Rap megastar Eminem and his high school sweetheart divorced for a second time Tuesday, less than a year after they remarried. Eminem and Kim Mathers, above left, agreed to divide property under terms of a private settlement and to share custody of their 10-year-old daughter, Hailie Jade Scott. They told a judge in Mount Clemens, Mich., that they understood the divorce was final. The couple “conducted themselves with dignity and respect,” Circuit Judge Antonio P. Viviano said. “All in all, they are a very fine couple to deal with.” Eminem, 34, declined to comment after the brief hearing as two men whisked him into a black Cadillac Escalade. Mathers, 31, did not speak to reporters. Eminem and Mathers remarried Jan. 14. He filed for divorce April 5. They first married in 1999 in a secret ceremony in Missouri, and divorced in 2001.
A recent phone call between Britney Spears and her ex, Kevin Federline, turned ugly, reports In Touch Weekly, when Spears asked her soon-to-be-ex-hubby if he’d seen pics of her smooching with his pal J.R. Rotem, who produced several songs on K-Fed’s CD and is working with Spears on her new album. “It was really bad,” an “eyewitness source” told the mag, adding that Spears also started bragging to her ex about some sex she’d had. Federline was furious, although he reportedly isn’t quite sure whether he believes that she’s been dating. “(Spears) just started pushing his buttons. … He started screaming at her.” Spears is reportedly also taunting Federline about no longer living the lavish life they shared, but sources say that he continues to gather info on her hard partying to use in the custody battle against her.
Lara Flynn Boyle, known for her superskinny figure, has gotten married in Texas. The 36-year-old actress recently married Donald Ray Thomas in San Antonio, publicist Karynne Tencer said Wednesday. No details were released. Boyle received an Emmy nomination in 1999 for her role as assistant district attorney Helen Gamble on “The Practice.”
A judge in London awarded a 40 percent share in the copyright of “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” one of the most famous pop songs of all time, to a former organist for Procol Harum. Lead singer Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid always claimed credit for the hit, which became part of the soundtrack for the “summer of love” of 1967. But in his ruling, the judge decided that organist Matthew Fisher was entitled to both credit and royalties. “I have come to the view that Mr. Fisher’s interest in the work should be reflected by according him a 40 percent share of the musical copyright.” “A Whiter Shade of Pale” topped the British charts for five weeks in 1967 and was a Top 5 hit in the U.S.
Hilary Duff and her boyfriend, Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden, have dropped a request for a temporary restraining order against a celebrity photographer. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard E. Rico dismissed the case against David Joseph Klein, 50, according to documents filed Monday. Duff and Madden had sought restraining orders against Klein and Maksim Myaskovskiy, 18. Myaskovskiy has been charged with stalking the singer-actress after police said he called a private security firm employed by Duff last month and threatened her and Madden.
George Clinton is seeking the public’s help in nabbing the thief who stole a video camera and other valuables during a music video shoot. Footage of “Bounce 2 This” is contained in the camera that was stolen more than a week ago, said publicist Karen Sundell. The theft was recorded by a surveillance camera on the Los Angeles-area set, she said. Clinton, 65, didn’t immediately report the theft because he was shooting scenes for an upcoming horror movie, Sundell said. The thief apparently blended in with other people at the video shoot, publicist Sandy Friedman said Tuesday.
