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• Rumor has it David Duchovny and Tea Leoni recently separated because of Tea's relationship with costar Billy Bob Thornton. David supposedly found "explicit text messages" from him on Tea's phone, leading to the split.— Daily Mail
• Ryan and Redmond O'Neal were both charged with felony possession of methamphetamine, following the drug bust at their house, and will be arraigned on Nov. 13. — TMZ
• Lisa Bonet and her boyfriend Jason Momoa are expecting another baby. This will be Lisa's third child and her second with Jason. — People
• The rumored sex tape between Peter Cook and Diana Bianchi, the teen he cheated on Christie Brinkley with, supposedly exists. Bianchi's lawyer is considering suing since she did not give consent before being taped, while Cook claims not to know about the material. — NY Post
• Nancy Reagan has been hospitalized after she fell and broke her pelvis and is expected to make a recovery in six to eight weeks. — AP
• Jay Leno is being sued by the estate of Macy's heir John W. Straus, who alleges that Jay was illegally sold an antique car during a fake auction. — AP
• Kevin Costner and and his wife Christine are expecting their second baby. It will be his sixth child. — Entertainment Tonight

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• Janet Jackson is returning to her tour tomorrow for her scheduled appearance in Connecticut following her mystery illness and multiple show cancellations. — Access Hollywood
• The first of Brad Pitt's Make It Right houses, built in New Orleans to support rebuilding the city post-Katrina, have been completed. — CitizenSugar
• Barack Obama's campaign bought 30 minutes of primetime on both CBS and NBC at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29 and will air a special program during that time. — Variety
• Tyra Banks is executive producing a spinoff to America's Next Top Model, where Jay Manuel and J. Alexander will travel around the country giving women makeovers. — Hollywood Reporter
• Peter Cook said a judge denied Christie Brinkley's attempt to file a temporary restraining order preventing him from seeing his children this weekend following his 20/20 interview. — Us Weekly
• Hugh Hefner's new 19-year-old twin girlfriends both have felony aggravated battery charges in Florida from January after they attacked a girl at a house party and hit her over the head with a beer bottle. — TMZ

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Earlier this week I came across an article from The Huffington Post examining why men cheat. Referencing a recent Oprah that showcased Dr. M. Gary Neuman and his book, The Truth About Cheating, and citing Neuman's research that cheating isn't always about sex, the article determined that cheating for men is a result of feeling unappreciated at home.

Though my own thoughts on this are still undecided, I couldn't help but think of it yesterday when clips from Peter Cook's interview with Barbara Walters were released. Cook and Brinkley went through a bitter divorce in which Brinkley publicly exposed Cook's affair with an 18-year-old, and it seems as though he's looking to explain himself. According to Us Magazine:

Asked what he wanted out of his marriage, Cook tells Walters, "a little acknowledgment, a little attention, a little thank you every now and then for my efforts . . ."

Cook seems to echo The Huffington Post article and Dr. Neuman's sentiments about lack of appreciation rather than a sexual need being the reason to stray. But I'm not convinced just yet. I also think this argument is problematic since it puts blame on the person who didn't cheat. But I want to hear from all of you. Why do you think people cheat? If you've been cheated on or have cheated on someone else, does the notion of appreciation ring true?

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• Courteney Cox will be joining the cast of Scrubs as the new chief of medicine, signing on for at least three episodes this fall. — BuzzSugar
• Ethan Hawke married his pregnant girlfriend Ryan Shawhughes, the former nanny of his kids with Uma Thurman, three weeks ago. — People
• Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook's public divorce was settled this morning, with Christie getting sole custody of their children, retaining ownership of all real estate holdings, and paying $2.1 million to Peter for his legal fees. — NY Post
• Angelina Jolie has supposedly scheduled a C-Section for Tuesday at Lenval Hospital in Nice where she is currently staying. — Daily Mail
• Jennifer Lopez's Pasadena restaurant, Madre's, closed on July 1 until further notice. — TMZ
• Olivia Newton-John married John Easterling in a surprise ceremony at her house in Malibu where guests thought they were going to a Fourth of July barbecue. — Daily Telegraph
• Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher's wedding has been postponed because Isla has not finalized her conversion to Judaism, and Sacha's mom is upset with her having gone back to work so quickly after the baby. — Daily Mail
• Isaac Hanson and his wife Nikki welcomed their second son, James Monroe Hanson, on July 1 in Tulsa. — People

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I'm sure you've all heard about the messy divorce between Christie Brinkley and her husband Peter Cook, who had an affair with his 18-year-old personal assistant, but if you're at all unfamiliar with their story, you'll soon know every little detail. Cook and Brinkley's Long Island judge has granted Brinkley's request for a public divorce hearing so as of July 2, you'll be able to follow along and learn about his cheating and alleged interest in Internet porn and swinger websites.

Obviously Cook fought to keep this matter private. His lawyer said:

I don't think there is a good parent in the world – not one – who would want allegations of adultery in a bitter divorce trial to be made public. I think it's payback time for her and her desire for revenge far exceeds her desire to protect the children. It's a disgrace.

While there's no question that adultery is not only heartbreaking but also humiliating, getting revenge by publicly degrading your ex just doesn't seem like the answer. Sure, getting even might temporarily take away some pain, but when children are involved (in this case two), gaining retribution by dragging the scandalous details of his sketchy behavior through the mud for the word to see seems cheap and unnecessary. So now that you have my take, tell me yours. Is it airing your dirty laundry to get even ever worth it?

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• Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was arrested on wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering charges and is due in court today. — TMZ
• Michelle Williams is worried that daughter, Matilda, will not see any of her inheritance as a beneficiary of Heath Ledger's will. — Page Six
• Mary-Kate Olsen will guest star in an episode of next season's Samantha Who? on ABC. — E! Online
• Heather Locklear has checked herself into an Arizona psychological facility to help deal with issues of "anxiety and depression." — People
• Amy Winehouse has been released from the hospital and it turns out her father exaggerated her diagnosis of emphysema, she only has early signs of what could eventually be full blown emphysema. — People
• Diana Bianchi, the alleged other woman involved in Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook's divorce, will appear to testify in court. — ET Online
• Ruben Studdard is engaged to girlfriend Surata Zuri McCants; the couple obtained a marriage license in Alabama yesterday. — Us Weekly

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• Naomi Campbell plead guilty in London today to assaulting police officers at Heathrow Airport in April, and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service. — PopSugar UK
• 25 celebrities will receive stars on the Walk of Fame this year, including Cameron Diaz, Hugh Jackman, Robert Downey Jr., and Tinkerbell, among others. — AP
• Christie Brinkley went to the New York Supreme Court yesterday in an effort to make the divorce with her ex-husband Peter Cook public, because she is upset at him for his alleged affair with his 18-year-old assistant. — Access Hollywood
• Amy Winehouse remains hospitalized after her fainting spell and awaits further tests, although she has been cleared of tuberculosis. She still hopes to perform for Nelson Mandela's birthday celebration. — People
• Songs from Guns N' Roses' top secret and 14 years coming Chinese Democracy album leaked online this week, although they have since been pulled by the band's lawyers. — E! Online
• Rob Lowe's nanny had two of her claims thrown out in court yesterday, although he continues to face charges for sexual harassment. — TMZ

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