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Court: Italian Women Can Lie About Adultery

Mar 8, 2008 3:05 PM CST

Court: Italian Women Can Lie About Adultery

Judges say they can fib, even to police, to protect their honor

(Newser) - Italian adulterers have made their bed, and now the country’s top appeals court says they can lie in it: The Court of Cassation has ruled that married women can tell fibs to cover up an affair to protect their honor, the BBC reports. The judgment stems from the case...

Spain Gets on Divorce Express

Feb 28, 2008 11:06 AM CST

Spain Gets on Divorce Express

Church leaders say marriage contract is now 'trash'

(Newser) - Marriage has become a battleground in Spain, where divorce has been legal for 20 years, but a recent reform accelerating the process led to a 74% spike in the divorce rate. With 1 in every 2.3 married couples now parting, the Catholic Church is accusing the socialist government of...

Gay Couples Steer Clear of Altar

Feb 22, 2008 12:19 PM CST

Gay Couples Steer Clear of Altar

Many same-sex partners find responsibilities outweigh benefits

(Newser) - As domestic partnerships, civil unions, and even same-sex marriage gain traction, reality has tempered the gay community's exuberant initial reaction, Salon reports. For numerous reasons, both practical and ideological, many couples would rather not get hitched. Those who haven't cite concerns from worry over inconsistent laws to resentment of what...

McCartney, Mills Can't Seal Deal

Feb 18, 2008 5:35 PM CST

McCartney, Mills Can't Seal Deal

Despite earlier reports, couple fail to reach an agreement

(Newser) - Paul McCartney and Heather Mills again failed to strike a divorce agreement today, and the judge hearing their case will announce a decision in a few weeks, opening up the possibility that the action will be heard in open court. If either side contests the judge's ruling, the case will...

McCartney Coughs Up $108M to Mills

Feb 16, 2008 1:32 PM CST

McCartney Coughs Up $108M to Mills

British tab says divorce settlement done; Mills promises not to dish

(Newser) - Maybe all you need is love, but when that fails, $108 million isn’t bad either. That’s how much Heather Mills will get from her ex-Beatle ex-hubby Paul McCartney in a divorce settlement both have agreed to, the Daily Mail reports. But Mills will have to sign a confidentiality...

McCartney Divorce Hearing Drags Into 2nd Week

Feb 15, 2008 3:08 PM CST

McCartney Divorce Hearing Drags Into 2nd Week

Record financial settlement could be snagged on confidentiality deal

(Newser) - Divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills will continue into next week, the BBC reports, amid media speculation that a confidentiality pact is holding up what is likely to be a record financial settlement. The private hearing in a London court was scheduled to end today but will extend...

Definitely a Winner

NEW RELEASE

Feb 15, 2008 1:22 PM CST

Definitely a Winner

Movie about divorced dad rises above usual cliches

(Newser) - Definitely, Maybe, the story of a soon-to-be-divorced dad whose 11-year-old daughter wants to hear how he met her mother, is definitely a cut above most romantic comedies, critics say. "It's a lot fresher and a bit more sophisticated than the ordinary run of maudlin chick flicks," writes Ken...

Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

Feb 14, 2008 11:53 AM CST

Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

Zapatero meets with Vatican rep over campaign to oust him

(Newser) - Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is meeting today with a Vatican representative to protest the Catholic Church's call for voters to oust his Socialist party in the March 9 general election. Zapatero was infuriated by bishops' publication of "moral guidance," calling on parishioners to vote out...

McCartney Divorce Battle Back in Court

Feb 11, 2008 11:11 AM CST

McCartney Divorce Battle Back in Court

Mills will represent herself in battle for 9-figure settlement

(Newser) - Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills returned to court today for the latest round of proceedings in what may be the most expensive divorce settlement in British history. Mills has dismissed her lawyers and will represent herself, leaving open the possibility that she'll be permitted to cross-examine her ex about...

Chinese Divorce Rate Surges

Jan 25, 2008 3:00 PM CST

Chinese Divorce Rate Surges

Simplified procedures, one-child policy may be factors

(Newser) - The Chinese divorce rate shot up 18.2% last year, the Guardian reports. It's not a huge surprise: Simplified divorce proceedings have contributed to the long-term trend, and the social stigma appears to have dwindled considerably. Some sociologists have an additional theory: China's one-child policy has created a generation of...

