Celebrity Divorce

Bethenny Frankel's ex-husband is bristling over threats by her current boyfriend to sue him for trashing her in emails, saying he's forced to interact with the BF because the guy's constantly around his daughter.

Jason Hoppy fired off a letter to the lawyer for Dennis Shields, who threatened to sue Hoppy claiming he was sending a flurry of disgusting, harassing emails to Bethenny and cc'ing him.

Hoppy, who Shields claimed sent emails calling Bethenny ugly, old and irrelevant, never specifically disputed the content of what he sent, but he did say, "As a concerned father, I often have to contact others when I cannot reach my daughter through her mother."

Hoppy goes on to say as long as Shields is in his daughter's life, "I have no choice but to have some type of relationship with him."

If Steve Sarkisian wins his $30 MILLION lawsuit against USC, his now ex-wife won't get a dime ... this according to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports.

Sark's divorce from his longtime wife, Stephanie, has been finalized -- ending their 19 year marriage.

There was a ton of money at stake (he reportedly made more than $10 million coaching at Washington and millions more at USC).

Sources connected to the ex-couple tell us there was a private settlement in regards to the bulk of the family fortune.

When it comes to cars ... he gets the Mercedes, she gets the Land Rover. He also has to cut a 1 time check for $293k as an "equalization payment."

They also agreed on no spousal support, no child support and joint custody of their 3 minor kids.

But get this ... when it comes to Steve's $30 mil wrongful termination suit against USC, the two worked out a deal in which he gets 100% of any judgment if he wins.

It's unclear what he had to give up to keep her hands off any potential judgment, but you can bet it was substantial.

George Harrison's son knows all things must pass, including his marriage, which he just filed to end.

Dhani Harrison is splitting from his wife of 4 years, Solveig "Sola" Karadottir. He filed the divorce petition last week, citing irreconcilable differences ... and based on the docs it could be a cleaner split than the average celeb divorce.

Naya Rivera's surprise marriage to Ryan Dorsey has fallen apart ... according to new court docs.

Naya filed for divorce last week, and -- according to her lawyer -- she's asking for primary physical custody of their 1-year-old son, Josey, with visitation rights for Ryan. The couple was married for a little more than 2 years.

You'll recall ... Big Sean said he broke off his engagement to the former "Glee" star back in the spring of 2014 after accusing her of being too controlling. Just a few months later, Naya was married to her longtime actor pal, Ryan -- seemingly out of nowhere.

Somewhere out there ... Big Sean is smiling. Probably.

Angelina Jolie has re-surfaced -- the first time we've seen her since she filed for divorce from Brad Pitt -- and it's harder than hard to believe her words are not an attack on her estranged hubby.

Angelina videotaped a message for the International Criminal Court Friday, saying, "I particularly welcome the commitment to include charges for crimes against children wherever the evidence permits as part of a more systematic approach."

TMZ broke the story, Angelina accused Brad of brutalizing 15-year-old son Maddox on a private jet and worked with the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services, which investigated and closed out the matter without action. Jolie and her people put the word out ... they believe Brad was a danger to their 6 kids.

Chelsea Handler absolutely burned Angelina Jolie, Mel Gibson and other saps who've been on the opposite side of the divorce table from Hollywood's Disso Queen ... all in the name of children and charity.

Chelsea intro'd celeb divorce attorney Laura Wasser Thursday night at an event called Gala For The Children, which raised money for A Place Called Home. Stevie Wonder and Gavin Rossdale also performed ... but Chelsea was the standout.

She lists some of Laura's high-profile clients over the years -- and there's a lot -- but her best lines come at the expense of Laura's opponents, and even one of her clients.

Sorry, Angelina.

Turns out, the UCLA vs. USC game isn't the biggest thing going on in Jim Mora's life this week -- he just officially filed for divorce from his wife of 24 years ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Jim and Shannon Mora announced they had separated back in June -- but now, Jim has filed documents to end the marriage once and for all.

In court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, Mora cites irreconcilable differences.

The couple has 4 kids together -- including 2 minor children. He's asking for joint custody. He also checked the box to pay spousal support and his wife's attorney's fees. All signs of a pretty amicable split.

FYI, Mora signed a contract extension with UCLA earlier this year to keep him through 2021. He reportedly made $3.5 MILLION in 2016 alone.

Lena Headey has pulled out the big guns in her custody war -- passing a letter to the judge from the "Game of Thrones" Executive Producer demanding her presence on the set.

Lena and ex-hubby Peter Loughran are in a 'GoT' war over custody of 6-year-old Wylie. Lena is begging the judge to modify the current custody order and allow her to keep the boy in the UK, where she films the show. Peter is dead set against it, claiming it would deny him access to his son.

The current order allows Lena to take the boy to the UK only when she films, and Peter says she should be done shooting and wants Wylie back. So Lena has now brought in the ultimate doctor's note from EP Bernadette Caulfield, who says she must stay in the UK for "possible addition scenes and pick-ups" through February 2017.

It's interesting ... the letter does not say her services are definitely necessary but, as you know, winter is coming, so she has to be on call.

Lena wants to move to the UK permanently, because her family is there and she thinks the schools are better. She also says she's paying Peter $10k a month in child support and he hasn't even seen the child in the last 3 months.

Elon Musk is a single man again ... divorced a second time from the same woman ... TMZ has learned.

