Opposite of shocking, party of two. After a lot of reports about their crumbling marriage, it looks like Katy Perry and Russell Brand are over. Who would have thought? Oh, right. Everyone. The only thing that is somewhat shocking is that it looks like Rusty is the one who is pulling the plug.

A year after their fairy-tale wedding in India, it seems Katy Perry and Russell Brand won’t be living happily ever after.

Brand, 36, filed for divorce in Los Angeles on Friday, citing irreconcilable differences.

“Sadly, Katy and I are ending our marriage,” he said in a statement to PEOPLE. “I’ll always adore her and I know we’ll remain friends.”

The Superior Court filing, which lists Perry by her given name of Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, does not list a date of separation.

The pair have been spotted without their wedding rings in recent days amid reports they spent the holidays apart, with Perry in Hawaii and Brand in the U.K.

The California-born pop star, 27, and the British comedian-turned-actor began dating in 2009. Brand popped the question four months later, and they were married in October 2010 in a lavish ceremony – that included two elephants as well as acrobats and jugglers – at a luxury resort in northern India.

In the early months of their marriage, the two were giddy in their compliments to each other.

Perry called Brand her great man of God, while Brand said his spiritual and emotional connection to his bride made him “love everyone.”

In Redbook’s April issue, Brand said he had been more than happy to give up his partying ways to settle down.

“I think I was ready for it,” he said. “If you’re wild, like a wild animal, marriage won’t contain you. I think that’s how a lot of people get into trouble.”

But in recent weeks, they faced a drumbeat of rumors of trouble in their marriage. Both laughed off the reports, with Brand telling Ellen DeGeneres earlier this month, “I am really happily married.”

[From People Magazine]

Look, I’m not one of the people who is going to pretend to get all sad about this. This union had “disaster” written all over it. The single biggest signal for me was that Rusty & Katy got married on literally their only free week in a year full of competing schedules. Just after their wedding, Katy was promoting her album and on tour, and Russell was promoting and shooting films. And when they were together, it was constant fighting and bickering, despite the denials and photo ops. The writing was on the wall during the VMAs in September, when Katy was wasted (and talking about how wasted she was) and Russell was only there to discuss Amy Winehouse and sobriety. Disaster. Oh, and I totally think Russell was screwing around too. He and that blonde were looking very friendly.

Oh, and they can both eat a bag of dicks for announcing this late on a Friday before a holiday.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Maybe that title is misleading. Maybe Sinead almost bought crack on her wedding night, the one where she married her fourth husband, an addiction counselor. Maybe she really just wanted some decent mary jane and ended up with crack in her hand and gave it back to the dealer, who couldn’t understand her accent. It’s hard to tell from the confusing way this story is worded, but either way it’s a no-brainer. The chick trolled for drugs right after marrying a guy who is so sober he helps other people be sober. (Supposedly.) So the last we heard from Sinead, she announced that her marriage was over after 16 days. (Which is ironic, right?) Sinead, 45, married 38 year-old Barry Herridge on December 8th after meeting him online and knowing him less than two months. Their marriage was even shorter than that. Sinead’s statement on her quickie divorce alluded to vague forces in her estranged husband’s life that were keeping them apart. She also swore that would be her last statement on the matter, but it wasn’t. To British rag The Sun, Sinead admitted that when she went looking for pot on her wedding night (which she previously admitted to), she ended up with crack and her new husband was spooked. She also compared her short marriage to being in a coffin.

The singer, 45, insisted that she still loved drugs counsellor Barry Herridge, 38.

But she admitted their marriage got off to a turbulent start when she nearly bought CRACK on a wild hunt for drugs on their wedding night.

The Nothing Compares 2 U singer — who wed in Las Vegas on December 8 — said she dumped Herridge on Christmas Eve because of the pain HE was in.

Sinead said: “It felt like I was living in a coffin. It was going to be a coffin for both of us and I saw him crushed.

“The whole reason I ended it was out of respect and love for the man.”

