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Melissa Etheridge Is 'Happy' in a New Relationship, Says Pal

By Marisa Laudadio

Update Tuesday January 18, 2011 09:35 AM EST Originally posted Tuesday January 18, 2011 08:45 AM EST

Melissa Etheridge Is 'Happy' in a New Relationship, Says Pal

Linda Wallem and Melissa Etheridge

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Just what the doctor ordered.

Melissa Etheridge, who split bitterly with wife Tammy Etheridge a year ago, is now dating Nurse Jackie creator Linda Wallem.

"Melissa and Linda have been best friends for over 10 years," a pal tells PEOPLE, adding that Wallem served as Etheridge's "best man" at her 2003 wedding to Tammy. "They got together three months after Melissa and Tammy broke up."

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Etheridge and Wallem, who share the same birthday (both turn 50 in May), attended the Emmys together last August. Today, Etheridge and Wallem "are in a committed relationship. They're happy," says the pal.

And, adds the source, Melissa and Tammy's breakup has grown less contentious since last summer's legal clash over finances and custody of their 4-year-old twins Johnnie Rose and Miller: "Everybody really is in a better place now."

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