Celebrity Divorce

"Gossip Girl" star Kelly Rutherford just suffered an enormous loss in family court ... a judge just ruled her ex-husband can keep their 2 kids in France, where he is living ... and sources say shes "devastated."

Kelly was fighting to bring her kids back to the U.S. Her ex, Daniel Giersch, lives in France and can't come back to the U.S. because his visa has been revoked.

The judge ruled Kelly has a flexible schedule and can go back and forth to France to spend time with her kids. The court gave Kelly the right to have the children -- ages 5 and 3 -- 50% of the time.

But Kelly doesn't see it that way. Sources tell us she believes it's virtually impossible now for her to spend meaningful time with the kids, given the enormous travel commitments that would be involved.

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Dr. Paul Nassif has filed for divorce from his wife Adrienne Maloof ... TMZ has learned.

We broke the story ... Dr. Paul originally filed for legal separation back in July. The divorce docs filed this morning cite irreconcilable differences.

As TMZ previously reported ... Dr. Paul -- repped by powerhouse attorney Lisa Helfend Meyer -- made it clear in the separation docs there is a prenup in place. He also stated he wants joint legal and physical custody of the couple's children. Paul's divorce petition reaffirms that he wants joint custody and acknowledges the prenup. Fact is ... they both have their own money.

Adrienne had planned on filing divorce papers simultaneously with Paul ... but backed out at the last minute. It's unclear if Maloof will ever file the papers ... because it would serve no real purpose.

The couple married in 2002, they have three boys together.

8/28 -- Camille tells TMZ ... the property actually contains roughly 17,000 square feet of living space.

She explains ... the guest house alone is about 8,000 sq. feet ... and the main house is somewhere between 8,000 and 9,000 ... she's not sure about the exact measurements.

Wanna own the home where Camille Grammer lived on "Real Housewives"? Got $17.9 million to spare?

The GIGANTICALLY ENORMOUS Malibu pad -- which is owned by Kelsey and Camile -- has officially hit the market ... for more than 3-TIMES what they paid for it back in 1998.

The place is sick -- 6,645-square-feet, 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a kitchen personally designed by Wolfgang Puck, library, ocean views and a 12-seat home theater.

And there's more ... the property includes a 9-stall barn, lighted tennis court and huge guest house with a roof deck.

According to reports, Camille and Kelsey bought the place together for $4.5 mil.

Sources tell TMZ ... Camile and Kelsey struck a deal in their divorce -- to sell 3 of their properties, including Malibu, and split the proceeds. As for the other 2 estates that are on the market ... one is in Beverly Hills (listed for $18 million) and the other is in Beaver Creek, Colorado (listed at $7 million).

Dirk Lance -- the original bassist for the band Incubus -- is about to be a single man ... his wife is pulling the plug on their 7-year marriage.

According to court docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Lance's wife -- Emily Felz Hansen -- claims the couple separated on August 15 ... and blames the split on irreconcilable differences.

Lance -- real name Alex Katunich -- married Emily back in 2004 ... they have a 1-year-old daughter together. Emily is asking for joint legal custody of the child. She also wants primary physical custody ... with Dirk getting visitation rights.

The docs show Emily is also asking for Alex to foot her legal bills.

Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond is PISSED over her recent loss in court and believes the ruling could be the result of a biased judge ... so she's gearing up to file an appeal, TMZ has learned.

TMZ broke the story ... Tameka lost a hard-fought custody battle on Friday when a judge ruled in Usher's favor and granted primary custody of their two young children to the singer.

But sources close to Tameka tell TMZ, she feels the ruling was unfair. We're told Tameka recently found out that Usher's lawyer's law firm threw an election fundraiser back in 2008 for the judge who presided over the trial ... and she feels that connection may have influenced the ruling.

According to the campaign contribution report for Judge Lane, the law firm that represented Usher raised $1,278 for Lane in March 2008.