The mum of four claimed the marriage was sabotaged early on by the “interference of certain people”.

But she admitted Herridge had been left “frightened” by her mad search for cannabis on the night they got married.

She said: “We ended up in a cab in some place that was quite dangerous.

“I wasn’t scared — but he’s a drugs counsellor. What was I thinking?

“Then I was handed a load of crack. Barry was very frightened — that kind of messed everything up a bit really.”

Sinead insisted she will never marry again and added: “I don’t think I will even date anyone.”

[From The Sun]

Looking at these two, I’m really surprised to hear that they weren’t completely high when they got married. Look at those crazy eyes on the pair of them. Sinead was desperate for pot because she’s gone off her bipolar meds and needs something to mellow her out. She rushed into marriage impulsively and then she rushed out of it impulsively.

Last week, we discussed the impending divorce between Debra Messing and her husband of ten years, television producer Daniel Zelman. In response, many of you brought up the Coke Mom blind items as a possible reason for the split. Of course, no one entirely knows exactly what’s going on in that regard, but there’s another complicating factor for the equation. Us Weekly has exclusively revealed that Debra is now dating fellow actor Will Chase, who is a Broadway veteran and whose IMDb profile reveals several short stints on various television programs including “Pan Am,” “Rescue Me,” and “One Life to Live.” Apparently, Debra and Will have fallen very hard for each other on the set of their upcoming show, “Smash.” Here’s a photo of Will, who I don’t think is nearly as attractive as Daniel, but what do I know?

Debra Messing is moving on.

The actress, 43, who announced exclusively to Us Weekly on Dec. 20 that she and her producer husband of 10 years Daniel Zelman had split earlier this year, has already found love again.

An insider tells Us that Messing has fallen for actor Will Chase, her costar (their characters share a romantic past!) on the NBC musical drama Smash.

“Debra and Will have been together for about six weeks,” says the insider. “She is completely smitten with him.” And while the relationship is still new, it’s already serious.

According to the source, Chase 41, has left his wife of two years, stage actress Stephanie Gibson (Chase has two tween daughters, Gracie and Daisy, from a previous marriage).

“Will didn’t break up Debra and Daniel. It was over before she met Will,” the source clarifies of Messing and Zelman, 44, who amicably share son Roman, 7, and will “continue to live together with their son, then gradually transition into a new living situation,” they explained to Us in a statement.

[From Us Weekly]

Last time, I expressed a wish that celebrity (or any) couples would stop referring to their splits as entirely “amicable” because even if one party isn’t all torn up about a divorce, the other most certainly carries some degree of animosity. Certainly, a ten-year marriage can’t end amicably if one party was, say, sleeping around with someone else, which would almost certainly lead to the end of the prior relationship. And if the “Coke Mom” blinds really are true, I truly hope Daniel fights for full custody of he and Debra’s son.

Photos courtesy of Fame and WENN

When the news came out that Vanessa Bryant had finally filed for divorce from basketball great Kobe Bryant after 10 years a lot of people assumed it was because she’d reached the magic number and would be entitled to half of all his earnings. It was way back in 2003 that Kobe admitted to cheating on Vanessa with a 19 year-old hotel employee who claimed it was rape. (Kobe said it was consensual.) So Vanessa knew her husband was a cheater and held on for as long as she had to in order to reach paydirt. According to the National Enquirer, prior to filing for divorce Vanessa hired a team of private investigators and made sure that she had plenty of evidence that her 6’6″ husband was stepping out on her all over the country. This was actually really smart of her.

Cheating Kobe Bryant was caught red-handed with women all over the country after his furious wife Vanessa had him tailed by an army of private investigators, who compiled a thick dossier of his affairs so he can’t squirm loose.

And with no prenuptial agreement to protect Kobe’s $300 million fortune, sources predict that Vanessa’s divorce action against the LA Lakers superstar will be a slam-dunk.

Incredly loyal Vanessa had stuck by Kobe even after he was charged with sexually assaulting a Colorado woman in 2003.

