Failed Reality

Former Beatles Sir Paul McCartney is known to have told estranged wife Heather Mills to keep away from the court. According to the pop star, Mills stands no chance of making anything from their pending divorce, as reportedly Sir Paul has not made any money during the time he was married to her. Sir Paul has conveyed the same to Mills’ lawyers stating that she will “end up with nothing”.

McCartney had made all his wealth, estimated to be around $585 million, before marrying Heather Mills four years ago in 2002. There have been reported losses to the tune of £2 million in the past four years during the several world tours that McCartney had undertaken. As told by solicitor Caitlin Jenkins to the Sunday Mirror, “It’s a good tactic for Sir Paul – but also quite a high-risk strategy. Only about 10 percent of contested divorce cases end up going down this route. Sir Paul is trying to persuade Heather’s team to advise her to come to an agreement - by suggesting she could end up with nothing if the divorce goes to court. In essence, Sir Paul is showing her how bad it could be for her.”

Rap star Eminem and Kimberly, his estranged wife, have finalized their second divorce terms. They married this year a second time after divorcing 5 years back under ugly circumstances. Eminem’s spokesperson confirmed that his divorce had been finalized in a Detroit court.

The amount and terms of the settlement have been kept under covers by both parties. They, however, will have joint custody of their daughter Hailie Jade Scot (10). Their first divorce was finalized in 2001, where they fought a fierce battle for the custody of their child, and Eminem’s hit album Kim – depicting the fantasy of his wife Kimberly’s death.

The estranged couple has had its share of addiction and legal battles to contend with. The rap star was addicted to a sleeping pill and took treatment in 2005. Kimberley was in legal trouble for possession of cocaine in 2004 and had pleaded guilty.

Grapevine has that Britney Spears may have cheated on estranged husband Kevin Federline when they were still together. Britney is currently seeing JR Rotem, who is Federline’s friend. Rotem has produced many of the songs on Federline’s current album. Britney, who could possibly be dating Rotem before the split, is now being helped by Rotem in bringing out her comeback album. They are now dating in the open, ever since Britney filed her divorce papers.

Rotem is also said to be dating Paris Hilton when he was involved with her album. But, it was a closely guarded secret… well-kept from Britney Spears. Britney certainly would not digest the fact that JR had been dating her friend just before he started seeing her.

Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston is having a tough time handling the trauma of her breakup with The Breakup co-star Vince Vaughn. Not finding anyone trusty enough to lean on, she is reported to be seeking support from ex-husband Brad Pitt. As reported in a US weekly, Jen called up ex-hubby Brad and told him that she was not okay, and in need of his support. According to a website: “She’s calling him and saying, ‘I just need to talk to you. I’m not doing okay’”.

Pitt’s been kind and gentlemanly enough to personally meet his ex-wife and extend his support both morally and emotionally. It’s been reported that Pitt wanted to make sure that Jen was okay and wanted to reassure her that she could count on him. Brad’s present love interest Angelina Jolie is supportive of his action. She is so confident of her relationship with Brad that there is no feeling of insecurity on her part. Angelina, in fact, feels very sorry for Jen.

On the contrary, representatives of both Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt have denied that both the stars were in touch with or seeing each other. “To my knowledge, Brad and Jennifer have not spoken on the phone,” says Pitt’s representative.

Celebrity divorces are occasions wagging tongues seek to keep their tongues wagging. Tabloids too have a field day digging out information not reported earlier by a rival. It is a painful experience for the parties involved, but time for action for many others. Here are some famous celebrity divorces.

Nicholas Cage – Patricia Arquette  Cage proposed to Arquette in 1987, which had Arquette putting some conditions to her acceptance. They eventually married in 1995 and spilt after a nine month initial period, only to get back together for five years. Cage and Arquette then filed for divorce. Reconciliation attempts were made thereafter, which did not succeed.

Roseanne Barr – Tom Arnold  Barr and Arnold divorced in 1994 with Roseanne coughing up a reported $50 million as settlement. They were so much in love when they married that Arnold converted to  Judaism; and Barr, despite advice to the contrary, did not sign a pre-nup.

Madonna – Sean Penn  Married in 1985, this pair was not made for each other. The marriage was a non-starter, which saw a four year period of strife and dissension. The divorce came about in 1989 after Madonna filed for divorce the third time.

