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Richard Dawkins and Lalla Ward to divorce

75-year-old evolutionary biologist and well-known atheist Richard Dawkins and 65-year-old actress and author Lalla Ward recently announced that they have parted ways and are divorcing. The scientist, who is famous for his best-selling books The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene, and his wife were together for 24 years. Dawkins and Ward kept quiet about further details […]

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Dennis Quaid, Kimberly Buffington-Quaid end marriage

Sixty-two-year-old actor Dennis Quaid and real estate broker Kimberly Buffington-Quaid’s marriage of almost 12 years are coming to an end. Buffington-Quaid filed for divorce last Monday, June 27 in Los Angeles Superior Court in California after 12 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. She is seeking joint legal custody of their eight-year-old twins as well as spousal […]

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iO Tillett Wright confirms Johnny Depp's domestic abuse

A friend of 30-year-old actress Amber Heard has supported Heard’s claims that 53-year-old actor Johnny Depp was indeed guilty of domestic violence. According to Heard’s friend, 30-year-old writer, photographer, and gender activist iO Tillett Wright, Heard did not file any reports with the police about Depp’s abuse because Heard wanted to protect Depp’s image and career. Wright added […]

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Cynthia Bailey confirms separation from Peter Thomas

Forty-eight-year-old supermodel and reality television personality Cynthia Bailey and her husband, Peter Thomas, who were married in 2011, have legally separated, Bailey confirmed to The Daily Dish recently. Bailey said she is currently staying in Atlanta, Georgia while Thomas is living in Charlotte, North Carolina to focus his attention on managing his business, the sports bar and […]

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Steven Cohen has divorce lawsuit dismissed

Fifty-nine-year-old American billionaire and hedge fund manager Steven Cohen won the dismissal of a long-running lawsuit lodged against him by his ex-wife, Patricia Cohen, last Thursday, May 19. Patricia claimed that Cohen successfully shorted her and hid millions of dollars worth of assets in their 1990 divorce. Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan decided […]

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Drew Barrymore to divorce Will Kopelman

Romantic comedy actress Drew Barrymore and art consultant Will Kopelman publicly announced that they are filing for divorce. Barrymore has appeared in popular films such as The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates, and the 2014 movie Blended. The coupled married in 2012 and have two daughters together. Their oldest child, Olive, is 3-years-old and the […]

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Divorces surge in March, says study

A recent study has found that it is incredibly common for couples to wait until after the holiday season ends before filing for a divorce. Often, married couples have a wealth of reasons to postpone separations during the holidays. Many parents wait to announce a divorce so as to spare their children the association of […]

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Handling investments during divorce proceedings

Here are some quick tips, inspired by U.S. News and World Report, on how to properly ensure that your assets are fairly divided during a divorce. Keep it as civil as possible as you make these major financial changes Consider selling your investment properties and distributing the proceeds to your adult children Name your personal assets See whether […]

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"Pregnant Man" and wife finalize divorce after unusual concession

Forty-one-year-old public speaker and transgender issues advocate Thomas Beatie has recently finalized his divorce with Nancy Gillespie after he acquiesced to her demand that he hand over his shark tooth collection. Beatie, best known for his stint in the public eye as the “Pregnant Man” in 2007, told reporters that he began collecting the shark […]

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Megan Fox and Brian Green file for divorce

Twenty-nine-year-old actress Megan Fox has recently filed for divorce to end her five-year marriage to 42-year-old actor Brian Green, citing “irreconcilable differences”. Fox and Green have two sons together; Fox is seeking joint custody for them. Fox formally noted June 15 as the date of their legal separation. It was stated in the divorce filing […]

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