But he apparently repaid her by plunging into a string of romances, reportedly having affairs with dozens of women.

“Vanessa said Kobe’s cheating was out of control,” said the source. “She estimated that he was averaging at least 10 affairs a year with different women over the course of their marriage and puts his number of conquests at 105.

“The lies and deceit hurt, of course, but racking up these kinds of numbers is mind-blowing and left her devastated.

“And when she discovered he was still cheating during the recent NBA lockout, that was the final straw.

“Her private detectives caught him red-handed with incriminating photos…”

Whenever Kobe was caught womanizing in the past, he sweet-talked Vanessa with jewelry, cars and other expensive gifts.

“Each time he promised to reform, and each time he broke his promise,” said the source.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, January 2, 2012]

I would bet that Vanessa actively ignored her husband’s cheating until she reached the 10 year mark. She’s not stupid, but she probably didn’t want to face reality until her plan could come to fruition. Prior to that she made sure she was suitably distracted by lots of pretty, glittery, useless things. Just like her husband. So was she truly shocked by the sheer number of other women he had on the side, or was she just gathering her evidence, making sure that she had all her ducks in a row?

Kobe and Vanessa are shown on 9/7/11 and 2/19/11. Credit: WENN.com

Poor Sinead O’Connor. She went off her bipolar meds (really she did and she admitted it, I’m not just saying that) and then went trolling on the Internet for a good lay. Once she found one that stuck around for more than a couple of weeks, she married the dude in Vegas and invited the paps. Sinead got married on her 45th birthday to a 38 year-old “addiction counselor” she’d known less than two months. The happy couple made it official at the Little White Wedding Chapel, arriving in a convertible pink Cadillac. The bride wore a strapless pink dress, and the groom a suit with a pink dress shirt. Their happiness is a distant memory now, as Barry and Sinead split up, probably around the holidays. She made the announcement on her website in a long letter that I found pretty interesting. Like she anticipated what people would say and she explained herself without going into too many details. Sinead and Barry didn’t even live together for a week.

I had for reasons u will all understand, wished to keep this private but have been told today it is to be leaked in the next few days despite my best efforts. So I must now leak it myself so as the record is straight. I won’t under any circumstances ever have any further comments to make on this matter than those I write here this evening. Either privately or publicly.

From the moment myself and my husband got together not long ago, there was intense pressure placed upon him by certain people in his life, not to be involved with me. These were people who had never met me but had formed opinions of me based on what they read about ‘Sinead ‘O’Connor’ in the media etc. Entitled as they are to their opinions about me many perhaps well deserved, there was no righteousness on anyone’s part to put my husband through what he was put through as a result of his desire to be with me and to marry me and as a result of his actually marrying me.

Within 3 hours of the ceremony being over the marriage was kyboshed by the behaviour of certain people in my husband’s life. And also by a bit of a wild ride i took us on looking for a bit of a smoke of weed for me wedding night as I don’t drink. My husband was enormously wounded and very badly effected by that experience and also by the attitude of those close to him toward our marriage. It became apparent to me that if he were to stay with me he would be losing too much to bear. And that being with me was not going to serve him positively , career wise or any other wise. I saw his life leave him because of how people close to him reacted. And I can’t take anyone’s life. And a woman wants to be a joy to her husband. So.. U love someone? Set them free.

He is a wonderful man. I love him very much. I’m sorry I’m not a more regular woman. I truly believe though it is painful to admit, we made a mistake rushing into getting married, for altruistic reasons, and weren’t aware or prepared for the consequences on my husband’s life and the lives of those close to him. He has been terribly unhappy and I have therefore ended the marriage. I think he is too nice to do so. And too nice to trap.

He is as I said, a wonderful man. We part amicably. I wish him to be free and happy and loved and supported and for him to have privacy as that is utmost important for his job and for the children he treats as a therapist so I plead on theirs and his behalf for media to please leave him and his family alone. I really beg this. His family have health issues also and they not need the stress. Please do not doorstep them. Please be considerate of their feelings and leave them and my husband alone. I repeat this is of UTMOST importance to the wonderful children my husband helps every day. his work is his life. Publicity over all this could jeopardise his job. Please, don’t do that to him. or I will have that on my conscience as well. he is a private person. I’m fair game. He or his family are not.

