Jesse James' Ex Her Husband's Flip Flop

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TMZ has obtained emails that played a big part in the judge's decision not to ban Jesse James' ex from visiting their child -- but the emails are a little weird.

Jeremy Aikman, who's currently married to Janine Lindemulder, wrote to the court via email, "I am sorry for saying the hurtful lies about Janine. I acted immature and very out of line."

As for what those "hurtful lies" are -- among other things, Jeremy claimed she was a major pill popper who "loves feeling the needle." The court read a letter from Jeremy that Jesse James submitted, stating that on one occasion, "She left the house so high on pills that she ran her truck in to the house."

Jesse used the letter in an attempt to block visitation, but the judge looked at subsequent emails and decided to discount everything Jeremy said. The judge read an email from Jeremy to Janine, which said he "acted very immature and told Jesse James thing about you that were not true."

One insider claims Jeremy had a change of heart because he was afraid Janine might harm herself if she lost visitation, and he was feeling guilty.

Jesse James: My Ex Isn't To Be Trusted With Sunny

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Sources tell TMZ ... Jesse James believes the mother of his youngest daughter is unstable and he's refusing to allow the girl to spend time alone with her mom, in spite of a court order to the contrary.

We've learned Jesse's lawyer is going to court Friday morning, armed with evidence that his ex-wife Janine Lindemulder is a hard-core drug addict and cannot be trusted with unmonitored visitation.

The judge in the custody battle issued an order last week, allowing Janine to have unmonitored visitation. We're told Janine was supposed to see Sunny yesterday but Jesse refused to hand over the 6-year-old girl because he felt she would be at risk.

We're told Janine will be in court for the showdown.

Battle in High Gear Over Dennis Hopper Estate

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A dogfight is shaping up over Dennis Hopper's estate ... and an unintended victim could be his 7-year-old daughter Galen.

We've learned lawyers for Victoria Hopper and Dennis' estate met last Friday to try and hash out an agreement -- to no avail. We're told the people in control of the estate -- the trustees -- want to kick Victoria and Galen off of Dennis' property immediately, but Victoria refuses to go.

As for dividing up the spoils of the estate, we've learned Dennis Hopper drafted an amendment to his estate plan back in March, in which he effectively tried to cut down Galen's share from 40% to 25%. Under California law, however, the amendment may not be valid, because changes to an estate plan are severely restricted when a divorce is pending.

And we've learned the lawyers have already drawn the battle lines over Victoria's cut in the estate -- she believes she's entitled to 25% ... the estate believes she should get zippo.

Charlie Sheen/Brooke Mueller Divorce Documents

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Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller signed a 43-page agreement -- obtained by TMZ -- that lays out who gets what in the event they divorce ... and Brooke has made it clear ... she's not going to get less than Denise Richards.

According to the docs, signed by both Charlie and Brooke, they will get joint legal custody of their two kids. Brooke gets primary physical custody and Charlie becomes a weekend dad, getting the kids on the first, third and fifth weekends of the month from Saturday at 10 AM until Monday at 10 AM.

Brooke gets $55,000 a month in child support, plus various other expenses, but, according to the docs, "under no circumstances shall the child support paid by Charlie for Bob and Max be less than the child support paid by Charlie to Denise Richards for Sam and Lola."

TMZ broke the story ... Denise gets $50,000 a month in child support ... although the new document suggests Denise may be getting $55k a month.

Brooke waives spousal support but still cashes in. In addition to getting a 50% cut on the baby photos the couple sold to Getty Images, Brooke gets several bank accounts and a lump sum parting gift of $757,689.70.

Charlie gets the house but has to buy Brooke out to the tune of around $1 million.

Charlie also gets to keep his $5.6 mil watch collection.

At the end of the document, Brooke agrees "not to disclose to any media sources personal information relating to Charlie's sexual affairs or alleged drug usage." For his part, Charlie agrees not to talk about Brooke's alleged drug use.

And they're not allowed to talk crap about each other in front of the kids.

TMZ also obtained divorce documents that were signed by Charlie but not filed with the court ... at least not yet. The documents cite "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for divorce.

We're told no decision has been made on whether to pull the trigger on the divorce.

