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A-Rod Responds to Wife’s Divorce Petition

July 31, 2008

Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez has filed his formal response to wife Cynthia Rodriguez’s Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in a Miami court. No major bombshells were dropped in the filing but A-Rod did claim that any allegations of adultery again him were “immaterial and impertinent.” Many press reports linked the baseball player to pop star […]


‘The Bachelor’ Engagement Called Off

July 29, 2008

ABC’s “The Bachelor” is supposed to be about finding true love. On TV, of course. The show’s track record for successful relationships, however, is abyssmal. For all the “opening up” these couples do and for all the “connections” they feel, it never quite seems to work out in the end. Add another one to the […]


A-Rod’s Already Switching Lawyers

July 25, 2008

Cynthia Rodriguez, estranged wife of baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez, filed for divorce earlier this month. As we reported, she’s hired at least four lawyers (two from Houston and two from Miami) to assist her. A-Rod initially hired Miami attorney Ira Elegant as his counsel. Shortly thereafter, he added Miami attorneys Alan Kluger and Jason Marks […]


Britney Agrees to Give K-Fed Sole Custody

July 18, 2008

Just when it appeared that the custody battle between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline was headed to trial next month, the parties have reportedly settled their differences. Federline’s longtime attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan advised the media that a very detailed settlement memo has been signed by both Spears and Federline. They are due […]


Your 50 Cent Family Drama Update

July 17, 2008

The Tompkins v. Jackson courtroom battle continues. As we have previously reported here on the MyFamilyLaw Celebrity Divorce Blog (see our April 4th post and our May 30th post), rapper 50 Cent and his son’s mother, Shaniqua Tompkins, have a contentious and litigious history. Tompkins took 50 to court last year to increase her child […]


Christie Brinkley Settles Divorce Case

July 10, 2008

Staying up through the night, supermodel Christie Brinkley, her husband and now internationally-known cad Peter Cook and their attorneys Robert Cohen and Norman Sheresky finally settled their contentious divorce case at 6:00 a.m. this morning. Brinkley and Cook participated in over a week of trial in Central Islip Supreme Court. Testimony was bitter […]


A-Rod’s Wife to File for Divorce

July 6, 2008

Money doesn’t buy happiness. If you ever needed proof of that, take a look at New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez. The superstar third baseman makes $28,000,000 a year in salary - plus endorsements. And he’s having a pretty decent year on the field. But his personal life? A complete and […]


Christie Brinkley Divorce Trial Gets Ugly

July 5, 2008

Just as expected, the Christie Brinkley-Peter Cook divorce trial started this week and things quickly got very ugly for Cook. The trial started on July 2nd in Central Islip Supreme Court in Suffolk County, New York (Long Island). Brinkley and Cook previously argued over whether or not the trial would be open to […]