Mel B Cuts Ex-Hubby's Name Out of Her ... Literally
Tattoos aren't forever ... just ask Mel B, who literally cut a chunk out of her torso just to get rid of ex-husband Stephen Belafonte's name.
While the more commonly used method is laser removal, Mel took a more extreme approach to make sure the ink was gone as fast as possible.
The original tat read, “Stephen, till death do us part you own my heart,” but Mel only removed Stephen's name, so she can always get a new one tatted in ... once the scar heals.
Ouch.
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'Supergirl' Star Melissa Benoist Officially Single
Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner are officially divorced ... TMZ has learned.
The actors ended their 4-year marriage in the most private of ways. They reached a property settlement agreement that they did not file with the court, but told the judge the issues are resolved and they are both square with who gets what.
The "Supergirl" actress filed for divorce almost a year ago to the day, citing irreconcilable differences. They don't have kids so there's no issue of child custody or support.
Melissa, who's repped by attorney Melanie Mandles, now has her maiden name restored so she's now Melissa Benoist.
Time to move on.
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Harvey Weinstein & Georgina Happy 10th Anniv ... She Gets $12 Mil If She Leaves Now
Georgina Chapman stands to get 8 figures if she divorces Harvey Weinstein today, but their prenup says he could fork out much more ... now that they've crossed the 10-year mark.
The Weinsteins' 10th anniversary was Friday, and while they obviously have nothing to celebrate ... the milestone triggers a major bump in spousal support. The prenup they signed in December 2007 says Georgina gets $400k annually for every year of marriage, if they divorce now.
Before the anniversary, that number was only $300k.
The docs also spell out her cut of their marital assets. For the first 5 years of marriage, Georgina gets $250k per year -- and for years 6 through 10, she gets $700k per year. That totals up to a lump sum payment of $4.75 million.
But wait, there's more -- a housing allowance. Mrs. W gets $25k per month of marriage, with a cap of $3 mil ... which they've reached after 120 months together.
Add in the 10 years of spousal support -- for another $4 mil -- and the grand total is $11.75 million.
The numbers are huge, but so are their bottom lines. Weinstein is reportedly worth north of $250 mil ... while Georgina's net worth is roughly $20 million.
This all assumes Georgina files for divorce sometime soon. We know she's hired a high-powered NY divorce attorney, but, so far, no docs have been filed.
The prenup does have a gag order of sorts -- they both agree not to publish diaries, memoirs, letters, stories, photographs, or do interviews referring to their personal biz or financial affairs. Ditto for movies and TV deals. Sorry, Lifetime.
One last thing. If, by some miracle, the Weinsteins are still together a year from now ... Georgina's annual split of their assets goes from $700k up to a cool $1 mil per year.
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Bad Religion Guitarist to Ex-Wife Your Harassment, It Struck a Nerve Gets 100-Yard Shield
The guitarist from Bad Religion has another bad situation with his ex-wife -- he just got a new restraining order against her.
Greg Hetson was granted the protection from Alia Hetson ... after filing docs saying Alia banged on his front door earlier this month around 3 AM, and yelled for him to come talk to her. She left, but returned an hour later to knock on his bedroom window.
In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Greg says he completely crushed any hope of them getting back together at the end of November, and insists she's been stalking and harassing him ever since. He also suspects she broke into his place through a doggy door.
The exes have gone back and forth with restraining orders and police visits for years.
For now, she has to stay 100 yards away from Greg.
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Stephen Belafonte Peace Out, Mel B ... I'm Free!!!
Mel B is already getting smaller in Stephen Belafonte's rear view -- 24 hours after their divorce was official ... he hit the clubs!!!
We got Stephen outside Delilah in West Hollywood ... where he proudly yelled, "I'm free!" ... on his way into the club. On his way out, he tried to put on a more somber face. Tried.
