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Great Day for Divorce (Lawyers) in L.A.
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?).
Meanwhile, ABC7 ponders "Christina Aguilera's divorce from Jordan Bratman to be finalized soon?" (though more people are probably wondering if Xtina has managed to recover from her Star-Spangled Flub at the SuperBowl).
As divorce lawyers toast to another ka-ching in their checking accounts, young lovers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson soon-to-not-be-Wentz are basking in the day-after afterglow of letting the presshounds know their marital bliss has come to its legal conclusion.
Here's a little state-level food for thought from the HuffPo: "Are California Divorce Laws Bad for Marital Health?" And, sure, it was yesterday, but the Guardian has a fun (?) compilation of Divorce songs.
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