Sources tell us ... Tameka is baffled by the decision because she argued in court that Usher is constantly on the road, where as she has the more stable schedule ... thus it makes no sense to give him primary custody.

We're told Tameka wants to fight the decision ASAP and is interviewing lawyers for an appeal.

Kris Humphries could learn a thing or two from his parents in his messy divorce from Kim Kardashian -- because Kris' p-units settled THEIR divorce before his mom ever filed papers.

TMZ broke the story ... Kris' mom Debra filed for divorce from his dad earlier this month in Minnesota, citing an "irretrievable breakdown" in their marriage. They were married in 1982.

Now, TMZ has learned, Debra and Kris' dad William settled their affairs long before Debra filed papers -- because when she filed the divorce docs, she included a settlement agreement already signed by both parties.

According to the agreement, neither party will be awarded spousal support. William gets the couple's Chaska, MN home as well as the BMW, the boat, the grand piano ... and whole lot of credit card debt.

Both parties will go their separate ways with their own cash, checking, and savings accounts. William will pay all attorneys' fees. No mess, no fuss.

Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond just lost in the former couple's bitter custody battle -- TMZ has learned, a judge has awarded Usher primary custody of their two sons.

It's a shocking development -- considering both sides were trying to strip each other of custody. Tameka felt the singer was an absentee father who was too absorbed in his career to be a good dad. She also accused him of using drugs in front of the kids.

Usher argued Tameka was inattentive and irresponsible.

The ruling marks the end of an emotional custody trial -- involving wild accusations and name-calling ... Usher even broke down at one point on the witness stand.

But today, we're told a judge sided with the singer -- awarding Usher primary custody of the ex-couple's two sons, which means the children will be spending the majority of the time with their father.

Katie Holmes walked away with nothing other than rather modest child support in her divorce from Tom Cruise ... and we at TMZ have the breakdown.

Sources familiar with documents filed with the court tell TMZ ... Katie got no lump sum payout, which is consistent with the prenup which essentially shuts her out of Tom's $250 million fortune.

As for spousal support ... Katie got zip.

Katie will get money for child support, but it's way less than a judge could have ordered. According to the settlement, Tom must pay Katie $400,000 a year in child support. That comes to $33,333.33 a month. The money will be paid by electronic transfer.

Tom must pay Suri's support for the next 12 years -- until she turns 18. All tolled, that comes to $4.8 million.

Tom must also pay Suri's expenses, including medical, dental, insurance, education, college and extracurricular costs.

And ... both Tom and Katie agree that Suri will NOT attend a "residential school" from now through her high school years. Translation -- she can't be shipped off to boarding school -- Scientology or otherwise.

Katie could have gotten more child support under New York law if the case went to trial, but both she and Tom decided to settle quickly.

We reported early on ... Katie said she wanted nothing from Tom other than a divorce -- well that's exactly what she got.

Rupert Sanders -- the straying hubby of Liberty Ross -- is "desperate" to save his marriage ... so say sources connected to the famous director.

Our sources say Rupert is begging Liberty to give him another chance, but Liberty is playing it cool. She is non-committal, but our Rupert sources say she has imposed a number of "conditions" that must be met for a possible reconciliation.

As for the conditions ... the easy one is keeping his genitals to himself. Rupert has told Liberty he's down with that. The sources say Rupert has been told in no uncertain terms he must be a better husband. As for whether he's up to the task ... the jury is out.

Former "90210" star Vanessa Marcil has filed for divorce, TMZ has learned.

Marcil -- also known for her role as Brenda on "General Hospital" -- filed the docs against her husband "CSI:NY" actor Carmine Giovinazzo in L.A. County Superior Court, citing "irreconcilable differences." The couple was married in 2010. They have no children.

Marcil wants Carmine to pay her attorney's fees. She's also asking the court to award her spousal support.

FYI -- Marcil famously dated her "90210" co-star Brian Austin Green from 1999-2003. They had a son named Kassius together in 2002.