Meanwhile I intend to get on with being fully me. With never an apology for ANY part if being FULLY ME. No matter what. I am a 21st century full woman and proud of living it. I am in a very good and happy and strong place in life so I am doing fine. The marriage was 16 days. We lived together for 7 days only.. Until Xmas eve. And we haven’t been awful to each other. So while I feel sad for my husband, and sad to be the cause of sorrow to yet another poor man, I’m also happy that I know we weren’t horrible to each other and he is better off free. And that I can be me. And that’s a freedom I can’t give up for anyone or anything. Neither should my husband or anyone else.

Please pray for my lovely husband to be ok and do not worry about me as I have had plenty of practice in these matters. I am in a good place in life. And happy. I believe in and am committed wholeheartedly to happiness. Nothing knocks that. My only concern is that my husband be happy.

As my good friend said “well, at least you got married in Vegas in a pink Cadillac! Can’t get more Rock n Roll than that”.

so now u can all go ahead and have a great laugh, media wise, and be horrid if u desire to. But that’s my record set straight.

[From Sinead O'Connor's website]

Sinead has plenty of practice since she’s been married three times before. So what happened? I’m guessing that this dude has an ex wife and children and that the ex wife threatened him that he couldn’t see his kids. I can also come up with a mother-in-law scenario, but moms don’t hold as much pull as exes with kids usually. Plus Sinead is probably batsh*t and very difficult to deal with, and maybe this guy is a whack job too. If he were sane he never would have married her so soon in the first place.

My favorite title to this story is on Fark, where they point out that “Sinead O’Connor’s fourth marriage barely lasts more than seven hours and fifteen days.” It probably didn’t even last that long.

Sinead and Barry are shown on their wedding day, December 8th. They’re also shown on December 18th in Dublin outside a show. Credit: Pacific Coast News and WENN

Well, this was a long time coming. Mel Gibson and Robyn Gibson’s divorce has, at long last, been finalized. Mel and Robyn were married for nearly 30 years, but she started divorce proceedings on Mel back in April, 2009. Between that time and now, Mel impregnated Oksana Gregorieva, and they had a baby girl. The custody dispute between Mel and Oksana took less time than Mel and Robyn’s divorce. Would you like to know why? Because Robyn was getting PAID.

Mel Gibson is now legally single after his divorce was finalized Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, but bachelorhood came at a heavy price.

Robyn, his ex-wife of nearly 30 years and the mother of their seven children, is walking away with half his fortune, once estimated to be as high as $850 million (according to the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2006) in what is considered the biggest divorce payout in Hollywood history.

Because the couple didn’t have a prenuptial agreement, Robyn, 55, was legally entitled to half of everything he earned during their marriage.

Among Gibson’s estimated assets: more than $600 million grossed by The Passion of the Christ alone; $100-plus million in real estate investments worldwide (he bought an island in Fiji for $15 million in 2005); and $75 million for film and TV projects for which Gibson, 55, executive produced.

It appears some of his wealth has already been transferred to Robyn, in particular two Malibu homes worth a combined $22.5 million. As for film residuals, Robyn is entitled to half of every future check Gibson receives for the rest of his life.

“I left my wife because we had no spiritual common ground,” Gibson told his then-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva in secretly recorded tapes she made of the actor in February 2010.

During his custody battle with Grigorieva, in which the Russian musician accused Gibson of domestic violence, Robyn filed a sworn statement in July 2010 stating that “Mel was a wonderful and loving father” and never abused Robyn or their kids.

Gibson met Robyn, at the time a dental nurse, in the late 1970s after the American-born actor, who moved to Australia when he was 12, had filmed his breakout role in Mad Max.