First, he gave a shout out to Lupus research ... we're guessing it was a fundraising event at the club. Then he offered some marriage advice -- pretty much what you'd expect from a guy the day after his drawn out, nasty divorce ends.
But Belafonte couldn't keep the smile off his face when we asked about his New Year's plans. He's headed to Cabo and insists there won't be any chicks involved. But ... c'mon.
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Mel B Officially Divorced from Stephen Belafonte
It's been a long, tumultuous journey filled with battles over custody, spousal support and even sex tapes ... but Mel B and Stephen Belafonte are officially divorced.
According to new legal docs ... a judge granted the dissolution of their marriage as of December 15. All that's left to work out now is the division of their property.
We broke the story ... Mel agreed to pay her ex-husband $15,000 per month over the next 3 years, and the 2 struck a deal for joint custody of their daughter, Madison.
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Mel B I'm Forking Out More Than $500k to Belafonte
Stephen Belafonte will haul in six figures annually from Mel B in their divorce settlement.
According to new docs filed in the case, Mel B is paying her ex-husband $15,000 per month ... and that's over the next 3 years. That works out to $180k per year, and a total of $540k.
As we reported, they struck a settlement deal in November where they share joint legal custody of their daughter, Madison. What we didn't know was how much Mel would have to pay.
She's also paying an additional $200k for Stephen's attorneys' fees. That payment is due Dec. 20. Chances she sends the check in a Christmas card?
Zero point zero.
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Stephen Belafonte I Can't Sell House and it's Mel's Fault
Mel B's making it incredibly difficult for Stephen Belafonte to sell one of their houses because she won't let him in the house ... this according to Stephen Belafonte.
Stephen filed new docs saying Mel's breaking a divorce deal they hashed out back in November that included allowing Stephen into one of their houses so he can make repairs, stage it and help unload it.
In docs, obtained by TMZ, Stephen says he's been in contact with a realtor who has a buyer with plenty of cash and is interested in buying the crib. Problem is ... Stephen claims Mel's blocking his efforts. He said the potential buyer has more than $6 million in cash in one bank account and even offered to swap houses if that would make it easier for Mel.
Stephen also says Mel's not letting him see their kid. Stephen's case in point -- when he showed up to pick up 6-year-old Madison at school only to find out the nanny beat him to it.
Stephen wants the judge to enforce the deal they agreed to.
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Bethenny Frankel I Want My Daughter!!! Sues Ex for Custody
Bethenny Frankel is taking her ex-husband back to court for custody of their daughter ... and she might be using his stalking and harassment case as leverage.
Bethenny reopened her divorce case against Jason Hoppy, according to docs filed December 6. She's most likely seeking full custody of their 7-year-old daughter, Bryn ... since they'd previously reached a custody agreement in 2014.
Since then, Hoppy was ordered to stay away from Bethenny after he allegedly told her, "I will destroy you." He was charged with stalking and aggravated harassment, and struck a plea deal in the case.
Unclear if that's the reason for her reigniting a custody battle -- we've made calls in to their attorneys -- but they're due in court in January.
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Tobey Maguire & Jennifer Meyer Back Together ... At Least for a Night
Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer split up over a year ago but you could never tell from this photo.
Tobey came out to support his estranged wife Thursday night at a launch party at the Sunset Tower hotel in WeHo for an event celebrating her jewelry collection. She's partnering with Jenna Dewan Tatum and profits from the line go directly to a charity -- Baby2Baby, which supplies diapers and other baby-related stuff to low income families.
Despite being separated, neither has filed for divorce.
Tobey and Jen frequently hang out but their 2 kids are always there ... not last night.
Unclear if there's a reconciliation, but there's definitely smoke.
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'Survivor' Star Richard Hatch Splits from Hubby of 14 Years ... Divorce Looms
The guy who won the first season of "Survivor," Richard Hatch, has split from his husband, and plans on getting divorced ... TMZ has learned.
