actor and his first wife Valerie."
Above, a sketch artist's rendering of Heather Mills, upon winning $50 million in her divorce from Paul McCartney, pouring a jug of water on McCartney's solicitor, Fiona Shackleton. Note the Beatle's apparent disinterest in the deluge.
After taking Paul McCartney to the cleaners to the tune of $50 million, Heather Mills, sore winner that she is, proceeded to throw a glass of water all over the music man's coiffed solicitor, Fiona Shackleton. Nasty! But check out that British stiff upper lip on an unfazed Shackleton. The wet look suits her, no?
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