[From People]

You know what? After 30 years with that alcoholic, anti-Semitic, violent POS, Robyn deserves every penny. I always thought that she came out and claimed that Mel had never been violent with her because it was part of the divorce negotiations. Robyn battled hard for the money, and she got what she wanted.

Photos courtesy of Fame, Pacific Coast News & Bauer-Griffin.

Kaiser and I were discussing this story in terms of residual goodwill for Debra Messing in “Will & Grace.” While that show was on the air, I recall the critical buzz of Messing described in terms of a Lucille Ball-esque comedienne. Indeed, she’s a pretty talented lady, and while we haven’t seen much of her lately, Debra has a new show coming out next February called “Smash.” At least her professional life is looking up, but it comes with a certain sadness to report that Messing and her husband, Daniel Zelman, have decided to divorce after ten years of marriage:

It’s bound to be a bittersweet holiday season for Debra Messing. After a decade together, the Will and Grace star, 43, and husband Daniel Zelman have called it quits, they tell Us Weekly in an exclusive statement.

“Debra Messing and Daniel Zelman privately separated earlier this year after a 10 year marriage,” Messing’s rep tells Us. Messing and actor/TV producer Zelman, 44, met years ago as students at New York University, married in 2000, and share a 7-year-old son, Roman.

Explains the rep of the separation: “The decision was mutual, and they remain supportive of one another and committed to raising their son as a family.”

Messing (who next stars in buzzed-about NBC series Smash, out in February), Zelman and their little boy recently relocated to NYC — and remain living under one roof, according to a source close to the pair.

“They have been separated the better part of the year but continue to live together in New York for Roman,” explains the source. “It’s very amicable.”

Just last month, Messing told LilSugar about her holiday plans in the Big Apple. “We just moved back to New York but have always had family here,” the Emmy winner said. “We love to go skating at Wolman rink, and go see plays — musicals specifically. Waiting for the snow to come. Looking forward to putting on the snowsuit and stomping through Central Park.”

To put it bluntly, this really sucks. These two have been together forever; and back in 1996, Zelman even appeared alongside Debra in a few episodes of “Will & Grace.” These days, he’s better known as a television producer and writer of “Damages.” He also wrote the screenplay for Fool’s Gold, a.k.a., “Just Another Shirtless McConaughey Movie.”. Hey, no one’s perfect.

Just once though, I’d like to see a celebrity divorce announcement that doesn’t mention how the split in question is utterly “amicable.” Divorce is never a fun thing, but I guess that I hope Debra and Daniel are different. After all, they are still allegedly living under the same roof, right?

Photos courtesy of WENN

Don’t make me talk about sports or athletes. I’m completely out of my depth when it comes to athlete gossip and the like – I just don’t pay attention to any of it. But! I did pay attention in 2003, when Kobe Bryant was accused of rape, and I remember the press conference he gave with his wife Vanessa and I remember the purple diamond ring – the so-called “apology ring” – the one Kobe gave Vanessa two seconds after he claimed that he didn’t rape a 19-year-old hotel employee, he just had sex with her. Vanessa stuck by him them, but for a lot of people, Kobe was no longer the golden boy of basketball. So what’s going to happen now that Vanessa has filed for divorce, and it’s looking like Kobe is about to be Tiger Wood’d?

Kobe Bryant, it seems, is soon to be a free agent. The Los Angeles Lakers star’s wife of 10 years, Vanessa, filed for divorce Friday in Orange County, Calif., a source confirms to PEOPLE. Vanessa cites irreconcilable differences, and is seeking spousal support and shared custody of their two daughters, Natalia Diamante Bryant, 8, and Gianna Maria-Onore, 5.

Bryant, 33, and his soon-to-be ex-wife, 29, married in April 2001, when Bryant was just 22 and she was 18.

The couple released a statement to The Insider’s Kevin Frazier saying, “The couple say “We ask that in the interest of our young children and in light of the upcoming holiday season, the public respect our privacy during this most difficult time.”