Jesse's Ex: I Never Let My 4-Year-Old Drive!

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Jesse James' ex-wife Janine Lindemulder admits there's a "small bit of truth" to accusations that she had used drugs around their 6-year-old daughter Sunny ... but Janine is adamant she never let the kid behind the wheel.

On her way in to an Orange County, Ca courtroom -- where she's set to fight for visitation rights -- Janine told us that she's never done "anything wrong as a mom." -- despite accusations from Jesse's sister that she once let Sunny drive a moving car while Janine was all doped up.

As we previously reported, Jesse doesn't think Sunny is safe around Janine -- and has cited her drug-riddled past to back up his claim.

Janine is currently in court waiting to argue her case in front of the judge.

Stay tuned.

Larry and Shawn King -- May Come Down to Money

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Larry King and wife Shawn King have not withdrawn their divorce petitions ... and we're told the tipping point is money.

People familiar with the situation tell us nothing is going to happen while Shawn recovers from what may have been a suicide attempt. But before that crisis, we're told one of Larry's lawyers presented a proposal to Shawn's lawyer to undo an agreement he signed several years ago ... in which he signed over all 3 of their houses to her.

Larry signed the document after Shawn accused him of sleeping with her sister.

And, we're told, one of Larry's lawyers -- not Dennis Wasser -- submitted a proposal for a new division of property that did not sit well with Shawn.

As one source says, "It will come down to striking a deal on the money issues."

Jesse James' Ex Begged His Sister for Painkillers

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Jesse James' ex-wife Janine Lindemulder begged Jesse's sister to hook her up with painkillers in 2008 to "numb" the pain of the couple's nasty custody battle ... this according to emails obtained by TMZ.

In the emails, Janine pleads with Julie James England to ask her husband, Sgt. Mark T. England -- a medic in the Army -- to hook her up with Vicodin so she can "dissappear [sic] from all of this for a while."

Julie shoots Janine down, writing, "mark would never jeapordize [sic] his position by doing this! I love you and know you are having a rough time, however this is really weird you'd ask this of us. sunny needs you to be 100%."

As we first reported, Jesse filed legal docs on Friday ... trying to derail Janine's attempt to regain shared custody of their daughter Sunny. He paints Janine as a drugged-out mess who poses a serious risk to their daughter.

The next custody hearing is set for June 17.

Jesse James: My Ex Was Stoned and Drove Our Kid

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Jesse James just filed blistering legal papers against his ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, claiming she was once drugged out of her mind with their young daughter in the car.

Jesse is fighting Janine's attempt to wrestle custody and visitation from Jesse. Currently he has full custody of 6-year-old Sunny.

On Friday, Jesse filed several declarations with the court ... obtained by TMZ ... one of which was written by Jesse's sister, Julie James England. Julie claims two years ago -- when Sunny was 4 -- she got a call from Janine, "slurring her words, telling me she's letting my niece, Sunny drive." Julie says Janine told her she had taken "some numbing drugs her neighbors gave her from Mexico and she drank tequila" and that she and Sunny were "going to get munchies."

Julie claims she sent a friend to Janine's house, who found Janine "passed out in her car in the garage with Sunny."

And there's a lot more. Sgt. Mark T. England, Jesse's brother-in-law and a medic in the Army, wrote his own declaration, claiming Janine once asked if he could score her narcotics, including Soma, Vicodin, Lunesta and Ambien.

England says he's seen Janine perform at a strip club in the past and do lines of cocaine before getting on stage.

Jesse claims he can provide Sunny with a stable environment -- and even though Janine says she's cleaned up her act, Jesse believes she poses a high risk to their daughter.

A custody hearing is set for June 17.

Heidi Montag Files for Legal Separation

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TMZ has learned Heidi Montag just showed up at the Santa Monica Courthouse and officially filed for legal separation from Spencer Pratt. She lists irreconcilable differences as the reason for separation.

Heidi did not file divorce papers. The legal significance of legal separation is that her earnings will become her separate property from the date of separation. Heidi lists the date of separation as today, June 8.

Interesting ... under the section, "community assets and debts," Heidi wrote, "No such assets or debts." It's unclear if Heidi and Spencer have a prenup which keeps their assets separate, or if they're broke.

