Mary-Louise Parker, 43, and that guy who plays her dead husband on Weeds, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 41, have broken off their engagement. They confirmed their engagement in February, after having made a public appearance together at the premiere of P.S., I Love You in early December.

They were together on and off for about two years, and the last time they called their relationship off was in July of last year, with Morgan saying it was the “wrong time in both our lives.”

It seems like they just weren’t right for each other. I know I’ve been in relationships like that, where no matter how much you love and are drawn to the person there’s just some problems that are insurmountable and it doesn’t work. You keep trying and it’s like bashing your head against a wall when you think you’re running toward a tropical pool. Ah, the mirage of ill-fated love.

Parker has two children, William, 4, with her ex, Billy Crudup, and a baby girl she adopted from Africa in September of last year.

Thanks to PRPhotos for these pictures of Mary-Louise and Jeffrey in December at the P.S., I Love You premiere.

Mary-Louise Parker is such a cutie. She’s just about always caught smiling when she’s out, and her part in Weeds is great. So I’m really happy to tell you she’s getting’ hitched, to Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

But the couple, who play husband and wife on the hit show “Weeds,” have recently rekindled their love and announced their engagement to friends. The two had showed up at the “P.S. I Love You” premiere in December 2007 holding hands.

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He’s Denny from Grey’s Anatomy, in case you weren’t familiar with his name. Don’t bother trying to remember it, he’ll always be Denny to us. Even if he is playing her husband Judah on Weeds. ABC should have made a spin-off with him in it instead of Addison in boring Private Practice. Although it could be a little difficult because Denny is dead. They did bring him back once, why not again? The magic of television should make it possible – or how about Denny in the afterlife?

The couple has been a little on-again, off-again in recent years, splitting briefly in June 2007 because it was the “wrong time in both our lives.” They got together again shortly after, and began appearing in public as a couple in December.

Mary-Louise has two children, William aged four, with Billy Crudup, although they split when he started seeing Claire Danes in her seventh month of pregnancy. Nice. She also adopted a baby girl from Africa in September.

Mary-Louise has some sympathy for her fellow adoptive parents Brad and Angelina.

She said: “I think it’s inhumane. The media’s gotten more and more salacious, they’re just ruthless.”

Parker revealed that she was particularly disgusted by photographers’ attempts to get close to the couple’s adopted family, saying: “As people, I think it’s our duty to protect children at whatever cost and they really exploit the children of celebrities, especially their [Jolie and Pitt’s] children, at whatever cost to get a picture of them.”

She added: “It feels really immoral to me. It’s not fair for them. I think they actually handle it well.”

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I have to agree with her, as of all the celebrities on earth who seek out paparazzi and publicity, I suspect that Brad and Ange would be under intense scrutiny no matter what they did. Sure, they use the media to promote worthy causes, films and other projects when it suits them, but they are definitely going to be photographed no matter what they do. Probably because they just look so freakin’ adorable, with all the little babies around them.

Mary-Louise Parker and Brad Pitt starred together in The Assassination of Jesse James, which could be part of the reason she feels compelled to speak out on their behalf.

Picture Note by Celebitchy: Here are Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Mary Louise Parker at the premiere of P.S., I Love You on 12/9/07. I’m including some more pictures because it looks like Morgan is just so happy to be there with her! Thanks to PRPhotos.

Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker has adopted a baby girl from Africa, a younger sibling for her three-year-old son William.

Parker, who was nominated for two Emmy awards Sunday night, was spotted with her new daughter over the weekend as they travelled to the show.

“Mary-Louise is such an incredible mom,” says a source. “She couldn’t be happier about this.”

The actress’s reps declined to reveal any more information about the adoption.

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In case we’d all forgotten, Billy Crudup, then aged 36, dumped his partner of eight years for Claire Danes aged 25, when Mary-Louise Parker was seven months pregnant. Three years later Claire Danes cheated on him with co-star Hugh Dancy. Living well is the best revenge for Mary-Louise, and she’s starring in a hit show and adopting a baby, while Billy’s last significant role was in The Good Shepherd.

Hopefully Mary-Louise hasn’t adopted the baby from Malawi, as I’m not sure what investigating officials might think of her starring on a show called Weeds about a pot dealing mom. Madonna’s most dubious exploits are in the past!

Congratulations Mary-Louise Parker and big brother William!

There were some doozies last night at the Emmys, with Ellen Pompeo taking the crown for worst hair and makeup in a poofy updo with 60s eye makeup and pale lips. Her dress wasn’t that bad, but the gold braided accessories just added to her dated, goofy look. Hayden Panetteire of Heroes wore a peach Marc Bouwer dress made of yards of fabric. She could have smuggled a sibling into the event under that dress. The top featured a brassiere with swirled design accented by a giant broach. An apt commentor on Just Jared said it was “a bad pregnant prom dress.”

Jennifer Morrison of House tried too hard in a silver one-shoulder flapper dress slit to the upper thigh that had too many pieces accented by thick lines and somehow managed to make the slender actress look like she had a tummy. It was pretty from the waist up, but it was too complicated overall. She almost didn’t make this list, as it’s not a terrible dress. Update: After seeing more pictures of Morrison’s dress, she definitely wasn’t one of the worst dressed and doesn’t deserve to be on this list. It only looked poorly cut from certain angles.

America Fererra, Eva Longoria, and Mary Louise-Parker all made Yahoos! best dressed top ten, but I thought their dresses were unflattering. Ferrerra usually looks gorgeous, but her Monique Lhuillier dress wasn’t cut well for her figure and I don’t like the weird spangly belt. Eva Longoria looked arrogant without reason as usual in a beaded Kaufman Franco that made her boobs look like tennis balls. She paired the silver dress with weird plain tan flats heels that look suited to a day at a country club, not an awards show. Mary Louise-Parker wore a red strapless gown that was decent, but the piece at the bottom flared out oddly and it was too tight all over.

Poor newly single Jenna Fischer of The Office looked ridiculous in a gray dress with gold leaves all over it and a big ‘ol bow underneath a strange gold braided belt. Just Jared quotes her as saying “I had to wear something that wouldn’t hurt my back,” as if trying to excuse her awful choice.

Mark Wahlberg’s wife, Rhea Durham, wore a peach cap-sleeve dress with a beaded top in a nipple-look starburst pattern and long skirt. I’ve seen it before, I’m trying to remember on whom, in another color. (On Mischa Barton at the Dead Man’s Chest Pirate’s premiere, thanks Katie for the tip.) It wasn’t as unattractive in the other color from what I remember.

Edie Falco’s dress was too tight but would have been passable if it wasn’t for all the black and white beaded flowers scattered on it. The random pattern of the beading makes them look like mistakes that you want to pick off, as if she was hit by a wind filled with sticky little daisies.