In 2003, they weathered a public scandal after Bryant was charged with allegedly raping a 19-year-old Colorado resort employee. The charges were eventually dropped after the accuser refused to testify. The case settled out of court.

Just days after Bryant was charged, his wife was seen sporting an 8-carat purple diamond ring worth about $4 million, which many interpreted as a apologetic gesture to her.

“I sit here in front of you guys, furious at myself, disgusted at myself for making the mistake of adultery,” Bryant said in a press conference in July of that year. “And I love my wife with all my heart.”

[From People]

Apparently, Kobe doesn’t have a prenup – although I don’t think it would matter because “10 years” is the magic number in California, isn’t it? After 10 years, everything is community property and Vanessa automatically gets half? TMZ reports that Kobe has already moved out their “sprawling” Newport Coast mansion and Vanessa is staying put. For why? Why is Kobe acting guilty? Because he likely is guilty of a lot of Tiger Woods-style whorin’. TMZ also reports:

Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa caught the NBA star “very recently” in the latest act of infidelity, and that is why she filed for divorce … sources directly connected with the couple tell TMZ.

Our sources would not tell us how Vanessa caught Kobe, but we do know it was NOT through text messages a la Tiger Woods.

We’re told Vanessa had caught Kobe with “multiple women” over the years … but his latest affair was the straw that broke the camel’s back … and she felt she needed to finally end the marriage.

What’s ironic … is that Vanessa still loves Kobe — but she just can’t stand his infidelities anymore.

[From TMZ]

Radar is more specific – their sources claim that Kobe has been having an affair with one of Kim Kardashian’s close friends, a girl named Carla DiBello. Carla is also a producer on Keeping Up With the Kardashians too. You can read more about her here – she actually does NOT sound like “just some bimbo” and Carla and Kobe have allegedly been “close” for the past few years. So… it’s interesting.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Hulk and his current wife, Jennifer McDaniel

I can’t properly explain how vile and annoying I find the Hogan family, but I think vile captures how I feel better than just annoying. If you’d like some background, this single interview with Hulk, in which he calls it “God’s will” that a victim of his son’s drag racing ended up in a vegetative state for life, pretty much sums it up. Hulk’s ex Linda Bollea isn’t immune from criticism either, and I generally find the whole family distasteful. So that’s why it’s mildly amusing to hear that Hulk is suing Linda for claiming in her memoir that Hulk cheated on her with one of his male wrestling buddies, and for writing that he regularly physically abused her. To make it clear: abuse is not funny. Hearing of this stupid family fighting in court is.

Relations between ex-spouses are often strained, but in the case of Hulk Hogan — aka Terrance Gene “Terry” Bollea — and Linda Bollea, things are getting downright ugly.

As the Telegraph is reporting, Bollea recently claimed that Hogan is gay and had an affair with wrestler Brutus Beefcake. She also accused the wrestler of being prone to violent, threatening outbursts during their marriage.

US Weekly notes that in her memoir, “Wrestling The Hulk: My Life Against the Ropes,” Bollea writes, Hogan “…tore my clothes, threw lamps, and held me down on the bed with his hands around my throat during arguments… I was always afraid he would kill me in one of his rages.”

The revelation of Hogan’s supposed affair with Beefcake occurred while she was promoting the book.

Thursday Hogan fired back by filing an 18-page civil suit against Bollea claiming he was defamed reports the St. Petersburg Times.

Hogan’s attorney, Wil Florin, told to the paper, “He’s being accused of all sorts of vile conduct that he did not commit,” adding, “Miss Bollea’s made enough of these outrageous allegations that it’s time they stop. The only realistic way of making them stop is through the court system.”

Hogan himself said:
“If any of that was true, I would admit it, and (if) I was a homosexual I would embrace it. It’s just so crazy to hear, so I have a real problem with it… If you’re going to say I’m something that I’m not to try to ruin my career and my livelihood… I have to answer her back. It’s so ridiculous. I don’t mean to laugh about it, because it’s not funny. But it’s insane. It doesn’t make any sense to me.”