Heidi tried filing in Malibu -- of course -- but the Malibu courts don't do divorces.

Heidi filed the legal docs in her own handwriting. There's no evidence she has a lawyer.

Story developing...

Dog Whisperer Getting Divorced

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TMZ has learned "Dog Whisperer" Cesar Millan is getting divorced.

We've learned his wife, Ilusion, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court.

The couple has been married for 16 years. They have two kids.

Ilusion is seeking joint custody of their kids, as well as child and spousal support.

She's repped by attorney Lisa Meyers.

Both Cesar and Ilusion say they "remain caring friends and are fully committed to the co-parenting of our two boys."

Jesse James' Ex Shot Down in Court

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TMZ has learned ... Jesse James' ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, lost a custody round in court today after she attempted to win visitation of the ex-couple's daughter Sunny.

Janine's lawyer went into OC court asking for immediate visitation. Janine was released from an Oregon halfway house earlier today.

The judge, however, didn't see it Janine's way. Her request was denied and the judge told Janine's lawyer he could take the matter up again during the next scheduled hearing on June 17.

Victory Jesse.

Dina & Michael Lohan Truce Over Child Support

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Dina and Michael Lohan had to sit in the same NY courtroom today to settle their child support war -- and according to Michael's lawyer ... they actually came to an amicable agreement.

The details of the agreement have not been released -- but both sides expressed that they are extremely happy to put this drama in the past ... in fact, Dina told us she was "going to Disneyland" to celebrate.

As we previously reported, Michael had fallen more than $15,000 behind in payments for their 3 minor children.

Hot Chick from 'NYPD Blue' Files for Divorce

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Former "NYPD Blue" starlet Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon may drop a few letters from her name in the near future -- TMZ has learned she's filed for divorce from her husband Michael Nilon.

Garcelle -- who once graced the cover of Playboy Magazine -- filed the documents in L.A. County Superior Court on May 10 -- just two days before their 9-year wedding anniversary.

Garcelle and Michael have 2-year-old twins together -- she is seeking joint legal and physical custody.

As for spousal support -- Garcelle has requested that the judge not award anything to Michael.

Jesse James -- I Don't Want to Get Divorced

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Jesse James just delivered his mea culpa during an interview on "Nightline" -- and though he concedes divorce from Sandra Bullock is inevitable ... he still doesn't want it to happen.

Among the highlights:

- Jesse claims he went to rehab not just for sex addiction, but anger management, and childhood abuse issues as well.
- He does not cop to sleeping with the 5 mistresses -- just that he was "unfaithful."
- He says he still loves Sandra.
- Jesse claims his father beat him and broke his arm when he was seven.
- He says, "There isn't a racist bone in my body."
- Jesse says he plans on being around the son Sandra is adopting ... the son he had planned to adopt with her.

Dwyane Wade's Wife's 9th Lawyer: I Quit Too

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NBA Superstar Dwyane Wade's estranged wife Siohvaughn was just dumped by her ninth divorce lawyer ... who ironically cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their professional breakup.

TMZ has learned an emergency motion was filed yesterday in Cook County, IL by Siohvaughn's attorney, Marsha Fisher -- requesting she be withdrawn as Siohvaughn's representation in her ongoing divorce battle with the Miami Heat star.

That means Marsha is the NINTH lawyer Siohvaughn has parted ways with in the case.

And just for fun, here's the list of her former attorneys in chronological order (you're welcome): Dorene Marcus, Burton Hochberg, Michael Berger, David Stein, John Rokacz, Rosaire Nottage, Andrew Leinoff, and Michael Bruck.

All except one withdrew from representing her, one was only used for an appeal which was subsequently denied.

No word on if Matlock will be available when the trial resumes in June.

Nas & Kelis -- Officially Divorced!

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After an eternity of legal war, the marriage between rapper Nas and singer Kelis is officially kaput.

TMZ obtained legal docs, filed last Friday in L.A. County Superior Court, which show that the marriage has been terminated -- but there are still a few more nasty battles to fight ... like child custody and spousal support.

Currently, Nas is ordered to fork over roughly 10k a month for child and spousal support -- which he claims he can't afford.

So, the next round should be all sorts of fun.

Stay tuned.