Nicholas Cage – Lisa-Marie Presley  Married in 2002, both Cage and Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, could not make it last beyond four months. Presley had earlier married and divorced singing superstar Michael Jackson a few years back. She was also linked to a young Hawaiian musician later. Cage and Presley cited the reason for divorce as “irreconcilable differences”.

Marilyn Monoroe – James Dougherty  Legendary Marilyn Monroe was only sixteen and known as Norma Jean when she married James Dougherty in 1942. The marriage ended in divorce four years on in 1946.

Marilyn Monroe – Joe DiMaggio  They were another mismatched couple that eloped in 1954. The marriage lasted just over a year when Monroe’s studio insisted on her divorcing DiMaggio for abuse and mental cruelty. Both got back together after Monroe had divorced Arthur Miller, and just four days after DiMaggio proposed Monroe died in 1962.

Marilyn Monroe – Arthur Miller  Marilyn married playwright Arthur Miller in 1956. Things started degenerating when Monroe was paying all their expenses including the alimony for Arthur’s earlier divorce. Marilyn finally divorced Arthur in 1961.

Ex- tennis star Chris Evert of the US is to divorce her husband of eighteen years Andy Mill. They officially brought the curtains down on their marriage in a Fort Lauderdale Fla. Family court.

The Olympic skier Mills and tennis legend Evert had earlier announced their split in October in a mutual decision, in what Evert termed the marriage between the two as irretrievably broken. Both have three sons from their marriage – aged 15, 12, and 10 years. They were mainly concerned about their sons. “Our main concern is for our three sons. We know we have some difficult times ahead, together and apart, and hope that our family’s privacy will be respected.” both echoed their sentiments.

Chris Evert was earlier married to English tennis star John Lloyd for eight years, after which they divorced.

In the settlement arrived at, Evert will pay Mill $7 million in cash and security, apart from the Aspen, Colorado vacation home valued at $4 million, and a few cars too, including a Porsche. Evert will retain her $2.8 million home in Lake Worth, Fla. Besides, Evert gets the custody of their three sons with Mill allowed “reasonable” visitation rights.

According to Palm Beach Post, Mill said: “This was the worst day of my life. Now I need to concentrate on being the best father I can be to our boys because they’re the most important things in my life. Chris understands they need me as much as they need her. We need to reestablish a balance in our lives.”

Jennifer Lopez’s ex-husband Ojani Noa is all set to tell all about his ex-wife and their relationship. He has told the judge Victor H Peron that he intends telling all while fighting Jennifer’s effort to quash his memoir. Noa admitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court Judge of his regretting the agreement to a preliminary injunction issued on June 30 that prohibits him from “criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging or causing disparagement to the plaintiff.” Jennifer Lopez, who had married the former waiter in 1997, sued Noa in April this year to refrain him from telling it all. She claimed that Noa had asked for $5 million in lieu. 

Noa, who admits to having limited knowledge of English, maintains that he did not understand the repercussions of his lawyer’s action in agreeing to the arbitration with Lopez in October.  According to a website, Noa has said: “I didn’t agree to it. My lawyer told me that was the right thing to do and I went along with it.” He also says that he came to know only on November 8 that his lawyer was not licensed to practice law. Noa has been granted time until January 17 next year to find a new attorney.

Rocker Chris Robinson has filed for divorce from wife and famous Hollywood actress Kate Hudson. The You, Me and Dupree actress and The Black Crowes singer had separated in August after spending six years together as a married couple.

Robinson, 39, had filed the divorce papers on Friday after three months of separation citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. He is seeking joint custody of their 2-year-old son, Ryder. According to website TMZ.com, the couple has a pre-nuptial agreement in place. Hudson, 27, had made known her intention to split in mid-August; the news of the split coming from her publicist. Rumors were afloat at the time that she was seeing her You, Me, and Dupree co-star Owen Wilson. However, both have denied the alliance.

Kate, Hollywood star Goldie Hawn’s daughter, and Chris were tied in sacred union on December 31, 2000 and had their son Ryder in January 2004. Hudson earned fame in 2000 for her role in the film Almost Famous that won an Oscar nomination for her.