Breakups

Give me a break. This "child," who now says she was screwing Christie's husband, was smart enough to lawyer up (with an attorney who is, let us say, camera-friendly), talk to the New York Post and the New York FOX affiliate. And her lawyer, Joe Tacopina, now claims his client has "got a great sexual harassment claim."

She gives sexual harassment a bad name. Not since the heinous woman who set up Bill O'Reilly have I been so offended by such a claim. In my world, people who feel sexually harassed don't start spilling their guts to the media, in particular the New York Post. Don't get me wrong -- I love the Post. It just doesn't feel like a move someone with a righteous claim would make.

It feels as if this story was going to get out -- probably by Brinkley's camp -- so she, with the help of Tacopina, stepped out in front to manage and exploit it. And, just like the "gifts" she got from Christie's husband, there could be yet another pot of gold at the end of this rainbow.

Diana Bianchi, now 19, told WNYW, the FOX affiliate in New York, that she met the 47-year-old Cook in May 2005 when Bianchi, then 17, was working at a toy store in the Hamptons. Bianchi says Cook offered her a job at his architecture firm. Within a month, she says, things turned sexual.

"He'd make advances verbally towards me first," Bianchi told WNYW's Rosanna Scotto. "It just escalated into something I didn't expect ... I never expected that he would take it to a different level."

Bianchi knew that Cook was married, but says that Cook never made her any promises. "He didn't say he was going to leave her. He just basically left it at he wished things were different. He wished that he was younger or he had met me at a different time ... I never asked him to leave her for me."

At one point during the interview, Bianchi's attorney stepped in, saying that Cook "preyed on her vulnerability, her naïveté, her age, her immaturity."

Bianchi says Cook would leave money for her, even providing a down payment on her car.

Brinkley and Cook have been married for a decade. Bianchi could be a key witness in the couple's divorce case, with a reported $60 million on the line. Bianchi's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, says his client has "got a great sexual harassment claim" against Cook.

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Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook

Electra's rep Brit Reese tells TMZ "They are amicably separating."

The provocative pair have no children and documented their November 2003 nuptials in the MTV reality series "Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen + Dave."

Electra is currently filming the movie "I Want Candy", while Navarro serves as a judge on the CBS reality series "Rock Star: Supernova."

The actress of "Boiler Room" and "Big Momma's House" fame and a mystery man were on the streets of the hip shopping center when Long's ex, Massai Z. Dorsey, ran into the pair. Apparently there's bad blood between the guys because a street brawl broke out between Dorsey and Long's new guy, right in the middle of the shopping center!

Sources tell TMZ that the Long's guy friend kicked Long's ex's butt - hands down - leaving him lying on the street as he and Long took off running.

As Long was running, she even lost her shoe- yet didn't seem to care. She left the shoe behind and kept running!

Long and Dorsey have a 5 year old son together named Massai Zhivago Dorsey II.

Rivers Cuomo has broken the hearts of indie fans the world over with his announcement to MTV that Weezer is on hiatus, possibly forever.

"Really, for the moment, we are done. I'm not certain we'll make a record again, unless it becomes really obvious to me that we need one done" Rivers told MTV.

Maybe marriage and having a college degree had something to do with Rivers' decision. Life changes such as those tend to make a person re-evaluate his or her direction. Or possibly he decided to bow out using the old entertainment saying "leave them wanting more". Either way, it leaves fans perplexed with this sudden decision.

While he left the door slightly ajar for more music (he tells MTV he's been writing new music like mad), he isn't going to be going solo any time soon. Of the new songs, he says "I certainly don't see them becoming Weezer songs and I don't really see the point of a solo career."

The two spent a few hours at an LA hotel's pool deck talking, enjoying the sun and taking a dip in the hot tub.

Uma's marriage to Ethan Hawke fell apart in 2004 amid rumors of Hawke's infidelity, but the mother of two doesn't want to dote on the hard times. Thurman tells Parade magazine "If I see one more headline about it, I'll gag. I'm just another American woman who was in an unfulfilled marriage that fell apart."

4) Madiha Has Just GOTTA KNOW: Where the hell is Maxwell?

Indeed, R&B crooner Maxwell has been quietly soaring under the radar screen for a handful of years now. In fact, he hasn't put out an album since 2001! But don't count him out just yet. He is currently in the studio producing what will be his most recent work of art. The expected release date is not yet known, but knowing Maxwell, it'll be well worth the wait. For the spotlight on him, click here.

5) Nicole Has Just GOTTA KNOW: What's going on with Nicole Richie?

Nicole seems to be back on the dating scene as of late. And it's not her unpredictable relationship with DJ AM.. no, this time it's reportedly with Jeff Goldblum, her childhood crush (since the age of 13). According to US Weekly, the two were spotted last week dining together and plan to see more of one another in the future. Goldblum, 53, is 29 years Nicole's senior. To see more celebrity couples that'll make ya say hmm..., click here.

6) Suzanne Has Just GOTTA KNOW: Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong - which one ended the relationship and why?