Richard tells TMZ ... he and his hubby of 14 years, Emiliano Cabral, are no longer together -- and they're headed to divorce soon.
Richard -- who's 56 years old -- says Emiliano, 42, met someone else much younger ... in his 30s.
Hatch tells us he's devastated by the turn of events. That said, he vows to keep living his life and is looking again for love.
Richard and Emiliano tied the knot in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2005 -- but we're told they had a private ceremony amongst themselves in '03. Richard says they split 2 months ago.
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Casey Affleck Discloses Income in Divorce ... Less than You Think
Casey Affleck is a successful actor, but it's a little surprising how much he rakes in in the movie biz.
According to new docs, obtained by TMZ, Affleck pulls in $400,000 a year ... we're guessing big brother Ben rakes in exponentially more.
The divorce docs also reveal child support payments for the 2 kids he shares with ex-wife Summer Phoenix. He's paying her $4,000 a month. He's also going to be paying private school tuition for the kids for the next 2 years.
As for spousal support ... he's not paying her anything.
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Stephen Belafonte Mel B's Breaking Our Deal! She Calls BS
Stephen Belafonte says Mel B is breaking the deal they struck in their divorce, and he wants a judge to drop the hammer on her ... but Mel says he's full of it.
In docs, obtained by TMZ, Mel's attorney says Stephen is finding any excuse to accuse her of breaking the deal they struck in November, but she has answers for all his allegations.
Stephen says Mel was late on her spousal support payment in November. Mel's lawyer says some of her business deals fell through at the last minute, so although she was late ... Mel's all caught up now through December.
Stephen complained Mel isn't giving him access to the old family home as they agreed. Mel says Stephen's refusing to give her any advance notice about when he wants to come, which she says is unreasonable.
Mel also complains about Stephen letting their daughter sleep in his bed during an overnight visit ... but his teams says he's got a big bed, and didn't feel her climb in. It's important to note ... Mel's not alleging anything sexual.
Bottom line ... Mel thinks Stephen running to the judge is a waste of everyone's time and money.
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Naya Rivera Files for Divorce from Ryan Dorsey
Naya Rivera has filed for divorce ... this after she was arrested for allegedly hitting her husband, Ryan Dorsey.
Naya cites irreconcilable differences for ending her 3-year marriage to the actor.
In her legal docs, filed by "Disso Queen" Laura Wasser, she's asking for joint custody of 2-year-old Josey. She also wants the court to block either of them from getting spousal support.
Naya previously filed for divorce in November 2016 but later dismissed it.
Sources tell us the arrest over Thanksgiving weekend was the last straw for her. As TMZ reported, Naya was arrested Nov. 25 for domestic battery after allegedly hitting Ryan in the head over a dispute involving their son. Interestingly, she lists the date of separation as Nov. 24.
Our sources say it's not the first time the police got involved in their marriage. We're told Naya called the cops on Ryan 3 times during their marriage.
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Anna Faris House Hunting with BF Days After Divorce Filing
Anna Faris is not just moving on ... she's moving.
Check out these pics of Anna looking at houses in Venice, CA with serious boyfriend Michael Barrett. They checked out 2 homes ... super modern cribs, though not directly on the ocean.
TMZ broke the story ... Chris Pratt filed for divorce Friday and Anna filed her response at the exact same time. It's unclear who's living in the family home, but we're guessing it will be sold as part of the property settlement.
Unclear if Michael's moving in with Anna or whether he's just tagging along.
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Casey Affleck Divorce Final
Casey Affleck is officially single because his divorce from Summer Phoenix is final ... TMZ has learned.
Summer filed for divorce in July, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple has 2 sons -- 13-year-old Indiana and 9-year-old Atticus. They are getting joint custody of both kids.
Summer said the date of separation was November, 2015.
He had previously asked the judge to deny Summer spousal support but as we reported they came to a financial agreement and settled the conflict.
The couple was married for 9 years.