Gay or straight, when a marriage isn't working, divorce is one of a couple's options. Now, in the wake of yesterday's Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that a ban on same-sex marriage in California is unconstitutional, the first couple wed when such marriages were made legal in 2008 are getting divorced. more ›

Get ready for the primetime waterworks: tonight on Sunday's finale of Kourtney and Kim Take New York you'll witness the made-for-TV sobfest in the early final days of Mrs. Kris Humphries. more ›

It turns out throwing a big party to renew your vows every year doesn't make you any less likely to head for Splitsville than any other couple, because after nearly seven years of marriage Heidi Klum is planning to file for divorce from Seal. more ›

It's not over until it's over. Over the last few days, both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver were both spotted wearing rings on their wedding fingers. more ›

It turns out the rumors that there was trouble in Candyland were right. Russell Brand denied the rumors that his marriage with Katy Perry was on the rocks while he was on Ellen, but Brand has filed papers for a divorce from Perry in Los Angeles Superior Court. more ›

After announcing that Vanessa and Kobe Bryant had filed for divorce, the LA Times reported that the Lakers star's soon-to-be ex-wife stands to collect a "windfall" during their settlement. Vanessa could indeed be awarded up to $75 million, but according to a blog post at the Times today, a reader pointed out -- and rightly so -- that the use of the word "windfall" smacked not just a little bit of sexism. more ›

What do Catholicism and wooing have in common? If we are to believe a report today by TMZ, they are two of the reasons Maria Shriver is citing for contemplating staying married to estranged husband Arnold Schwarzenegger. more ›

It's official. After more than 30 years of marriage, Mel and Robyn Gibson are finito. The couple stuck together for a long time through thick (Mel was reportedly worth $900 million at one point) and thin (there were those alcohol-fueled anti-semitic tirades on the shoulder of PCH and misdemeanor battery charges). But today a judge will sign documents officially ending their marriage, according to City News Service. more ›

Vanessa Bryant has filed for divorce from Kobe, citing irreconcilable differences after ten years of marriage. Vanessa stuck around with Kobe after he was accused of sexual assault in 2003 in Colorado but she eventually got sick of his cheating ways, sources told TMZ. more ›

Oh, SNAP, Kim Kardashian! Looks like those rumors of you faking your short-lived marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries may carry some substance after all. We smell a rotten, rotten, expensive sham. more ›

All good things must come to an end, and so it is, for real, for actors Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, whose six-year marriage is officially donesville. Moore made the announcement today via a statement shared with the press. more ›

Say it ain't so! Kim Kardashian, beloved by all for her clothing line talent star quality rear end, has left America--nay, the world!--stunned this morning, as TMZ reveals America's most cherished annoying celebrity is filing for divorce today after 72 days of marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries. more ›

It's been a long, arduous, and contentious battle, and it appears it's coming to an end: Frank and Jamie McCourt's high-profile divorce is about to be settled, reports the L.A. Times, and as part of the agreement, Jamie McCourt will agree to give up any claims on the Los Angeles Dodgers. more ›

Arnold Schwarzenegger finally answered a big one. Question: When does a fashion faux pas become a fashion F-you? Answer: When a husband wears a t-shirt out in public that says "I SURVIVED MARIA" with the dates of their marriage written on the back while attempting to settle divorce proceedings with his betrayed wife who discovered he fathered a child with another woman. more ›

Our once idyllic Governor and First Lady are now just two more players in the divorce game, and things don't seem to be getting any prettier. According to papers filed with the courts, Arnold Schwarzenegger has indicated he's not willing to pay spousal support or attorney's fees for his estranged wife, Maria Shriver. more ›

According to Bill Shaikin of the LA Times, Frank and Jamie McCourt have agreed to a divorce settlement. While their bickering is over for now, there are still two crucial decisions that hang over the future of the Dodgers. more ›

It must be hard for a man who has set foot on the moon to keep things interesting here on earth, and according to TMZ, Buzz Aldrin's third marriage didn't make the cut. Aldrin, 81, and Lois Driggs Cannon filed for divorce two days ago in an LA Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. more ›

