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The accusation seemed incredible: Ben Affleck had become romantically involved with a 28-year-old nanny who had been employed to look after his three children.

Indeed, his reps a week ago totally dismissed the story, labelling it "garbage" and "full of lies".

Still, pictures have now emerged of Christine Ouzounian popping around to Mr Affleck's swish rented abode in Los Angeles. Waiting until late evening, she is also seen carrying a bottle of champagne. 

"She says Ben really, really likes her," a pal of Ms Ouzounian’s told Us Weekly magazine recently. "She’s saying this is true love."

The 42-year-old actor and his 43-year-old actress wife Jennifer Garner – previously one of Hollywood's golden couples – separated in the spring shortly after Christine began caring for the couple’s three children, Violet, nine, Seraphina, six, and Samuel, three.

Mr Affleck and the nanny have been photographed together repeatedly since then, including on June 30 in the Bahamas. Ms Ouzounian was fired the day after that photo surfaced.

She has also reportedly been driving his Lexus around LA.

The newly released photograph of the pair – the one capturing the late-night champagne hand-over – was taken on July 17. You can view it here

Incredibly, ET Online reports that Christine herself tipped off the paparazzi on that occasion – hoping that a snap of her and her former boss together could lead them to conduct a relationship more publicly. 

Understandably, Jennifer is said by numerous publications and media outlets to be "livid" at the revelations.

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Their marriage has been the subject of much idle talk over the years, but it seems that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are now set to divorce – if well-placed reports from the US are to be believed.

The pair have been married for more than 17 years and have two children: 17-year-old Jaden, a son, and their daughter, Williow, 14.

Mr Smith also has another son, Trey, 22, from his first marriage.

Together, the couple is one of the most powerful in Hollywood and has a combined fortune of some €220m.

“For Will and Jada, holding it together these past few years has been tough because their marriage has been on life support for a long time,” an exclusive insider reportedly told Radar Online.

“They’re exhausted from trying to maintain the façade of a happy union,” the source continued. “They’ve decided to pull the plug in a carefully choreographed manner, [and] agree announcing their split at the end of the summer is the right move.”

Forty-six-year-old Will is currently filming the super villain flick, Suicide Squad. In an usual move, he even took to his Facebook page last night to deny the claims – calling Jada his "queen". 

Certainly, he and his 43-year-old wife have been a gossip magazine stable for years – with their supposed infidelity, bi-sexuality and open marriage being alluded to at various stages of their union.

Prior to Mr Smith's social media post today, neither had tended to comment publicly on unsubstantiated rumour, although Ms Pinkett Smith did partially address the whispers during an interview with Howard Stern in June.

"You've got to trust who you're with," she told the US radio host. "And at the end of the day, I'm not here to be anybody's watcher. I'm not his watcher. He's a grown man."

She later added that "as long as Will can look himself in the mirror and be OK," she was fine too.

The actress herself was dogged by cheating allegations involving her Hawthorne co-star, Marc Anthony, in 2011.

Meanwhile, Will’s apparent on-set chemistry with 25-year-old Margot Robbie, whom he stars opposite in Suicide Squad, was also widely reported on earlier this year.

Then in an interview last year, he seemed to say that his marriage had died and he’s been spotted without his wedding ring too.

“They tried to fix things with therapy, [but] it’s not happening,” the Radar Online source concluded.

An additional source added: “They’re already moving on with their lives. All that’s left is the inking of the divorce papers.”

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Kate Moss and her husband of four years, Jamie Hince, are reportedly headed down the road to divorce.

The couple, who were married in 2011, have allegedly told friends that there is slim chance of reconciling their relationship.

Rumours that their marriage is on the rocks have been running rampant for a number of months, largely due to the fact that the couple haven’t been seen together since the beginning of April.

It especially became clear that there was trouble in paradise when the 46-year-old rocker was seen at Glastonbury last month without his supermodel wife. Kate is known to be seriously fond of the festival and rarely ever misses it.

Speaking to The Sun, an insider revealed that “They are properly over as a married couple. It’s gone past the point of no return.”

The source explained that “Jamie’s just waiting for Kate to move forward with divorce proceedings. Neither are in a hurry but both suspect there won’t be a reconciliation.”

The 41-year-old model met her husband in 2007, shortly after her tumultuous engagement to Pete Doherty ended. After their wedding in 2011, Kate told the German magazine Gala that she would like to have more kids in her future.

Ms Moss has one daughter, 12-year-old Lila Grace from her former relationship to Jefferson Hack. 

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It is official. Khloe and Lamar are finally divorced.

The 31-year-old reality star took to Twitter yesterday to thank her fans for supporting her through the difficult time.

“Such a crazy day!!! Very emotional! Thank you all for being so loving and supportive!!!” she tweeted.

The youngest Kardashian sister filed for divorce in 2013 after four years of marriage but the case was thrown out last April because Khloe had never completed the paperwork.

