Hugh Hefner Sued by Estranged Wife
Hugh Hefner's estranged wife is suing the Playboy king, claiming he owes her more than $5 million.
Here's the spread. Kimberley Conrad married Hef back in 1989. They had a prenup. Approximately 9 years later they split but never divorced. When they separated, they signed an amendment to the prenup which guaranteed Kimberley a ton of money.
For 10 years, Kimberley has been living in the house next to the Playboy mansion with their two sons. Everything was going swimmingly, until Hef decided to sell the house this year. According to the lawsuit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Hef allegedly announced he was not going to honor the agreement anymore and she had 9 months to get out of the house.
Kelis -- Nas Makes a Friggin' Fortune
There's a bottom line to the divorce between Kelis and Nas, and it's money, money, money.
According to docs filed by Kelis' lawyer, disso queen Laura Wasser, the financial wizards have reviewed the earning of both parties to the divorce, and they've come to these conclusions.
-- Nas pulls in $244,826 a month
-- Kelis rakes in a relatively paltry $13,744 a month
-- Kelis should get child support totaling $17,225 a month
-- Kelis should get spousal support totaling $72,728
-- Nas should pay retro child support totaling $29,522
-- Nas should pay retro spousal support totaling $281,571
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Sean Penn Rebounding with Two Chicks?!
The ink is barely dry on his 3rd set of divorce papers with estranged wife Robin Wright, but last night outside a Malibu bar Sean Penn was lookin' single and ready to mingle -- gettin' close with two different attractive young ladies!
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Sean Penn 3rd Divorce Attempt Is the Charm
Robin Wright Penn just filed for divorce from Sean Penn ... again ... making it the third time the couple has attempted to split thus far.
Robin filed the papers in Marin County, California on August 12, in which she explains that the couple has already decided to "share custody" of their 16-year-old son Hopper Jack.
According to the documents, obtained by People.com, Robin cites "irreconcilable differences" for the split -- even though they've already reconciled twice before.
The papers also explain, "the estranged couple have already agreed to division of all property."
Sean and Robin were married in 1996.
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Tracy Morgan Finally Commits ... to Divorce
Eight years is a long time to be with someone -- it's an even longer time to be separated from someone.
"30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan and his wife Sabina have finally decided to pull the trigger on their divorce. The couple was married for 23 years -- but spent the last eight living apart, according to the NY Daily News.
The couple has three sons together.
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'Gossip Girl' Mom Settles Custody Dispute
Kelly Rutherford just settled her custody dispute with ex Daniel Giersch -- at least until April 2010.
The "Gossip Girl" matriarch filed for divorce in December 2008. The couple has two children together -- one of whom was born less than two months ago.
Rutherford and Giersch had a heated battle over custody that nearly kept Rutherford from filming scenes for "Gossip Girl."
Settlement documents have been filed with the court. Under the terms, both Kelly and Daniel will temporarily relocate from California to New York while she films "Gossip Girl" -- from July 30 through April 5. She'll live in NYC and he'll live in the Hamptons. Neither party can travel outside of New York or California without the agreement of the other.
The docs say both parents will attend co-parenting counseling sessions.
They will share joint legal and physical custody of the two kids.
Hulk Settles Divorce -- 'I'm a Free Man'
It feels like it's been going on since Ric Flair was a kid, but it appears that Hulk Hogan's bitter divorce saga is finally reaching an end.
Early this morning in a Florida courtroom, Hulk and Linda Bollea finally agreed to a final settlement over their assets -- however the terms of the deal are not being released to the media.
On his way out of court, Hulk told the cameras, "I'm a free man."
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Kelis Hits Home Run in Court
Kelis just hit the jackpot in court today -- a judge awarded her a ton of money in her bitter divorce battle with estranged hubby Nas.
A judge decided Nas has to pay Kelis $55,000 a month in combined spousal and child support plus the mortgage on their L.A. residence.
Nas also has to pay Kelis -- who gave birth last night to the couple's only child -- for the baby nurse, prenatal expenses and medical insurance.
The rapper also has to pay $35,000 to his worst nightmare -- Kelis' lawyer, disso-queen Laura Wasser.
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Kelis Finally Pops -- Nas There for Birth
TMZ has learned Kelis has finally given birth to her son with estranged hubby Nas -- and this time, he was allowed into the hospital to see 'em.
After nearly three days of labor, Kelis gave birth to son Knight Jones last night -- and while Nas was not in the delivery room, he was outside and he did get to see his baby.
As we first reported, Nas had tried to visit Kelis in the hospital while she was in labor the night before -- but was turned away because he was too wasted.
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Hogan Divorce -- Close to a Three Count
All painful, dirty, drawn-out divorces must come to an end -- we're told Linda and Hulk Hogan's bitter split is finally about to be over.
Sources close to the case tell us they've begun negotiations and a settlement could be announced as early as next week.
After that, we'll never, ever, ever have to talk about Linda Hogan again.
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Barry Bonds' Wife -- Change of Heart
Barry Bonds' wife has filed to dismiss her legal papers requesting a legal separation.
Liz Watson filed for separation June 5. Bonds and Watson were married in 1998. They have one daughter together.
In Hollywood, nothing -- even separation -- lasts forever.
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Kelis to Judge: Sorry, Baby ... I'm Busy
There's a damn good reason Kelis is skipping out on today's scheduled court date to fight Nas for child support and baby and prenatal expenses -- she's giving birth right now!!!
TMZ has learned the singer is currently in labor, about to deliver a brand new baby boy.
We also know rapper Nas -- the baby daddy -- is definitely not by her side.
The two were scheduled to battle over expenses. She says he's paid nothing. Nas claims he's paid some.
But the big question -- will Nas actually have the stones to show up to court and argue against his baby mama while she's pushing out their child?!
UPDATE: Nas' lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, just told us Nas is in New York for the birth of the baby and he is now "rushing to the hospital to be with her."
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Don Cornelius -- I Want to Die Alone
Don Cornelius has made it clear he does not want to die ... married.
The "Soul Train" king was so desperate to get a divorce from his ex-wife Viktoria, that he actually put the following lines in divorce papers he submitted to L.A. County Superior Court:
"I am 72 years old. I have significant health issues. I want to finalize this divorce before I die."
The judge must have seen things Don's way -- the divorce was granted a couple of weeks ago.
Former 007 Wants Money Galore from Wife
George Lazenby -- who once played James Bond -- is challenging his prenuptial agreement on grounds his wife is so rich he's become a joke to his kids.
Lazenby -- who played Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" -- is asking a judge to void his prenup, then award him $16,133 in spousal support, according to divorce docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court.
The 69-year-old actor claims his estranged wife, 47-year-old former tennis pro Pamela Shriver, is "30 times a millionaire" and he doesn't want to explain to their three kids why mommy's house is so much bigger than daddy's.
It's not like George is broke -- he's got over a mil to his name -- but apparently 1/30th of $30 mil = poor.
Jon & Kate Plus AWKWARD!
After hanging out in Europe with his new 22-year-old girlfriend, Jon Gosselin was spotted being uncomfortable around his estranged wife Kate at their PA home.
Silence is golden.
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Amy Winehouse On the Loose
Single white popwreck, freshly-rehabbed (allegedly) seeks mate who is not in a heavy-security prison -- that's the personal ad we're expecting from Amy Winehouse any day now.
A London judge granted the divorce between the queen of St. Lucia and Blake Fielder-Civil -- it becomes final in just over six weeks if no disputes arise.
Blake -- who spent most of the marriage behind bars -- filed the divorce papers earlier this year after Wino admitted to cheating.