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Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal's Parents Call it Quits

Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal's Parents Call it Quits

Originally posted 10/17/2008 10:50AM

Naomi Foner – the mother of Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal – has filed for divorce from their father, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Los Angeles court papers show.

Married for 30 years, Foner – a Golden-Globe winning screenwriter with credits including Running on Empty and Losing Isaiah – cites irreconcilable differences. She says the couple has been separated since Jan. 1.

Foner isn't seeking spousal support, and she also asks the court to deny Gyllenhaal – a film director – any support.

The papers were filed Wednesday.
– Ken Lee

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Gyllenhaal's Costar: 'I Dig Jake and Reese Together' | Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon

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Gyllenhaal's Costar: 'I Dig Jake and Reese Together'

Originally posted 08/01/2008 01:00PM

The romance between Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon is soooo "right," a friend of the couple tells PEOPLE.

"I dig Jake and Reese together," says Clifton Collins Jr., an old pal of Witherspoon, 32, and Gyllenhaal's costar in the upcoming film Brothers. "They seem happy."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal: Heath Deserves an Oscar | Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal: Heath Ledger's Joker Deserves an Oscar

Originally posted 07/22/2008 05:10PM

A posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger for his Joker performance?

"I would vote for him," his Dark Knight cstar Maggie Gyllenhaal told reporters Monday at the film's London premiere.

Gyllenhaal, 30, said of Ledger's Oscar prospects that the "degree of difficulty should be incorporated into the award."

"To be that incredible in a movie that's this huge, that's about so many things, is really an accomplishment," she said. "In a way I feel funny thinking about the Oscars when he isn't alive, but at the same time I'm a member of the Academy and I would vote for him."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal: Brother Jake Is a Natural with Kids

Maggie Gyllenhaal: Brother Jake Is a Natural with Kids

Originally posted 07/14/2008 06:00PM

About to break out of indie films and into blockbuster stardom with The Dark Knight, Maggie Gyllenhaal opens up about her family – including her little brother, Jake.

"He's great with kids – it comes naturally to him," Maggie says in the August issue of Marie Claire, about Jake Gyllenhaal, frequently seen in the company of girlfriend Reese Witherspoon and her children. "He really has that touch."

And Maggie should know. Her daughter, Ramona, turns 2 in October.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Hates Fiancé's Love Scenes | Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal Hates Fiancé's Love Scenes

Originally posted 07/09/2008 09:00AM

Maggie Gyllenhaal is cool with onscreen nudity – so long as she's the one in the buff and not her actor-fiancé, Peter Sarsgaard.

"I hate it when Peter does a love scene," the actress, 30, admits in the August issue of Britain's Tatler. "He's very understanding – it doesn't seem to bother him [when I do one]."

She'd like to keep it that way. "I'd hate it [if he was doing it]," she says. "I'd put up with it, I'd understand, but I wouldn't like it."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Chooses Baby Over Box Office | Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Chooses Baby Over Box Office

Originally posted 06/30/2008 02:40PM

Maggie Gyllenhaal says motherhood made her a better actress, but now she wants to spend more time at home than in front of the cameras.

"I think having a child changes everything and has deepened everything in my life," Gyllenhaal, mom to 20-month-old daughter Ramona, told reporters recently. "I think it has deepened my acting."

Of motherhood, "It really does crack you open in every way," said the actress. "I never knew that I could be so tired. I never knew that I could work so hard. I never knew that I could love so much or be so patient or be so excited by the tiniest, tiniest little thing. Everything about it has surprised me."

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Couples Watch: Maggie & Peter, Sophia & Jon ... | Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard

Couples Watch: Maggie & Peter, Sophia & Jon ...

Originally posted 07/02/2007 06:00AM

• Maggie Gyllenhaal and fiancé Peter Sarsgaard, taking in a performance by Diana Ross at a Qatar Airways-sponsored dinner at New York's Lincoln Center. The couple listened as Ross sang her heart out for the guests – including Julianne Moore, Gayle King and Donald and Melania Trump – and feasted on a menu of chilled lobster ravioli, Harissa-dusted fillet of beef and plenty of good wine. Before Ross finished, the couple snuck out, holding hands and clearly enjoying themselves.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Calls Being an Uncle 'Great'

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Jake Gyllenhaal Calls Being an Uncle 'Great'

Originally posted 03/02/2007 07:55AM

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in the new thriller Zodiac, but one of his favorite roles is doting uncle to neice Ramona.

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Couples Watch

Couples Watch

Originally posted 02/05/2007 06:00AM

• Ashanti and her rapper beau Nelly, dining at Beverly Hills eatery Mastro's Steakhouse. The two feasted on steaks and colossal onion rings. "They were laughing and smiling and having a wonderful night," an observer tells us.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal's Globes Babysitter: Mom

Maggie Gyllenhaal's Globes Babysitter: Mom

Originally posted 01/13/2007 02:00PM

Maggie Gyllenhaal isn't exactly new to the movie biz, but she hasn't lost any enthusiasm – especially when it comes to being nominated for a Golden Globe.

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