The couple split amidst rumours that Mr Odon had cheated on his wife and that he had relapsed into drug and alcohol abuse. It was the substance abuse issues that eventually led to Lamar being dropped from professional basketball.

 

My main squeeze!!

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Khloe seems to be handling the divorce well as she stepped out yesterday looking absolutely stunning in a tight white dress alongside her “main squeeze”, nephew Mason Disick. 

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Is there anything more swoon-worthy than seeing a ridiculously good looking man playing with a puppy?

Nope, we really don’t think that there is.

Ben Affleck flew into Atlanta on Monday afternoon to visit his three children, Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. The kids are currently staying with Jennifer Garner while she films her new movie, Miracles in Heaven.

And what did he bring along with him? That’s right – a beautiful fluffy golden Labrador puppy! Nawwwww!

The gorgeous dog was adopted by the Affleck family in May. Ben and Jen reportedly took their daughters to a dog adoption just weeks before the couple announced their divorce in an official joint statement in June.

The statement read, “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time.”

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Not another one! The news of Ben and Jen is still too fresh for us to handle any more celebrity divorces.

But unfortunately, rumour has it that Matthew McConaughey's marriage to his model wife Camila Alves may be in trouble.

The couple have been married since 2012 (they've been dating since 2006) and have three children together.

But, according to OK! magazine there may be seriously trouble in paradise.

“He’d rather she focus on family life,” the insider told the publication. “At this point, they have major problems to work through.”

While Matthew has become one of the biggest and most revered actors in Hollywood, few people know that his Brazilian wife has also been making a name for herself as a fashion designer.

The mother of three is the designer of MUXO by Camila Alves and she has put a lot of time and effort into making a brand for herself.

However, it was only two months ago that the Dallas Buyers Club actor gushed about how happy he is with Camila in an issue of Haute Living.

“Now I get to wake up next to someone who I know loves me the way she does – my wife – who gave birth to our three beautiful, healthy children,” the actor said.

The 45-year-old True Detective star has always been amazingly sweet when discussing his family life so whatever the problems are, we REALLY hope that these two can work them out.

Because we are not looking forward to adding them to the long list of celebrity couples we wish were still together! 

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Following months of rumour, this evening it has been confirmed that Ben Affleck, 42, and Jennifer Garner, 43, are indeed ending their decade-long marriage.

Sadly, the couple's ten-year wedding anniversary fell yesterday: they married privately in Turks and Caicos on June 29, 2005 with only one witness present.

At the time, Jennifer was two months pregnant with the couple's first child, Violet, who was born later that year.

They are also parents to Sera, six, and three-year-old Sam.

TMZ reports that the actors are still working out the particulars of their separation with the assistance of a mediator. Together worth in the region of €90m, they are also in discussions with their various business managers about how to best divide their assets.

And although the announcement may seem strange so soon after their milestone anniversary, it is believed that the timing was in fact significant: under California law, spousal support becomes more generous if the couple has been together for ten years or longer.

Their divorce will be filed when all of their property and custody issues are resolved. However, the split is believed to be amicable and Ben and Jen will share joint custody of their three children.

A statement from the couple this evening reads: "After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce.

"We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time."

The two met during the filming of their 2003 film Daredevil and began dating shortly afterwards.

In recent months, Mr Affleck has been spotted on several occasions unwinding in Las Vegas casinos. He was also away filming – and reportedly not wearing his wedding ring – on Ms Garner's 43rd birthday in April.

But for their children they have certainly put on a united front: just two weeks ago the family was pictured smiling and laughing together on a trip to a farmer's market in Los Angeles.

Often shunning the limelight, both actors have previously spoken of the support their spouse offers them.

Jennifer told InStyle magazine in 2013: "We both know we couldn't do what we do without each other. He has been amazing at finding ways of telling me how much he appreciates what I do.

"Honestly, I would do anything for that man, because I know it's not to be taken for granted.” 

And in the same year, Ben in an interview with Playboy said of his wife: "Getting to know her, falling in love with her and being connected with her gave me a foundation to reach out and say, 'Okay, I'm going to do Hollywoodland; I'm going to direct Gone Baby Gone.'"

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It seems that Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are determined to put on a brave face as they weather the storm of divorce rumours.

Reports have been circulating about the Hollywood couple’s seemingly imminent split in recent weeks. Ben had reportedly even gone as far as beginning talks with divorce attorneys.

But thankfully it looks as if the couple are going to give their marriage another go. Sources close to the pair have revealed that they are planning on spending time together as a family this summer.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the source said that Ben and Jen’s relationship is “fine”. The couple must be trying to deflect the separation rumours as they were seen out together with their kids over the weekend.

The Gone Girl star and 43-year-old Jennifer have three children together: Violet; nine; Seraphina; six; and Samuel; three. The couple met in 2003, and despite both being in relationships at the time (Jen was married and Ben was engaged to Jlo), they married two years later, in 2005.