Sarko Secretly Weds Bruni

Jan 14, 2008 2:49 PM CST

Sarko Secretly Weds Bruni

French president met former model in November

(Newser) - Capping off a whirlwind romance that's captivated gossip hounds on multiple continents, Nicolas Sarkozy secretly married new squeeze Carla Bruni on Thursday. The president's office neither confirmed nor denied the report, which originally appeared in the French newspaper L'Est Republicain, the Telegraph says, but Sarko told reporters last week they...

Sarko Secretly Hospitalized After Divorce

Jan 9, 2008 1:28 PM CST

Sarko Secretly Hospitalized After Divorce

French prez rushed to military clinic a day after Le Split, says new book

(Newser) - In the latest Sarko plotline, a new book reveals that the French president was hospitalized the day after announcing his divorce from wife Cécilia—and that sick and depressed, he called her from the hospital and she rushed to his bedside. The Daily Mail reports that Nicolas Sarkozy was...

Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

Dec 28, 2007 1:00 PM CST

Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

Brainy Hollywood power couple end 11-year marriage

(Newser) - Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are cutting the knot, People reports. After 11 years of marriage, two kids, and several movies, the Penns’ representative told the magazine the couple is breaking up but wouldn’t say why. “Marriage ain’t easy,” Penn once said, years ago, “...

Pam Anderson Rethinks Divorce

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Dec 17, 2007 3:07 PM CST

Pam Anderson Rethinks Divorce

Starlet splits from third husband after just over 2 months

(Newser) - Within days of filing for divorce from her third husband, Pam Anderson has had second thoughts and is "working things out" with Rick Salomon, E! reports. The onetime "Baywatch" babe cited irreconcilable differences with her husband of just over 2 months in a claim filed Friday in LA,...

'Holy Smokes!'
Wife Slams Hulkster With Divorce Papers

Nov 25, 2007 9:32 AM CST

'Holy Smokes!' Wife Slams Hulkster With Divorce Papers

Wrestler gets the news from a reporter

(Newser) - Hulk Hogan, never at a loss for words, was nearly speechless when a reporter told the pro wrestler and reality TV star that his wife had filed divorce papers, reports the AP. “Holy smokes. Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me,” Hogan said, adding, "Thank...

Evangelicals Seen to Be Softening on Divorce

Nov 7, 2007 2:47 PM CST

Evangelicals Seen to Be Softening on Divorce

Christianity Today rethinks issue, stirs pot

(Newser) - A Christianity Today article that reinterprets Jesus Christ’s stance against divorce has sparked anger among evangelicals, Time reports, while also revealing diminished opposition to breaking the marital sacrament. The piece argues that, in a key scripture passage, Jesus might have been giving his opinion on a certain kind of...

Sarko in Snit Walks Out on
'60 Minutes' Interview

Oct 29, 2007 5:54 AM CDT

Sarko in Snit Walks Out on '60 Minutes' Interview

Lashes out at 'stupid' questions on divorce

(Newser) - In a "60 Minutes" interview aired last night, surly French President Nicolas Sarkozy called his press secretary an "imbecile," dismissed the interview as "stupid," and abruptly ended the conversation when asked about his estranged wife, Cécilia, Reuters reports. "If I had something to...

41% Can't Name a GOP Hopeful

Oct 24, 2007 6:14 PM CDT

41% Can't Name a GOP Hopeful

But 81% remember a Democratic name

(Newser) - At least the GOP presidential candidates can rest assured some voters haven’t heard about abortion rights flip-flops or serial divorces: A new Pew poll found only 59% of Americans can even name a Republican hopeful. But unfortunately for Norman Hsu and expensive haircuts, fully 81% of Americans could remember...

Cecilia Chats About the End of Her Marriage

Oct 19, 2007 5:36 PM CDT

Cecilia Chats About the End of Her Marriage

French first lady admits affair, says she wanted out of public eye

(Newser) - Cecilia Sarkozy told L'Est Republicain today that although she had "tried everything" to avoid divorce, her relationship with the French president wouldn't work. "France elected a man, not a couple," she said. Mme. Sarkozy confessed for the first time publicly that she fell in love with another...

French Prez & First Lady to Split

Oct 16, 2007 4:46 AM CDT

French Prez & First Lady to Split

Cécilia Sarkozy reported living in Switzerland

(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his controversial first lady are on the brink of divorce, according to French media. Cécilia Sarkozy will not accompany her husband on a state visit to Morocco, and some reports say the fiercely independent 49-year-old former model is already living in Switzerland. She hasn't...