[From Huffington Post]

Also, check out this video of Hulk denying he’s gay and then using the “my best friends are gay” line. He denies abusing Linda by claiming that if he did there would be evidence of it and she would have called 911. He doesn’t say “I didn’t hurt her.” He says “If I would have done anything physical,” then there would have been more evidence. I think he did abuse her. It’s also so nasty how he brags about his current wife, the one who looks just like his daughter, at the end. Linda also has a much younger partner, a 22 year-old kid who went to high school with her son. I hope that both Linda and Hulk incur huge legal fees from this fight. I really don’t care who wins though.

Photos of Hulk are from 12/10/11 and 8/11/11. Photos of Linda and Brooke are from 12/4/11. Credit: Fame and WENN

This story came out on Radar a couple of days ago, but Star has more details and it paints a much better picture of Marc Anthony freaking out over his ex’s new relationship. It also makes it clear that Lopez is using her new romance to make Anthony jealous, and it’s working.

We’ve heard that Marc and J.Lo have been friendly post-split and that they even hooked up just a couple of weeks ago. Well all that seems to have ended when Lopez took up with her 24 year-old backup dancer, Casper Smart, and made sure to pose for plenty of PDA candids with the young “stud.” (That’s probably how she thinks of him, but ew.) The only problem is that Lopez and Anthony are still working together, on a talent search reality show in which they scout for acts in Latin America. Anthony found out that Lopez had brought her boytoy along with her on a trip to Peru where they were supposed to film the show. So Anthony called up their producer and threatened to resign. It doesn’t sound like he went through with it, as there’s a lot of money on the line. This all points to the possibility that their divorce and custody proceedings could get messy.

“Casper was booked on a commercial jet – in economy, no less – back to Los Angeles [from a trip to Morocco with Lopez], but J.Lo had decided that she wanted him to go with her to Peru for ¡Q’Viva!,” an insider tells STar.

“When Marc learned through their mutual colleagues that she intended to bring him, he was furious. So in the conference call, he objected to Casper going to Lima, given that he and Jennifer were supposed to be working together, but Jennifer was indignant and insisted that Casper was coming.”

Fuming, Marc waited until he got confirmation that Jennifer’s private jet had left Casablanca’s… Airport. Then he called Idol cocreator Simon Fuller – whose XIX Entertainment is the force behind ¡Q’Viva! – intending to resign, the insider tells Star. “Marc told Simon the reason was, quite simply, J.Lo. He said, ‘I can’t work with her!’”…

After the blowup over Casper, “Jennifer is threatening Marc with the twins,” another source reveals. “She told him she is going to go for full custody. Jennifer claims he is very controlling and jealous.”

Marc previously exploded after pictures surfaced of Casper playing doting dad to the twins while romping in Hawaii with J.Lo over Thanksgiving. “Marc saw them all looking like one big, happy family and called J.Lo immediately and tore into her,” the source says. “He believes this is just a rebound and that she can’t keep a relationship going.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition, December 19, 2011]

That was a douche move for J.Lo to bring Casper with her on a business trip with Anthony, and of course Anthony hit the roof. I don’t like either of them and assume that Anthony overreacted over having to see the guy, but I understand why he got upset over those photos of Casper with his kids. It was a low blow for Lopez not only to bring Casper around the kids on that Hawaiian vacation, but especially to make sure that so many pictures got out documenting it. She deserves her fun, but she should keep her kids away from her new piece until she’s serious.

Radar notes that these two haven’t officially filed for divorce yet as they’re still negotiating a settlement. It could go into next year before all the complicated financial details are worked out. It looks like divorce is inevitable. Hopefully Lopez won’t immediately marry her rebound fling once she’s legally able to. You can easily imagine her doing that.

Marc is shown performing on 9/9/11 at the Meadowlands. Credit: Janet Mayer/PRPhotos. Jennifer is shown in two different outfits at the AMAs on 11/20/11. Credit: WENN.com and Fame