Megan Fox is now the kid's babysitter.

Michaele Salahi is no longer a dirty rock star-banging cheater -- because TMZ has learned, her divorce from Tareq Salahi has just been made official.

A Virginia judge signed the divorce decree yesterday, making Michaele and Tareq's split official in the eyes of the law. According to the decree, there is a pre-nup and a post-nup, which takes care of dividing all their assets.

You'll recall, it was a nasty split -- Michaele ran off with Journey guitarist Neal Schon last year and Tareq subsequently sued the guy for $50 million, claiming Neal bogarted his wife ... and ruined his life.

The lawsuit was settled just last week. It's all smooth sailing now.

Tareq tells TMZ, "I do wish Michaele the best and now I can focus on my race for governor of Virginia."

According to the docs, Riley gets to keep her Cartier watch, her Gucci watch, some diamond jewelry and her Tesla Roadster.

The $4.2 million will be dished out over a 9-year span ... she got $500k up front ... and an additional $900k right after her lawyers signed the judgement documents.

Now, the fun begins ... because Talulah gets $700k on the 1-year anniversary of the signing of the judgement ... followed by a $280k annual payment for years 2 through 8. On the 9th anniversary, she gets a final payment of $140k.

According to the documents, the divorce will become official on September 27.

No word on how Elon plans to make the payments ... we're guessing it won't be through PayPal.

Usher just got bitch-slapped in court -- a judge has ordered him to REOPEN his ex-wife's Saks Fifth Avenue credit card in his name ... after the singer closed the account last year.

The closed Saks card was just one of Tameka Raymond's many grievances in her ongoing custody fight against Usher -- and now, the court has taken her side ... holding the singer in contempt for pulling the plug on her fancy charge account.

Tameka claims she needs the account to do her job as a stylist.

As for the other grievances -- Tameka said Usher owed her cash for the nanny bill ... and continually failed to keep her in the loop about where and when he traveled with the kids.

The court agreed ... and awarded Tameka $1,300 for the nanny.

Love is elusive for the Humphries family these days -- TMZ has learned that Kris Humphries' parents are going through a divorce of their own.

According to documents filed in Minnesota, Kris' mom Debra filed for divorce from husband William earlier this month. The couple has three adult children -- Kris and his two older sisters, Krystal and Kaela.

There will be some serious burger money up for grabs in the split -- William owns several Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants throughout Minnesota.

It's pretty ironic ... Kris is fighting a divorce from Kim because he says it goes against his religious beliefs. Perhaps it's time to take a cue from mom?

Kim Kardashian is telling close friends she is not pushing for a divorce so she can marry Kanye West -- she's saying Kris Humphries has simply become "a cancer" she wants out of her life forever.

Sources connected with Kim tell TMZ ... after Wednesday's court hearing, Kim said, "Kris is the first person I ever had to break-up with and that f**ked with my emotions." She added, when their marriage started to fall apart "He told our producers he would destroy my career and me if the show wasn't edited right."

Kim, who is telling friends she is "emotionally exhausted" from dealing with Kris, says if he really thinks he can convince a judge she defrauded him, wait 'til he sees the outtakes of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" -- which show Kris as a "manipulative, vindictive, petty, fame-hungry jerk."

The $50 million war over Michaele Salahi is finally over ... TMZ has learned Journey guitarist Neal Schon struck a settlement deal with Tareq Salahi ... ending their legal battle for good.

We broke the story ... Tareq Salahi sued Neal for $50 mil, claiming Schon didn't just steal his wife ... but screwed him out of several lucrative opportunities he had planned to pursue with Michaele ... including reality TV shows.

The terms of the settlement are confidential.

A rep for Journey tells TMZ ... "Neal Schon and Journey are very pleased with the resolution of all legal issues and claims involving Mr. Salahi."

"While a judge previously dismissed Mr. Salahi’s claims on two separate occasions, all matters have now been finally resolved."