Sheryl Crow and Lance Armstrong, who began dating shortly after October 2003, publicly and jointly made the decision to call off their five-month engagement back in February 2006. While the specifics behind their reasons to go separate ways were never disclosed, Sheryl has made known the fact that getting over Lance has been difficult and that not having him around has made her days challenging. Crow sat down with "Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer to talk about life these past couple months. Click here for the interview.

Dr. Keith Ablow, renown author and psychiatrist, will be moving to the daytime talk show circuit with his new show. Best known for his New York Times bestseller "Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson," Ablow has served as an expert witness in numerous criminal trials and appeared on television nationwide.

The Doctor made a housecall to CNN Headline News' "Showbiz Tonight" on Wednesday to talk about his new gig and give his take on the split between Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe, who allegedly separated due to the latter's problem with substance abuse. Swank says that Lowe has been sober for three years.

"The addiction itself can be symptomatic as we've heard of the emotional estrangement. After all, when somebody has chosen a substance over you, and that's literally what they've done, it hits hard ... People see what's going on, but they donut want to see it."

As far as star couples are concerned, it could be worse....in fact it has. Ladies and gentlemen, TMZ presents our picks for the top 5 worst celebrity couples of all-time.

In an exclusive interview following the very public end of her relationship with Armstrong and her battle with breast cancer, Crow told "Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer that there was a growing divide between her and Armstrong over the last days of their time together, but that she absolutely didn't believe that Armstrong "bailed" on her when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

The singer-songwriter seemed calm and resolute when talking about the fight to save her life, but certainly made it clear that the seven-time Tour de France winner, to whom she was engaged for five months, still occupied a significant place in her heart.

"You still have that phantom itch, you know, where you wake up and I'll see something and think, 'Oh, I've got to make sure Lance is hip to this band. I've got to put it on his iPod.' And then I remember, 'Oh, wait, you know, that's not my life."

After performing on the "Today" show, Nick was spotted leaving his Manhattan hotel with rumored new girlfriend MTV VJ Vanessa Minnillo on Monday. Despite living on opposite coasts, Minnillo recently told Perez Hilton "We're gonna make it work."

Vanessa better hold on tight to Nick because she's not the only one who finds the singer attractive. Nick was just nominated for Choice Hottie at this year's Teen Choice Awards.

TMZ has obtained court documents that seal the deal on Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey's divorce.

The papers, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, officially end their three-and-a-half year marriage.

As TMZ first reported, Jessica and Nick agreed to end the marriage immediately, but deal with their financial dispute at a later date.

Sources tell us that Jessica has offered Nick $1.5 million to walk away from the marriage, even though under California law Nick would be entitled to half the fortune the couple amassed during their marriage.

I am inviting the wrath of TMZ users by even raising the issue, but here goes. We have the right to know how Jessica and Nick resolve their fight over money.

In this country, court hearings are public -- it's so important, it's constitutional. The reason is simple -- if judges know people are looking, they won't abuse their authority.

The biggest legal shell game in Hollywood these days has been celebrities hiring retired judges to hear their divorces. The retired judges hear the cases in their law offices, with no one watching.

Last year, TMZ began pressing the matter with the L.A. County courts. We found a law that says these hearings must be public, and it seems the big wigs in charge of the courts now agree.

So back to the question -- is it right for us to watch and report about a celebrity couple's legal fight over money? I'm sure some of you say, "Who cares," or "It's none of your frickin' business." But the point behind open trials is that once you start making exceptions, where do you draw the line? Close the trial of Jessica Simpson. Then, close the trial of Kobe Bryant. Then, close the trial of accused terrorists.

TMZ has obtained legal documents which make it all but certain that Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are both about to become legally single.

The documents, which were signed by both Simpson and Lachey and filed in L.A. County Superior Court, ask that a retired judge be appointed specifically to enter a divorce decree.

In legal terms, Simpson and Lachey are asking to "bifurcate" the divorce case, meaning the divorce can become final and the parties can then deal with the messy financial matters separately. The documents ask that retired Judge Dana Senit Henry be appointed "for the sole purpose of conducting the hearing, if any, with respect to the bifurcated issue of the termination of marital status."

A contentious debate is starting to brew on various blogs and message boards about the new Everclear video "Hater Jesus." The video is full of religious imagery, and beyond bloggers, is likely raise the ire of certain television Bible-thumpers.

In commenting on the song, Everclear's frontman Art Alexakis says: "some people write love songs, some people write happy songs but I've written what I think is the ultimate 'break up' song." For the "Hater" video, the song's theme was broadened, as it rails against "those who justify violence in the name of religion-in this case." The fictional "Hater Jesus" character even has his own Myspace page (hey, who doesn't?).

The video is making the rounds on YouTube and iFilm, but given the "curse words" will have to edited for any potential MTV airings. But, the naughty words are not the only thing causing a stir. The main character is a not-so-nice young fellow walking around in a crown of thorns causing mischief, using Bibles pages for rolling paper and drinking more than communion wine. Not exactly the Jesus depicted in the Scriptures.