Let's hope that they avoid a messy €140million divorce that would entail difficult custody battles.  We're all praying that our favourite Hollywood couple instead just work it out.  

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Rumours have been circulating that one of our favourite Hollywood couples may be headed for divorce.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner married in 2005 after less than a year of dating and have three children together, Violet; nine; Seraphina; six; and Samuel; three. It has been reported that they could be looking at a €140million divorce.

The website suggests that Ben wants to announce the split just ahead of their ten-year anniversary in a few weeks’ time.

The Gone Girl star reportedly wants to break the news to fans ahead of the release of his eagerly anticipated film, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Sources say he wants the gossip mills to cool down before they begin promoting the film.

Rumours of a split have begun after the couple, who met on the set of Daredevil in 2003, hadn’t been seen together for more than a month.

A friend of Jen’s told OK! “often, when Ben and Jen have a problem, they just agree to ride it out and be miserable together until they can get some time apart.”

“Jennifer has close friends who think that she and Ben are a horrible fit, despite how much he loves being a father to those kids.”

Another factor in the breakdown of their relationship is said to be Ben’s gambling habits.

The Argo star was banned from playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas in May 2014. An insider told OK! that it has been a constant source of aggravation in their marriage.

When the couple met in 2003 Jennifer was married to actor Scott Foley and Ben was engaged to Jennifer Lopez. Garner and Foley split two months later while Ben and Jlo called it quits a year later. Ben and the future Mrs.

Affleck started dating in 2004 and married less than a year later in 2005, when Jen was pregnant with their first child, Violet.

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A permanent split seemed unavoidable 18months ago: Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce from her husband of four years citing “irreparable differences”.

At the time, Lamar Odom, 35, was at the centre of infidelity claims, as well as accusations of a serious addiction to crack cocaine.

However, the former professional basketball player yesterday confessed to waiting photographers in Santa Monica that he believes a reunion with his wife is possible.

He added that Ms Kardashian is still “his girl,” quietly stating: “That’s my wife.”

TMZ has the exclusive footage of Lamar’s revelation.

While married, 30-year-old Khloe struggled to become pregnant; an ordeal that was well-documented during the filming of their spin-off reality TV show Khloe & Lamar.

The couple, who exchanged vows in September 2009 less than a month after meeting, had signed an iron-clad pre-nup in advance, and her friends and family had very much expected a quick and easy parting.

However, two months after Khloe’s move to dissolve their union, Mr Odom was seen wearing his diamond-encrusted wedding band en route to catch a flight to Spain from LA.

And neither has taken any action to move the necessary paperwork along for more than a year.

Indeed, it has been reported that a Californian judge is threatening to dismiss their application because it has become stagnant.

Last year, Khloe had an on-off relationship with rapper French Montana, but appears to be now single.

A year ago she moved out of the marital home and into a €6.5m Spanish-style villa in Calabasas – a home she bought from Justin Bieber. 

Meanwhile, Lamar has recently been dating a former flame, Lara Manoukian – a relationship which is said to have deeply upset his estranged wife.

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When Hollywood’s most zen couple called time on their relationship in March last year, we thought if Gwynnie and Chris can’t make it work, what hope is there for the rest of us.

The couple who share two children with each other and married in 2003 always appeared rock solid which was why their split was met with such surprise.

The couple called the breakdown of their marriage a ‘conscious uncoupling’ (as you do) and 42-year-old Gwyneth has finally decided to open up about the break up.

Both Gwyneth and Coldplay frontman Chris appeared to handle the situation very delicately, but Gwnnie reveals that this wasn’t always the case, saying: “It’s painful, it’s difficult, it might be easier to say ‘I never want to see you again’, but what good does that do anyone?”

The Avengers star credits her ex-husband with putting her back together after the death of her father and it’s clear that the star will always have a place in her heart for the father of her two children, saying: “He just picked me up and he was so loving and patient through all my grieving. He has incredibly empathy when it comes to somebody’s pain.”

Does anyone else wish these two could give it another shot?

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After almost twenty years of marriage, world- famous stand-up comedian and actor Chris Rock and wife Malaak Compton Rose have decided to file for divorce.

Malaak announced the sad news in a statement released at the weekend, saying: “After much contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I have decided to go our separate ways.”

Chris, who has won Grammy awards for his comedy albums, confirmed this wife’s statement through his lawyer Robert S. Cohen.

Chris' soon-to-be ex-wife, Malaak, is the founder and director of StyleWorks, a non-profit salon which provides free services for women leaving welfare and entering the workforce.

Determined to look on the bright side despite the sad news, Malaak said: “Being fortunate enough to lead a life of service by working with those most vulnerable makes me well aware of life’s blessings, even when faced with difficulties.”

The couple married in November 1996 and share two daughters together, 12-year-old Lola Simone and 10-year-old Zahra Savannah.

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