Breakups

Chicago Cubs star Addison Russell is strongly denying accusations of domestic violence against his wife ... calling the claims "false and hurtful" in a statement Thursday.

Melisa -- Russell's wife of 1 year -- posted a pic on Instagram Wednesday hinting the couple had split due to infidelity. Melisa's close friend went one step further, commenting Russell had "mentally and physically" abused his wife ... sparking an MLB investigation, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

But Russell is adamant he's done nothing wrong, saying “Any allegation I have abused my wife is false and hurtful. For the well-being of my family, I’ll have no no further comment.”

1:19 PM PT -- Withey's attorney Alan Jackson tells TMZ Sports, "This was an apparent pathetic attempt at a shakedown that we saw a mile away and we are thankful the DA recognized that."

Utah Jazz center Jeff Withey will NOT be prosecuted for domestic violence -- despite the fact cops believe there WAS a physical altercation with his Playboy Playmate ex-fiancee.

TMZ Sports has learned ... Withey was investigated by the Manhattan Beach PD after Kennedy Summers filed a police report accusing him of beating her up.

Investigators found evidence that Withey and Summers got into a physical altercation during an argument in July 2016 ... with Withey admitting he used force against Summers, which left bruises on her thigh.

But -- and this is the key part of the investigation -- cops believe the evidence shows Summers initiated the altercation by jumping on him and hitting him after accusing Withey of cheating on her.

Officials say they believe Withey has a "reasonable claim of self-defense in that he was trying to get [Summers] off him." They also say Withey "never admits to striking [Summers] out of anger."

Summers did have bruises on her thigh from the incident but no other visible injuries.

We're told the findings were brought to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office -- and the decision was made to NOT move forward with the case. In short, Withey is off the hook.

"Workaholics" star Blake Anderson has more time to get weird, because his wife has filed for divorce.

Rachael Finley filed legal docs last week in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences.

The couple married in 2012 and have a little girl. It's Blake's first marriage.

We're told the couple has been separated for at least 6 months so the divorce petition is not a shock. Our sources say the 2 are getting along, to the extent that they're able to work out the whole co-parenting thing.

Vili Fualaau was out with his daughter in the wake of his separation from Mary Kay Letourneau ... but let's get real -- holy crap, she's 18!

Vili and Georgia hit up a Quick Mart in Seattle Wednesday -- she's the daughter to whom Mary Kay gave birth while serving a 7-year prison sentence for having sex with a then underage Vili.

We broke the story ... Vili filed for separation from Mary Kay last month after 12 years of marriage. Mary Kay's contesting the separation for some strange reason and wants Vili's petition dismissed.

Lauren Bushnell is traveling light these days ... as in, without the engagement ring Ben Higgins proposed with on "The Bachelor."

Lauren was at LAX Tuesday night and said she's planning to return the ice, although she hasn't yet. The couple announced their split 2 weeks ago.

Interestingly, she's not saying never when it comes to possibly working things out with Ben. As for a future stint on "The Bachelorette" ... Lauren's not ruling that out either.

Mary Kay Letourneau is nothing if not true to form ... she's now filed a bizarre petition with the court to have her husband's separation case dismissed.

TMZ has obtained a document filed just hours after we broke the story Vili Fualaau filed documents declaring the couple has separated after 12 years of marriage.

Mary Kay's documents do not cite any basis for her move to dismiss the case. We spoke with Vili's lawyer and she said he will move forward with his petition and has done nothing to suggest he wants it dismissed.

We also asked Vili's lawyer if his separation petition was a prelude for divorce, but she had no comment.

Unless we're missing something ... Mary Kay has no basis to object to Vili's decision to separate.

Sean Penn and Robin Wright are back together in NYC ... although it's probably not a romantic getaway.

The exes, who divorced back in 2010, flew into JFK Airport Tuesday morning, and walked out together. They also left in the same SUV.

Sean does have a good track record when it comes to making peace with his exes -- see Madonna -- but this one seems to be more related to co-parenting.

Robin and Sean's 23-year-old son, Hopper, lives in NYC and recently opened up about a stint in rehab. He's publicly thanked his father for helping him clean up.

So ... mom and dad TLC mission, or rekindling?

Elden Henson -- who plays Matt Murdock's best friend, Foggy Nelson, on the hit Netflix show "Daredevil" -- is heading to Splitsville ... because he's filed for divorce.

Elden -- originally known for his role on "The Mighty Ducks" -- is splitting from his wife of nearly 2 years, Kira Sternbach. They married April 30, 2014 and he lists February 15, 2016 as the separation date. A day after Valentine's Day ... brutal.

In docs, obtained by TMZ, Elden cites irreconcilable differences. They have a 2-year-old son, Dodger, and Elden wants joint custody.

Ben Stiller apparently does what lots of people do when they have relationship trouble ... eat.

