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Bigamist arrested in McDowell County

McDowell County police deputies in North Carolina have arrested and charged 33-year-old Old Fort resident Tia Chappell with bigamy and perjury on Monday, September 8. Chappell swore to court officials on June 1 that it was her first time to marry, however, investigators were able to glean information that she had been married twice before, […]

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Neil Young files divorce petition from wife, Pegi

Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young has filed a petition for dissolution of marriage in his hometown of San Mateo, California from his wife of 36 years, Pegi. According to data obtained by Rolling Stone Magazine on Tuesday, August 26, the “Heart of Gold” singer petitioned for divorce on July 29, 2014. Pegi, who also has her own musical […]

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Actors David Duchovny, Tea Leoni formalize divorce

David Duchovny, popular for his role in The X-Files, and actress Tea Leoni have finalized their divorce after a 17-year marriage and three years of separation, Latin Post reported on August 10. According to People, the couple married in 1997 and first separated in 2008 when Duchovny sought therapy for sex addiction. In 2011, the […]

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Couple incites online anger after post advertising for adoption

Jackson County residents Coy and Shelbi Gunther posted a Facebook status asking the public if there were any unwanted babies they could adopt, the Sylva Herald reported on July 29. This resulted in a backlash for the couple, as people commented with insults and outrage. The post offended the public, who generally thought the couple should have pursued adoption […]

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Custody dispute ends, great-uncle adopts toddler

A custody battle involving the foster parents and extended biological relatives of a 2 1/2-year-old girl has ended, and her great-uncle will adopt her, The Wichita Eagle reported on July 13. Sedgwick County juvenile court Judge Robb Rumsey ruled in January that the toddler could not live with her great-grandmother in South Carolina as an adopted […]

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Former Knicks point guard Raymond Felton to finalize divorce

Thirty-year-old ex-New York Knicks basketball point guard Raymond Felton, who was traded to the Dallas Mavericks late last month, recently put the finishing touches on a divorce agreement with his 26-year-old wife Ariane Raymondo-Felton, the New York Daily News reported on July 3. The divorce deal was outlined and agreed upon in the Manhattan Supreme Court, but the couple did not make […]

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Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans formally divorced from husband

Twenty-two-year-old Jenelle Evans of Raleigh, who is best remembered for starring on Teen Mom 2, officially divorced her husband, Courtland Rogers, United Press International reported. A clerk from Brunswick County confirmed to that Evans was finally granted divorce from estranged husband Rogers on Tuesday, June 10, after waiting for more than a year. Divorce laws in […]

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NC church pastor commits adultery, will divorce

After just nine months of heading North Carolina’s West Presbyterian Church, 33-year-old Reverend Reggie and his wife Ashley-Anne Masters plan to undergo divorce proceedings due to his adultery, The Christian Post reported on May 19. Almost the entire time he served as a pastor for the 2000-member congregation, he carried on an affair with an unnamed woman. Salem Presbytery, […]

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Teen Mom 2 star's husband delays divorce papers

MTV’s American reality TV star Jenelle Evans’ soon-to-be-ex-husband Courtland Rogers is reportedly delaying signing the divorce papers filed by Evans on May 2, Wetpaint reported on May 12. According to Rogers’ Twitter account post on Saturday, May 10, he won’t sign anything until his lawyer is present, which won’t be until at least July 11. Evans is scheduled […]

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Former North Carolina State QB, Russell Wilson, files for divorce

Former North Carolina State University quarterback and now NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson, announced on Wednesday,  April 23 that he and his wife, Ashton, are filing for divorce after being married for two years. Wilson said he is planning to remain silent on the matter and asked the public for “prayers and understanding and privacy […]

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