As Frank McCourt makes his way through his gnarly divorce proceedings, the fate of the LA Dodgers hangs in the balance -- and so, reports the LA Times, does another LA athletic institution: the LA marathon. Little did you know that one individual could own a marathon, but they can, and McCourt does. The Times reports that McCourt "bought the marathon" three years ago, and has been working to dust it off and make it over ever since. more ›

It's a copy-and-paste headline writing day our local news sites today, as two high profile scandal-addled star pairs get their parting wishes granted. We've got "Judge grants Charlie Sheen, wife, divorce in L.A." from the Daily News, and, moments later, "Judge grants Kelsey Grammer divorce in L.A." also from the Daily News (which, sheesh, seems just a leeeetle bit lazy of them, no?). more ›

Edward Furlong was arrested at the order of a judge yesterday while the actor was in court to discuss a three-year restraining order taken out on him by his estranged wife, Rachael Kneeland, according to the Daily News. The 33-year-old, who was just at the premiere of his new film "Green Hornet" on Monday, was in violation of a court order that stipulated he needed to stay 100 yards away from Kneeland. The couple are entangled in a divorce, and have a 4-year-old son. more ›

Celebrity gossip site TMZ calls Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa "Mayor Suave," thanks to his affinity for photo opps and cameo appearances. This morning TMZ reports that Villaraigosa is now also officially single, as his divorce from his now ex-wife, Corina, was just granted. A factoid for your water-cooler gathering: "The former couple originally filed for divorce back in 2007 -- but according to documents obtained by TMZ, the judge didn't sign the divorce order until yesterday." more ›

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt's courtship wasn't exactly what you'd call "fairytale," but it was the sort of stuff that Hollywood was built on. Looks, fame, dubious talent, and scandal plagued the couple who met, and married, on the MTV faux-reality show "The Hills." more ›

Watch out fans of divorce, it's back! After failing to qualify for the November 2nd ballot, the California Protection of Marriage Act went into circulation on Tuesday. If 694,354 registered voters sign the petition within 150 days -- that's December 9th -- California voters may end up voting on it in 2011. more ›

Yeesh. That's a lot of money, but then again, Jamie McCourt originally wanted $988,845 a month. The decision by L.A. County Superior Court commissioner Scott Gordon based mainly upon costs associated with seven properties the Dodger owner-couple bought, according to the LA Times. An eighth one in Mexico should be sold, the commissioner said. The drama isn't over yet, though, as to who owns the baseball club -- just Frank McCourt or the couple? That will have major consequences on the divorce and will go to trial in August. more ›

Looks like the tradition of divorce is safe for now. The initiative to place a proposition on the ballot to eliminate the law allowing married couples to divorce failed to qualify, the Secretary of State's office announced yesterday. The 2010 California Marriage Protection Act was "the brain-child of concerned Christian and political activist John Marcotte, who felt strongly that Prop 8 did not go far enough in protecting traditional marriage." Touché! According to the state's Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance, banning divorce would have saved the state "up to hundreds of millions of dollars annually for support of the court system due to the elimination of divorce proceedings." more ›

Today marks the start of a whole other kind of drama for Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, as he and wife Jamie begin to battle it out in the courtroom as part of a contentious divorce. Day one in Los Angeles Superior Court will be a hearing regarding Mrs. McCourt's request to receive just a few thousand shy of $1 million per month in temporary spousal support, according to the LA Times. more ›

Papers filed yesterday in court indicate that 73-year-old actor Dennis Hopper is too ill to sit for a deposition by his wife's divorce attorney, according to the LA Times' Ministry of Gossip blog. Suffering from prostate cancer and weighing only 100 pounds, Hopper filed for divorce from Victoria Duffy in January, and things have not been amicable. He has accused her of stealing $1.5 million worth of art from a collection that includes a portrait of him by Andy Warhol, and last month he was granted a restraining order against her. Hopper has been medically cleared, however, to appear Friday at his Walk of Fame induction ceremony. more ›

It's big business when a celebrity dies--not just for the memorabilia hawkers, the slap-dash t-shirt makers, or the TV documentarians, but because the late celeb's business keeps local civil courts busy. more ›