In Ben's case, he's eating the best in the world ... what appears to be a delicious Margherita pizza courtesy of a chef in Naples, Italy.

As we told you Friday, Ben and his wife of 17 years have separated. They have 2 kids. They have not filed for divorce, but based on their statement about raising their children in the future ... it seems inevitable.

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor are splitting up.

The longtime couple announced their breakup with a joint statement -- "With tremendous love and respect for each other, and the 18 years we spent together as a couple, we have made the decision to separate."

Ben and Christine got married in May 2000 in Hawaii. They have 2 children -- 11-year-old Quinlin and 15-year-old Ella. The couple met while shooting a 1999 short film called, "Heat Vision and Jack." They went on to shoot several films together including both 'Zoolander' movies, 'Dodgeball,' and "Tropic Thunder."

Stiller and Taylor added, "Our priority will continue to be raising our children as devoted parents and the closest of friends." It doesn't appear either has filed divorce papers yet.

ET first reported the breakup.

Mariah Carey dropped some knowledge on us about marriage -- when to get into it, and when to get out -- and also dropped a big hint about what's really going on with Nick Cannon these days.

Mimi came off like a real-life therapist Thursday in Bev Hills, where she was on a mystery "mission" ... and the TMZ Celebrity Tour spotted her. When our tour guide/photog asked why she and Nick have been hanging out so much lately ... MC got philosophical.

It's an awesome interaction because Mariah clearly wanted to share her life lessons. She also showed a lot of love to fans as she literally stopped traffic.

Okay. The doctor will see you now ...

"Shahs of Sunset" star Golnesa 'GG' Gharachedaghi is saying deuces to her marriage... she's filing for divorce just 2 months after tying the knot.

GG and hubby Shalom Yeroushalmi have irreconcilable differences. They got married January 25 and she lists March 27 as the date of separation.

Friends were worried GG was rushing to the altar ... clearly they were right.

GG also wants the court to block Shalom from getting spousal support. They have no kids and such a short marriage usually means all involved won't put up a fight.

Ben Higgins is back on the market, and he's already going out with another "Bachelor" hottie ... but it's not what you think.

Ben went to a Bryan Adams concert Saturday night at the Greek Theater in L.A. with none other than "Bachelor" alum Ashley Iaconetti. She was on Chris Soules' season right before Ben's ... famous for her celibacy.

Eyewitnesses tell us Ben and Ashley were definitely there together, and seemed pretty friendly ... sans PDA, though. We're told they were chatting it up, just not exclusively.

Sources close to Ben cleared up the confusion easily ... they're just friends. The 2 "Bachelor" stars are launching a radio podcast together this week, "Almost Famous," and went to the concert with other folks from iHeart Radio. They've also been promoting their new gig ... so it makes sense they'd be hanging out.

As we reported ... Ben and his ex-fiance, Lauren Bushnell, officially called it quits last week.

As for Ben and Ashley ... it's strictly business.

Andy Cohen doesn't have an apathetic bone in his body ... with strong views ranging from Huma Abedin's future to Tom Brady's body parts.

Andy was out and about in Bev Hills Friday -- at Kyle Richard's boutique -- when we asked about the futures of Huma and Anthony Weiner. Let's just say he thinks one could co-star with Kyle if she wanted.

As for Tom Brady ... opinions there, too.

Huma Abedin has finally filed to divorce Anthony Weiner ... and it appears his guilty plea for texting a 15-year-old girl was the last straw.

Huma filed divorce docs in NYC according to sources close to the situation. The news came just hours after Weiner surrendered to the feds and struck a plea deal ... which will most likely have him doing serious prison time.

Weiner was photographed wearing his wedding ring during his court appearance.

Hillary Clinton's trusted aide first left Weiner back in August 2016. They separated after he was caught in his second sexting scandal. As she put it then, "After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband."

That separation came in the middle of campaign season. The FBI's investigation into emails on Weiner's computer was announced days before voters went to the polls, and possibly impacted the result.

6:08 AM PT -- Steve's attorney Brandon Williams tells TMZ, "Mr. Harvey vehemently denies any allegations set forth in the lawsuit. The Complaint is meritless, frivolous and the allegations are completely false. We will vigorously defend/counterclaim against the Complaint."

Steve Harvey has caused his second ex-wife much more than mental anguish ... according to a new lawsuit she's filed he damaged her "soul" and now owes her $60 MILLION.

Mary Harvey and Steve's infamously bitter divorce was finalized back in 2005, but according to docs filed Wednesday ... Mary's still feeling a slew of ill-effects from their battle. She says she's been suicidal and self-medicates to cope with their nasty breakup.

The suit is rambling at times, but Mary's main point is she's emotionally and physically destroyed after losing her son, her businesses, and the joy of Mother's Days. As she puts it, "All was loss Mary L. Harvey was dead."

She's suing Steve for child endangerment, torture, conspiracy against rights, kidnapping, murder, breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress.