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Nicole Kidman’s Divorce from Keith Urban Shows Why Celebrity Marriages Are Doomed

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Nicole Kidman and doomed celebrity marriages

Nicole Kidman’s divorce from Keith Urban isn’t shocking; it’s Hollywood déjà vu. iPINIONS breaks down why every celebrity “happily ever after” ends in public spectacle and private ruin, from Bennifer to Swift and Kelce. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/nicole-kidmans-divorce-from-keith Read more.

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Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: Ben Affleck, Celebrity Marriages, divorce, Hollywood, iPINIONS, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman, Pop Culture, Taylor Swift

Finland’s Prime Minister Divorces Husband to Party Like She’s Still 19

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin addressing reporters on drug testing

Alas, it has come to this. Finland’s prime minister divorces husband Sanna Marin today announced she is divorcing her husband, Markus Raikkonen, after 19 years together. Marin and Raikkonen, both 37, share a five-year-old daughter Emma Amalia Marin and were married nearly three years ago in August 2020. But the couple, who had been together… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, drug test, finland prime minister, Sanna Marin

Kevin Costner Divorce Should Come as No Surprise

Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 6:37 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Kevin Costner's wife filed for divorce

Kevin Costner’s wife surprised Hollywood last week when she filed for divorce. But I’m only surprised that it took her so long. Kevin Costner Divorce Most celebrity marriages are short, expensive, and very public. They rarely last more than ten years. By contrast, Costner’s marriage has been long and relatively private. But it, too, is now… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: celebrity marriage, Christine Baumgartner, divorce, Kevin Costner, Yellowstone

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Divorcing

Friday, October 28, 2022 at 5:19 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Tom and Gisele arguing after game on Football field and inset of Tom during game geturing to linesmen.

Nobody outside knows what goes on inside a marriage. But, like most people these days, Tom and Gisele shared much of what was going on inside theirs on social media. Tom and Gisele Divorcing That’s why their announced divorce settlement today surprised no one. Never mind the folly inherent in their horses-already-left-the-barn request for privacy. The only wonder… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, gisele Bündchen, LeBron James, NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady

Deflategate Was a Harbinger of Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Divorcing

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 8:54 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Deflategate connection to Tom and Gisele divorce

Of course, Deflategate was all about Tom Brady getting others to continually sacrifice for his benefit, and then casting them aside the moment he’s called upon to make any sacrifice for theirs. I submit that there’s a direct line between the Brady who threw two lowly Patriots employees under the bus in 2015, when the… Read more.

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Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: aaron judge, Deflategate, divorce, gisele Bündchen, home run king, Tom Brady

MAGA Republicans Might See Marjorie Taylor Greene Now as Trump’s Most Suitable Heir…

Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 6:42 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Taylor Greene and Donald Trump with their extramarital partners

The husband of controversial Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed for divorce Wednesday on grounds their marriage is ‘irretrievably broken.’ Perry Greene, who married the firebrand politician, is also asking to seal the divorce proceedings, ‘because the parties’ significant privacy interest in sealing the records outweighs the public’s minuscule interest in access to said records,’ court… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, Donald Trump, maga republicans, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Stormy Daniels

Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard for Defamation

Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Amber Heard testifying at defamation trial with image of Depp on small monitor beside her.

The defamation trial featuring Johnny Depp and Amber Heard opened this week. And Virginia hasn’t seen so many media hounds since the dogfighting arraignment of Michael Vick. Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard Frankly, I couldn’t care less about this trial. However, ignoring it would be tantamount to ignoring the proverbial elephant in the room. After all, I’m not just a social… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Amber Heard, Brangelina divorce, celebrity trials, Defamation, defamation trial, divorce, domestic violence, Hollywood scandal, Johnny Depp

Terry McMillan Airs Dirty Laundry on Oprah

Friday, November 11, 2005 at 12:36 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Oprah accepting award with Terry McMillan and her husband Jonathan Plummer in happier times.

Celebrated author Terry McMillan (53) is making a public spectacle of the breakdown of her marriage. It began when she filed divorce papers that read like a script for the follow-up to her bestselling novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back.  It turns out Jonathan Plummer (30), the Jamaican boy toy who helped her “get her groove back,” is gay. He… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: divorce, Divorce Court, homophobia, Jerry Springer, Jonathan Plummer, marriage breakdown, Oprah, public spectacle, Tavis Smiley Show, Terry McMillan, The Interruption of Everything.

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