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Divorced

James Van Der Beek Files for Divorce

Originally posted 11/19/2009 07:20PM

James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years, actress Heather Ann McComb, Los Angeles court records show. The couple had no children together.

The pair separated earlier this year.

Van Der Beek, 32, and McComb got engaged in early 2003 and were married over the Fourth of July weekend that year in Malibu.

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Judge Pleased with Chris Brown's Progress

Originally posted 11/19/2009 05:35PM

Chris Brown has received "an extremely favorable" report from officials overseeing his probation, a Los Angeles judge said Thursday.

Judge Patricia M. Schnegg acknowledged that Brown has completed more than 100 hours of community labor so far, and seven domestic violence counseling sessions.

"We have a progress report and it's extremely favorable," Judge Schnegg said. "That's excellent."

Brown, 20, who attended the hearing, was sentenced in August to six months of community labor for his felony assault on Rihanna, 21.

That amounts to more than 1,400 hours of washing cars, removing graffiti and cleaning and maintaining grounds in his home state of Virginia.

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John Kerry: My Daughter Was Not Legally Drunk

Originally posted 11/19/2009 05:10PM

Sen. John Kerry's daughter Alexandra, who was arrested and booked for a possible DUI, was released after a breathalyzer test fell under the legal limit for intoxication, according to the senator's spokesman.

Alexandra Kerry, 36, who works as a film director/producer, was arrested in Los Angeles early Thursday morning and released at 5:25 a.m. after posting $5,000 bail, police records show.

"Alexandra Kerry was pulled over for an expired registration and was released after the results of a breathalyzer test at the police station were under the legal limit," says Jodi Seth, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Democrat. "Senator Kerry supports his daughter and will have no further comment on a private matter."

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Weddings

Jim Carrey's Daughter Jane Gets Married

Originally posted 11/19/2009 03:25PM

It was a happy moment for funnyman Jim Carrey last weekend when he escorted his daughter, Jane, down the aisle at her wedding to musician Alex Santana.

"It was a beautiful day. Simple and sweet," the actor tells PEOPLE in a statement. "I wish them everything that love has given us."

Carey also shared his joy on Twitter Wednesday night. "My Jane is a married women. days ago her and my new son in law alex got hitched,” he wrote. "The day was simply perfect... lots of love there.. :)"

In the spring, the star will become a grandfather as well: Jane, 22, is due to give birth to her first child in March. "I am very excited," he said in July. "Jane is going to be a great mom."

Jane is Carey's daughter with his first wife Melissa.

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Couples

Miley Cyrus Has a Special Relationship with Costar

Originally posted 11/19/2009 03:05PM

She won't spell it out for us, but it's pretty obvious that Miley Cyrus and Australian costar Liam Hemsworth have a special relationship that goes beyond mere friendship.

"I've never gotten along with someone so well," the singer and actress, 16, tells Seventeen for its December/January issue, out Nov. 24. "I was a little anxious about making this movie; I wanted everything to be perfect. To go on set and feel insecure was a totally new element for me. But he felt the same way. He admitted his insecurities, and it was really nice to have someone who understands me for once."

The two, who are starring together in The Last Song, have already been spotted making out off the set, but Cyrus, who was last linked to an on-off boyfriend known as Nick Jonas and model Justin Gaston, has refused to divulge the exact nature of her relationship with the 19-year-old actor.

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