The judge in Elon and Talulah's divorce just signed legal docs making the dissolution official.

The fact there's a settlement makes it clear ... the 2 had a prenup that gives her a lump sum payment in exchange for waving all support.

Elon filed for divorce in 2014 but withdrew the docs 6 months later. At the time we were told the couple had a prenup that would have scored her $16 mil. The new docs don't give an amount.

This time around Talulah filed divorce docs in March.

Mariah Carey makes a lot of money, but turns out way less than you probably think.

TMZ has learned Mariah and Nick Cannon struck a settlement in their divorce, and they both declared income for 2014. We've learned Mariah says she raked in $6.3 million, and Nick scored $2.7 mil.

As we reported, Mariah has demanded $50 mil from billionaire James Packer after their engagement exploded ... that's 8 times what she made 2 years ago.

We've also learned the settlement requires Nick to squirrel away money for the twins, but maybe not as much as you think ... $5k a month in a trust. Mariah doesn't have to put anything in the trust.

And there's this. The settlement says neither Mariah nor Nick can allow the kids to address a new significant other as mom, dad, mommy, daddy, father, mother or any facsimile thereof.

Mariah and Nick share custody, but the kids are primarily with her. If Nick comes to visit, per the agreement, she foots the bill for travel and lodging.

And, she has to sign over the title to the 2012 Ferrari.

Only thing missing between 'Real Housewives of New York' star Jules Wainstein and estranged hubby Michael was some actual slimy mud during a vicious back-and-forth slinging in court.

The estranged couple appeared in court Wednesday in NYC for a spousal and child support hearing that quickly went south ... with their lawyers going at each other's throats with allegations of money troubles, drug use and being unfit parents.

Michael painted Jules as someone living way beyond her means ... whose spending quadrupled when she joined 'RHONY.' Michael pointed to a $40k AmEx bill in 2015 and $2k spent on Uber the first 15 days of October.

He also brought up Jules' history of drug use documented on TV ... to which the judge snapped back by saying, "I don't decide my cases based on what's on TV."

Jules admitted to making $60k during her 1 year stint on 'RHONY' while she was married. She blamed Michael for a pile of unpaid bills and not having filed proper tax returns in nearly a decade.

She said Michael doesn't deserve more time with their kids. She claims every other weekend is more than enough, since all he does is pawn the kids off on their nanny.

The judge made no decisions, saying they need to resolve their money issues first. Same goes for custody ... though the judge added there could well be a trial.

Ed Hartwell says the last place he belongs is behind bars ... because he's paid estranged wife Keshia Knight Pulliam every dime he was ordered to pay.

TMZ broke the story ... Pulliam demanded Hartwell get locked up after claiming he never came through with mandatory support payments. However, according to new docs filed by Ed, he's paid in full.

Keshia also claimed Ed missed a DNA test deadline for her unborn child -- but Ed's story's a little different -- claiming the "deadline" was something Keshia made up. He does not say whether he'll actually take the test though.

Patrick and Jill Dempsey are officially out of splitsville and chilling in backtogethertown.

Jill filed legal docs to have her divorce petition dismissed from court. A judge obliged and tossed it less than a week later ... according to docs obtained by TMZ.

The court's action just dots the I's and crosses the T's on what we knew was going to happen months ago. As we reported ... Patrick and Jill backed out of divorce talk after she had filed in 2015.

She wanted him to cut back on his racing. He did and the canoodling in St. Barts back in February proved they were back on track.

Scottie and Larsa Pippen ripped a page straight out of Crazy Eddie's handbook -- majorly SLASHING the price on their Florida mansion ... and now it's PRICED TO SELL AT $10.9 MIL!

Rose McGowan and her ex-husband aren't just walking away from their marriage ... they're abandoning their attempts at having babies through in vitro ... TMZ has learned.

Rose and artist David Leavitt's final divorce judgement was filed Thursday in L.A. -- and according to the docs they had an unspecified number of frozen embryos stored at a Bev Hills fertility clinic. As part of their divorce settlement, they're agreeing those embryos should "immediately be thawed and destroyed."

They never had kids during their 3 years of marriage ... so no child support issues, and neither will pay spousal support. As for property -- Rose gets their house, but each is keeping their vehicles and personal possessions.

Angelina Jolie is chomping at the bit to prove Brad Pitt abused at least one of his kids, and she thinks the divorce judge will believe her allegations and limit Brad's custody.

TMZ broke the story ... the L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services has closed its child abuse investigation into an incident on a private jet between Brad and 15-year-old Maddox.

Angelina has filed for primary physical custody of the 6 kids ... Brad has responded, saying he wants joint custody. Sources connected with Angelina say she feels the kids would be at risk if Brad gets joint custody, and if he doesn't drop his claim she'll present evidence to the divorce judge that Brad has committed abuse.

A rep for Angelina tells TMZ, "Angelina said from the beginning that she felt she had to take action for the health of the family and is relieved that after their 8-week involvement, the DCFS is now satisfied the safeguards are put in place that will allow the children to heal."

The rep adds there's a legal agreement in place, signed by both sides, in which Angelina currently has primary physical custody and Brad has monitored visitation. As we reported, however, that agreement was in place only during the DCFS investigation. Now that the investigation is closed, Brad and Angelina will have to duke it out before the divorce judge.